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question marksSo there were some reader questions in the comments we meant to answer, but now I can’t find them.

Most people, when they get sick, get a fever.  I get confusion.  I very rarely have fever.  The worst day of my cold, I got out of bed and dressed in my outside clothes, because some part of my brain told me that Gordon said we had to go grocery shopping first thing in the morning. I came out to a breakfast laid out and a roaring fireplace, because Gordon was under impression that I was sick and needed heat and food.

When we did go to the store, I attempted to leave my house in my slippers.  Got into the driver seat and everything. Then about two miles into the trip,  remembered that we forgot the checks we had to deposit.  Turned around.

I had also written things.  They read like I was really high on something.

So, if you had questions, ask them in the comments of this thread, because that’s the only way they are going to get answered.  🙂  The cut off point for questions is 48 hours from now, which means noon on Friday.

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    • Hugh’s and Elara’s dialogue. It is such a ridiculously over the top relationship and they violently hate each other. It’s fun.

    • I searched (2days) for the snippets of “Magic Triumphs” and couldn’t find them. Like the one were Doolittle is trying to force the change on and Kate gets pissed of or the one with the magic train??

      On the plus side i have read just about the whole blog.

      • We pulled all of them because we are now in edits. 🙂 As soon as we have some post-edit content, we will post the first couple of chapters.

        • Thank you!!
          Was thinking of going through the blogs a 4th time.
          To think you both could write a dozen side books just with what is on the blog.

  2. I believe in the snippet of Maud’s parents meeting, the children were already born. Soren asked about girl’s father. She answered about George.

      • What about their biological father? Does he have a story? Or did the snippet storyline get changed?

        • I have been wondering about this too, and really just have a lot of questions about Dina’s parent’s story. Did her mom know that she was moving into an Inn with her 2.5 kids, had she heard the stories of the brave man who sacrificed himself for an Innkeeper (like Rodriguez and the other Innkeepers knew about), and what happened to the biological father?

          Vampires are very concerned with blood legacy, will all of this come up in Sweep of the Blade and cause Maud more problems?

          If you are getting ready to answer any of these questions in upcoming books, I will understand if you choose to leave me in suspense and will try to patiently wait. However, anything you can say about this now will be much appreciated!

        • Soren didn’t specify “biological” father. He simply asked about Dina and Maud’s father and Dina told him about her dad, the only father she and Maud ever knew. 🙂

    • No, in the parent’s snippet, Klaus (who had a different name in the snippet) and Maud were born, but Dina wasn’t. I think Klaus and Maud were something like 7 and 5, maybe a bit younger. And they might have mentioned a divorce. In any case, the kids’ father wasn’t in the picture.

  3. Do you ever read your own books recreationally? I.e., not to look things up, but for the stories? Thanks

  7. Will we find out what happened after the end of Wildfire? Mostly curious about What happened to Catalina and Arabella! I just love Arabella! And Granda Freida! Cannot stop listening to the story!

  8. How much, if any, do family members figure in your plots/character development? Surely Kid 1 and Kid 2 are in there somewhere.

    Thx.

    • Of course they are. But it’s important to remember that people are incredibly complex, much more complex than characters. In fiction, readers want the actions of most characters to be logical and in real life people often do the most illogical things. So it’s more accurate to say that some facets of people we know are reflected in our characters,

  9. I swear I’ve read the KD series multiple times, but I’m a little fuzzy on this – were people who are were-creatures able to shift before the first magic wave? Or did Mahon just wake up one morning and suddenly he could shift into a giant bear?

      • I’m not sure if this is an answer, but one of the books talks about how tech and magic had been swinging back and forth since forever. There was a huge magic swing, and then tech built up and the pendulum went the other way. The “first wave” in this “world” was because the constant swings were out of balance. Thus the daily back and forth instead of long periods (decades/centuries) one way or the other

        I imagine that the gene for shifting is always active. And that Mason’s ancestors were able to shift when the Magic was
        In power. But when tech took over, no one could.

    • I’m one of the books, it talks about why mahon is so distrustful of non-shifters. If I remember correctly, they talk about people just waking up shifters when the shift happened.

    • Majority of people woke up on the morning of the Shift and found they were able to transform. And a lot of them went loup right away.

      But some trickle of magic was always present in the world so in some rare cases a very power shapeshifter might have been able to change shape before the Shift. It’s more fun to think that it could have happened.

  10. Every once in a while, you articulate an idea about a new book that usually sounds amazing and totally something I would read (ie. Jewish Vampire Hunter, yes please!). Do you even get distracted by what you’re working on with these shiny new ideas, and if so, how do you keep yourself on track?

    • I saw that mention of the Jewish Vampire Hunter on Twitter. There is a series where there are Jewish magic users who fight supernaturals. I can’t remember if they fight vampires or if it’s mostly demons. Pretty good series; just don’t have access to my kindle at the moment to look it up.

      • There are Jewish people (and Christian, etc) who work magic (and fight what they consider evil, vampires,etc) in Kevin Hearne’s iron druid series)

      • This was answered a number of times: in Southern Russia, the maid of honor is usually a maid and is considered to be next to marry. So it was natural for me that Dali would be the maid of honor and not Andrea, who is already married.

        • I haven’t heard that before, but it makes sense given the day it was and Kate’s upbringing with Voron.

          Thanks

  12. If you do continue the hidden legacy series, as I believe i saw in another post you were considering, would you pick back up with Rogan and Nevada or move on to other characters. (Fingers crossed for her sisters)

  13. Since the publisher pushed the release date for Magic Triumphs back, are you hoping to slide Hugh’s book sort of into that May slot, Magic edits permitting?Or do you have some other tentative timetable?

  14. I can not, for the life of me, find the post about Mauds’ publishing date (or estimate). Is there one, or am I just imagining I read something about it?

    • You are imagining. 🙂 We said that Maud would start at Christmas and it did, but it will be done when it’s done.

  15. In one book it says Kate’s maternal grandmother is dead, in another Roland it saying she is close to passing and Kate should go visit her. Will we ever find out if she is/was actually alive when Roland was trying to get her out of town or was it all just a plot from Roland?

    • I think I brought that question up in a different post after I reread the book where Kate sits with Edvokia at her house and Edvokia explains their kinship, because in that book, she mentioned Kalina came back for her mother’s funeral, but in the djinn book Roland mentioned the grandmother was dying.

      • But we didn’t get any clarity (I replied at the time that I had sent an email and it would be explained “at some point”)

    • I have answered this about a million times. Roland lied. Why do you guys assume that everything the characters say is true?

      • Because Kate does not react in any way to indicate it’s a lie, which she would/should have known. Rather, she acknowledges the lure of the temptation. Frankly I figured you authors forgot you offed grandma in an earlier book and brought her back because you needed compelling bait for Roland to offer her, and assumed the “reappearance” of grandma was due to the nature of writing when every element cannot be blocked out from inception.

        • Laura, at that point Kate has been told a number of conflicting stories. She is not 100% sure of anything regarding her family. There might have been an off chance that there was a grandma. But ultimately she decides the story is just a pretext to get her out of the area, but even so she wouldn’t jump up and yell, “You’re lying!”

          Of course, if you prefer to think that we messed up, that’s cool too. 😉

  17. Any new sparks for ideas in the Alphas universe? I know you said in May 2017 that there were no plans but who knows what inspiration may have struck in past 7 months.

  18. Do you have any plans for another Derek book/novella? Who else so you want to write book for in the Kate world? Are you starting any brand new series? Can we be best friends lol?

      • Maybe you could start a squad. And pick your bffs in a “The Bachelor” like program where we all battle it out. Sorry, my husband and I are watching the show at the moment, and it’s our first experience with a ‘non-cooking’ reality series! We are soo cringy-ly entertained!!

  19. With clues of Sebastien North, Klaus the missing brother and the mystery of their parents, how many Innkeeper books do we get to look forward to?

    • I don’t have any questions, just wanted to say that I would really love if there were several more Innkeeper books. 🙂 Dina/Sean is my favorite IA couple and it also feels like there’s a lot of unexplored threads and adventures left in her world.

  20. If you could would you live in any of the worlds you created, would you?
    If yes then which one and what would your abilities be if any?

  23. KD Universe:
    1. Whatever happened to Gene? From Magic Breaks, was his invitation a setup?
    2. Was there a short story about what happened to Kate&Co when they went up to John Hopkins to treat Christopher? I feel like I missed part of that story
    3. Was/will there be a short story of the beginnings of the “A-team”? the 10 mercenaries with Curran that took the impossible job?

    Thanks!

    • 1. Curran smushed him.
      2. No. There was no short story. The trip is referenced in Magic Binds and for some reason a lot of people think there is a missing short attached ot it. 🙂
      3. Nope.

  24. In the Curran POV when Jim is laying out Kate’s parentage, Curran asks who knows. Jim says that Doolittle suspects (which makes sense, since he’s treated her medically), but also that “Mahon knows, and likes it not at all.” How did Mahon find out?

  25. I have a soft spot for George. I know the Edge Series is complete, but I think his role as an Arbitrator across the galaxies might make for some great storylines. Have you and Gordon considered featuring him in a new series (or at least a stand alone story/book)?

    • I loved the edge series and thought the characters were fantastic! I really wish this series could be expanded and further explored. I was heartbroken to see it end and although we got to see grown up Jack, George, and other characters I felt sad that we didn’t get to see them grow up or read about their adventures as they did. I hope we get more reading material on edge characters.

