Traces of Mercy was a great read. I was surprised by how much I was pulled into the story and didn't want to stop reading. I love amnesia stories and so I loved that aspect.

I felt for the characters. The romance story was okay, but not a favorite. I didn't like the way he acted towards the end. I get being hurt, but he seemed cruel.

I didn't expect the cliffhanger ending and so I'm looking forward to reading the next (and final??) book soon.

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This is a wonderful novel full of mystery, and ups and downs. Mercy is trying to discover who she is and afraid of finding out all at the same time. I definitely enjoyed reading this book and loved how we started out in the middle of war and finding out Mercy was a soldier disguised as a man.

Love comes softly was one of my favorite movies, the entire series had me from the very beginning. I felt like this book was written within that style, and in a way that meant that I could not put it down when I picked it up. In fact the work stayed with me. I would absolutely read this book again

I requested this book ten years ago, and am no longer interested in reading. Thank you for the opportunity.

I enjoyed the history, time period, and emotional draw. I also appreciated the lack of pushy Christianity. The ending confused me a bit, though.

Sorry, never got around to reading. Will try again at a later date.

Traces of Mercy is one of those novels that grabbed me from the beginning so that I didn’t want to put it down until I had reached the end. Then I was so unhappy that it was over. I will find it difficult to wait for the next installment of the Mercy Medallion Trilogy.

Vivid descriptions of the characters and their surroundings set the stage for an unusual but nevertheless engrossing story. There were times that I did not approve of Mercy’s decisions and/or actions but I was still able to sympathize with the desperation that drove her. Rand was never my choice for Mercy. I always felt he was just a somewhat spoiled rich boy but he did redeem himself by his generous aid to Mercy at the end. Elijah Hale did not play a very prominent role until the last part of the story but I hope to read more of his story in the next book. There were certainly several unexpected twists that I didn’t see coming.

Traces of Mercy may be one of the best books I have read this year and there have been many that I would rate as extremely good. It is a “don’t miss” book, especially of those who love historical fiction.