This could have been a pretty good book. Sadly, note my use of the modal verb indicating possibility but not reality.
The concept is cool enough: the figures of Tarot cards inhabit some plane of existence, along with Hunters who freely traverse these planes. The card Strength is accidentally summoned by a child in need who has accidentally come across a special Tarot set. She shows up and seeks to help the child.
A Hunter, Caine, is sent to help Strength make her way back, and other Hunters are dispatched by a more troublesome figure to capture the deck and perhaps do away with Strength.
Okay, once we're past that setup, things get interesting. Strength and Caine team up to help the child and fight their enemies. This would have been an enjoyable story line.
But no. The authors at this point decided to minimize plot development in favor a placing their book in a romance genre as well. Yada yada yada.
Not worth reading, but it might be a good stepping off point for a talented suspense writer to take the possibilities further.
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