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Mercy's Prisoner (Life Prison Volume 1) - Life Prison #1 - cover

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Mercy's Prisoner (Life Prison Volume 1) - Life Prison #1

Dusk Peterson

Publisher: Love in Dark Settings Press

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Summary

"'You have committed a vile and savage act, one that any other nation would punish with death. Our punishment, on the other hand, will only be to give you what you want. You have sought to live in a world without boundaries of civilization, and such a world shall henceforth be your dwelling place.'" 
A cold-hearted murderer. A vicious abuser. A young man hiding a shameful secret. A bewildered immigrant. A pure-minded spy. 
All of these men have found their appointed places at Mercy Life Prison, where it is easy to tell who your enemies are. But a new visitor to Mercy is about to challenge decades-old customs. Now these men's worst enemies may be hiding behind masks . . . and so may their closest allies. 
A runner-up in the Rainbow Awards 2014, this novel can be read on its own or as the first volume in Life Prison, an alternate history series on friendship, romance, and rebellion in nineteenth-century prisons. 
The Life Prison series is part of Turn-of-the-Century Toughs, a cycle of alternate history series (The Eternal Dungeon, Dungeon Guards, Life Prison, Michael's House, Waterman, Young Toughs, and Dark Light) about adults and youths on the margins of society, and the people who love them. Set in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the novels and stories take place in an alternative version of America that was settled by inhabitants of the Old World in ancient times. As a result, the New World retains certain classical and medieval customs.
Available since: 08/27/2014.

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