  26. I’ve always wondered… How do you pick names for characters? Not just the main characters, but people the main characters meet in the books. Especially if the character is a different heritage; how do you know that you’re giving them a name that would be a legitimate name for a kid from that ethnic background?

  27. Is a move to Florida still on your wish list, or was this last move the “never again” one?

    Thanks!

    • We may buy a house in Florida down the road when we have less animals and the kids are a bit more self-sufficient.

  28. In Magic Breaks, when Kate and Roland are talking at the Order, Robert is right there. She says something about her father and other “secret” information, but Robert does not react or tell people when they are back at the Keep. Why? Was he supposed to not be able to hear them? I double-checked to see if he was knocked out or something, but he wasn’t.

    • When did this Kate and Roland conversation happen? I remember that Kate and the shapeshifters went to the Order but they got locked into loup cages. Kate was locked into a loup cage with Robert. Then Hugh came, Hugh and Kate talked a bit (which Robert heard), and then there was the fight.

      So was the unwritten conversation between Kate and Roland after the fight? But before they got back to the Keep?

      A few chapters later, Kate and Robert talked, and she asked if he heard something, and he was like yeah. Kate thought she was too complacent about keeping her secrets, and then Robert explained how Kate wasn’t ruthless enough to be a good alpha.

  29. I have always been impressed with the amount of (real) mythological beings that appear in your stories (Kate Daniels series), including Kate’s grandmother. How much of your writing time is spent on research?

    • Eh. I don’t know. We are limiting travel. We have been for years. It’s money.

      Flight from Austin to Atlanta, round trip, two people $500.
      Kenneling dogs and cats: $500
      Hotel: About $1,000
      Food, miscellaneous expenses: let’s say another $300, if we eat cheap and more like $600 if we end up taking people to dinner.

      So it’s between 2k-3k. We would have to sell 1,677 hardbacks to break even.

      It’s not that we don’t have the money. We do. But it is better spent on either family needs or actual business projects, like doing audio recordings for our self-pub work.

  31. Did you work out the major plot points to the whole Kate Daniels series in advance, or did each book’s plot line get worked out after the previous book?

  32. Where was Derek during the big battle against Roland’s forces? I mean, even Barabas was in the trenches!

    • Not every character can be given page time. Derek was fighting, but not doing anything noteworthy in front of Kate, so she didn’t see him. She was busy.

  34. Can we get a Conlan snippet? Pretty please? 🙂 🙂

    (I’d settle for the first chapter excerpt, too!)

    I hope your sickness improves and that your work schedules will be much more relaxed now that the first draft of Kate 10 is written.

    • Thank you! We will post the first chapter or two once we get editorial approval of the changes to the draft.

  35. Thanks so much for this Q/A. Sorry, I have 2 stupid questions from White Hot, with a bit of background info on the second question to clarify it.

    1. I’m having difficulty with whether one can chalk arcane circles on grass or not. Would you explain why Rogan and Nevada couldn’t draw a circle on the grass outside Antonio’s home to fight the barrage mages, but a giant arcane circle (about 30 yards wide) could be chalked into the grass at Tranquility Park that transported them to the cistern?

    2. I’m also confused about the explanation of chalk being able to transport within Nevada’s fist to the cistern. In the book, it’s noted that teleportation doesn’t affect living things and only affects compounds of organic origin. David Howling comments about the lack of inorganic materials within Rogan and Nevada’s bodies, such as breast implants, so one infers the presence of inorganic items would be disastrous during teleportation. When David later indicates that wearing materials made of cotton or silk would only prolong their death by a couple of minutes, I took that as meaning the cotton/silk clothing would have made it through the teleportation with Rogan and Nevada but would only have kept them warm for a brief period (minutes).

    Isn’t chalk is generally considered inorganic, whereas silk and cotton are of organic origin? So, if only things of organic origin are affected, it makes sense that Rogan and Nevada would be nude (assuming they wore cotton or silk tees/shirts, underwear, and jeans. And I could see Nevada’s hand wrapped around the chalk could probably carry the chalk through. But the characters’ comments about inorganic items like breast implant and organic items like silk/cotton, and what is or isn’t affected, seemed contradictory to me. Please explain where I’m going wrong with understanding the teleportation scenario.

    Thanks for your patience.

    • I’m not an expert by any means, but chalk comes from limestone, a mineral called calcite.
      And most clothing now isn’t 100% cotton. Everything is cotton/polyester, or has synthetic dyes, nylon, etc. Maybe if they were wearing 100% organic cotton, dye-free, maybe they wouldn’t have been naked. But in that environment, pure silk or cotton wouldn’t have stopped them from freezing. What’s one layer of clothing against an icy cavern?

    • {Science teacher, here}
      Chalk is literally the shells of millions of tiny sea creatures from hundreds of millions of years ago. It was once alive. I think that’s where this was coming from.

      • Regarding drawing the circles on grass, I am assuming that it is impossible to use a stick of chalk to draw on grass, but that sprinkling a layer of powdered chalk might work for creating a 30-yard-diameter circle.

    • I don’t think the arcane circles have to be made out of chalk. In the last book, what was his name — the brother of the guy kidnapped — created a circle out of small flowers that he grew by tossing seed onto the ground. In this case, the flowers are also organic, like the chalk (didn’t know the origins of chalk; you learn such interesting things on this blog!).

      So the question is, can arcane circles be drawn using anything, like spray paint, or can they only be drawn using something organic? Could Cornelius train his legion of ferrets, Chinese badgers, and other animals to form an arcane circle, for example? (Not that he would — it probably wouldn’t be healthy for the animals to be used as the circle.)

    • For some reason, I am now imagining someone surrounded by a cloud of feathers when teleported in a down jacket. The synthetic shell disintegrated by the spell and only the feathers made the trip.

    • Adam Pierce made a circle of fire in Burn for Me – though you could argue that the fuel was organically based…

    • 1. The chalk circle on the grass is made with powdered chalk the way veve are sometimes drawn by voodoo practitioner or sand mandalas by monks.

      2. Chalk is an organic sedimentary rock. It contains fossilized remains of living creatures. Rock salt, by contrast, is a chemical sedimentary rock, which is formed by evaporation of salt water. Chalk under a microscope below.

      • Aha!! Powdered chalk on grass makes sense; thanks.

        Re question 2, I just realized I must’ve badly misinterpreted what was meant by “affected” in relation to organic compounds and teleportation, hence my confusion. Thanks again!

  36. A question about writing: your worlds are so big, beautiful, and detailed. You also have a lot of side characters that you manage to fit in without your books ever seeming unwieldy. I’m 85K+ words into my novel, and the story has basically 1 main setting and 4 main characters. I feel like it needs more breadth/depth? What’s your advice on expanding your worlds/characters and making them believable/realistic? I’m not sure if adding more characters would make it feel too forced?

    • Sounds like you are trying to artificially pad it.

      Does your story deliver an emotional punch? Have you let anybody else read it? Were they excited when they finished? If so, no need to add anything.

      If it feels shallow, I’d go back and really look at the emotional conflict. What is going with the characters? Are the stakes high enough? Is the payoff satisfying enough? A work of fiction can have the most scatterbrained plot but still succeed on character strength, but not the other way around.

  37. In the KD universe, are there any people who have caught LycV and not gone loup? I know Andrea for obvious reasons, but I can’t think of anyone else who just went shifter instead. That brings up my next question; is Derek a Loup with rigid control? I remember Jim saying he smelled weird and his black out moment in Magic Stars but it wasn’t explicit noted that he was Loup or Not.

    • Andrea didn’t catch LyncV; she was born of a human infected with LyncV and could transform to hyena, and a real hyena that contracted LyncV and was able to shift to human.

      And I think it was implied when Julie was bitten that some people bitten and contracting the virus could transform without going loup; it all depended on their viral loup.

      Derek didn’t go fully loup. In his novella, he said Curran he’d (Derek) would always be riding the line (to paraphrase), which is why Julie said in the novella that he couldn’t skip transforming periodically and going to the wood to hunt. Not changing for awhile puts a strain on his control. And people who haven’t gone loup can later go loup. It sounds like it’s a constant battle not to lose total control, which would lead to going loup.

      Hope I got all that right.

    • Yes. There are people who are bitten and become shapeshifters. They are called first-generation. 🙂

  38. Have you ever thought about doing a coloring book based on the stories? It would be fun, especially with some of the descriptions from the innkeeper books.

    • I am listening to Burn For Me and I had this exact thought about the Arcane circles. It would be fun!

    • On a similar note… I once tried an interior decorating game called Design Home, where the player gets to decorate rooms in different types of houses. It was a fun concept, but the furniture available in the game wasn’t very exciting. It struck me how much more fun it would have been to play an Innkeeper version. Like, you get a brief description of an alien species and then you’re challenged with designing a room they will like. It would especially be fun if you were able to use alien furniture like levitating beds or portraits with bejewelled eyes (in case you were decorating for Caldenia’s nemesis, that is).

      I realize this is not even remotely feasible for an author to produce unless a game designer drops by and volunteers to create one, but it’s totally my dream IA merchandise. 🙂

  40. Do you have any crazy fans? Any tattoos of you and the hubs on someones back? And i hope your enjoying the new digs. This is the only blog I read, and ….once again you guys suck me in. Its relatable and I hope the best for ya’ll.

