The Rules of Survival (Mercer #1)
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  • Time 19h 22m
The_Starzee
Complete, First published Mar 17, 2012
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Kalen Mercer's Rules of Survival


Rule #1:  Don't get caught.

Rule #2:  Always get even.

Rule #3:  Trust Nobody.


Survival isn't just a word to Ioney Mercer; it's a way of life.  

Having grown up in poverty in Chicago where some of the most ruthless gangs in the country preside, Ioney knows better than anyone what it takes to stay in the game.

Or so she thought.

When her older brother Kalen is brutally murdered and Ioney is left to take care of her younger siblings, she doesn't think things can get any worse.  That is until in a cataclysmic turn of events, Ioney is thrown into a pit of danger her brother has left behind.  Sinister people have suddenly developed an interest in her, she unwittingly falls into the middle of growing gang rivalries, and unfortunately manages to land herself under the scrutiny of Chicago Blood Kings Enforcer Justice Montoya.

As things escalate rapidly, Ioney finds herself at a crossroads.  Can she trust notoriously ruthless gangster Justice Montoya, or is he just another enemy she has to conquer in order to survive.
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The last place on earth that Lennon McCormick wants to be is Los Altos, California. But after the unexpected loss of her musician father, Lennon finds herself on a plane, destined for an adventure of fun, sun, and living with her estranged mother, a step-father she doesn't get along with, and a six-year-old demonic half-brother. Feeling alone in a new city, Lennon throws herself into school and starts a countdown - the number of days until she can leave California behind and move back to New York where she belongs. Her passion for the love of music that she shared with her father is the last thing on her mind until she finds a struggling band singing one of her father's long-forgotten songs. When they ask for aid, Lennon agrees to help and is sent down a path of music, grief, healing, and love. She has the know-how and they have the drive. Under Lennon's guidance, they may have the chance to be great. But with her heart divided between the city she left behind and a band in a place she never wanted to be in, Lennon must decide between following her head or her heart.

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