Damn I don’t even know where to start trying to explain the depth and stretch of this authors imagination and the cleverness in which she expresses the complexity of her characters personalities.  There is every emotion here explored bone deep and with gritty insight.  I won't spoil the twist and turns this book has but it is a guaranteed must read.  Make sure you have plenty of time when you sit down with it, because you will not want to put it down until you have absorbed every page!  I will be reading more from this author and hope to find the same compelling suspense and romance.  Don't miss out on this engrossing, tightly written novel.

Saving Mercy is the third book that I have read from Author Abbie Roads and she has never failed to shock and awe me with her plots. I swear I almost read this book while having my fingers spread over my eyes at certain points! I know, I know…not possible, but if it was then I would have done it!

There is no easing into this story. It just grabs you from the first chapter and does not let go! Cain has a paranormal power that is unbelievable, grisly, and horrifying but at the same time fascinating to consider. He is able to relive a crime through the eyes of the killer. He does this through a connection with the  blood found at the scene. Talk about graphic imagery!

Currently working as a profiler, Cain Killion was brought in to investigate a crime that seems eerily familiar to that of a sadistic killer. A killer who is currently locked up for his crimes. When he stumbles upon a symbol at the crime scene a direct link is made between this crime and a past crime. A crime involving the character Mercy Ledger but no one knows how that is possible.

Cain takes it upon himself to reach out to Mercy to see if she can be of any assistance in the investigation. This is not an easy thing for him as there is a twisted connection between Mercy and him. They both had atrocities committed to them in their early childhood by the same perpetrator but under entirely different circumstances. They are familiar with each other’s stories but have never connected for personal reasons.

Cain’s character is haunted and yet yearns for someone to see him, not his past, just him. He’s adorable but his backstory is filled with atrocities! Trust is not something that is easy for him but when it comes to Mercy he is unable to keep her at a distance. He has a pull to her that cannot be explained. All he knows is that he will do whatever he can to make sure she stays safe.

Cain and Mercy are brought together and pitted against time as they are caught in a web of deceit by an evil that knows no bounds! In order to stay alive, they must learn to look beyond their pasts and trust in one another. Things become complicated as their relationship heats up and they find they have something to lose beyond their lives – each other.

Mercy is a great character. Her backstory was one of horror and her present situation is no better. I was terrified and angry for her at the same time. Her notoriety as a victim and her withdrawal from society had made way for a very sick and twisted individual to have her locked away and at his disposal. I was on the edge of my seat for this character’s plight. It was a real nightmarish situation that added an extra element of suspense and dread to this story!

I do love a good love story and for me it is even better when there is a suspense element. This book delivers that and more. There are sexy times that are sweet and full of heat. A deranged killer who really makes your stomach turn. As well as nicely fleshed out characters. A fast read that will be a delight to those who enjoy a good story with a paranormal twist. It is truly a great read!

*Thank you to NetGalley & Sourcebooks Casablanca for this eARC of Saving Mercy*

Firstly, thanks for the opportunity to read this book.  I was lucky enough to follow up a recommendation from another author on Facebook and so glad to have read all her other books (2).  These books are not for the fainthearted.  They describe horrifying torture and grisly details but what a ride!  The tortured hero and heroines are someone you fall in love with, but would never want to be!  I love her style of writing and am waiting with great anticipation on her next novel.

It was so gripping, the language so bloody good, the pace perfect, and the entire plot of the story was just effing awesome that it naturally resulted in a brilliant book. And I can't stress on that enough. Roads has written one hell of a psychological romance/suspense- the very pages of this book bleeds with the raw dark genius of the authors mind. I cannot wait for the next book. I needed it like yesterday!

This was my first book by this author, and I can already tell that I'm going to be after her books like a dog with a bone.

Book Review- Saving Mercy by Abbie Roads

Cain Killion is the son of a serial killer.  He is known as Killer Killion’s Kid or Triple K as the media referred to him.  He works as a crime scene investigator to work through his guilt and shame.  Mercy is a victim of his father’s that he left alive and she survived.  She has been in a mental hospital and Cain has been keeping an eye on her.  A nurse named Liz who works at the hospital has known Cain since he was a child and keeps him updated on Mercy’s condition. 
However one night Liz gives him Mercy.  He just wanted to ask her about the symbol found at a crime scene, but Liz fears Mercy needs to be saved from Dr. Payne.  Cain is the only one who can do it.  He is forced to take Mercy into hiding.  He can’t believe the turn of events and knows Mercy will be afraid of him when she is lucid.  
He keeps questioning why he is doing this.  He calls Mac in for help.  However Payne finds them as Cain decides to walk away.  Payne tries to take Mercy back.  Cain decides to keep her safe even if his shame and guilt try to interfere.
Mercy can see past his face to the man inside.  She knows who he is and sees the bond they have because of his father.  She fears, however, that Cain can be hurt because of her.  She is being stalked by the obsessive doctor.  Someone else is out committing copycat kills.  Cain and Mac are trying to stop whoever is doing it.
Little do they know that this is an elaborate plan and they are shocked when they realize who the players are.  Cain learns shocking secrets as he comes face to face with the monster he knows as his father.
This book was psychologically chilling.  The abuse and conditioning Cain experienced as a child rides him hard.  He sees himself like his father.  He is waiting for the tide to turn and he becomes like his father.  The reader witnesses his daily, dark fight.  Then you have Mercy, the only survivor from Killion’s last massacre.  She ends up in a mental hospital terrorized by Dr. Payne.  It was tough to read as she tried to stay a step ahead of him.  The emotional anguish that both characters exhibited was consuming.  The storyline was dark with bits of hope sprinkled throughout.  It is an emotionally draining journey as you read.  Cain and Mercy have to fight for their lives on every level.
I had to read this in bits.  I had to take a break from the psychological torment.  So it took me longer to read this story than it normally would.  It’s a good story but really dark and twisted.  Some may not like it.  Others who have no problems reading and handling what psychologically sick people are capable of and do to those they love will read through all the dark moments.  It is a good read.  I give it a 4 out of 5.

