This is not the usual post. For reasons. Mainly because Ilona usually handles the blog posts. She’s better at it. But occasionally, I pop in with a post. Today, I just wanted to talk about an artist I found recently on Spotify and really dig. A few weeks ago, I was in the pool, enjoying
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HL News, Part 2: Samples of White Hot from Graphic Audio
The dramatized adaptation of White Hot, the second novel in the Hidden Legacy series, will be released September 12 by Graphic Audio. As usual, the Records Keeper has snuck us a few tasty exclusive samples ahead of time. Hasn’t he, Michael? Leon-narration sweeps the BDH nation! A mysterious stranger approaches Nevada at the ball: And
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HL News, Part 1: Arcane Society x Ilona Andrews
Today we bring you the first part of Hidden Legacy news. Part 2 tomorrow. From Arcane Society: Arcane Society website: click here. For all questions regarding this edition, please reach out to help@arcanesociety.com. We can’t answer any questions here.
Time Off
::Waves:: Something is going around in our area. It’s like a summer cold and not a summer cold. It starts with body aches, specifically in the legs. Gordon and I both had it since Monday and it finally ran us down. I’m typing this and fantasizing about crawling onto the couch and napping. I talked
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THE INHERITANCE Paperback Format
We are happy to share that THE INHERITANCE paperbacks have now populated on most retailer websites. These are print-on-demand (POD) editions and include the interior illustrations, rendered in black and white for the print format. Above are links to a few of the major retailers that carry it. The distribution for the paperback is handled
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Book Marketing, Trad Publishing and Other Questions
Update: We had an unexpected crash that wiped out this post. We recreated it, but you might get it twice in your email. It’s Monday! The release week is over. Okay, I understand that enthusiasm about Mondays might seem strange, but to me this Monday means that I finally get to write. I feel like
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Frinnterview: Ada and Elias
Dina: Welcome, dear BDH, to the new edition of the Frinnterviews. Today we have two guests from a different Earth with us: Adaline Moore, Dimensional Breach Resource Assessor; and Elias McFeron, Guildmaster of Cold Chaos. Our chef prepared special refreshments and some snacks. Elias: Are these… what are these? Dina: They are gourmet triple chocolate
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The Inheritance is #1 Amazon Bestseller
Holy crap. I’m shocked. Gordon is shocked. Our agent is being very cool about this. She is like, “Of course, it’s #1.” No publicity. No marketing. No nothing. BDH, you are so damn impressive. OMG. OMG. ::fans self:: Okay, I will compose myself now. Urgent things: Print is in the works, should pop up in
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Happy Book Birthday to THE INHERITANCE
Welcome to the Breach Wars! The Inheritance actually slipped into Amazon circulation late last night, so we had to scramble a little bit to match it on our store. I have a few store queries to take care of and I will jump on it right after this post. Obligatory cover and synopsis. We are
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Zoom Q&A for The Inheritance Release
An important message from Bear: Woof! We’ll be celebrating the release of THE INHERITANCE (Book 1 of the new Breach Wars series) with a live Q&A event: Join Ilona and Gordon on Saturday, August 16 at 10 AM Central on Zoom – register here. We’ll be diving in the breach to tackle all things Inheritance,
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Store Update and New Pub Date
The new pub date for THE INHERITANCE (EBOOK) is Tuesday, August 12th. The new proofreader has the file and confirmed that the deadline is doable. The files will be uploaded on Tuesday 12th, so it may take a little bit to propagate through the retailer channels. Meaning if we upload it in the morning, Amazon
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Good News/Bad News
Bad news: THE INHERITANCE has been delayed to early next week. Our proofreader had an emergency so we had to pivot at the last minute. The book must be proofread. We should get the exact date for you later today when the new proofreader has a chance to review the manuscript. Good news: To allow
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