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Hi everyone, Mod R here šŸ™‚

I thought I would answer some questions about the blog today. The longtimers will know all of this, but please bear with, I may have something for everyone.

Glossary Of Nicknames:

IA, HA, House of A, ALs, The Artists Formerly Known as AL

Ilona and Gordon aka Ilona Andrews. It used to be Authorlords, but we have been asked to come up with something else and weā€™ve largely settled on House Andrews or IA for short.

For more on them and how they got started Road to Publication

The BDH 

Book Devouring Horde. Itā€™s us, the Ilona Andrews fandom. WelcomešŸ„³! We get our name from the Hope Crushing Horde in the Innkeeper Chronicles series and our book devouring proclivities. What can I say except “Omnomnom!”

Live footage of me on book release day.

For more on us, we feature in such works as Fandom Tea Party, Fandom, let me show you it and When the BDH goes Smartass. We are beloved.

How do I findā€¦?

You whisper in Dinaā€™s ear and sheā€™ll do the rest!

At the bottom of every page (scroll until you can scroll no more), thereā€™s a search function for your key words. The search tab is on Dinaā€™s ear, which always amuses me.

Or you can ask me in the comments šŸ™‚

If what youā€™re after is the latest, official, set in stone publishing news or a clear breakdown of all the series, in reading order, here is the link for you Release Schedule. Please always refer to this reading order, the ones found on other websites (which shall remain un-named) are wrong.

Accessibility

Iā€™ve also highlighted the accessibility menu in the picture above- the silhouette icon on the left of your screen. You can increase or decrease the font size, pick a dark background, high contrast or chose a more easily readable font.

Does the blog have Rules?

It sure does: Blog Rules

Why canā€™t I comment on older posts?

Comments are generally locked after 2 weeks- but please donā€™t worry, if you have questions about anything, just put them in any active comment section, every single one gets read.

Why canā€™t I upload my photo/ Why does the photo I uploaded as my profile picture appear as a separate picture?

In order to get a profile picture, you need to head to Gravatar. You can upload your chosen avatar and the website will automatically pull it, replacing the default squiggle.

For images in comments, WordPress sadly has a limit of 1 MB for uploaded media, so any photo that is larger in size wonā€™t show up. A good hack, if you can, is to take a screenshot of the photo with your phone and upload that. This limit means no gifs or videos however. Also, sometimes it just wonā€™t work because WordPress doesn’t want us to see your adorable pets šŸ˜ž

Why do the links at the bottom of the blog post say that the previous post was one released months ago when I know for a fact there was one yesterday?

Because the blog posts are organised by category. The links at the bottom of the articles (for Previous and Next Post) take you to the previous/next article on the same subject. Neat!

What are these categories?

There are a few of them, “Writing”, “Admin”, each series has a tag etc. Easiest way to figure out what a blog post is about (conspiratorial whisper: and what series a mystery snippet might be from) is to look at the tags below the title of the post. Circled below.

I thought you said you have something for everyoneā€¦

And I just might! Here is a collection of all (I think) the free fiction, snippets, morsels, short stories, stuff that hasnā€™t made it in the books etc which can be found on the blog, organised by series.

I dare you to trust that youā€™ve read them all and not check mwahaha.

Of course, for snippets of any work as yet unpublished, things can change in edits and rewrites. But you knew that, because weā€™re a smart BDH šŸ˜‰

I. INNKEEPER:

Gerard and Helen meet

Teaser for the next Innkeeper story

Olasard Snippet

II. KATE DANIELS WOLRD:

Curran POV (there’s extra content in Small Magics, highly recommend getting that)

Kate and Curran Texts and Dabwaha

Sandra

A Bit More Roman

Weak Sauce

The Angevin

The King Of Fire

III. THE EDGE:

George and Jack in School

IV. HIDDEN LEGACY:

Rogan POVs

A Misunderstanding (Arabella, Sapphire Flames)

The Cool Aunt (Arabella Emerald Blaze)

Sapphire Flames Deleted Intro

Sgt Munoz Deleted Scene

Pay Me Deleted Snippet (scroll down past the appearances)

