The story of Special Agent Mercy Kilpatrick comes to an end in the sixth installment of the "Merciful" series, Raised by preppers in Oregon, Mercy was kicked out her home at 18 and joined the establishment, becoming an FBI special agent. Over the course of the series, she has come home and fallen in love with the local police chief, and begun to re-connect with her estranged family. In this thriller, Mercy is on her own in an undercover assignment and must rely on her wits and courage to survive. A satisfying conclusion to the story arc begun in "A Merciful Death."

I received a digital arc via NetGalley.

Truman and Mercy are just three months away from their Christmas wedding when Mercy is tapped for an undercover assignment to look for stolen weapons and a plot to use them in a secretive militaristic compound deep in a rural area. She has less than a day to prepare since she is filling in for an agent who suddenly contracted Shingles. She can't tell anyone where she is going or how long she'll be gone.

Meanwhile, Truman who is left at home is suddenly involved in a case of his own when random dead bodies are turning up stripped to their underwear and shot in the head.

As Truman worries about Mercy, she finds herself in a compound where she isn't sure that she can trust her partner who seems to be proceeding much too slowly for Mercy's liking. Mercy's cover is that of someone with nursing experience which immediately gets her involved with a heavily pregnant woman and some sick children. Since the attitude of the group is that medical intervention is a government plot to control people, Mercy has a fight on her hands to get help for the sick child.

When her partner disappears and Mercy fears for him, she is left alone, unable to communicate with anyone outside, and with only a sixteen-year-old girl for an ally. Her identity betrayed to the leader, Mercy is in great danger when she gets help from an unexpected source that might be enough to save her. Meanwhile, after her partner's body is discovered, Truman learns where she is and the danger she's in and is determined to find her.

This was an action packed, intense conclusion to the Mercy Kilpatrick series. It was well written and fast-paced and, best of all, it looks like a happy ending for Mercy and Truman and the family that they have built.

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this series and I'm so sad that this is the final book, but looking forward to whatever Kendra brings us next.

Do yourself a favor and read this series...you won't be disappointed!

The last of the Mercy books. Again skillfully written by Kendra Elliot. I found it was well worth reading. Once again we find Mercy and Truman following their own careers as FBI and Police Chief respectively. Mercy is sent out on a undercover assignment by the ATF. An assignment that she can't even tell Truman, her finance, where she is or have any contact with him or anyone else. A dangerous assignment. Truman is called out repeatedly as partially clothed dead men are found in the fields, in his district and neighboring districts. They know the men were killed in the same manner but why and who would do this and who are the men? In the meantime Mercy is joining another agent deep undercover in an isolated compound of 40 or so individuals, men and women, suspected of being illegal-arms buying militia. The current agent needs help finding out what this group plans to do and where are the alleged stolen guns they are suspected of having and selling to get money.. Whispers of something big happening soon are floating around. But only the most trusted members know. The compound, run by a man who has the type of personality that others follow. Even if it means happily living in dirty, cold and scarcely supplied conditions. A man who forbids phones, communication with the outside and rules with an iron hand. If you do well and please him you get to be branded by him. If you do anything he says is illegal a second offense gets you whipped. Mercy challenges the leader from the beginning much to the dismay of her supposed boyfriend the other agent.undercover. It earns her food rations taken away for 36 hours for daring to help a sick child her first offense. When the other undercover agent gets sent on a mission away from the compound Mercy is on her own. She must find out what the ATF wants to know and get out of there. She is beginning to fear for her safety. Unfortunately before the other agent was sent away he didn't get to show her where the only hidden communication to the outside world and the only hope of help. is hidden. When he doesn't return she knows she's in trouble. Has her cover been exposed? How will she get out. She sets out to find answers as quick as she can without getting caught. But way too soon things get out of hand.
I like reading about Mercy and Truman and will miss them. I hope to find their characters in future books. I thank NetGalley and Kendra for allowing me to read and review this ARC. This review is my honest opinion.

