Merciful Law
Darby Rae

5/5 Stars!

• Paperback: 455 pages
• Publisher: Solid Spirit Publishers
• Language: English
• Genre: Romance, Suspense, Drama
• ISBN-13: 978-0-9831310-0-7

Not very often will a book land on my desk that will grab my attention in the first chapter, but  Merciful Law was one of those books!
Lawrence Davenport is a man with power, money, and the means to make things happen.  So what happens when his wife suddenly disappears?  What if his wife didn't want to be found?  What lengths would a man go to in order to bring his loved one back home?
Deborah Davenport has seen the light and needs to make a new life for herself.  Leaving Lawrence was not a decision made lightly and becoming Annie Logan will prove to be more difficult than she ever imagined.
Emmet Navar is no stranger to danger in his life.  His main priority is keeping his two boys safe and in the life they are accustomed to.  Emmet hires Annie as a professional assistant to the Navar house.  Neither one of them could have possibly seen where this was the beginning of a long ride of bumps and turns.
Emmet has a problem in keeping his professional exterior up when he is around Annie and soon confesses his attraction to her.  Annie is worried that her husband and his many dangerous men are always just behind her shoulder and she will lead them right to the things she is starting to love.
Darby Rae is a brilliant storyteller and Merciful Law has everything to become a bestseller.  This book has just enough suspense to keep you interested without knowing what is going to happen until the very last page.  The wit and some of the characters were a much needed comic relief that kept the story from being too heavy.  I found myself laughing out loud at some of the quick banter and sarcasm that was laced in the lines.
I would also like to bring some focus onto the setting.  I've never read a book that was set in my own back yard.  This was interesting and exciting and completely realistic.
At 455 pages long, this book has a bit more to it than your average novel.  I was never bored and not once did I want to skip a page or two. Rae has a way of building the story up without just putting words on a page.  It was intelligent and very well thought out.  I would recommend that everyone pick this book up.  I was surprised at how I was genuinely surprised and every page was a journey to the next.  Merciful Law is a perfect example of how a bestseller should be written.

I received this book free of charge from the publisher.

Now for some exciting news... Darby Rae has agreed to do a guest post for this blog. I'm super excited to have her here to share her thoughts so please look out for that in about a week or so.