  41. In several of the KD books, much is made of Curran being a First. Is this explained further in KD10 or a bits and pieces. Wondered why Roland and Erra so concerned about it.
    Will we like Hugh after the book?
    Thanks for taking the time and the possibility of the 1st chapter of KD 10 prior to August

    • At one point, I think while Julie is going loup, Curran is explaining to Kate about the correlation of Lyc-v counts and loupism. He uses Dali as an example and says she’s a First. In Gunmetal Magic, Anapa tells Andrea that he was once human and save some jackel (?) pups. Somehow, this relationship results in him becoming a shapeshifter, a First. He doesn’t want Curran involved because Curran’s a First, too.

    • I’ll do a blog post, I guess. I thought we explained it in Gunmetal Magic.

      Re Hugh: I don’t know. 🙂

    • A First means that his shapeshifting magic stems from a much earlier and stronger magic than the regular shifters. They have way more power, control, etc.
      First magic comes from even before Kate’s/Roland’s line… it’s primal/ancient.
      Its significant that Curran is a North American Lion (now extinct in real life) and his really old magic stems from the American land. It stands to reason that if Little Conlan gets equal parts magic from his parents, he’d be able to claim land in America with ease since he’s got the ancestral magic to back it up. They said Roland came to America to claim land because some of it was ripe for the picking without the Native American’s generations of magic users to exert their stronger hold on it. The used the example of Louisiana being a state he’d want to avoid trying to claim with all that strong voodoo magic already holding the land.

  42. I absolutely love your books and love listening to them as well as reading them. Any chance that the last 3 edge books and the later KD books will be made available on audible in the UK.

  43. I’d already emailed your publicist (Ace and Avon) last year before your tours, but is there any way you could come to the Northeast (NYC or Philly or somewhere in that vicinity) for your next tour?

    I’ve been a fan since 2009 and I feel like you’ve been everywhere except here! I know you must have TONS of fans in NYC and it’s my dream to meet you guys.

  44. Why did you guys want to write a Hugh novel and why do you think people have requested him so much? I am having a hard time being sympathetic to him as he has caused so much personal and irrevocable harm.

    • Heh. They didn’t. It was an April Fool’s joke that apparently backfired on them. I think the idea grew on them. It would be an interesting challenge as a writer, I would think — how do you redeem a guy you wrote as being so bad? Do you even redeem him? (Oooh, do you redeem him?)

      • It’s been done before by some other authors. If anyone here reads Georgette Heyer’s historical romances, then you might remember the villain of Black Moth. He was this wicked, cynical, selfish nobleman who carelessly abused his power. Later, Heyer turned him into the hero (though never quite heroic) of These Old Shades. Man turned slightly less elderly and decrepit, but stayed essentially just as selfish and cruel. UNTIL a young girl dressed as a street urchin became his pageboy and they slowly developed this strong bond between them. Girl was no pushover, but it was the fact that he could be kind to her when kindness was not something he was used to being that brought about his redemption. There were problematic bit in that story that a modern reader would take issue with, but I’ve always loved how Heyer kept the essence of his villainy intact but showed us that the right circumstances can change anyone.

    • Let me quote Jeaniene Frost: “If it fights like a romance hero, talks like a romance hero, and looks like a romance here, it must be a romance hero.”

      The thing is, even though Hugh is a bastard, he is a fascinating bastard and a lot of people are intrigued by the idea of redemption. What would it cost him to be banished from Roland? How much did Roland control him? Can he ever atone for his sins? Can he be redeemed by a love of A Good Woman?

      • I’m Team Hugh 🙂 As Ilona said, he is a complicated fellow. That is why I also like the Barabas-Christopher — complicated means interesting. Plus Hugh is just a villain I loved to hate and I look forward to his redemption. It will, I’m sure, be delicious 🙂

  45. In Magic Slays, Curran watched Kate do blood-magic ritual to save Julie from Lyc-V infection. Curran told Kate afterward that she didn’t look like herself. I’ve always wanted to know what he saw. Did the amount of magic which was filtered through Kate temporarily alter her in some way? Thank you and get well soon!

    • Remember when she does the face thing in Magic Binds and everyone freaks out? She looked like that.

  46. The last Rogan’s POV we got had Part 1 on the title, does that mean that we’ll also get more parts? Thanks!

  47. Thank you so much for this blog post. It allows me to ask a question I’ve been wondering about since Magic Burns:
    The way I understand it, a mystical character could manifest during a flare, if enough people believed in it and pictured it in a real-world-setting. I think there was the example that everyone imagined Zeus on Mt. Olympus and not at the Mall…
    So, my question: If ever there was a flare on Christmas Eve, would Santa Claus appear?

  48. did kate go to school when she was little? i can’t imagine voron home schooling her. and they kept on moving right? always wondered about that…

    • She didn’t have a formal education. She can read, write, and count, and she can speak and read several dead languages, but when Barabas tries to explain electron orbits to her, she blanks out. Voron homeschooled her and he also brought her to different people who taught her bits and pieces of what she needed to know. She never went to formal school, unless it was for a very brief time for a specific purpose.

  50. Hope you feel better soon!
    Will there be any more Curran POVs? Specifically magic rises? I’d love to see his bought son Kate’s fight with Hugh!
    Thanks for answering questions ?

  51. Before the magic came back to the world and Roland and his sister were asleep were they just in a cave somewhere and it was hidden or were they in home and had people watching over them?

  52. I’m curious to know if connecting the Edge and Innkeeper series was planned from the start, or if was a matter of “hey we have a need for a mysterious arbitrator, and we really wanted to follow up with these characters so let’s make them this!” Did you know when you started Innkeeper that they would make an appearance? Can we hope to see a book centered around the arbitrators someday, even if a different group entirely? It seems like the trouble they get into would open all sorts of fun doors to read!

    • When we were writing Clean Sweep, we put them in a market place for fun. It seemed natural to use them for book 2. We don’t plan Innkeeper series arc in advance.

        • I didn’t catch that until I reread book 1 after reading book 2. I think it’s when Dina and Sean go to Baha-char. I can’t remember what drew her attention to them, if it was something about how they looked, or if Sean smelled Jack and she noticed Sean sniffing toward Jack.

  53. Do you listen to music while you write? If so, do different genres help you when writing different character’s dialog?

      • I love these games! And the song! Though my favorites are Sanctuary from AC2, Echoes of the Roman Ruins from Brotherhood and Byzantium from Revelations. It’s the only thing I can listen to while studying that doesn’t distract me.

  55. When you come to the Phoenix Comicon in May 2018, will we be able to get a signature/picture with you?

    • Yes. If you see us, come up. It doesn’t matter if we are talking to someone, come up. We are there to take pictures and sign things and meet you. That’s the whole point of the trip. 🙂

      • Are there going to be books for sale at the comicon? I know when you do book signings at stores we are generally required to support the store as well, but I’m not sure in this case?

  57. This is kind of a random question but about how many ‘book’ pages would you say your Friday posts for Innkeeper tend to be on average?

    • Traditionally a “page” is defined as being between 200-250 words. The innkeeper posts are typically between 1,000 and 2,000 words in length, so about 5 and 10 pages. Usually about 6-7.

  58. Would you consider writing the baby’s story at some point? His gene pool is kinda dumb founding. I didn’t even know the series was ending and he has been the story I’ve been curious about.

  59. 1. When the two of you are writing, have you ever both had a story line that matched or was the exact same as the other without discussing it?
    2. Have you ever been listening or reading what the other was plotting into the story line and thought “do you secretly do drugs and not share because you had to be doing them to go there” type of moments?
    3. As Kate10 is complete will we still be getting future POV novellas?

    • 1. We come up with story line together. It is never he plots separately and I plot separately and we hash it out. It’s a discussion thing from the start and usually neither one of us has any idea about where stuff has to go.

      2. No. Because we do not plot separately.

      3. There are no plans for Curran POVs at this time.

      • Thank you for the time you invested in answering all of our questions, even when you have answered them before. I am glad to see you are feeling a bit better from last week. I love what you write almost as much as you do. Maybe a bit more since I don’t have any of the hassles involved behind hanging up a do not disturb sign. I hope that the muse keeps you on a happy path for many years of fun stories.

  60. Not a question, a suggestion for what ails you: Chicken Soup – with peas, carrots, cubed potatoes and a bit of ginger.
    It’s not just witches who can create magical potions!
    Sometimes the old ways are the best ways.

  62. In White Hot, Diana tells Nevada that dogs will do as they’re told, but ‘cats need to be convinced it’s their problem.’
    In Wildfire, Matilda says “It’s a kitty” before Zeus even comes out from under the table. Later, Zeus tracks Matilda, rescues her from Harcourt, and carries her home. When they attack Sturm’s fortress, Matilda sits with the jaguars, and they trot off to the tunnels with no hesitation.
    Am I on track in thinking that Matilda -as a budding animagus- has a special affinity for/with critters of the feline persuasion, that they are so cooperative in her presemce?

    • Zeus decided that he being kidnapped is his problem. 🙂 Our Maine Coon accompanies us on dog walks. We tried putting a leash on him, but he only wants to come when it’s his decision.

      • Have you tried a harness, or leash and collar? I’m wondering if a harness would work for one of my cats. She’s always trying to go outside, while our other cat is content with looking out the windows.

        • My sister puts a harness and leash to take her Bangal out. He hates it on principle, but he comes running when she picks it up because he wants to go outside so badly.

    • We had a cat, Turbo, that was half Maine Coon and our neighbors had a full blood Maine Coon, and both of them figured out how to get out of their harness – wiggle backwards! They ended up getting a more straight jacket type harness for their cat and never let her get near Turbo again in case they were communicating somehow. Nothing ever kept Turbo contained except her fear of getting too far away from our door.

