Mercy’s Legacy by Sarah Hanks
Today I’m interviewing a character from my new book Mercy’s Legacy which releases on January 31st and is now available for pre-order. Mercy’s Legacy is the third and last book of this series (tears!) and features a new POV character. Readers have been growing attached to this girl since book one, but she’s only now matured enough to be able to tell us her story.
Meet Mercy.
No, no, not Mercy the endearing enslaved woman from the 1800s. Readers have already fallen in love with her. I’m talking about modern-day Mercy. The one who was in the womb in book one, who was age three in book two, and who is now a curious and artistic nine-year-old.
What if you haven’t read the first two books?
You can still enjoy Mercy’s Legacy without them, though you might find more enjoyment and meaning from the book if you read the other two first. (You still have time.)
On to the interview!
We’re going to say this interview takes place before Mercy makes her appearance in Mercy’s Legacy or at the beginning of the book.
Me: Hello, Mercy. Can you tell us a little about yourself? What are your interests, hobbies, etc.?
Mercy: I like to paint and draw. Art is my life. I love music, but I don’t sing or play and instrument or anything. Just listen. My mom doesn’t let me listen to everything I want to listen to, though.
Me: Where’s your favorite place to be?
Mercy: That’s easy. My closet. I have the best room in the house, the princess room with the turret. It has a gigantic closet and I keep all my easels and art supplies in there. It’s like an art studio.
Me: Sounds enchanting. Who are you closest to?
Mercy: David, I guess, but he’s away at college a lot. He’s not as annoying as my other brother and sisters. I love Grandma Bethany, too. She’s not really my grandma. Just an old lady that’s been friends with Mom since before I was born. She’s always nice to me. So is Aunt Breanna, who isn’t really my aunt either, just Mom’s friend. She sneaks me soda and candy sometimes which is cool.
Me: What about your mom and dad?
Mercy: I love my mom and dad. It’s just that mom’s pregnant again. I hope this new baby lives and doesn’t make her sad like the others that didn’t make it. It’s hard when Mom is sad. And I love dad too, but . . . I sometimes wonder about my other dad. The one that maybe I look like. Only I can’t say that. I can’t talk about him, ‘cause they told me he’s a bad man. I shouldn’t want to know about a bad man, but I do. I think about him every day and make up stories about him in my mind. If only I could know them both, love them both.
Me: Well, Mercy, I have a feeling things are about to change for you.
You can pre-order the fulfilling conclusion of The Mercy Series here.
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Natassa’s been hit with one heartache after another, and she’s finding it difficult to bounce back. She longs to keep her loved ones safe and secure, but her arms don’t seem big enough to shelter everyone. Not when COVID hits, and certainly not when her daughter takes off to meet her birth father. Will Natassa find the strength she needs to pull everyone through?
In 1868, Liberty’s safety is threatened by a band of night riders and she must flee for her life. Her mother—Mercy—pleads with her to find refuge with an old family friend and Liberty’s grandmother in Georgetown. What will Liberty find when she gets there? And will she find herself along the way?
Sarah Hanks is an award-winning author of Christian fiction in both the contemporary and historical genres. After spending over a decade mostly writing and teaching Sunday school curricula for churches in her community, she finally jumped into writing fiction full time. She and her husband have eight children of their own, a couple of whom seem to have inherited their mother’s love for playing with words and crafting stories. Though Sarah dreams of a cabin by the beach, the family of ten lives jammed together in beautiful chaos near St. Louis, Missouri. She buys ear plugs in bulk.
You can find Sarah on Facebook and Instagram as @authorsarahhanks, or connect with her on sarah-hanks.com. She also loves to combat the swarm of negativity with hope-filled emails. You can sign up for her email list here.
