With such a fun cast of characters at her fingertips, fans have come to enjoy Sand’s Argeneau’s clan over the years. With stories like that of Lucern’s (my special favorite!), Lucian, Victor, Thomas, Etienne, Vincent, and Lissiana’s stories fans have come to depend upon the consistent writing that she’s created for us: the quirky, mirthsome, sun- challenged tribe. Which is why I found RH, such a surprise.

The Renegade Hunter is the third of Sand’s peripheral offshoot into the lives of the enforcers of the Argeneau clan (The Rogue Hunter, The Immortal Hunter). Renegade Hunter takes off and continues the storyline that was started in The Rogue Hunter, that of the lives of Samantha Willan and Garrett Mortimer. This time the story is about Samantha’s sister Jo who becomes involved with the black sheep of the Argeneau clan and rogue through a happenstance occurrence at Sam’s and Garrett’s “introduction party”: Nicholas Argeneau manages to save her life.

RH seems somewhat harried with regard to quality. By comparison, Sands’ oeuvre has been largely consistent. When I see her books on the shelf, I grab them immediately. In fact I have them all because I am such a fan. But to be fair and honest with regard to Renegade Hunter, I couldn’t help but feel that the “love connection” was lacking and altogether limp between Nicholas and Jo. This could be because the first 50% of the book is mired in a glacially slow prose with little or no plot to engage readers in forming a link with the main characters. The action does not truly evolve until you hit mid-point. If you are a fan like I am, and are very forgiving, muddle through it until mid-way and don’t give up. You will find Sand’s signature recipe present from that point on. ( )