Abbie Roads did it again...

This is the second book that I read from this very talented and incredible writer and she never failed to make me on the edge of my seat. 

I finished reading this magnificent yet disturbing well-written novel in five hours and I'm starving for the next book with her newest series: Fatal Truth.

Blood... From the cause to the effect, blood became the component.

I was sad about what happened to Cain Killion that led him on who he is right now, but at the same time grateful on how his ability as the key to saving Mercy.

My heart wrenched for Mercy Ledger, she didn't deserve what happened to her. It was enough tortured when her parents died and her throat sliced, and being in the psychiatric ward was too much.

The idea of painting and the symbols were superb. Yes, I guessed the killer correctly nearly the end.

My mind is telling me that the next book might be about Daughter and Dolan or someone wh0 is going to find Daughter who also has an amazing ability like Cain. I really can't wait!

Step onto the dark side of the street, where monsters live, kill and torment, yet through it all an unlikely romance takes root among the blood, gore and evil that stalks…

Cain will stop at nothing in his efforts of SAVING MERCY from the hands of death, even if those hands belong to him. Cain is damaged, but he is also gifted with a connection to blood that allows him to re-create a crime for the authorities. Although it takes its toll on him it is his way of making amends for horrors from the past, a way to re-pay a debt he didn’t owe. It was during the investigation of one crime scene that brought his past roaring back in all of its bloody horror and he knows there is one woman who knows what it means. And her life is in danger…

Mercy knows of the terror Cain sees, she survived a bloody massacre and has become a prisoner of medications and doctors with devious intentions. If Cain doesn’t save her soon, she will become a victim of a bloody death, but this time the killer will not fail.

Can Mercy trust the man who vows to save her? He has a past closely tethered to hers and he feels he is lost to the demons of death he was born to. She sees so much more and their attraction may blur the weakness that lay within his soul. Sometimes love is all it takes to kill the beast…
Leave it to Abbie Roads to create a dark and bloody world filled with edgy tension and pull love out of the twisted hatred. Well done! Taut, rapid fire pacing that will keep readers plowing through each page in an effort to discover who dunnit, why and how! I was hooked from the first page as one man on a mission of redemption finds that he too is saved.

I received an ARC edition from Sourcebooks Casablanca in exchange for my honest review.

Series: Fatal Truth - Book 1
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca (April 4, 2017)
Publication Date: April 4, 2017
ISBN-13: 9781492639237
Genre: Paranormal Suspense | Romance
Print Length: 320 pages
Available from: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
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I was totally shocked by this book. If this book wasn’t categorized as a romance I would have sworn I was reading a thriller and a dark one at that.

It was the cover that lured me in. But after reading this bone-chilling, paranormal suspense thriller. Yes, I said a paranormal suspense thriller. Abbie Roads has put together one energetic book that would start her new series Fatal Truth on a high note.

Cain Killion knew that he might be one step away from being a serial killer just like his father. His only saving grace is he uses his gift with blood to take the edge off. Until one crime scene became all too familiar. With a haunting symbol linking the crime to his past and only one person would know what it means.

Some say that a person could take a lot before they go mentally insane. And what Mercy Ledger went through…witnessing her family being murder by the hands of Cai’s father should have done it. But Mercy was a resilient person. But when Cain and Mercy past comes back to haunt them will it kill them or drive both over the deep end.

I’ve read only two other books by Abbie Road and those where her Fatal Dreams Series, I must say that Saving Mercy tops either one of those. The plotline flows flawlessly without missing a beat.

I would recommend this book, it certainly had it all. I wouldn’t recommend it as a light reading material before bed.

Great start to a new series. Roads can make you think one thing while the story is going into another direction entirely.

A twisted romance full of dark allure. I was hooked on the connection between Cain and Mercy.  Both of them had been tormented by the same man, Cain's father - who had murdered Mercy's family and slit her throat but left her alive and who had tried to turn Cain into a replica of himself through torture and repetition. The twisted part? Cain looked like his father. While Mercy saw emotion in Cain's eyes that kept them distinct for her, it felt a tad taboo it a delicious way. Because who would understand you better than someone who shared in your pain? There's a few understandable stumbles surrounding Cain and his father's resemblance and I liked that. It couldn't be a smooth sailing situation. 

