Broken Mercy
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Five years ago, Mercy Cooper lost everything.
The night her parents disappeared without a trace, her life fractured into something unrecognizable. Since then, Mercy has been barely surviving-numbing the memories with whiskey at her aunt Beck's bar, trying to outrun a past that refuses to stay buried.
Then Cashel Madden walks through the door.
Dark. Controlled. Dangerous in a way Mercy can't quite explain.
When he steps in to pull her out of a situation that could have ended badly, neither of them expect the strange pull between them. A feeling that lingers long after that rainy night. A sense that somehow... they already know each other.
Because they do.
Long before the disappearances. Before the lies. Before the secrets that shattered both of their lives.
What starts as reluctant curiosity quickly turns into something far more complicated as Mercy and Cashel begin digging into the truth about their parents' past. But the deeper they go, the more they realize they're uncovering something that was meant to stay hidden.
Old debts. Dangerous enemies. And mistakes their parents made that are now coming due.
Cashel lives in a world of speed, shadows, and risks that could destroy anyone who gets too close. Mercy should walk away while she still can.
But some connections are impossible to break.
And some people feel like home... even when they're made of chaos.
As the past tightens its grip and secrets begin to surface, Mercy and Cashel will have to decide if the truth is worth the cost.
Because loving someone like Cashel Madden might save her...
-or ruin her completely.
Broken Mercy is a dark, slow-burn romance filled with secrets, danger, and a love that refuses to stay buried.
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