I do not believe that the series is doomed, nor do I mind personal growth and conflict, however the part that is driving me nuts is that there is no resolution to the conflict-- plus in nic the sex was really a little to much as far as I am concerned. I mean I like the sex scenes in the earlier books, however NIC I just did not enjoy after the first three chapters. BUT, I will buy the next book. JAA >BTW: Does anyone have numbers to back up the 'she's lost a lot of readers >over this' or are we waiting for the next book to actually see? I've heard >it, but I've heard darn near as many people say that they really like her >books still and it also seems that alot of people are picking them up now >when they hadn't before. > >David