When there is a series, you start the next book with a bit of trepidation. Is this the one which breaks the spell? Are the reading claws going to come out, forcing you to shred the book and snarl at the writer? 
 Not this time. " Mercy Cross" is that Bista ride readers have come to crave - plot twists like switchbacks on your favorite bike trail, Jane's struggle to understand who she is along with what, Vamps in NO and were lions, Police and justice, punishment and vengeance. 
 I did not find Jane to be angst ridden or whiney -- they story revovled around growth issues, those thought that once they appear must be followed through. The character of Jane is growing, struggling with not just what she is but the who of herselve. 
 Thank you, Ms Hunter, for another great ride.