Mercury's War (Breed Series, #16)

by Lora Leigh
Mercury's War (Breed Series, #16)
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September 2nd 2008 by Berkley

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Mass Market Paperback, 325 pages

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The United States

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042522418X    (isbn13: 9780425224182)

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There's trouble brewing at Sanctuary. Someone has been slipping secure information to a pharmaceutical company. Now it's up to Ria Rodriguez to pose a...more




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Julie (jjmachshev)
08/23/08
Julie (jjmachshev) rated it: 4 of 5 stars

bookshelves: 2008-reads, erotica
Read in October, 2008
The latest in Lora Leigh's 'Breed' series is "Mercury's War". This story delves deeper into the troubles at Sancturary and the mystery of who is leaking what information to the enemies of the Breeds.

When the lioness Mercury believed was his mate was taken from the labs, he went feral and on a rampage. When he was eventally restrained, he was given drugs to 'cage' his beast. Since that time he has learned control and never allowed his 'other' nature to control him. Now...more
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Melissab
07/11/08
Melissab rated it: 5 of 5 stars

Read in October, 2008
recommends it for: fans of the Breeds series, paranormal romance lovers
Mercury was one of most animalistic Breeds ever created. He was stronger, had better senses and was one of the best soldiers in the labs until one day when he went into "feral displacement" and killed people when he thought he lost his mate. Mercury was put on a drug program that pushed his animal side deep inside him until he barely had extra abilites but he survived. As part of his job as a Breed enforcer for Sactuary, Mercury is assigned to protect Gloria "Ria" Rodriguez w...more
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Heather
09/15/08
Heather rated it: 5 of 5 stars

bookshelves: queuemyreview
Read in October, 2008
recommends it for: Fans of Lora Leigh's "Breed" series
Reviewed for queuemyreview.com

The drama! The suspense! The action! The romance! Oh boy, the romance! Mercury’s War by Lora Leigh had me straining my eyes to finish the story as quickly as I could. This is the 16th book in Lora Leigh’s “Breed Series” and in my humble opinion; her books are only getting better with time.

Mercury Warrant is a lion breed that has spent most of his adult life trying to repress the lion inside of him. When he was a young man, Mercury i...more
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Celeste
07/04/08
Celeste rated it: 5 of 5 stars

bookshelves: favs, lora-leigh, paranormal
recommends it for: Paranormal romance
This is why I love Lora Leigh! WOW - the chemistry between Mercury and Ria is AMAZING. And Mercury himself? OMG - break me off a piece of that! This is going straight to the keeper shelf, 5+ stars. Would def. recommend to any and all Lora Leigh fans, or really anyone else into the paranormal genre. However, I wouldn't recommend beginning the series w/ this book, having the background of the Breeds and knowing and understanding all of their idiosyncrasies is a must to know what's going on w/ mati...more
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Kathrynn
03/09/08
Kathrynn rated it: 3 of 5 stars

Read in March, 2009
Complicated. A lot of families and relations were thrown around in this one and I finally had to right down who was related to keep it straight. Also, the Breed hierarchy became more complicated than I was interested in knowing...not a good thing.

The "games" that were referred to--repeatedly--that Dane and Ria played were silly. I didn't get the "game" part. The secret(s) Ria kept from others didn't seem like it should have been a secret to me. I didn't get it....more
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Ladiibbug
08/23/08
Ladiibbug rated it: 1 of 5 stars

Read in March, 2009
#16 Breed series - One Star

This exciting & sexy series is one of my absolute favorites, but this one was a huge disappointment.

Ria, the heroine, is just a #itch. She's so insecure, so annoying, just an angry and thoroughly unlikeable character. I mean, we're talking throw-the-book-at-the-wall type dislike of a character. If I read one more time "poor little me, I grew up an orphan" ... I didn't even want to keep reading this book. Fine, make a character an...more
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Holly
10/30/08
Holly rated it: 5 of 5 stars

bookshelves: lora-leigh---breeds
A long time ago Mercury Warrant thought he lost his mate. When he found out about the death of the young lioness, he went on a bloody and brutal rampage and the scientists had to inject him with gene therapy to calm the feral beast within. While it may have solved the problem of his rage, it silenced the animal within him, hampering his Breed capabilities. He's been living with the handicap quite well, until Ria Rodriquez walked into his life and now his hormones are all over the place. Ria is a...more
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Aberforth
09/26/08
Aberforth rated it: 5 of 5 stars

bookshelves: paranormal, romance
Read in October, 2008
recommends it for: paranormal romance fans
Book number... 16? of Lora Leigh's Breed series.

I got started on the Breed series about a year ago, reading one of her mass markets and loving it so much that I even went and collected all of the Ellora's Cave books in the series as well.