On a more specific relationship note - Man, those two can scorch a page with their sexual chemistry. There aren't a ton of sex scenes in the book, but Abbie Roads made every one count.

There's something to say for the introductory scene of Cain using his connection to blood. It was vivid and just wow...definitely sets the mood for the book. Cain had a love-hate relationship with blood that I feel deepened him as a character. He had this constant push-pull with where he is and where he was at as a child. 

I loved how Mercy was able to see past Cain's appearance and to the real him. I think she gave him something that he desperately needed, proof that he wasn't his father and would never be him. She was self-sacrificing and undervalued her life yet continued to fight for her sanity. 

My one complaint was who the killer turned out to be. There were so many great setups for it to be anyone *spoiler* that it almost felt like a letdown for it to be Cain's father. His brutality was emphasized more than his intelligence so it felt a little forced and kind of blind siding that he was somehow temporarily escaping when there were so many other great leads and no hint of him being the possibility.*end spoiler*

Overall, a great blend of romance, connection, and thrills - with a thread left hanging to set up for book 2. Be prepared for blood!

Wow, totally devoured this book.  It was a bloody good read – both figuratively and literally. This author has one sick and twisted mind that makes for fascinating stories. 

Saving Mercy starts a new paranormal series but as with her first series its frightening addicting with  tortured characters you immediately are immersed with and feel their pain and sorrow. 

Reading a book by this author is like going on a mind bender – lock your seat belt and just hold on for the crazy ride!!

Depressing.  Confusing.  Creepy.  I stayed with the book, but found it distasteful.  I will not be reading book 2 in this series.

This book I would consider a physiological thriller with horror and paranormal romance all thrown in. This book can give you nightmare if you read it before bed but that is what this book so good. The book is a great start to this series. I have a hard time putting the right words to how this book is. You will feel love, sadness, fear and none stop suspense in this book. Two unlikely people find love, understanding and the will to live in this heart stopping book.

Wonderful book. The author is one of the best writers. The action is captivating. It's worth 10 stars not just 5.

I really did not like the characters and the scene with him covering him self with the blood of the victim was too much.

I voluntarily received an ARC of Saving Mercy by Abbie Roads in exchange for an honest review.

Holy crap! That is all I could think for several minutes after finishing Saving Mercy. Abbie Roads is a magnificent artist and story teller and she has blown my mind once again.  I am constantly amazed at how she manages to combine so much pain and darkness with immense amounts of love to form her books. 

Mercy and Cain are both so damaged and have been dealt a hand in life that no one should ever have to deal with and their pasts have intertwined to connect them in unimaginable ways. Seeing them struggle to deal with their tragic childhoods while facing new horrors kept me from putting this book down until I had read every last word.

Saving Mercy left me with the worst book-hangover I've had in a long time. I tried to start another book the next morning, but it just wasn't an Abbie Roads book.

A unrelenting undertone of horror accompanies every Abbie Roads’s story especially in the beginning—no one is spared their nightmares, no saviour that comes in the nick of time before someone is brutalised or irretrievably lost—after which the slow climb upwards from rock-bottom begins…and back into the metaphorical light. Much of the plot is more concerned with the journey towards redemption and healing, rather than the search for a killer; throw in the paranormal elements and ‘Saving Mercy’ gives a twist to paranormal suspense that takes it into thriller territory. But after the very exciting first quarter, I thought the story lost its steady pacing for a while as it focused on building character and atmosphere. The break was disorienting to say the least, when I was actually expecting the action to ramp up and not slow down. 

But the long and short of it is, I’m not entirely sure how to rate a story that goes past what I’ve encountered so far on my paranormal reading jaunts. 

Both Cain and Mercy are very badly damaged characters in some way or other, but their connection is (perhaps unbelievably) instant, bound by tragedy and horror—in the worst possible way. But because the paranormal realm does permit logic to be defied to some extent and Roads tries convince on more than one occasion, that it’s a pairing of soulmates or at least star-crossed lovers, not just of compatible individuals because of their shared history. Yet the tragic element seems overplayed at times and their being drawn to each other did seem at times, far-fetched. 

The lean towards the occult, the blend of psychology and para-psychology—it’s all very well done here. Though Roads does skirt several taboo topics, and that definitely adds to the dark allure of the story: Cain's paranormal ability to tell a story from spilled blood, Mercy's the perception of intentions as well as her ability to foresee a few seconds of a future action and the strange sense that all this are possible in this realm that goes beyond quantitative means of writing. But ultimately, it becomes a huge mind fuck that made me think the end was quite a batty one when the twist finally arrived and a prominent thread was left hanging loose.

another awesome story by Ms. Roads. I truly can't get enough of her books. Good solid plot.

This is a dark gripping story of two damaged people drawn to each other by the evil that has dominate there lives. One of the things I love about this authors books is the paranormal aspects are not your run of the mill read your mind, see the future. Its always something totally unique.This is the first book in a new series and I cant wait for the next book.