It does emphasize at the beginning of the first novel that Kelsey is an orphan with extremely permissive guardians who feel that a working trip to India under an apparently-responsible Indian government employee would look good on her college application. Yeah, I felt that it all happened too fast and too simplistically, but Houck did try to cover the point. And as I said, the story doesn't really try to be realistic. With an evil wizard, two handsome weretiger romantic interests (and now Oriental dragons), and a plot that has Kelsey being gifted with a mansion and a top-of-the-line sports car every few pages, it's obviously a teen wish-fulfillment fantasy.
It does emphasize at the beginning of the first novel that Kelsey is an orphan with extremely permissive guardians who feel that a working trip to India under an apparently-responsible Indian government employee would look good on her college application. Yeah, I felt that it all happened too fast and too simplistically, but Houck did try to cover the point. And as I said, the story doesn't really try to be realistic. With an evil wizard, two handsome weretiger romantic interests (and now Oriental dragons), and a plot that has Kelsey being gifted with a mansion and a top-of-the-line sports car every few pages, it's obviously a teen wish-fulfillment fantasy.
Fred Patten