Cindy asked Kristin Bailey:

Will David get to spend more time with Meg? Oliver and Lucinda are still part of this book right?

Kristin Bailey I'm assuming that this question is for SHADOW OF THE WAR MACHINE. If that is the case, David does play a part in this story. I love David as a character, and I enjoy writing him, but he poses a very difficult dilemma for Meg. David is everything that she should want. He is handsome, intelligent, talented, rich, cultured, and titled. Unfortunately that means his is also very entitled.

The Victorian system has worked out very well for him, and so he doesn't question it. If Meg chooses to be with David everything she has will become his by default and be usurped into what is already his vast wealth and holdings. If she is to be an Amusementist, that will have to be weighed against the fact she is also now a countess with political pressures and high society expectations on her shoulders.

That puts Meg in a very difficult position. Could she handle those expectations? I'm certain she could. The question is, is that something she desires?

As for Oliver and Lucinda. They gradually back off in each book because they serve as mentors to Meg, and as she comes into her own power and sense of self, she needs them less. That said, both Lucinda and Oliver appear in this story, and their own personal story takes a new and exciting step forward that I really enjoyed writing.

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