In ‘A Merciful Promise’ FBI Agent Mercy Kilpatrick is sent undercover by the ATF to infiltrate a suspected anti-government militia group living in the mountains in Oregon. Mercy is handpicked to assist the ATF because she knows the area and looks exactly like the agent that was meant to go undercover. The only catch is Mercy can’t tell her fiancé Truman Daly where she’s going or communicate with him, in case her cover is blown.
Truman meanwhile is dealing with the discovery of a dead body dumped in Eagle’s Nest which seems to have links to other execution style murders in the region.
Normally Mercy and Truman turn to each other for help solving their cases, but this time both of them have to rely on others to try and figure out what’s going on before it’s too late.
There were a few twists and turns in ‘A Merciful Promise’ that I didn’t see coming which made it a great read. The ending of ‘A Merciful Promise’ was great, just what I wanted for Mercy and Truman.
I didn’t realise this would be the last book in the series, but once I’d finished it I did think it was a fitting ending. While I am sad to see the end of the series, I think Mercy and Truman’s stories have reached their conclusion. I wasn’t sure how much more murder/mystery the small town of Bend could realistically take.
I have really enjoyed reading this series and am looking forward to the next series that Kendra Elliot brings out.

A Merciful Promise by Kendra Elliot is the last and sixth of the Merciful series. FBI Agent Mercy Kilpatrick, stationed in Bend, Oregon. With each novel, Mercy grows and grows. While nice to have all the back history of Mercy, this book stands on its own quite nicely.
Mercy is chosen to assist the ATF as a last minute substitute for an undercover mission where she will be out of touch and inside a guarded compound for at least ten days. She will not even be able to tell her soon to be husband, Truman Daly, Eagle’s Nest Police Chief. Eagle’s Nest is Mercy’s childhood home where her family lives, including her estranged father of many years brought on by Mercy’s decisions to go her own way and defy her father’s wishes.
Mercy is to enter the compound as the girlfriend of another ATF undercover agent already inserted inside the compound of America’s Preserve, an anti-government group with a charismatic leader. There is intelligence they are planning something big and are responsible for a recent robbery of a large amount of weapons.
As things go, they fall apart bit by bit. The story of this is engaging and captivating as we have been taught to expect for works by Kendra Elliot.
The only flaw in this book is that it is the last in the series. The good news is that is not a fatal flaw and can be reversed. Let’s hope so..

I just finished an ARC of the forthcoming A Merciful Promise by Kendra Elliot, the sixth – and sadly – final book in the Mercy Kilpatrick series.
Once again, I was captured from the first words and held enthralled until the last page. This book is another extraordinary job by Kendra Elliot.
I don’t like to give anything away in my reviews, but I will say that I love how Kendra writes from different viewpoints – Mercy’s and Truman’s – over the same time frames; managing to capture the emotions of both.
There was quite of bit of gasping, nail biting and crying on my part, particularly when I realized that this was the last Mercy book!
I highly recommend this book and encourage you, if you haven’t yet, to run out and start the ‘Merciful’ series.

A Merciful Promise – Kendra Elliot

I was fortunate to receive this book as an Advance Reader Copy from Netgalley, in exchange for an objective review.

I have to preface this by stating that I do not want the Mercy Kilpatrick series to end!! I believe this character has the ability to rival some of the best – a formidable female Jack Reacher type persona. Love her!
FBI Agent Mercy Kilpatrick is asked last minute to pose as the girlfriend of an undercover agent on an ATF mission and infiltrate a survivalist colony, America’s Preserve, long suspected of amassing and selling arms. She reluctantly accepts the assignment, unable to even tell fiancé Truman Daly of her plans. With a modified ‘GOOD’ bag, she jumps on a bus to make the pre-arranged meet, deep in the woods of Oregon.

Upon arriving at the colony, Mercy is dismayed to find that she and Chad will be separated for much of the time. Acting her role as his lover, Mercy finds that all of their interactions are monitored, and she has little way of discussing the case with Chad. All personnel are monitored, making it difficult for her investigation. No phone, no radio, no means of contacting the outside world have Mercy on edge. Then Chad is sent off the compound on an errand, leaving Mercy defenseless.

Meanwhile, back home, Truman has his own problems. A seemingly random set of deaths have him scrambling to identify their victims and find a killer. Dumped nude, and shot execution style, Truman is stymied, until a third victim is identified as an ATF agent.

