mercy (the guardians series 1)  <h2>the guardians series 1: book 1</h2> <br><b>not all witches are born in salem... </b> <br>olivia west had no intention of ever returning to her hometown of mercy, massachusetts, but when an ancient presence begins to stir beneath the sleepy little town, she feels it echoing in her soul... calling to her witches’ blood, a call she is helpless to obey. <br>theodore beckett has a dark past and secrets of his own, born in 17th century salem he finds himself dragged through time to the present day and left with nothing but a cryptic instruction to find and help olivia. <br>when the town is rocked by a series of supernatural murders olivia unwittingly finds herself the prime suspect, but the murders are only the beginning. <br>thrown into a world of murder and magic and trying to fight their growing feelings for each other, olivia and theo must stop a murderer and uncover her family’s oldest and darkest secret, but as the killer draws closer and a dark presence begins to awaken... time is running out. <br> <br> <br><h2>reviews</h2> <br>"what an amazing read this book is. from the moment i started reading i was hooked and could not put the book down and ordinarily that would be fine but i’ve been a walking zombie at work this week due to lack of sleep but it was worth it." (<i>amazon reviewer</i>) <br> <br>"couldn’t put it down. it draws you in and keeps up the pace to the explosive finale. it also makes you care about the characters who are believable and human. this is a book you will want to read and recommend to your friends." (<i>amazon reviewer</i>) <br> <br>"fantastic read!! starts with a cracker and keeps it rolling perfectly all the way through, you know you need to put down the book to sleep but you have to know what happens next!!" (<i>amazon reviewer</i>) <br> <br><h2>also by wendy saunders</h2> <br><b>the guardians series 1:</b> <br>mercy (book 1) <br>the ferryman (book 2) <br>crossroads (book 3) <br>witchfinder (book 4) <br>infernum (book 5) <br>a little town called mercy (book 6) <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>