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It's always seventy-thirty, or sixty-forty. Jamie says, "You know it's never fifty-fifty in a marriage. Who is the author of the "notes"between the chapters? Who are these snippets addressing? Did you believe this throughout the book? To what degree is the title a metaphor for this novel?Īre Jamie's actions justified? What about Cam's? Allie's? When you love someone, where do you cross the line of moral obligation? And how can you commonly define love and devotion to begin with? Long after you have turned the last page, you'll still be thinking about this rich novel, as well as questioning your own beliefs about love and loyalty. Woven tight with passion and a fast-paced plot, Mercy explores some of today's most highly charged emotional and ethical issues as it draws toward its stunning conclusion. While he aids the prosecution in preparing the case against Jamie, who killed his terminally ill wife out of mercy, Cam finds himself betraying his own wife. Into this charged atmosphere drifts Mia, a new assistant at Allie's floral shop, for whom Cam feels an instant and inexplicable attraction.

While she is devoted to her husband, she finds herself siding against Cam, seduced by the picture James paints of a man so in love with a woman that he'd grant all her wishes… even the one that meant taking her life. The situation isn't as clear to Cam's wife, Allie.