SAINT (MERCY SERIES #2) by JB SALSBURY

“Life was much simpler when good was good and bad was bad, but out here, bad things can be good and good things can be evil.”
“That’s the beauty of life, mi alma.”

Ghostgirl, the first book in the Mercy Duet kept us on the edge and broke our hearts as we cared so deeply for Mercy, Milo, their plight, and their future. These two star-crossed lovers had much more to tell and we were eager to follow their journey into this conclusion. Once again, JB Salsbury didn’t disappoint, delivering a truth within a tale wrapped in a touching, and at times, fateful love story, as we lived and breathed every moment of Mercy and Milo’s predicament.

‘The power is our capacity to love.’

Saint picks up where we left off in Ghostgirl. We won’t divulge too much in case you haven’t read Ghostgirl, we don’t want to spoil it for you, other than to say, we wanted so much for Mercy and Milo to find the happiness and peace they craved and deserved, but their pasts, their promises, their sacrifices and their loyalty to their family meant they were constantly in fear of their lives and what might lurk in the shadows.

The Mercy Series is suspenseful, beautiful, emotional and gripping. It’s also poignant and horrifyingly real in some of the situations it depicts, which makes it that much more intense. To think there is a world that preys on those like Mercy is tragic and evil.

“You and me. Not a single thing on earth will ever come between us….Never….”

Mercy has come into her own in this book. She’s beginning to question her life and choices, with Milo constantly warring with himself between keeping Mercy safe and giving in to her wants and desires. It’s a fine line and one that could cost them dearly. Mercy finds his protection stifling, Milo finds it a necessity. Mercy may seem like a fragile girl, but underneath she has a tenacity and strength that continues to blossom. Milo made a deal with the devil to protect Mercy and pays the price daily.

“I’ve spent all my life being treated like an expensive toy. All I want is to be treated like a woman who has the love of a man like you.”

Milo and Mercy story is one of true soulmates, a deep love story of two total opposites who attract. There is something so right about the union of Milo and Mercy that hits you deep in the heart.  JB Salsbury wove a fictional tale of love, deceit, greed, and evil amongst the pure, innocent and the beautiful. A fitting end to what has been a gripping, gut churning, heart rending story.