  63. Have you any plans to continue the Kinsman series? I LOVE, Love, love the world and characters you created there!!!

  65. Will you do a what if story about what kate would have been like raised by the witches as you mentioned might have happened if in magic slays

  67. “I had also written things. They read like I was really high on something.”

    Am I the only one who is curious about what you wrote while not really high?

  68. How long in advance did you plan for Jezebel to act as an agent for Roland? Can we completely trust any of the characters?

    Y’all are so kind to listen to our questions!

    • It was planned when it is discovered Jennifer betrayed the Pack. I don’t recall the details now, but if you go through that book, you will realize that somebody else also had to be reporting to Roland or Hugh.

      • I love all of your books, but I’ve definitely reread the Kinsman books the most. I loved the Adam – Siroun partnership in Retribution Clause as well. Would love to hear their story. Thanks for being awesome!

  70. Hi sorry if this is the wrong place to ask: I remember a while ago there was a Curran POV of when him, Kate and Julie were moving into their house and Curran was discussing his family life with Julie. I can’t seem to find this anywhere. I remember reading Part 1 but never got the chance to read Part 2. Did I dream this, or is there somewhere on the site that I can still read this?? Love ALL of your books by the way!

  71. Thank you for the answer session! Loved reading the questions and the answers! Hope you feel better soon!

  72. Do you have a plan, even a tiny inkling of a plan, to continue the Hidden Legacy series? Either with Rogan and Nevada as the main characters, or a sub-series with Alessandro and Catalina?(thats mostly my wishful thinking for the sub-series, but I have no doubt that it would be amazing). I just re-read the whole series and I know you plan to work on Hugh’s book next but I was just curious. Best wishes for easy(or should I say simple) editing with Kate!!

      • I love your books. You are by far my favorite author. But of all of them, I have read the Legacy books three times.

      • So mysterious! (I know it isn’t intentional, as you can’t tell us what hasn’t been decided yet, but I’ve been holding my breath waiting for confirmation on the future of this series. I LOVE Hidden Legacy, and how much mystery in the plot still exists, as well of the world building potentials. I love Kate Daniels as well – the feeling I have now reminds me of how I felt when we were this far into the series structure of her story. (Aka you two write well, and I have not found anything, at any point, that you you have written that I didn’t devour. Including your Alphas origin story.))

        I appreciate also how you take the time to tell your readers why or why not you make the decision to continue writing in a series or world. You do a fabulous being up front with all of us nosy fans, and it seems like you balance creating to support our enthusiasm/obsession and making decisions based on your own needs, interests, and writerly muses.

        Aka – you write good, you portray yourselves well as people (especially in this dream of inflated egos) and I am overjoyed to read whatever you write, based on your previous stellar works.

        *Fangirl moment ended.*

      • Hidden Legacy is my absolute favorite. ❤️ I love the inventive magic talents, quirky family dynamics, Nevada kicking butt as a strong female heroine… and most of all, I love MAD ROGAN ??

      • anything we can do to help convince avon? lol…like fly a banner or picket outside their offices or stage a sit-in? ha! hidden legacy was the first of your books I read so it has a special place in my heart!

  73. Hello,

    I hope you feel better. My question has to do with Julie and Derek, will we see a new novella featuring them soon? Also will we see more of the Dragon in Kate 10 or in a related work?

    Also, I also vote for a really good chicken soup with ginger and carrots.

    P.S. is there any hope that you will attend RT con in Reno?

  77. How did Kate’s mom die twice? The mother witch (can’t remember her name right now) said she had met Kate’s mom when she came for her mother’s funeral, and then Roland dangled meeting her in Washington state to get Kate to stay away from the djinn. He said she was very ill and wouldn’t last long.
    Also, Curran says that the time in mishmar was the closest Kate came to death when discussing it with Erra, but when her magic word backfired against the djinn wasn’t it worse?
    Hope you get well soon, if you have a food Lion nearby they have a kind of tea called butter mint. It’s mint and vanilla, but tastes like ambrosia

    • The Authorlord said that Roland was lying. There is an answer among some of the questions in the first page.

    • That was Kate’s maternal grandmother, not her mother. I don’t remember feeling a disconnect with the timing of the near death conversation, but it probably would make sense if we reread the books again. What a hardship.

    • The first question was answered earlier.

      The second question: Kate’s stroke affected her brain more than her vital organ systems. She could’ve lived quite a while in a near vegetative state.

      • Ah, got it. That would be a horrible life. And I imagine Roland would use her like a battery a la guardians of the Galaxy volume 2. Thanks

  78. Please take extra care. Here in central California people get this bronchitis flu mono combo that is terrible. Rest and then rest some more. Love the Maine coon with Helen too….

  79. Thank you for the Q&A.

    How serious was Leon (please tell me someone talked him out of it) about going Dark-Horse?

    Does/Will Cornelius ever meet someone that he connects with like his wife?

    I still don’t really understand why Augustine and Connor fight so much. It feel’s like the way brother’s fight but what the hell is with them?

    • I wondered about Rogan and Augustine also. I get the impression that there is more trust there than should be between 2 Houses/Primes. I got the feeling that if something happened to Augustine, such as he went missing, Rogan would have 2 wards show up on his doorstep (who would in turn hire Nevada or agency to find him). I was glad that he ended up on team Baylor.

    • They are effectively fraternity brothers from college and Rogan was part of hazing Cornelius, I totally see their love/hate/torture relationship.

    • Rogan and Augustine were in college together and shared the same idealistic notions that they were going to tell their families to stuff it and do great things, instead of turning into their dads. Rogan did tell his family to stuff it and went into the military, because he wanted to make a difference. Unfortunately, it beat his idealism out of him very quickly. Augustine had suffered a major tragedy in his life and ended up doing exactly what he said he wouldn’t do: turn into his father. They each envy the other a little, they are competing with each other, and they are, in a sense, brothers. They both knew each other before they became monsters, which is a bittersweet thing.

  80. I’ve been wondering about this, and i’m pretty sure I’m just missing peices, but what ever happened to Nataraja? He seemed like he was going to be kind of a big deal..then disappeared in the 2nd or 3rd(?) Kate book. Please and thank you!

    • In Magic Breaks, after Hugh has magically teleported Ghastek and Kate to Mishmar, as they are hanging in the watery oubliette, Ghastek tells Kate what happened to Nataraja: Apparently he started mumbling to himself, killed his giant snake Wiggles and left its pieces strewn about for a journeyman to find, and eventually investigators from the Golden Legion came and took him away. 🙂

  81. I figure you probably can’t do it in the current Maud’s story – but could you at some point give use some more tantalising details of how Dina’s “magic” works? It’s clear the Inn is sentient but there’s obviously technology involved as well – “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”. The symbiot nature of Dina with her Inn is the most fascinating part of the ongoing story, More please!

  82. Hi. In the Hidden Legacy series did Nevada’s family name ‘Baylor’ come from a name her father James made up (as he was hiding from his mother) or is it her mother’s last name that James took when they married? Asking because her maternal grandma last name is Mrs. Afram…
    Thank you! Love all your books!

    • The Baylor name is really common in North Texas, anyway. The Baylor Hospital system (which combined with Scott & White recently), Baylor University (of the football player rapists protected by Ken Starr of Monica Lewinsky fame) and in Baptist circles.

  83. Greetings from Japan! Mind you I have about 600 questions but I will do my best to stick to one and a comment! Comment first – I love your books. They’re brilliant, make me laugh, and just some of the best parts of any cloudy and/or sunny day so thank you! And I love all of your writing tips and tricks, they’re literally the best so here is my question!

    I keep feeling like the book I am writing needs to be edited furiously so I can’t get past like 40,000 words without going back multiple times. Do you have any recommendations for what to tell myself so I can finish it and then edit it? It’s not even a block it’s just I want it to be perfect.

    P.S. the ‘say pop’ line from Kate Daniels has been taught to many students along with many others!

    • But I have also wondered if you edit your stories as you go, or if you say, “eh, it’s good enough for now; we’ll dress it up later.” You know, just to move on to the next scene.

    • When we started out, we would often edit the beginning. The common wisdom says you can’t edit and write at the same time. One is critical and the other is creative. In reality, most authors edit as they write. It’s common for me to rewrite a sentence five times before I move on.

      Let’s talk about why you are going back and editing.

      Are you editing because new ideas are occurring to you as you write, and you think they would make it better?
      Are you editing because you got to a stubborn spot in the novel and you’re avoiding moving forward?
      Are you editing because your beginning doesn’t quite line up with your middle now that you got to it?

      If you tell me what the hold up, we can figure out how to get past it.

  84. I read a book a day and your writing is some of my favorite! Thank you for the stories. One of the things I love most is when your hilarious conversations make me laugh out loud. Julie is one of my favorites. I’m wondering and hoping some day you may write more of her story (with Derek and Dragon kid).
    Chances this will happen are:
    1-for sure someday, we would like to explore this.
    2-meh, who knows, maybe, could go either way
    3-no way, no how, go re-read the only one you will ever get

    Hope you are feeling better!

  85. Derek and Ascanio, they have some great soon to be best friends chemistry going on…..
    Can they get their own novella? Add some Deandra, perhaps? Her character pounced off the pages!

  86. Are most of your characters like the Atsani and the Shepherd based on actual mythological or folk characters or do you make most of them up? And how in the world did you come up with Desandra? She boggles my mind and I really enjoy the way you’ve worked her into the stories.

