 Despite not having the intention for it to be a series, she found that she "wanted to continue it because I loved the characters and I loved the whole story", leading to the creation of "The Wolves of Midwinter".She also commented that she intends to write a third book in the series as well.The setting of the book is meant to emulate the home and atmosphere of the Madewood Plantation House, which Rice visited in the last 1980's for their Christmas party.