The Baylors (Ruby Fever)

The compound (Ruby Fever)

The New Ruby Fever (Ruby Fever)

Too Much (Ruby Fever)

Pleasure is All Mine (Ruby Fever)

A Favor (Ruby Fever)

Bern’s Bodyguard (Ruby Fever)

Terms Change (Ruby Fever)

Augustine Tea Party (Ruby Fever)

Unexpected Visitors (Ruby Fever)

V. Fated Blades- Kinsmen universe Novella coming autumn 2021

Good Provider

Troop Slash

Happy Wednesday

A Tiny Snippet

VI. MISCELLANEOUS

The Trunk

Small Blue Key

Alphas snippet

A Mere Formality

Questing Beast

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  2. Nice overview. All well known of course šŸ˜‰
    Btw, I will wait forever for Rogan POV Wildfore Part 2 šŸ˜€

  3. Thanks for the refresher, I may have to go through all the snippets just to make sure I haven’t missed anything!

    • Hi Alex

      Which links don’t work for you šŸ™‚ ? I double checked and everything opens for me.

      • Bizarre. All working fine now. There were two which opened into the dreaded 404 error page but I canā€™t remember which ones they were other than I didnā€™t remember seeing the snippets previously and was excited to read them.

        Apologies.

        • No worries, someone said the Pay Me link, so clearly it wasn’t collaborating for everyone šŸ™‚
          I re-uploaded that just to be sure. Glad to hear they’re all working now!

  7. I’m not ashamed to say I’m a long time member of the BDH and I learned a few things. I’ll also enjoy re-reading snippets. That’s always a blast.

  8. Thanks, Mod R. I’m wishing you a brownie with chocolate ganache and colorful sprinkles.

  9. Hey, Mod R, where are you located? I can’t remember if that came up when IA introduced you. I think you’ve made references to England. Latest clue was that you spelled it “organised”. Except that the timing of your posts seems like you’re in the U.S. So maybe just from England but living in the U.S. now??

    Anyway, just curious. If it’s too personal a question, just tell me to bugger off. (See what I did there?)

    • I’m in England but I’ve always taken time zones as more of a suggestion, really.

      Do you know what the good thing about insomnia is? Only 3 sleeps ’till Christmas!
      It’s so funny, I’m crying a bit on the inside šŸ˜€

  10. Thank you, mod R, for the helpful post. I try to check in daily with Ilona Andrews blog but Mother has kept me busy in last few months. So having a list to go down and re-read is great.

    Have a great Friday the 13th.

  12. Thank you! I had not read the Gerard and Helen meet snippet, wow. Now, of course, I want more. No pressure! Just flashing my BDH credentials šŸ™‚

      • No it was one of the episodes. Mal says something like “Looks like we showed up just in time. What does that make us?” Zoe says “Big Damn Heroes, sir” and Mal says “Aint we just.”

        Yes I’m a Firefly nerd too. šŸ˜€ I did that from memory, that’s how much of a nerd I am, lol.

  14. Thanks Mod R. That video of the Beast devouring his food is hilarious and so true on book day. šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚

    I remember the day we all decided to call ourselves the Book Devouring Horde. It was an eye opener and funny at the same time. šŸ˜Ž How time flies!

  15. I hope our authors use the saddle Julie and Derek commissioned to fit Grendel as a 1st birthday present for Conlan at some point when the story needs to fill in some background. I keep thinking about how much fun the pair of them must have had with doing that, and wondering which one thought of it.

  18. I meant to ask this ages ago: Was the Hidden Legacy worldbuilding link taken down? I went to reread it at some point and the link goes nowhere. (It just has a # at the end of the link whenever I click)

  21. You were right! I thought I’d read all of the extra fiction, but somehow Helen and Gerard’s meeting escaped me until now. Thank you, it was lovely.

  22. I have noticed that occasionally comments that I make get deleted. I mentioned this to a friend of mine once, who was totally flummoxed that I wasn’t upset by this. I don’t think this friend understands me as well as she thinks she does.