    I hope you get better soon.

  87. Have you ever thought of a crossover between hidden legacies, innkeeper, and Kate
    What would happen if sean where to get infected with lyc v

    • They did something like that! It was on the blog. Dina arbitrated (ooh, foreshadowing! I just caught that.) between Kate and Curran on one side facing off against Nevada and Rogan. There was a lot of trashtalking going on.

      Actually, it might not have been on this blog. I can’t remember the name of the site, but around the time of the NCAA basketball tournament, they host a bracket voting thingy where you vote for best book. Or maybe it was best hero/heroine or biggest badass. One year, a Kate book faced off against a Nevada book. In honor of that, there was the little mediation snippet.

      I might be wrong on the impetus, but I know there was a little short story. Anyone remember where that was?

      • I found under Search in the menu, probably in Bits and Pieces. The story where Gerard and Helen meet is also there.

  88. Re: Hidden Legacy:

    1) Will we get more info about Leon and Bern’s fathers?

    2) And will their Mom show up again?

    This Q&A is great! Hope you recover quickly.

  89. Kate & Nevada refernce earth. Dina’s world references Texas. Yet when George had to get Sophie from the Edge world it was planets and systems away traveled thru baha-char. Do you deliberately give us reference points, for reader familiarity? Is it world that building substitutes each storyline’s ‘need’ and you just rotate thru all the different earth(s) that you create?
    Thanks for writing, I enjoy your work.

    • No. It is explained in the book that George and Jack come from an alternative Earth, a splinter reality.

  90. Are we going to see Dina’s Christmas at all, I was hoping to see what Maud brought back from her shopping trip? I really enjoy the Innkeeper series, it has a sweetness to it, probably because as Sean puts it that Dina is a carebear. Thank you for your snippets and letting us ask you all sorts of questions besides your awesome books.

    • I really enjoy the Innkeeper series, it has a sweetness to it, probably because as Sean puts it that Dina is a carebear.

      Yes, that was precisely my thought as well. Not to put down Maud, but her story is making me realize what’s so special about Dina’s. The sweetness was one of the things that came to mind. I don’t mean a saccharine type of sweetness, more like…the kindness and empathy she extends to other people. The lack of ugliness in her mind. It’s a bit hard to put into words. She reminds me of Tohru Honda from Fruits Basket. Not in the sense that the characters are the same, but that they both have a deeply compassionate character and evoke the same feeling in me when I read.

  91. 1. I really liked the setting in Magic Rises. Will we ever see more of the post-Shift world, outside of North America? I’d love to read something set in East Asia, or maybe Russia, if you ever write a book about Roman.

    2. Are there any plans to write something about Ghastek? Or maybe Desandra?

    3. What were the side effects eating the saber-toothed tiger god thing had on Curran? And why did he eat it? I remember him telling Kate it felt right at the time, but is there something more to it?

    I love the Kate Daniels series! It’s been my favorite UF series since I discovered it a couple of years ago. Also, thanks for doing this!

    • I thought it was really interesting that Kate got pregnant after Curran eat a god. (Question 3) Contemporiars think Kate and Curran, their kid is going to be of the scale, especially if you add a god to the mix!

    • 1. Russia is already post-Shift. On a serious note, Russia I remember doesn’t exist anymore. It wouldn’t be right.

      2. No, but they do have a big role in Magic … what is the name… Oy. Triumphs.

      3. Magic Triumphs.

  93. Some time back you used the Little Red Riding Hood fairy tale as an example of a story idea and how it might be developed (How to Write). I kinda fell in love with your ideas. Any chance you might at some time far far away, rewrite Red’s story along your lines?

    Thank you.

  94. Will we ever see Red again? It would be cool to see Julie to shake off the last remnants of him in her mind.

  95. Something something ” is a joy forever”
    a well written book fits this, its not page count, it is about being long enough for your craft to develop the world & colors & people, living their life. That we ca feel them.

    Your books bring me joy, sprung forth from your forehead
    or idle musings that center you to bring forth a tale not yet told

  96. In Rogan POV during Wildfire, Rogan mentions that the first time the youngest son of House Adé-Afẹ́fẹ́ had met him, he’d emptied a trashcan over Connor’s head. 1)It’s hilarious. 2) Was there a reason?

    Also, and it’s ok if you don’t answer, seriously, for the Alpha book, I think I remember you saying you didn’t like the ending or at least that you had to change it. What would you have written in different circumstances? (Again, it’s ok if this question is unanswered.)

    And thank you for the FAQ!

    • Why do middle-school boys do things? Even they sometimes don’t know. It probably seemed like a good idea at the time.

  97. I hope you feel better soon. I get confused too. The fatigue is the reason and I space off a lot looking at the wall lol. I’ve gotta be pretty sick though. ?

  99. I’m writing to one of my favourite authors for the first time. Kate daniels is ‘the’ best urban fantasy series. I have lots of questions but one of them is Julie sees magic in the form of combination of colours. Kate’s magic is described and so several others are also described. But you never have mentioned the colour of curran’s magic. Is it simply yellow or does it have a silver mixed with it. And also the concept about curran being a first is also a part about which I’m confused. Thank you for giving us the wonderful persons with whom everyone fell in love.

  100. In Magic Binds, Kate promises Ghastek that he will live forever.

    “Swear it,” Ghastek said. I smiled at him. My voice rang. “Rise, Legatus of my Legion. Work with me, advise me, be my friend, and you will live forever.”

    But didn’t she promise that after what happened with Julie that she wouldn’t do that again?

    Is there another way she can give him eternal life?

    Does having Erra available to advise make Cullan reconsider?

    Thanks

    • I could be wrong, but I think Kate meant that Ghastek wouldn’t die because she cares about him, and when Kate or Roland care about someone (or, in Roland’s case, need someone alive) they simply don’t die, at least not by aging.

      IIRC, she also remarks that Ghastek already has what he’s asking for, because she already cares about whether he lives or dies. He just doesn’t know it yet.

      • Can you imagine the conversations that would’ve happened if Curran didn’t step down and they found this out?

        Council to all of the shapeshifters: Kate didn’t care about all of you enough, that’s why some of you are dying of old age….

  101. Have you ever considered creating or transforming one of your books (particular Kate) into comics? I feel like there’s a niche for it, and they’re getting picked up like crazy- in my mind it would be like Brian K Vaugn’s Saga series, which I totally recommend, its fantastically weird.

    • So does this mean Maud and their brother (name is escaping me at the moment, guess I need to reread) are only half siblings to Dina? That could be interesting to see if Dina has different powers or strength because of Gerard.

      • yes – Klaus and Maud are half-siblings to Dina but I don’t think they consider themselves ‘half’ anything. As Arland just recently said: “You’re not a halfer…Both and whole, not half and half” And as someone who has a ‘half-brother’, I can tell you that is nothing but my brother, and that is just a technical term to identify that siblings may have different biological parents 🙂

      • As I recall, all humans have magic. It’s just that most are unaware of it, whereas innkeepers are trained and have their inns.

      • Gerard Demille is human and so is Helen. Innkeepers are all human.

        Would that present an obstacle to Sean and any future hybrid werewolf kids becoming innkeepers? (Just thinking aloud; not expecting that to be answered here.)

        I guess he could otherwise keep “head of security” as his official title or maybe “gardener” (aka marks his territory on the trees). 🙂

          • What she is referring to is that in the first book she explains that vampires and werewolves are all a human variant. So they can become innkeepers, they are at their base human.

            • What she is referring to is that in the first book she explains that vampires and werewolves are all a human variant.

              True…rereading the scene where they discuss vampires in Clean Sweep, Dina describes vampires as a predatory strain of humans. And the people of Auul appear to have been normal humans before the ossai virus. Though it sounds like vampires are possibly a step further away from humans than werewolves are since Dina says “our species” when talking about vampires, which seems to suggest they are another:

              “They look human.”
              “They’re similar to us. Our species are compatible. There have been vampire-human hybrids. […] There are werewolf-human hybrids.” I shrugged. “The basic set of genes is the same…”
              –Clean Sweep (p. 111). Kindle Edition.

              So I guess it’s a matter of definition?

              By the way, the rest of that particular scene is funny to revisit now:

              “Myths tend to spiral out of control. Do you howl at the full moon and steal maidens to devour?”
              “Depends on the maiden,” he said.
              Was he flirting with me? Devouring didn’t really go with flirting, but his tone of voice did. Was this how werewolves flirted? Hey, baby, if I had to kill any girl and eat her flesh, it would be you…
              –Clean Sweep (p. 111). Kindle Edition.

              Here Dina assumes devouring = cannibalism instead of the sexy kind of devouring. However, arguably the end of OFS involved some devouring under the moonlight. :p Whether they were planned by the authors or not, these types of foreshadowings are fun to spot during rereads. Same thing with the vampire-human hybrids (Helen).

  103. Are you planning to tie in any of your other series into the Innkeeper Chronicles like you did with George and company?

        • He is a dog. ::spreads arms:: It will never be stated that he is Bran’s dog. That’s just a fun thing for the readers to add themselves.

          • Eee! Thanks, Mel, I never caught that ‘easter egg’.

            Makes me wonder what else I’ve missed…

          • Whhhhaaaatttt! I didn’t know this, either. I did always wonder what his magic entailed besides turning into a huge black hound with blue lightning streaks. Since he knew when Kate was in trouble a few times and came on running to save the day with a doggy take down.