As FBI & ATF personnel converge in Eagles Nest, Truman learns that his latest murder victim is linked the Mercy’s undercover mission. With one agent dead, and Mercy unaccounted for, the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team assembles to storm the compound. But Mercy is gone…and Truman will do anything to get her back…

Another edge-of-your-seat thriller from Kendra Elliot – and I don’t want them to end!!!

Being honest up front, I love Kendra Elliot and I love everything she does. This series pulled me every which way from book 1. I highly recommend reading them in order. You learn the back ground, watch the growth and along the way become their friends, and invested. Thank you Montlake, NetGalley and Kendra Elliot for this Arc. My heart is still tripping with the intrigue, the suspense and the depth of Truman's love. There is brutality which is is real in the world, there is family, dysfunctional and trying. When Truman takes her dad to task I was right there yelling go Truman! I wanted to see Eden and her mom in their conclusion. I did have sniffles and tears as Mercy made peace in heart and her and Truman step out into their lives with their version of family and I am holding on to the words that Kendra wrote we could see them pop up down the road as secondary characters. Please on please yes. I voluntarily leave this review, all thoughts and opinions are my own. I need to go reread, I miss them already.

I received a digital ARC of this novel from Montlake Romance via NetGalley. My unbiased review is my way of thanking the publisher and the author, Kendra Elliot.

This was a buddy-read with my GR friend, Luli. I want to thank her for introducing this author to me. We had already read the previous five stories. *I recommend reading them in order.* We knew A Merciful Promise was the final one and would wrap up the series. We were ready for closure.
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After an unusual opening (I was initially confused!), I discovered FBI Agent Mercy Kilpatrick was recruited by the ATF for an undercover mission. Police chief Truman Daly, Mercy’s fiancee, trusted her to return safely within a few days. The operation was secret; he knew few details.

A dramatic, suspenseful novel is a favorite form of entertainment to me. It’s a pleasure to get lost in the tension. I want to be on the edge of my seat and anxious to guess what will happen next. And it is especially nice to catch my breath with a developing romance. That said, I expected some climatic twists and eagerly awaited Truman’s and Mercy’s wedding day.

It’s important to remember that this is a story. I thought some of ’the mission’ was far-fetched. For me, a few issues were a bit of a stretch. But I also respected Ms. Elliot for building the suspense in such a way that she didn’t lose me. Mercy was never stupid. Truman’s feelings in his gut were realistic. Honestly? Though the actual romance in the series was light, this couple was one of the most intelligent twosome I have read in quite awhile. And how would the story have ended without Kaylie and Owen?

In this 6th (and final) book about Mercy, there is excitement and intrigue as Mercy goes undercover among a cult-like militia group. Putting herself in danger is what Mercy does regularly, but this assignment causes her to realize how much she has to lose now. With an impending wedding to the man that brought her out of an unhealthy place and newfound connections to her family of origin, Mercy tries to balance her desire to stop an egomaniac killer and her need to stay alive in order to experience her happily-ever-after future. I was very sad when the book ended with a too quick resolution and the knowledge that there will be no more books in the "Mercy series."

Interesting mystery. It was full of suspense and intrigue. It really kept me entertained.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own

I really liked this story. Very interesting and complicated case for Mercy and Truman means an extremely good well written book! I’m sad to see this series end. Looking forward to Mercy cameos for years to come.

A wonderful tale and very well told. Such a pity that it's the final of Mercy's adventures. Thrill-a-minute, with the characters well drawn. The conclusion, dare I say it, was only to be expected the journey was worth it. Highly recommended.

A MERCIFUL PROMISE. Kendra Elliott. ...Mercy.Kilpatrick book 6
Mercy FBI agent just been told she would be going undercover to an illegal arms buying militia group..The last time, she almost lost her life.No time to prepare or let anyone know. There were children involved, so she finally agreed. Truman is busy dealing with dead bodies, then a case brings him the news of where Mercy is at. Powerful, tense plot, one loves Truman and Mercy. The final book in this series will not disappoint the readers it captures you to the end. Another great series by this author,

Have Mercy! What an awesome book. I am sad to see this series end, but it ended with a bang. I think Netflix should pick this up and make an original movie, or a show based on Mercy. I was so scared and felt the panic of being trapped with a terrorist militia. And, who wouldn't wish for the kind of love and connection Mercy and Truman have. Great story with lots of suspense and action. It was over to quick. I definitely would of loved to read the back story on all of the players and how they ended up on the compound, if it had been part of the book. Definitely worth reading.

