Mercy

**MERCY, a Novel (Revised 2024) CATALINA RICHARDSON, RN, is both dedicated nurse and black sheep of Mercy Hospital’s Ward 2. Battle-weary from continually bucking a system choked by hospital politics, obnoxious doctors and self-serving management, the main things that keep the feisty redhead going are her patients. This week’s assignments are among the most challenging and intriguing: CORKY, the teen unwilling to divulge the nightmarish truth behind his suicide attempt. WALKER, a dying bartender who can’t let go until he gets some answers. STELLA, the nonagenarian with a shocking past, struggling to keep her hold on reality. PROFESSOR DEAN, a gay man dying of AIDS, helps Cat understand what true love is all about.

And then there is LUCY CROSS, the internationally celebrated artist who has been, beaten almost to death by her psychotic boyfriend. Still on the loose, her attacker is determined to finish what he started–something Cat will risk all to prevent.

Enter David Padcula, the police detective set on tracking down Lucy’s attacker. Sparks fly when he and Cat join forces. But before romance can distract her, Cat runs headlong into danger when the next life-and-death situation she faces. . .is her own.