        • He was the hunter in Magic Burns who flirted with Kate and could disappear into the mist where he lived for centuries. I knew Grendal was a Fae hound but never connected the two before….who knew ? ?

      • Thank you for taking the time to answer, I know you are both quite busy.
        Grins, It was nice to think he wouldn’t spend time in the mist with ‘red’, and he knew Kate, I’m glad to know it was true.
        Be well. One of the hoard 🙂

  105. Is there anywhere I could find all the artwork from the Innkeepers novels at one place? I could not find the illustrations from the Kindle edition of One Fell Sweep anywhere online and I would love to see them in colour (especially the one of Maud and Helen).

  106. Have you considered revisiting the short story you started about how Gerard Demille and Helen met?

    What is the thought process/choices behind removing characters/scenes from your books? (e.g. Wing’s Ons and the scene of Orro chasing Hellen from the kitchen in ‘One Fell Sweep’)
    I realize that the reasons may be specific to each circumstance, but I’m curious as to what some of the deciding factors might be for editors when they’re trimming your manuscript.

    • Yeah, I miss the “chasing food-stealing Helen and Beast” scene too… ?
      But maybe Helen isn’t supposed to be able to open her own doors in her aunts Inn?
      But it would be fun if she could, and was forever disappointed in all other dwellings that aren’t magic ?

      • Hi, can you tell me where I can find the ‘chasing food-stealing Helen and Beast’ scene..? Is it available online..?

        • It was in the weekly posting version of One Fell Sweep but was cut in the final edits before publication. I seem to remember them saying at the time that it was removed because its lighthearted tone broke the tension building around Dina meeting Sean’s parents. It was a great scene!

    • The deciding factor is, they don’t fit in with the flow of the book so we cut them. It’s our decision, not editor’s. 🙂

  107. Hi,

    I love your books. Hope you are doing well.

    I recently discovered kate daniels series. So i am not sure whether these questions have been addressed before.

    Disclaimer: i am a non english speaker. English is like my third language.

    My questions are these.

    1. In the third book there was mention of Derek and Curran being in the loup cage. My question is why they were not able to break the bars of the loup cage. They were fully clothed. They could have ripped some of their clothes and use it as a bandage or something

    2. In eighth book there was a scene where kate discovers barabas and christopher had been living next to her. And Derek comes in asking for duct tape. And he was busted. Derek is a wolf. He can smell people. Why was he not able to identify that kate was inside Barabas’s house

    3. In the nineth book Ghastek addresses Christopher as he had never seen Christopher before. But in the seventh book Christopher was in the rescue team. Why didnt he identify Christopher then

    4. In the nineth book why didnt Roland bring out his priced blood weapons. Scarlet star and Scourge that we know of. That kind of swords could have decimated the shapwshifter in to a quarter. Kate had to impale herself in that sword to control it.

    5. Is Julies magic as old as Kate’s magic. As she is a Koorghan

    6. Kate she has the gift of making people immortal. How so? When does she identifies that she has that gift. Some times she says that she will live a normal human years and sometimes centuries. If she lives normal human years. Then what she said to the People is a lie. How will she give them the gift. Curran exiplicitly told her not to make slaves. If kate lives longer then curran julie derek and conlan would die before her. Is she going to bind them as well.

    I hope you can atleast get the gist of what i am trying to ask. I hope Jim gets his due and Kate learns stuff from Julie.

    Love your books. Kate made me rethink many of my previous favourite heroines. And they all pale by comparison.

    She is the most logical heroine that i know of.

    • Sorry

      In one of curran pov snippet where curran had to track down the murderer of Boris bear – the reason why he was not able to attend THE Naked Dinner. He had to go in to suburbs. And he had a bad impressoon about cookie cutter houses in the area as it is very easy to know the layout of any house in the area by breaking in to one. But in the eighth book its mentioned that the houses in that lane are all the same. Where barabas, derek and george and curran lives in similar houses. Did Curran get over his aversion towards cookie cutter houses?

      Will Naeemah reappear in last book or Hugh’s book?

      • Hi Amy. I’m just a fellow reader and I very much love the Kate Daniel’s series. I have a thought for you on your question three. When Ghastek first meets Christopher during the rescue mission they are both not what they normally are. Ghastek is half dead literally and Christopher is still very, very broken. When Christopher goes with Kate to win Ghastek and the vamps over, Chris presents himself as a well groomed, educated, highly sophisticated man. He also speaks to Ghastek as a familiar – by his given name. Ghastek didn’t believe him at first. Even then he had trouble recognizing and then believing what he was hearing.

        Another thought I have on your last question is that Curran still doesn’t really get along with the suburb lifestyle. But the 300 acre forest helps and he totally loves Kate and Julie so he will make that choice to live there for them and their new life.

        You write and speak English as a third language amazingly well by the way.

        • Hi Carol,

          Thanks for the compliment. You are very kind ?.

          In the nineth book Ghastek identifies Christopher in the first glance itself, and accuses Kate that she brought Saiman as Christopher to trick him. Then only Christopher speaks.
          Maybe its because of the clothes and attitude that Ghastek didnt identify Christopher in the seventh book.

    • 1. In the third book there was mention of Derek and Curran being in the loup cage. My question is why they were not able to break the bars of the loup cage. They were fully clothed. They could have ripped some of their clothes and use it as a bandage or something

      It burns them even through clothes.

      2. In eighth book there was a scene where kate discovers barabas and christopher had been living next to her. And Derek comes in asking for duct tape. And he was busted. Derek is a wolf. He can smell people. Why was he not able to identify that kate was inside Barabas’s house

      Kate’s scent is all over the street because she walked back and forth and lives there.

      3. In the nineth book Ghastek addresses Christopher as he had never seen Christopher before. But in the seventh book Christopher was in the rescue team. Why didnt he identify Christopher then

      Because Ghastek was starving and hallucinating and dying. Kate barely remembers anything in Mishmar. Ghastek was concentrating on trying to survive. He wasn’t paying attention to a weird guy, swaddled in robes, filthy, and mumbling to himself.

      4. In the nineth book why didnt Roland bring out his priced blood weapons. Scarlet star and Scourge that we know of. That kind of swords could have decimated the shapwshifter in to a quarter. Kate had to impale herself in that sword to control it.

      Go back to Magic Strikes and reread the final scene. It tells you what happened to the Scarlet Star. As to Scourge, I’m sure he broke it. The blood weapons are short-lived.

      5. Is Julies magic as old as Kate’s magic. As she is a Koorghan

      Answered in Magic Binds.

      6. Kate she has the gift of making people immortal. How so? When does she identifies that she has that gift. Some times she says that she will live a normal human years and sometimes centuries. If she lives normal human years. Then what she said to the People is a lie. How will she give them the gift. Curran exiplicitly told her not to make slaves. If kate lives longer then curran julie derek and conlan would die before her. Is she going to bind them as well.

      No. That’s not the way Kate grants immortality. This has been explained over the course of the series several times. If Kate cares about you, if she thinks you are a friend and your life is important to her, her magic will keep you alive for a long time.

      • Isn’t that referenced in M. Breaks when Kate and Jim were discussing how Nick Feldman was related to Greg? Jim says something like, well Greg was only 40 when he died and Kate replied, Greg looked 40 when Voron died and stopped aging after that.

  108. Okay so this question is sorta out of the norm, but at the beginning of the series, if Kate was on her monthly, what did she do to protect herself since she was hiding her blood all the time?

    • There were several references to her keeping track of bloody bandages etc and burning them. I would imagine she kept her sanitary supplies and burned them later.

      • Also, professional and semiprofessional female athletes and even very competitive female soldiers loose their periods due to the reduced body fat and extreme training.

        Course it could be magically tended too. Haha

    • his is the part where the reader is expected to use their imagination. 🙂 We also don’t typically describe Kate going to the bathroom, for example, unless it’s really relevant to the scene.

  109. One more question: in my head I’m also confusing Sean’s name and Derek’s even though I have re-read both Kate and the Innkeeper. Have you ever stopped to think abt how similar their characters are? They both were cocky and funny guys *werewolves* who went through a VERY difficult experience and turned into the quiet, intense, dangerous wolf later.
    To me they are like the same person, only worlds apart. 🙂

    • I can’t see it. Sorry.
      I’ve always seen the two as vastly different. Sure, you have the rigid shapeshifter control likenesses but that’s about all I can find.
      Derek – kid trying to emulate older brother/father figure (Curran), with a difficult past and a difficult future. Him being cocky and funny are covers for his insecurity.
      Sean – very much a man, with a solid upbringing. Comfortable in his own skin and confident in his own skills, but looking for his place in the world (and later universe).

      Both traumatized yes, but one by a near death experience that scarred him physically and mentally, the other scarred by a brutal war he couldn’t escape ethically. Even the way they react to their traumas are different; the way Derek pulls away from Julie (with feelings of inadequacy?), and the way Sean can’t seem to help gravitating towards Dina.

      I tried, but I really don’t see it, sorry….

    • They literally have nothing in common except for being male, having brown hair, and being werewolves. Can’t help you there, sorry. 🙂

  111. Hey Ilona, hope you feel better soon!

    One of my favorite things about the Kate Daniels series is the detailed cultural background and mythology of all magic creatures and assorted bad guys/gods/magic bits that go with them. I especially love the fact that Kate has a Russian upbringing and that there are quite a few Eastern European folklore references in the books.

    Really enjoyed reading references to Prislop pass and the Carpathian mountains in Magic Rises (I’m Romanian) and the hilarious “Viking club” (been living in Norway for the past few years).