    I can’t figure out why I should be upset. Sometimes what comes to mind when I read a new post bears very little relation to what the post is about, or the conversation happening in the comments. Sometimes I say it anyway.

    It’s not my site. If something I’ve said only adds to the confusion, why should I object to it being deleted? If that happens, I know for damn sure somebody read it – can’t ask for more than that.

  23. Mod R, you are my new hero!! Thank you for the almost anal categorisation of the posts…. To get all in one place is what really makes you the shoo-in for the Hero of The Year award.

  25. Many thanks for collating all the snippets into one place, I enjoyed rereading George and Jack in school.

    Is there a link to a snippet where Curran and Jim discuss Kate being Finland’s daughter? I remember reading it but have never been able to find it again and am beginning to wonder if I imagined it!

      • Thank you so much… I have a copy of the Curran POV but it’s obviously an old one.

        Also ‘Roland “…spellcheck, who needs it!

        • Iā€™m sure the Finnish contingent of the BDH would happily adopt Kate as one of their own šŸ˜

          • Thanks Mod R for the Curran POV download links. I now have a copy of it on my Nook. šŸ„šŸ˜Ž

            Also thank you, Ilona and Gordon for allowing the BDH to get the POVs in one compilation. šŸ˜šŸ„³

    • Dina, Maud and Klaus’ mother in the Innkeeper Chronicles šŸ™‚ . Maud named her daughter after her missing mother.

  27. Wonderful, Mod R, and thank you.

    I especially love the illustration for the BDH!

    And I’m happily frustrated because I’m going to have to wait One Whole Day before I can make sure I already have and have read every single snippet at least three times!

    Cheers,

    Faith

  28. I loved the snippet of Nevada telling Rogan she was pregnant. What I wouldn’t do for the rest of Rogan’s reaction or his POV.

    Is it still on the website or in a book? Am I a bumbling idiot who keeps missing it?

    My recollection is that it didn’t make it in the book & it was taken down because it inspired a premature negative book review on goodreads. Am I remembering that correctly?

    In addition to wishing a pox on the review poster, anything we can do to get it back if it is indeed missing?

    • The “My Favourite Truthseeker snippet” is not available. The wider scene was reworked for EB and the pregnancy reveal removed altogether. It wasn’t due to Goodreads reviews šŸ™‚ , but to extremely negative reactions regarding Nevada’s pregnancy and how she was “pregnant wrong”.
      House Andrews feels that pregnancy is a vulnerable enough state in a woman’s life and the last thing they would want is their pregnant fans reading cruel comments about choices, weight gain, appearance etc.

      • o.O wow. I gotta say, reading this blog over the last decade has made me painfully aware of how the anonymity of the internet makes people think they can opine on everything. Kudos to you guys for continuing to write your thoughts and feed us snippets despite the weird backlash – so much appreciation for House Andrews and Mod R!

  30. Mod R, you are the best! Thank you thank you for all the tagged snippets! Even if I have already read, I’m going to read again. šŸ’œ

    And the “live footage on release day” made me laugh! I think that’s most all of the BDH, I know it’s me! Every single review of my IA books has some form of “and now I’m sad because I’ve gobbled it all up and there’s no more, wahhhhhhh”. šŸ˜‚

  31. How I do not know, but I didnā€™t even know the Rogan POV existed and Iā€™ve been visiting the site since 2015. I know this as I realised there was a site just as Inkeeper 2 was wrapping up.

    Thanks so much for posting as if Iā€™ve missed one I may have missed more. Hidden treasure!!!

  33. Hmm, I will definitely look through these on my lunch break to make sure Iā€™ve read all these!

  36. Thanks for the info. I had been going by the Iron Covenant page (on this site), that still says “second half of 2021” for book #2. So I guess that’s not going to happen…? Any insight as to if/when it’s coming out? (Sorry if this has been mentioned before – if so I missed it.)

