Note from the Author:

To all of my magical readers,

I'd like to start this note by thanking each and every one of you who took the time out to read this 3rd installment in the Power of Three series.

It has been a fantastic journey back and considering how I lost 5 of the books I had already written (books 3-7) I can only think about how close I came to not having the motivation to write anymore. It's easy to underestimate how hard it is to write a series and put all of your heart and soul into it, working day and night, only to have it ripped away from you never to be seen again. I am still saddened by the loss of that website and while I will not name the company here I can with conviction say I will never use them again and that I am deeply disappointed. If only they could have given me some warning so that I could have copied the books and saved them somewhere. Yes I know I should have backed them up, but back then I didn't even have a thought to do that and just assumed the site would always be there.

In saying that coming back with A lover's day/night has been nothing short of a thrill for me. To delve back into the insane magical world of Philippe, Selena and Karlia was such a pleasure and filled me back up with the hope that I will stick to my promise and release 10 books by the time the series ends.

So where to from here?

While I can say with absolute assurity that a 4th book is coming I cannot at this point say when.

Does this mean you will stop writing?

Not at all! At the moment I am writing 2 (completely different) series. Now that I have finished the 3rd for this one I will be going back to that one – Series entitled: Fighting for no Reward.

What can I do in the interim?

Well I would suggest reading the other series if you haven't yet. It is a good read and the sequel did quite well. You will need to read both Fighting for no Reward (book 1) & Cold in the Rain (book 2) for book 3 to make sense.

Fan questions.

I am a fan of both series, when will the first chapter for the new FFNR series become available?

Thank you! The first chapter is due out June 13 2016.

What was your favourite part to write for A lover's day/night?

A good question, I loved every chapter and I can say that honestly, they were all a lot of fun to write. But if I had to choose a favourite, I'd have to go with Leo and Philippe's conversation that (in my mind) finally got them together (when they were locked up).

Did you expect to have a big following in Australia?

Honestly no. Is that surprising? I honestly thought I would get a bigger following from the US then Australia especially since charmed seemed to be bigger there. In saying that I am from Australia so I shouldn't be so surprised. Thanks guys!

Which country that follows you surprises you the most?

Oh gosh! So many have surprised me. For A Lover's day/night my biggest shock was seeing a viewing all the way from Guam in Micronesia. That really surprised me. But really a lot of places have surprised me with my books it's been a real blessing.

Be honest, what are the similarities between you and Philippe?

Oh good question! Let's see…well, Philippe is very determined, passionate about the magic/spiritual world, loyal and stubborn when necessary (lol) and of course gay too, all of these things we have in common. As much as I wish I was with a white lighter, sorry to disappoint but I am not. Lol.

What is your writing schedule?

Honestly it varies. Sometimes I write for days and days only pausing for food and sleep. Other times I'll work a solid hour on a solid hour off, and other times I'll write one day and take the following day off. It all comes down to what else is happening at the time. But I do always want to stick to my schedule of uploading on Monday nights, so I am disciplined to get at least a chapter done a week.

Will Allyria, Constant and Matt remain in the series?

That is a very good question! I have being tossing up with what to do there, but I left everything the way I did so that the opportunity would be there. Up until now the Power of Three didn't have any allies aside from Leo and the elders (with their warped point of view, lol). So it's good that they have them. We'll see, do you want them to remain?

Do you model the girls off anyone?

Yes actually, though no one famous! No 8 years ago when I began writing the series I based Philippe's 2 best friends on my two besties at the time. Leo is based on Leo with some minor differences and Allyria is based on a darker version of Julie Andrews.

A lot of the book was spent discussing being neutral. Do you think you'd be a good witch, a bad witch or a neutral one?

I think it's tough to answer. I mean good and evil are inside of everyone and like the avatars said "Duality is self perpetuating." But for me, like Philippe, I have no issues with Vampires or Wolves so I would probably be neutral also.

Charmed only went 'neutral' once with the Avatars, why do you think that is?

Charmed was very much focused on black and white – good and evil. Which don't get me wrong, I loved that. But to remain charmed they had to fight evil which kept them good. Even Leo went right off at Phoebe when she was a demon queen telling her that she "can't have it both ways." What I love about the Power of Three is that they can and this chapter definitely explored that.

What were you like at 22?

Oh goodness don't go there! Lol! I was a mess at 22. I actually believed *I* would be Charmed when I turned 22 and was bitterly disappointed when it never happened so it was a tough year for me lol. But you know it's all about growing up. I'm 30 now and I only just feel like I've learned enough to consider myself grown. Life takes a while and we need to enjoy each moment for what it is.

The Power of Three and Cold in the Rain are so different, what is it about both series that keeps you so motivated?

Thank you for that question. Yeah they are very very different. POT is magical and spiritual and so therefore there are endless possibilities. Someone dying doesn't mean they're dead, people can transport from one place to another in the blink of an eye, if Philippe gets impatient he can just freeze people, but also it's a family-style book in that as adventurous as it is, it will never go past a certain point (like with charmed).

CITR meanwhile is of course the opposite – being non magical there is no 'fix it' other than to 'face it' situation. Also as it has such a high rating the boundaries are stretched including foul language and certain graphic moments. And unlike POT, CITR is mystery based and the characters need to live that mystery and can't just do a spell and work it all out in 10 chapters.

Thanks for the question.

Again thank you to everyone who read the 3rd installment of the series. So far alone there have been visitors from Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Guam, Germany, India, Ukraine and many more and it just continues to bowl me over every time I see more countries being added to the list. You guys rock!

Again I would like to thank the wonderful fanfic website, without which this dream of writing books and having them read would not be possible, thank you again so much!

To wiccancharmedguy who keeps me going with the series. Thank you for your confidence in me I will keep writing I promise.

To my mother Lian, for those hours spent over the phone listening to the chapters and giving me direct feedback. You're my number 1 fan and I love you for it.

And of course again to all my wonderful readers which I never can ever thank fully enough. You guys are the mould that keeps me going, without you all I would be lost.

Until next time when we meet again for the next POT installment,

Farewell,

Francois.T. xoxo.