Q - So now that we know that lunar witches exist, what exactly is the definition of a complete coven? Because I originally thought it was one of the four elements (fire, water, air, earth) because the coven was complete when Poppy arrived. 

A - In my world, elemental witches are only one family of magic. They govern the physical foundations of reality—Earth, Fire, Water, and Air—so people often assume they define what a “complete coven” looks like. But there are actually several major groupings of witches, each connected to a different aspect of the world’s structure:

• Elemental Witches — Matter / the world-body. This includes Earth, Fire, Water, Air. They shape the physical plane and maintain the tangible world.

• Skyborne Witches — Cosmos / the world-sky. This includes Solar, Lunar, Cosmic (star), Storm. They tend celestial forces, heavenly cycles, and upper-atmospheric magic.

• Umbral Witches — Metaphysics / the world-soul. This includes Astral (dream/mind), Temporal (time), Veil (spirit), Kismet (fate). They govern what is unseen: consciousness, spirits, time, and destiny.

A coven is considered complete when it includes all the roles its own group requires. An elemental coven is complete with all four elements, a skyborne coven is complete with solar + lunar + cosmic + storm, and an umbral coven is complete with astral + temporal + veil + kismet.

You didn't ask this, but... Can a witch from one group join a coven of another?

Absolutely. No witch of the Light would shun another for the magic they were born with. A witch doesn’t choose her gift—the gift chooses her. Rejecting someone for it would be spiritually ignorant, magically dangerous, and deeply taboo. Each type of magic is understood as vital to the world’s balance. Elementals keep the world-body stable. Skyborne keep the world-sky steady. Umbral keep the world-soul whole. To consider any of these “lesser” would be absurd; without one, the others fail. Mixed covens are not only allowed, they’re desirable because they strengthen and stabilize each other. Magical prejudice exists only among the Dark covens, whose corruption comes from diabolical bargains and demonic contracts.

Q - I’m having a little trouble imagining Cole as a cuddler at night before posy. We got scenes of her cuddling with Wyatt, maybe we can get a bonus story of that with Cole.

A - Good idea! I'll add it to the wish list of bonus scenes for A Pack of Tales, which I hope to publish in July 2026.

Q - Do you think Ash and Jayden originally were going to share a mate to officially merge their packs?

A - Yes, but not in the way you mean. Posy was always fated for them and their 'brothers.' Ha, can you imagine her traveling between five packs if they'd never merged?

Q - This quote from Pack (Posy book three): “I don’t know how it is with any other witch, as I’ve never met any before you, Maria, but I can’t use my magic in fox form.” How has Poppy never met another witch, but has Magic? Did she inherit it from a parent somehow but no one else in her family got it?

A - Her great-great-grandmother was a witch; the magic gene skipped a few generations to her. The rest of her family and skulk are all foxes. 

 Q- Can we get character art or detailed descriptions of each character in a consolidated location?

A - I'll work on that. I'm open to suggestions on where to locate it -- here or on Wattpad?

A - First, the ages of Kon and Lanie's kids: Since both Kon and Lanie age differently than mortals, I'd say maybe the children live 1/3 longer than humans. Like maybe up to 120? Lanie's kids are technically fifth generation nephilim, which live a normal human lifetime, but I'd think Kon's dragon heritage would give them just a little boost in the years department.

Mixed species children and appearances: It's all random, just like normal genetics. The kids could inherit any eye, skin, hair color, shape, height, etc., from either parent. They could look more like one parent or the other or be a blend of both, or even have a hair color thrown back to an earlier generation on either side of their parentage.

Mixed species children and powers/spirits/abilities: The shifter gene stays separate -- there wouldn't be a wolf with bird wings or furry chicks with fangs (Sorry, Royal!). However, there can be shifters who are also witches, just like the del Vecchio flock; one side of the family carried the magic gene and the other side carried the bird shifter gene, resulting in witches who were also bird shifters. So you could have a fire witch wolf shifter, for example. Which gifts the kids get is determined by the Moon Goddess. I'm not a scientist, but that makes sense to me. If one of your parents is a human, yes, you could be a human, too, with no magic or animal spirit at all. Since magic is a dominant gene and human is recessive, however, it's not likely.  

The children of mixed species children: Just like regular genetics. If your grandparents were a werewolf and a fairy, and your dad inherited Moon magic and a wolf spirit, you could still inherit your grandmother's fae magic and have wings. 

Example 1 :

Parents: Adam (a werewolf) and Georgie (a fairy)

Son: Rafe

Appearance-wise, he inherits Georgie's mint green hair and darker skin as well as Adam's blue eyes. 

Magic-wise, he inherits Moon magic and a wolf spirit from Adam. He still carries Georgie's fae magic gene. Even though he himself is a werewolf, his son or daughter could be a fairy. 

Example 2 :

Parents: Zayne and Zayden (werewolves) and Beatrix (a bird shifter/fire witch)

Son: Drew

Appearance-wise, he inherited Beatrix's light brown hair and his dads' dark brown eyes.

Magic-wise, he inherited a wolf spirit from his dads and fire magic from his mom, making him a fire witch wolf shifter.

