*blush*
Merci beaucoup! You're right about the ending. The book is so long that I knew I had to end it if I wanted people to actually read it :) so I tried to get to a place where enough of the circle was closed, so that it wasn't annoyed (hopefully it wasn't) but with enough room to do more.
I am currently working on an edit of this story (currently up to chapter 21), and I told myself to wait and see how the feedback is before starting another. I was SO nervous when I posted the ending, lol.
I am so glad that TCG made you want to go to New Orleans!! :)