Mercy and Eagleflight

Mercy and Eagleflight #1

by Michael R. Phillips

Set on the Kansas plains in the early 1890s, the series follows the story of a young evangelist named Mercy Randolph as she discovers God's love through an unlikely friendship with a card-playing drifter named Jeremiah Eagleflight.

Genres: Christian Fiction, Christian, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Christian Romance, Romance

335 pages, Paperback

First published October 2, 1996

About the author

Librarian Note: there is more than one author with this name in the Goodreads database.

Michael Phillips has been writing in the Christian marketplace for 30 years. All told, he has written, co-written, and edited some 110 books. Phillips and his wife live in the U.S., and make their second home in Scotland.

Reviews

[Jim Wesberry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very Christian, Very Good

I limit my reading of nonfiction to clean, wholesome, preferably Christian books. This one is perhaps the most overtly and yet discretely written Christian book that I have read in recent years. The compelling message of God's love and forgiveness is masterfully interwoven with an attractive and intriguing story. I look forward to reading more of Michael Phillips' books.

[Medenna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book.

I learned more about my relationship with Jesus through Mercy and Jeremiah’s searches for God. The story draws the reader into an intimate walk with the couple as they learn to trust and serve God.

[Kristi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this book, but i am having a hard time finding book #2.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this when I was still in grammar school...loved it then, don't remember much of it now...time for a re-read

[Kristy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good story; I particularly liked the character of Jeremiah.

[Sandra Savell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick and enjoyable read. Describes being a Christian in cowboy terms and that was an eye opener. Sometimes hearing something you know in a different genre gives it new meaning.

[Fogooluwahan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mercy and Eagleflight gave me such nostalgic feelings. I grew up devouring Christian fiction...Lori Copeland, Francine Rivers, Love Inspired, books borrowed from church libraries or from a church mumm/aunty. And I especially loved historical romance and Westerns. Something about cowboys, the West, and frontier romance always had me kicking my feet.

As an adult, I've unintentionally drifted away from Christian fiction. I've gone back to some childhood and teen favourites and found bad writing, misogyny, stereotypes, and judgmental worldviews I never noticed before. Sometimes it feels like being a Christian book is expected to compensate for simply not being well written.

But this book reminded me why I loved the genre. It's an easy, straightforward read set in 1890s Kansas, with cowboys, romance, and women doing unconventional things for their time. And while I don't usually like preachy books, this one genuinely preached to me and touched my heart. It's crazy because it's such an easy to read book. It's not overly dense and has short chapters. It made me think deeply about what it actually means to be a believer, beyond all the language, theology, and accessories of Christianity, while also touching on church hurt and spiritual disappointment.

Give me a romance that makes me kick my feet, but also makes me think about God and want to open my Bible again. Mercy and Eagleflight did both.

4 ⭐

[Kami Sutterfield · Rating 5 out of 5]

I feel like I’m a little different than most people. I enjoy a good fiction novel, but I do not want anything R rated-no smut, no cursing, nothing of that sort. It has been a struggle to find fiction that I enjoy thoroughly, but this book came through for me, and I have ordered the sequel as well! I love the spiritual aspects of the book especially. Although it is a story based on fictional characters, the spiritual revelations in the book are applicable in real life and inspirational for the soul. I’m so excited that I may have found a new favorite fiction author! Looking forward to the sequel!

[CorkyNSam92 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I remember loving this series, particularly this first book. There is only two books in series; to the best of my knowledge anyway. It's probably time for a re-read so I can give it a better review. Most definitely the rating will go up when I do. Although I guess technically it is a series since there are two books in it, I tend to consider a "series" at least three books or more.

[Patti Abernathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A feel good read…

[Bonnie Dieffenbacher · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good Christian novel about a young female evangelist and a poker playing cowboy.

[CorkyNSam92 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Only rating a 4 because I cannot remember much of story or it's sequel at the moment. However, I do remember being really liking the books and being very disappointed that there wasn't more than 2 stories in the Mercy and Eagleflight series.

[Judith Welbaum · Rating 4 out of 5]

Egelflight... are you an Indian????

This was such an amazing story line... don’t think you can’t change peoples lives.... you sure can when you know the Lord as your Savior... I cried.