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Shelley Ann Clarks seductive debut novel, two damaged souls discover that when theyre together, their bodies hit all the right notes,

Rock diva Emme Hayes already broke up one band after sleeping with the lead singer, and she swears she wont let sex screw things up again.
The problem is, her new bass playera lean, muscular, tattooed mystery man who makes her want to demand his absolute attentionhas her so worked up she can hardly carry a tune.
Emme promises hes offlimits. She just doesnt know how shell be able to confine the heat to her love songs,

The moment Tom McKinney lays eyes on Emme strutting around the stage of his blues barall curves, eye liner, and teased blond hairhe knows shes one of a kind.
So when she offers him a twomonth paid gig to tour with her band, Tom cant say no, despite family troubles and the bars precarious finances.
Onstage and off, the music they make thrums in his soul, but Tom has too much going on to get involvedeven if he burns to let Emme play his body like a finetuned instrument.


Includes a special message from the editor, as well as excerpts from other Loveswept titles, Sexy, smart, beautiful and then sexy some more, This is femdom at its finest but it's more than that too, It's a gorgeous romance between two amazing characters, I can fight it or embrace it, . .
Have Mercy is Shelley Ann Clark's debut novel, I was impressed with her smooth dialogue, story telling skills, and that she had the balls to tackle something different right out of the gate.
I'm a music lover and books centered around musicians and rockdraw me like a magnet, I can't resist them, even though there are a few that I should, . . However this isn't one of those, I enjoyed this one and I'm glad I took a chance on this new author, I'll definitely be looking for more from her, Emme is on the cusp of stardom in the Altmusic scene, which is much better than being caught in the middle of scandal that ended the last band she was in.
Emme is focused on breaking through, and walking the straight and narrow so she can put it all behind her, If she forgets she has two of her oldest friends on tour with her ready to stare her down,

Tom took over running his dads bar when he died, and has been looking out for his little sister since his mom ran off.
He keeps things running but his heart isnt in it, When Emmes band plays a pretour gig at his bar and he hears from his friend Andy that they are going to need a new bassist for the tour, Tom for the first time in a long time start thinking a little selfishly.
Can he have this Can he do this one thing he loves, for just a little while, Once on tour Tom isnt the only one getting a little greedy, Emme knows she shouldnt but she cant keep herself from thinking of and wanting Tom, And Tom would do anything for her,

Have Mercy is a story of wants and needs, Tom has never wanted anything more in his life, He needs to give himself permission to not be responsible for everything and everyone anymore, Emme wants people to stop judging her the scandal and to see her for who she is not what the tabloids made her out to be.
What she needs is someone who simply believes her and in her, Emme wants to sing, and she wants Tom, Tom wants Emme and to be happy doing what he loves, They just need to let each other reach for that,


What worked for me:

Both Emme and Tom have heavy burdens to carry and I thought depiction of the escapist power and secret joy of a forbidden infatuation was really well done.
While I was initially surprised by the BDSMflavor to Tom and Emmes encounters, I was won over, This was not billionaire sexclub BDSM, but rather two people who have played around with it a just a little bit, know they like it, but havent gone out and bought fancy toys and declared themselves to be in a lifestyle.
Emme is simply starting to own herself, including her desire to tease and dominate, and Tom likes and accepts the part of himself that loves to be submissive in bed.
Playfulness and vulnerability characterize their relationship and I was rooting for them even as I dreaded knowing the conflict and push back they were bound to encounter eventually.
The most important part of their relationship however is that they give each other permission to be themselves, to want the best for each other, even if that means letting go of longstanding relationships.


What didnt work for me:

The level of vitriol/hate/suspicion Emme faces from strangers and regular people like her neighbors.
It seemed a bit hyperbolic, That her parents or industry folk judged her harshly and unfairly made sense for me but not that Jane Doe neighbor would consider her husbandstealing threat.
Thankfully this was just a tiny part of the book,

What really did work was Emme just owning her truth, She has a choice late in the novel to do something expedient and instead makes a risky choice that means an incredible amount to those around her.



outstars, and having the special distinction of being the first book about musicians that I have actually enjoyed,


A ecopy of Have Mercy was provided by Random House Publishing Group Loveswept for review purposes,

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Publication Date Julyst,

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If theres one thing I truly love besides reading, it is “discovering” a new author right off the bat and I am so happy to have discovered Shelley Ann Clark.
Ill admit, because I have so many great authors I follow, read, and review Im pretty picky about selecting books by new to me authors.
My selection process is pretty involved and this author made the cut and she proved herself more than worthy, Have Mercy was way more than I expected it to be, From reading the description I thought it would be an entertaining look at life on the road and a romance between band members and it was that but their relationship takes on a very interesting turn and the depth of it becomes so much more than I ever expected.
I love it when an author surprises me, arouses me, and makes me fall in love with her writing especially in a debut book and this author has done that and more!
When bar owner Tom meets singer/musician Emily Emme for the first time he is smitten and when he hears her sing, he knows

hes in trouble because he wants nothing more than to please her in any way possible.
When he agrees to join her band for a two month tour it seems like the dream job despite leaving behind his bar, his reckless younger sister, and his life but the opportunity to spend time in Emmes presence is all the incentive he needs.