The weird thing? I'm not even all that sure why I like them so much. There's a weird furry/beastiality type feel to the series that can be a little...er, interesting at times if that's not your particular kink. In this particular book, i...more
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Alathea
01/31/09
Alathea rated it: 5 of 5 stars

Read in February, 2009
recommends it for: everyone
Enforcer Mercury Warrant is said to be the greatest Breed ever created, more beast than man. Unfortunately, the beast had been drugged into oblivion years ago, after Mercury's enraged violence after the death of his mate.

He's been off the drugs for years now, but the advantages of his unique genetic makeup are long gone and so is the beast...Until Gloria "please call me Ria" Rodriguez shows up in Sanctuary with the mission to evaluate if the Leo's money is well spent.
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Christel
03/10/08
Christel rated it: 5 of 5 stars

bookshelves: lora-leigh
Read in November, 2008
recommends it for: any paranormal erotica reader
Wow just as good as the others I have read from her. Actually I think this is one of my favorites from the author. Just really intense and the sex was nuclear.
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Michelle
02/11/09
Michelle rated it: 4 of 5 stars

bookshelves: science-fiction
Read in February, 2009
Mercury is one of the first of the Breed--genetic creations of scientists trying to meld human and lion DNA into something they can use indiscriminately. He looks like a predator and could never simply blend into human society but he has buried the animal side of his nature for years. Now it seems that those he thought were his friends at the Sanctuary have turned against him and want to lock him up fearing a return of the wildness that could not only kill them but undo every advance the Breed ...more
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Jennifer
02/26/09
Jennifer rated it: 4 of 5 stars

bookshelves: erotica
This is my other favorite Breed book, with Dawn's. I cared about the main characters and wanted them to be happy.. not always something I find with Leigh's books. I appreciated that they fell in love without the "mating heat" but ultimately got what they... deserved too.

I also liked that it takes place within the Breed compound, so we get lots of interaction with Jonas, Callan, Ely, Kane, etc. And having read the early books and seen glimpses of Mercury I liked it that he ...more
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Martina
11/12/08
Martina rated it: 4 of 5 stars

Read in November, 2008
According to some, Mercury's War is the 16th book in the Breed Series. However, since this author writes about Wolf Breeds, Coyote Breeds, and Feline Breeds, it's really only the 8th in the Feline Breed series. And really, the first three of the Feline Breeds were originally only available as e-books, so it's really only the 5th one published new.

Now that the confusing part is over, let me give you the exerpt from the back of the novel:

There's trouble brewing at Sa...more
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Bookaholics
10/19/08
Bookaholics rated it: 5 of 5 stars

recommends it for: paranormal romance
Mercury’s War by Lora Leigh
Mass paperback release date: October 7th, 2008
Rating 5 stars

Lora Leigh latest Breed installment is one not to be missed! I cannot express the joy and sheer heart-pounding pleasure I experienced reading this book. What makes this book different was the sincere and touching interaction between the 2 main characters.

Mercury Warrant is a genetically engineered Breed without a mate. His one and only mate died and as a result he vi...more
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Agnes Kullap
06/16/09
Agnes Kullap rated it: 5 of 5 stars

Read in January, 2008
While my favorite breed book is The man within and I also very much liked Aiden's Charity I really loved Mercury's War too! I was completely devastated when I read that Merc's mate had died years before in those hideous labs! After learning that his book is coming out I was expecting to read that her mate had survived or sth! But bringing Ria to the picture was a very good turn. I really loved it...:)
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July
12/28/08
July rated it: 5 of 5 stars

Read in January, 2009
Wow. I have to say that this has to be one of my favorites so far. I LOVED this book...
Mercury feels like he was changed after he was put on a drug to control a rage that he went into after his mate was killed. The rage where he brutally killed many men. The drugs have made Mercury's animal go into hibernation. But a woman that he is protecting Ria seems to be bringing his animal out of the hibernation that the drugs did damage on. The attraction between these two is off the charts.
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Jen Devall
05/04/09
Jen Devall rated it: 5 of 5 stars

My favorite of all the Breed Books - Mercury is super hot and I loved his and Ria's story together. I cannot wait for Cabal's and especially Jonas' stories!
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Angel G
12/05/08
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Another of the ones I had been waiting to read since the beginning! And I did of course, love it!
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Daune
04/06/09
Daune rated it: 5 of 5 stars

Read in January, 2008
I enjoy all the breed books can't wait until the next one comes out.
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Naomi
02/05/09
Naomi rated it: 4 of 5 stars

Read in February, 2009
Lora Leigh doesn't disappoint. This is the latest in the Breed series and dang...sexy as always. I want a Breed for myself.
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