Thanks, Arthur. I didn't want it to end - once you get in and the momentum is going, you don't want to leave the characters. This one was more personal since the settings are all local and I didn't have to do much more than follow these people around. I was honestly surprised by the outcome - I never saw Marcus with anybody but Clare from the start but the relationship with Sarah took over and it makes sense - Clare and he were guides to each other and their love was ethereal. Also I never had so many strong women and weak men. What does that say? I've written novels with a female protagonist but none as strong as these three - Tess, Clare and Sarah. Poor Marcus, talk about conflicted, lol. He'll never win a fight with Sarah but I don't think he cares :)