I swear I am on such a book high after finishing this book, Tom is just a perfect hero, hes one of those stand up guys even though he had a pretty crappy childhood, there are parts of his life hes grateful for and he refuses to let his past dictate his future.
Tom is forced to make some really tough decisions but in the end he realizes that he can only be responsible for himself and that he deserves happiness.
It was a hard lesson for him to learn and it might sound strange, but I was so proud of him for doing it.
I flat out loved his devotion to Emme and how protective he was of her when he felt she was being treated badly by others.

I liked Emme and most of all I liked that she knew shed made mistakes and owned up to her part in them even though she wasnt the only one to blame.
At times she came off a little immature, but I cant help but wonder if that wasnt partly due to her upbringing, I did however admire her dedication to her music, her work ethic, her commitment to her band members, and her planning OMG she is so a girl after my heart with her planning.
But most of all, it was the way she handled her attraction to Tom and the way she recognized that his feelings were strong and his needs matched hers and she did everything in her power to make sure they were met.
I especially loved they way she validated their relationship when it would have been easier on her to deny it,
This is one of those perfect romances but with a twist and it was a twist I loved, While downright sweet at times, at other times it was incredibly sexy, but most of all there was this intense respect and sense of joy when these two were together.
My one complaint and truly it is a small one, I wanted an epiloguewhile the book basically has a HEA I wanted more and I know thats selfish but I did.
That being said, Have Mercy is an extraordinary debut book by author Shelley Ann Clark and I am expecting great things to come from her in the future! Rating:.
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I had been nervous to read this one, knowing that I don't care for BDSM read: pain and overdominance stories and seeing indications of that in the blurb, but I heard good things about it and I'm so glad I gave it a try.
I felt like each time I picked up the book, I traveled outside space and time and just got lost in the story, I lost all track of what was going on around me and became completely immersed in these characters,

This book turned almost every gender stereotype on it's head, From the heroine telling the hero he was beautiful, to putting her in charge of the band, to having her be the dominant one in the relationship, to having the hero be more emotional.
It made me stop and think all the time about how we look at stereotypes, So many things that you don't even recognize as identified “masculine” until you see it turned around,

The only thing I didn't like about the story, was that it ended, I wanted it to keep going for so much longer, It didn't end on a cliffhanger or anything, but many of the resolutions required the reader to infer what happened there was no big reveal at the end where every loose end is tidily completed and explained.
Don't get me wrong, the ending was perfect too, but I really wanted more,

In true genderbending fashion, Tom had to learn to stand up for himself with his family, He was a passive character in his life choices and his relationship with Emme gave him the strength to make changes and take what he wanted from life.
He did smoke for most of the book, It was sort of distracting for me because you never read books with smokers anymore,

I loved the music and togetherness being in a van together, the camaraderie of playing sidebyside, the little quirks of musicians, It made me feel like I was a part of the band and Emme held everyone together, She had an undeniable presence and while she stayed true to herself, it took this story for her to accept that there was nothing to be ashamed of.


So, let's talk about the kinky sex, I think Ms. Clark handled it fantastically. This was a female dominant story and hooboy was it sexy, There was a lot of talk and teasing, but it never veered towards reluctant willingness, Both characters wanted exactly what was going on, There was a little bit of spanking and it gave hints of a desire to be kinkier, but mostly it was a woman power playing a man.
. . which you see so rarely in romance, And not only that, but Tom really wanted what Emme was offering, It wasn't a matter of him letting her have fun until he could go back to the dominant role,

So, music Check, Sexy Check. Enthralling Check. I will definitely read this story again and I can't wait for more books by this author,

I received a complementary ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review,

This review is archived on my blog: The Theory of Lieto Fine I really enjoyed this debut novel, It could have been a,for me, but I had a couple of issues,This book could have really benefited from an epilogue,Some threads didn't have payoffs, for instance Dave and Emme's friendship or lack thereof, I dunno! That's just me, I'm very glad to have a book with an actual story as well as the male sub female domme dynamic, There is so much BDSM romance and most of it is the opposite and then there is a smattering of male sub erotica, I'm not so into erotica though it can pass a rainy afternoon, I'd rather read something that is story gt sex,

I loved Tom, I loved him. Shelley Ann Clark wrote a magical hero in that he is VERY complimentary, but for the most part it didn't make me feel like I had just had a sugar overload.
Over complimentary characters tend to turn me off, but Tom pulls it off, Tom joins Emmes band when her bassist cant make the tour, The owner of a blues bar inherited from his alcoholic father, Tom cant wait to get on the road and away from his troubled younger sister.
Spending time with Emme, whose sultry voice matches her looks and attitude, sweetens the deal,

Emme has a reputation for breaking up bands, so her bandmates are leery of her attraction to Tom, But they fulfill a very particular need in each other that they cant resist pursuing,

Basically, Emme wants to control Tom, and he wants to be controlled, But both are hesitant to pursue these roles, which brings a lovely awkwardness to their interactions, And eventually a lot of heat, too, Im always on the lookout for sexy submissive males because I want to be convinced that a man doesnt need to be an alpha to be fistbiting hot.
I still prefer that, but I like surprises, I wasnt entirely convinced that Emme was committed to her role, but hey, real sex is like that, We dont actually have to pick a job on the bedroom and stick with it for the rest of our lives, do we Please say no.


This book didnt grab me hard, and I kind of wish it would have because I rather liked the characters, But it wasnt a bad quick read at all,

Neva

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