Q- So is being an omega only passed on to kids based on genetics? Like Posy’s family? Or can someone get it randomly?

A - It's passed along genetically, but it could skip generations and resurface randomly in a bloodline. 

Q - This is a paraphrase of several suggestions for A Pack of Tales: 

• It would be really sweet to read the scenes where Posy's family finds out she exists. 

• A second epilogue  where Posy has more children, including a little girl. 

• Could you include a scene where Posy first sees the dress that Peri made for her luna ceremony?

• I would love to read the dream the boys had where the goddess told them about their future mate. We know the basics but I would love a full version, please? 

• I loved reading about Reau's first Christmas. Any plans to write Posy's first Christmas as a bonus story? I would also really love to read her first birthday. With all her family and friends I can imagine how special they would make her first birthday party.

•  I think one where Wayne tells Callie and keeley about Everett would be nice, seeing them get closure. And one where the twins meet spring in Reau’s body.

• I would love to hear more of Jace Beaudreau’s story!

• Did Posy and her mates ever end up going to Bora Bora? And Samoa?

Q- Why didn't James and Aiden contact the King sooner about their father? After the first challenges failed and they moved out, they had to know how much Posy would suffer. Or did they contact the King and Briggs brother interfered? They eventually reached out after Posy's 18th. I just don't understand why they waited so long, knowing what was happening. 

A - I might write a novella at some point for the Briggs' brothers POV, but that's a big if, so I don't mind sharing the answer. One, they were under Alpha Kendall Briggs' alpha command, which restricted a lot of their lines of communication since he was so much more powerful than they were. Plus, he abused them and ground them under his heel until they were worn down and incapable of making good decisions. Two, and this is what would come out in their story, they did try to get word to the king three times, and Kendall's brother blocked it all three times. When Alpha Kendall found out, he punished James and Aiden severely. Three, and this would come out in their story,  when their challenges failed and they couldn't get word to the king, they tried to pass a message along with Luna Nora Quake - and Alpha Kendall got wind of it, so he infected her with the parasite to shut her up, the same parasite that would spawn into Alpha Cole. Fourth and finally,  Lark wasn't the only wolf Alpha Kendall drugged with wolfsbane when they became problematic to him. He even drugged his own wolf, Basalt, until his wolf was little more than a mindless killing machine! (That, of course, is not anything anyone knows yet.)

The only reason James and Aiden were finally able to get word to the king was because they smuggled a physical letter out with Beta Roy McGinnis when he was given leave to visit his sister in another pack. Entrusting the letter to her, since Alpha Kendall had given him very specific instructions to follow during his visit, Beta Roy begged her to take it to Royal Pack. She did - and boldly insisted on giving it personally to a member of the Royal Family. It's quite a story, how she parked herself on the front steps of the palace and refused to move until former king Magnus came out to see what the ruckus was about! Maybe I'll get to tell it one day...

Q - Will the Thoreau books be released on Kindle? I really really love your work. I stumbled upon you on accident and was instantly sucked in. I think I have read Posy's series 10 times! I so want more!

A - Thank you for the compliments! Yes, the Thoreau series is available on Kindle Unlimited and as ebooks, paperbacks and hardcovers on Amazon. The audiobooks are available on Amazon, iTunes, and Audible.

Q - I don't know if she graduates, but Posy's graduation would be amazing to see. I would like to read Nathan and Evie's love story, they are very much a beauty out of the ashes couple and I love that. Reau meeting his baby sister for the first time would be awesome too . Is the baby a shifter, witch or human or something else? Do Reau, Archer and Wayne ever have pups?

A - You'll find out all about Reau and his baby sister in the last book of his series, and you can read about Josslyn's origin in the series, Evermere, coming Spring 2026. As for Nathan and Evie, I have been thinking about writing their story. Not sure if there's enough there for a full-length book, but definitely a novella at least! Posy never graduates - she gets her GED later.  Thanks for your suggestions and questions!

Q - What about Reau, Archer and Wayne? Were they mates? Did Kon find his mate?

A - Their story is told in the series, Thoreau. The first and second book detail Thoreau's arrival at Five Fangs, his reconnection with his brother, Beta Emerson, and establish his friendships. The third and fourth book take place 3 years later and detail the love lives of the Thoreau, Archer, Wayne, Kon, and a couple of others. : ) Audiobooks for the series are available, too!

Q - I've seen this series ripped off on WolfFiction in a title called Spoiled by 5 Alphas. The first two chapters are, quite honestly horribly written, then from chapter 3 -5 its exactly the same. I won't pay for any chapter to go past chapter 5. ... It disgusts me that someone would not only steal this series but desecrate it by writing two horribly written chapters to try to fool people. I hope this gets to the author and she can shut that crap down. I reported it in the app but it's still there. 

A - The online piracy is ridiculous and so hard to fight. Thank you so much for reporting this. I can send the app a cease-and-desist order when I know about things like this, so I appreciate you taking the time to let me know! I only sell my books through Amazon, in case anyone sees it elsewhere.