 In 2009 the series was optioned by DreamWorks' Mark Sourian, with the intent to combine the first two books in the series into a single screenplay.The five novels depict a family feud between a coven of witches called the Cahors and a coven of warlocks called the Deveraux.In "Witch", Holly Cathers, the main character, is the lone survivor of the rafting trip her family took with her best friend, and later receives a small cat who is deaf, Bast.