A girl’s sweet sixteen party is supposed to be among the most memorable events of her life. But on the night of hers, Mercy Clare wakes in the waiting room of a hospital with no memory of how she got there. To make matters worse, she’s wearing something she’d never be caught dead in: her best friend Lyla’s clothes.
Mercy’s nightmare is just beginning. The doctor arrives to tell her that it’s she who lies in the hospital bed waiting to die. A trip to the bathroom confirms Mercy’s fears, as Lyla’s face stares back at her and Lyla’s curvy figure pokes through her tight clothes.
But finding out what’s really going on won’t be easy. Because if Mercy wants her body back, it might just cost her Lyla’s life.
Now on to Caroline's Favorite Scenes!
1.
When Mercy ends up in the
dead body. This is one of the very first scenes I ever wrote and it nearly
didn’t make it into the final version. I love, love, love when Nathaniel shows
up and casually extricates her. It’s their true bonding moment, and leads to
their first kiss. It’s the first time we, as readers, see Nathaniel as human.
2.
When Gage loses his mark.
He is really struggling throughout the entire story. Everything he knows is
called into question, and he has a lot to deal with. When he’s stripped of his
mark, he is catapulted into the unknown.
3.
When Mercy receives Lyla’s
memory of Lyla and Jay together. It is such an intrusion, and it should
definitively show Mercy that being in Lyla’s body is so very, very wrong. But it
doesn’t. Sure, she knows she shouldn’t be watching, but it doesn’t upset her
enough.
4.
When Mercy starts her
mother’s heart. That’s the biggest surge of power Mercy has. It shows what
she’s truly capable of, and how dangerous she is.
MY FAVORITE scene is when
Mercy’s rib is wrenched from her body while everyone she loves is forced to
watch. It’s painful and each character’s reaction is unique. Sure, they’re all
upset, but for very different reasons. Gage and Ariana are willing to fight,
but Nathaniel has a total breakdown, which speaks volumes to his character and
how deeply he feels for Mercy.
About Caroline:
Caroline T Patti is the author of The World Spins Madly On and Too Late To Apologize. When she’s not writing, she’s a school librarian, mother of two, wife, avid reader and Green Bay Packer fan. You can chat with her on Twitter:@carepatti or find her onFacebook.
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