I liked the first couple of books on this series much better. In this last book of the series, I found the relationship between Truman and Mercy too over-the-top. This one was more romance than suspense, so not something I normally read, making out just okay for me.

I started this title without reading the previous two and found myself confused, so I read them before continuing. This isn't a series you can read out of order.

Thank you to the publisher and Net Galley for the advanced copy.

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A Merciful Promise is my first foray into this series and for much of the book, I felt like I was coming in on a story already in progress. And I guess to a degree I was, as this is the last book in this series but connected to two other series. I felt like I was missing a lot and sometimes I wish new books in a series came with a cheat sheet of pertinent details from previous books.
There isn’t a lot of back story other than passing references to last spring. I assume this means the previous book.
Mercy seems like an interesting character. The daughter of “preppers” and always ready to “get out of dodge”. There was a falling out with her family when she was a teenager and she was ostracised. Mercy worked her way to FBI agent and a year prior to this book, returned home to solve the mystery of “preppers” being murdered. She met and fell in love with Police Chief Truman.
Mercy is sent undercover to a world she is adjacently familiar with by way of her prepper history. To infiltrate a reclusive group of people suspected of killing ATF officers and stealing weapons. Mercy is barely given any time to prepare, but when she hears there are children there, she can’t resist.
Meanwhile, Truman is dealing with some seemingly random execution type murders. I suspect they may connect to what Mercy is doing.
The end of the book happens rapidly with most of the events happening from Truman’s POV. This is disappointing as a first-time reader of this series because Mercy’s prepper history intrigued me.
The HEA is saccharine, with all relationships tied with a nice bow of closure.
All in all, this book was enjoyable. The mystery kept me reading, even when I figured some of it out. There was a surprise twist near the end I didn’t see coming and that’s always a plus for me.

Mercy Kilpatrick is called to stand in for an ATF agent at a militia compound in the mountains, With almost no time to prepare, or get word to the other embedded agent about the change, Mercy has to leave, unable to share the truth of her mission with her family and unsure of how long she will be gone. Mercy quickly draws the attention of some of the higher up members of the militia, something she was warned against that may cost her life. Back home, Truman is working to find out who killed three men and left them in nothing but their underwear. Could his case be tied to Mercy’s?

This is the first Kendra Elliott book I have read and it is often difficult to start a series in the middle, or this case at the end, That was not an issue with this book. While I will definitely go back and read the books that preceded this story, it can easily stand on its own. A Merciful Promise is an engaging read with well developed characters and as the story ended I was surprised to feel disappointed to learn this was the final installment in the series. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys mysteries or crime solving books with strong female leads who do not wait around to be saved.

5* Unlike the In Death series, this ends at the right time, with a strong tale that...

...shows Mercy at her very, very best.

TBH, I was getting slightly tired of every single tale in the Mercy Kilpatrick series being about sovereign citizens and their weirdness that's pretty unfathomable to this Brit, and I think that had the author continued in the same vein, I'd have started eye-rolling and losing interest. In this book, Mercy goes out on a high and starts another high - her wedding, her family found and reunited again, and the new family she's about to start with Truman.

The tale was incredibly well done, though I did think that the SC leader, Pete, kind of exited without enough fanfare and bloodshed, but there was a decent amount of storyline to be told, and the author did really well with it. I would have liked some more ends tied up with the residents of Mercy and Truman's little town, such as what happens to Britta and whether Cade and Kaylie are still a couple or not, and whether Ollie has a chance with her, and about Isaac and what life is like for him now without his mother, following the events of book 5. Things just felt a little too unended, I think...

But, as the author says, Mercy and Truman may well be popping up in related tales, as apparently is the case with a couple of the medical personnel in book 5, so I think there'll be more of Kendra Elliot books in my future.

ARC courtesy of Montlake Romance and NetGalley, for my reading pleasure.