    My questions is: do you plan on using Europe as a setting for any future books?

      • That would be awesome! I volunteer as a guide.

        P.S. I promise I am not a deranged, obsessed fangirl that will chain the Ilona and Grodon in my creepy dungeon and make them write books 24/7. Really. Promise 🙂

    • No. We would have to physically go to Europe to do research and that’s not really on the table right now. 🙁 I’m very familiar with the eastern side of Black Sea, which is why we used it for Magic Rises, but neither of us has ever been on the Western side or in the Balkans. We do want to go!

      • Heh. I do get that.

        Would be amazing if you do ever plan on coming to Europe. I promise you have a lot of very devoted fans across the ocean as well 😉

        P.S. Our vampire community is very polite, fangs tucked in and all.

  112. Bonjour from Paris France!

    My question is quite simple, I’m reading about these Kinsman novels in the questions above, but the only one I could find to read on Amazon was Silver Shark which is a novella. Can anybody tell me where I can find the others and their titles? It will help with my “Ilona Andrews cravings” until Kate 10 comes out.

    I have also read here that Music helps you write and that you like game or soundtrack music. So here are a few links for you to discover from Yoko Kanno, my favorite composer as well as some links to some other music pieces that I hope will give you inspiration.

    Yoko Kanno:

    Turn A Gundam live concert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9KS1ZCFxg4&t=2344s

    Vision of Escaflowne: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKaGWsmIkNc&index=20&list=PL14B1A5800CFF1104

    Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpfQgxI4zks&list=PL4NF1zBerGTs_p0W7uBM-9bMm35PnfAAV

    Be Human : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZb4dzyiZPQ&list=PLIGqAt-MVv2JPpS8bubarT8O-xuEyzuPe

    Game Music:

    Final Fantasy live concert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0t7-CPvUuk

    Ragnarok II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moJzlhkf–s&list=PLWa6qxs0LO-v2zoPo_ljUXvs-Tv3o0drE

    NieR Automata: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruX0v7KZ7XQ

    Anime Music:

    Full Metal Alchemist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slf-tE3gJyk

    Compilations (several hours of Epic Anime and Game Music): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neX2wd8H104&index=14&list=RDwm5gRjlEfCI

    Soudtracks:

    2 Steps from Hell : https://www.youtube.com/user/TwoStepsFromTheMusic

    All the best to you both.

    Gaëlle

    • The title of the other Kinsman tale is Silent Blade, a short story. I purchased the kindle edition several years ago. It appears to no longer be available on amazon here(USA). The novella, Silver Shark, is fun.

    • The first Kinsmen is called Silent Blade. There is a post about it here https://ilona-andrews.com/where-is-silent-blade/ (I hope I did that correctly). Pretty much it’s on hold until they re-release it. You might like ‘Of Swine and Roses’. It’s a short story by Ilona Andrews that reminds me of Kinsmen and Hidden Legacy, although it clearly takes place in a different universe. It’s short but enjoyable.

      • Many thanks! The link worked perfectly! I’ve read of swine and roses and liked it very much. It does feeel like a prequel story to the hidden Legacy universe.

        I’ve read every Ilona ANdrews book available for purchase in the last 6 months, since I discovered them with the Kate series.
        20
        My big issue in life is being a very fast reader, about 120 pages per hour. I love reading but my reading rythmn costs me a lot of money! LOL

    • Authorlords…on the subject of research travelling….Plz do consider India … huge history..rich culture, lots of Hindu Dieties (33 lakhs) as research material and a beautiful vast, varied geography(Mountains, glaciers, valleys, deserts, plains, huge river beds, plateaus, peninsulas, beaches, islands….i m running out of words to entice) to plan all sorts of fictional mishaps to adventures… of course, i am more than willing to help the research any way i can 😀

  113. Hello. I would like to know if there is going to be long forgotten, but promised Rogan’s POV n. 2. I know everyone is into Inkeeper 4 (and I am too), but I really enjoy Hidden Legacy stories.
    Pazalsta.

  114. Hope you feel better soon and can enjoy your family and the new house. Don’t try to push yourself too hard.
    Get enough rest!

    • I’m in total agreement. Take it as easy as you can get yourself well. As much as I want some further updates from you both your health is important. (OK semi-selfish as I want you well enough to write loads of new stuff). Get well soon 🙂

  115. I had asked on the last thread if we were ever going to get Rogan’s POV Part 2 from Wildfire. I also want to see Penelope take away Grandma Frida’s blowtorch. I always love seeing other POVs from first person novel characters. I’d love to know what Sean, Arland, Maud, etc. are thinking as well, that’s the drawback to first person.

  116. 1. will conlan have his own series?

    2. will we ever get to read the original kate 10 before you overhauled it to kate 10 2.0?

  117. Will there be more about Naeemah and or the reptile shape shifters in Kate10 or Hugh’s book? Would like to know more about them and haven’t seen Naeemah since Magic Breaks. I hope I didn’t miss something.

    • Hi, thank you so much for taking the time to comment. I too am terribly fond of Naeema, who carries out her [coerced] bodyguard assignment from Hugh faithfully, sitting in the snow on the Atlanta sidewalk, not going numb, and gives Kate the cold (-blooded) honesty and perspective she needs at the Keep when she needs it. Then apparently, Hugh punishes her for some infraction by locking her up in Mishmar (not clear why). Enthusiastic about her as I am, and even though our plus-size Labrador often reminds me of the giant alligator in the Everglades who stars in a video on YouTube, I am not too interested in spending more time with reptiles or reptile shape shifters. So: thanks for Naeema, she is just enough.

  119. 1. Since this will be the last book in the Kate Daniels series, are you planing on starting a new series?
    2. Have you considered adding a page to your website about new releases, other works in progress, ideas about new books?
    3. Will there be any more books set in the Hidden Legacy world?
    4. Do you plan on writing a book about George and Sophie, maybe a short story part of the Innkeeper Chronicles or maybe start a new series about the Arbitrators?
    5. Hugh gets his book, but what about Derek, Julie, Ghastek, Rowena, Nick, Roman, Desandra?

    I’ll stop at 5 questions but I want to thank you both for the amazing books that you have written. ??❤️

    • They’ve said a couple of times they want to do a book (and at one point they said a trilogy) on Roman. I love Roman so much I’ve been excited ever since 😉 The last I knew they were in negotiations about more Hidden Legacy world books – something else I’m really excited about!

      • Seriously? I must have missed it. I would love a trilogy with Roman as a main character. If they really plan on writing this trilogy … that’s about the best news I’ve heard today. ?

    • 1. Since this will be the last book in the Kate Daniels series, are you planing on starting a new series?

      No.

      2. Have you considered adding a page to your website about new releases, other works in progress, ideas about new books?

      The Release Schedule is cleverly hidden in the top menu under Books. The New Releases are always on the front page. Ideas are dime a dozen and don’t matter until they become books.

      3. Will there be any more books set in the Hidden Legacy world?

      We are in talks with Avon.

      4. Do you plan on writing a book about George and Sophie, maybe a short story part of the Innkeeper Chronicles or maybe start a new series about the Arbitrators?

      No.

      5. Hugh gets his book, but what about Derek, Julie, Ghastek, Rowena, Nick, Roman, Desandra?

      No.

  120. OM Goodness!..Just read about Gerard deMille and Helen…wow..is this a book/novella that I can buy or a blog story that I can get an update on every week?

  121. Hi,

    I hope you are feeling better! I wanted to ask about the Hidden Legacy series. (I LOVE THIS SERIES!) I wanted to know if you are planning on continuing with this “world” maybe with the sisters or even Nevada after her grace period is over? I really do hope you continue with this work since its my favorite!

  122. Thanks for the opportunity to ask some questions directly!! I’ve sometimes daydreamed about the chance to encounter you a meet & greet or a convention and what would I ask if I had the chance! So here goes…

    You have produced stories in multiple ways (publishing, self-publishing, on-line, ect), and it appears this has evolved as your popularity has grown. Do you see a trend for yourselves and the industry in general for how materials will be sold and distributed?

    Do you have a “pending” list of characters and story ideas you want to get to? With so many memorable characters from your different series it seems like you have innumerable directions you could go from here!

    Thanks again for sharing your stories with us! You bring alot of joy to the world!

    • Oh my goodness! I really agree with that! Lots of joy and very memorable characters! Thanks from me too!

    • You have produced stories in multiple ways (publishing, self-publishing, on-line, ect), and it appears this has evolved as your popularity has grown. Do you see a trend for yourselves and the industry in general for how materials will be sold and distributed?

      Yes. A lot more people are going hybrid route. We are hampered by two things: lack of qualified freelance editors and cost of print-on-demand books. If we could solve these two problems, there would be a lot more quality books out there.

      Do you have a “pending” list of characters and story ideas you want to get to? With so many memorable characters from your different series it seems like you have innumerable directions you could go from here!

      Not really. We usually have an annual strategy meeting with our agent to figure out what we need to get out that year. Any new ideas are thrown around then. 🙂

      • Glad you are feeling better. I might be posting this too late, but…

        Do you have any advice for people looking to become excellent freelance editors?

        • Start with beta reading. 🙂 Don’t be afraid to offer your opinion, but make sure that a correction is actually needed and you’re not correcting author’s story to make it your own or destroying their style.

          • Bingo! This can be difficult to do. I keep thinking I want to try beta reading. I have worked with authors before but not on the creative side and I miss it.

          • Miss Andrews, I would really appreciate the opportunity to beta read..i have applied with you for the past few years, but it doesn’t pan…plz do consider this time!

  123. Does Kate 10 mean there’s no more chance of us ever reading a Barabas-Christopher or Robert-Thomas Lonesco spinoff?

    Also, are you going to continue Derek’s Lone Wolf series?

    • Ilona has stated several time that they hope / plan to publish more stories in the KD world. In this Q+A session, she said that a book featuring Roman will likely be next.

      Re: Barabas and Christopher, I too would love to read a novel — even a novella — featuring them but she previously said that theirs is a complicated relationship (which is why it interests me) and they will wait until they are inspired to write an interesting story about them. If you search this site, you’ll probably find the answer she provided before — it was really good, almost like a snippet itself 🙂

      • God that’s what makes them so fascinating. I love Ilona’s response as well to the question. It was disappointing but made perfect sense. I was grateful for the respect she showed the characters.

  124. Since we discovered that Kalina brainwashed Voron and wasn’t really interested in Kate’s wellbeing, I wondered: were Kate’s memories of him buying her green sweaters because it was her favourite color, or taking her to swim because she liked it, an illusion, something she convinced herself of because she was a child needing affection?
    Or he really cared a bit?

    Thank you for always interacting with us, even in bad times. ♥

    • I think that Voron cared for Kate. There are parents who push their kids to be sport stars or beauty pageant stars. That doesn’t mean that they don’t care for their children or would hesitate to show any kindness, just that–for some–their motivations may fulfill some personal need.

    • I think Voron was in conflict. Voron probably did care for Kate, but he was what he was. He was an old warlord whose brain was magic-fried so that he’d leave a very strong binding to Roland. His revenge plans against Roland ending up taking away Kate’s childhood. I’m happy that she didn’t let it take away her future. ☺️

  125. I love all your books…Will you continue the Connor POV series..?? Please do… Are you planning any more Innkeeper Chronicles books focusing on Dina and Sean and will George and Lark have a book of their own…? Will we be seeing Jack as the hero of a boook..??

  127. I hope you get better soon.

    In the last innkeeper book we know that Arland fell in love with Maud and proposed to her. Now we even know her answer word by word, as of last inkeeper chapter.

    Well we know what happened but you never wrote it from Arland pv and he never talked about what made him fall for Maud . Any plan to do either in this inkeeper novel?

    • Arland’s speech to Maud on page 301 of One Feel Sweep, that starts with “I’m no poet.” does a good job of giving his pov on why he fell in love with Maud.

      • Yes he declared his love but there is a lot of events in One fell Sweep that he know happened but weren’t developed.
        Since the focus was in Dina and Sean that was unavoidable but now it is Maud and Arland book.
        So maybe a better way to ask is ….
        What happened between Maud and Arland in One fell Sweep and was only mentioned like the gifted sword or any other events between them will appear in the new book? Maybe with Arland or Maud talking about it.

        • I am not sure what you are wanting here. He tells her exactly why he fell for her. You know why he fell for her – because she is magnificent. 🙂

          • Well thanks for the answer. I guess i wanted One fell Sweep to be bigger with more Maud and Arland .
            Impossible i know. Finished book and water under the bridge kind of situation.
            So i wanted to know if events of One fell Sweep that weren’t developed of Maud and Arland would appear in the new innkeeper….
            Well time will answer that.
            Thanks anyway.

  128. Have you thought about Lenora for Bern? I know he has some years to get through, but who says the woman can’t be older? Also love the idea of Catalina and Alessandro, as weii as Augustine and Arabella

  129. One of my favorite side characters is Roman. Love, love him. The hair .., thecstaff … the pajamas … the family life … I cannot get enough. I jumped for joy when he was asked to officiate at the wedding and he was so snarkily happy.You do such a great job in Hidden Legacy in exploring the family characters in the Baylor household. I realize that one of the reasons that their story arc lasted for three books is because we didn’t know if the sisters were really primes and if so, what exactly they could do. However, the characterizations were excellent and I just couldn’t get enough. It seems as though you have a similar opportunity to have a widespread and dynamic family tapestry with Roman’s family, which will also bring in the Russian background that you do so well. Any thoughts of launching a series in that direction?

    • Happily, one of the earlier comments answered confirmed a possibility of a Roman novella.
      Which. I. Am. Ecstatic. About!
      He is such an interesting, multilayered character. I fell in love with him when Kate decided to kill him out of principle after he started stroking his goatee in classic evil-overlord fashion.

  130. Although I love Cuddles, Grendel is my favorite side kick(possibly because I share my life with standard poodles who are great tricksters). We have seen very little of Grendel in the last 2 books, will he have a more active role? Thanks

    • “I ran after him, leaping over Julie and almost collided with Curran. Grendel bounced around us, barking up a storm, because my life required a giant hyper poodle right this second. “

  131. Hi, thank you for doing this while I’ll!

    I am currently re reading all the Kate books and something about Julie‘s time living on the streets bugs me. How long did she actually live on the street? Because Julie herself said 1 year, Kate says 2 years. But Julie‘s mum wasn’t dead for that long before the flare in Kate 2, was she? Or was Julie living on the street partially because her mum had an alcohol problem?

    • It is explained in Magic Burns, but basically Julie’s mom checked out on being a mom after her husband died. Grief sometimes does that to people. Julie was left to her own devices, so she was basically a street kid for awhile.

  132. I love rereading your books! I’m not sure if anyone has asked this before, but what was Roland doing during the Flare (book 2) that the Order was so concerned about (since the knights and MSDU weren’t available to assist against the Fomorians)?

    Thank you!!

  133. What is your writing process and how do you split the work? I’ve always wondered how two authors wrote together.

  134. Could you post a snippet of something that you wrote when you were sick? I’m now dying to find out how a story written by a really high Ilona read like!!

  135. I’ve lost track of all the questions so my apologies if this is a repeat. If Kate needed a magic boost during Tech, what would happen if she absorbed power from Unicorn Lane?

    • She can’t really do that, because that would make her an abomination. 🙂 Erra was very clear on that in Magic Binds.

  136. In the Hidden Legacy books, we are repeatedly informed about the importance of Houses having “an heir and a spare.” House Rogan is a known powerful House, and sounds like it has been for generations, yet it appears Rogan is an only child. Is he an only child, and if so, why?

    Thank you!!!

  138. Hi! I love what you two write and I feel much love that you two write together.

    I am curious if either of you have a favorite series or character?

    Thanks for all your hard work!!!!!

    • Our favorite characters are the ones we are working on right this second. So if we are working on KD, it’s Kate and Curran.

  139. In SIP, how was George, Sophie, and Jack able to use their magic? Technically, they were in the broken and I thought maybe because Gertrude Hunt was magic but Jack was able to be in his Lynx form when he was distracting the police off of the inn’s grounds. Thanks!

  140. This may have been asked already. Are we going to get more Derek stories in the future? Derek is awesome. I love the novella we already got for him, but it would be great to see how he goes on once Kate and Curren have their last hurrah. (Also, Dali and Jim, because yay Dali!)

  142. Gah! I really wanted to as you a question but it seems like any question I had has already been answered (sometimes more than once 😉

    So I’ll just take this time to thank you for all that you do and if you ever feel overwhelmed or like it just isn’t worth it anymore please know that your work does make a difference in people lives.

    It may seem trivial that a book (or books) can have that much effect (or affect-always get the two confused) on someone’s life but they do.

    When my life feels out of control I re-read Kate Dainels- you can hit her and hit her but she never goes down and comes out stronger for it.

    When my job just plan sucks I find myself re-reading the Innkeeper Chronicles- at least I never have to worry about magical talking birds trying to kill me and everything I love.

    And when I just don’t want to deal I can go to your blog and I know I’ll either get a sneak peak at one of your new books or come away laughing at the silliness you find yourselves in.

    So yeah thank you for all the voodoo that you do and know that with all the trivialness that comes with life-the sicknesses, the unmade deadlines ,and the quote un quote acts of God, we love you and want the best for you and will be there for you, with you, throughout it all.

  143. Hi, I hope you are feeling better. I just wanted to drop a quick note to say thanks for sharing your stories with us. Lol, and my husband thinks a tiny Officer Marais POV could be hilarious, especially if there were a fart gun….

    • Lol, and my husband thinks a tiny Officer Marais POV could be hilarious, especially if there were a fart gun….

      Personally, I would pay good money to read about Sean and Marais’ off-screen trip together at the end of OFS:

      “A hole opened, and Sean walked out, dragging the third Archivarian out. Marais followed, his clothes covered in soot, his hair wet with slime, his eyes far away, lost in a thousand-yard stare.”

      All we got was a two-sentence teaser, yet it still painted a vivid picture of a buddy-cop/werewolf excellent adventure practically begging to be written. 🙂

  145. OMG, I am sorry, I accidentally deleted my questions when I posted a comment earlier, so let me try again.

    1. Will there be Dina & Sean Innkeeper book in 2018?
    2. Will Gertrude Hunt ever get her own little new Innkeeper seed?
    3. After Dina connected in the last book with the new little seed and absorbed his energy will Gertrude Hunt felt that new energy and emotions too?
    4. We all know Gertrude Hunt is very old Inn, so is there a possibility for two Inns to be connected with portals?

    I know the last question is a little bit stupid but, we know Dina had helped out with her Mom and Dads Inn and was magically connected to it too. So, could Dina with magic, emotions somehow make a connection with her parents Inn and that way found them?

    Thanks for any replay.

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