    • No news at the moment about the release of IC2, but it has not been abandoned.
      Everything is focused on Ruby Fever and potential Innkeeper news towards the end of the month.
      Once RF is finalised, House Andrews have said they will review the standing plans.
      The Weak Sauce snippet linked above might give an idea about IC 2 however šŸ˜Š

      • If I remember correctly, Ilona mentioned that IC 2 is a dark book to write, and with everything going on in reality, she didn’t want to get into writing it right now. Even though Ruby Fever is a pain for them to write, it’s not dark like IC 2.

        I realize plans change, and everything can be turned upside down. That’s ok. I’ll just keep on reading the stories. šŸ“–

      • I clicked on the Weak Sauce link because I wasn’t remembering that one, but then realized it’s the one that makes me want to do violence towards a fictional character. If just that little bit causes me to want to do that (I’m not normally violent), I can understand how it would be a very challenging book to write. šŸ„ŗšŸ˜ šŸ‘¹

        I would imagine that they will need frequent, and lengthy, vacations while writing that book.

  37. I have been looking for the blog post about Alphaholes. Did it get moved? I can’t seem to find it anywhere. Thanks, ModR. You’re the best!

      • Hi, was this one about a meteor shower, which lead to mutated animals and people getting powers called the effected? I was also looking for a story that disappeared, but couldn’t remember the title or the characters name šŸ¤¦šŸ½ā€ā™€ļøI just wanted to make sure I wasn’t imagining things!!
        Thank you,

  38. Huh, hadn’t read some of those stories.

    I’m not gonna lie, I’m sad that the Emily story didn’t go anywhere, that one was pretty cool.

  40. I hadnā€™t seen the Helen and Gerard snippet before. Hope there is more to come of these earlier years in the Innkeeper series – even a short story would be fun.

  41. Great summary thanks!!

    I’m too much of an IA stalker so I’ve read most these blog posts…. but there a couple new ones šŸ˜€

  43. Mod R, you rock! Well, weā€™ve already seen that you do but you extra rock today! šŸ¤©
    Thank you so much for concisely listing all the ā€œgoodiesā€!
    Iā€™ve been following this blog forā€¦ well, way longer than I care to admitā€¦ and missed a couple of them.
    HA, thank you bringing Mod R on board!

  45. Hello! This post was what I have been looking for. Now, is there a way to “pin” this post ? Or should I just bookmark it….hmmm…
    Great work Mod R.

  47. Hi,

    Thanks for all the links.
    I remember a post with a “snippet” about Hidden Legacy. It was about Nevada showing a video to Catalina (I think) of how she let Connor know that she was pregnant and his reaction when he understood that she wasn’t just sick. I’ve never been able to find it again. Would it be possible to have a link to it again please?
    Thank you!!

    • The ā€œMy Favourite Truthseekerā€ snippet is no longer available. The wider scene was reworked for EB and the pregnancy reveal removed altogether.
      This is due to extremely negative reactions regarding Nevadaā€™s pregnancy and how she was ā€œpregnant wrongā€. Some readers called her really bad names.
      House Andrews feels that pregnancy is a vulnerable enough state in a womanā€™s life and the last thing they would want is their pregnant fans reading cruel comments about choices, weight gain, appearance etc.

      • Thank you for your reply and explanation. I personally thought it was a funny snippet.
        Sorry for House Andrews there were bad reactions to Nevada’s pregnancy.
        And thanks again for this post!! šŸ™‚

  49. Thank you Mod R! And thanks for the note that Authorlords is no longer the optimal moniker; I must have missed the memo but will make sure to use something else in the future. Happy Friday BDH!

  51. Awesomsesauce! I hadnā€™t read anything in the trunk before! Thanks for that though I felt like most of the stories ended just as I was getting invested! šŸ˜

  53. Mod R,

    This is delightful, thank you, but going back to the recent Augustine post, did Catalina ever tell Nevada about the disappearing trick? Thanks, this is wonderful!!

    • “ā€œNevada?ā€ my mother said behind me.

      I glanced over my shoulder. My mother stood in the hallway with Grandma Frida next to her. My mother carried a shotgun. Grandma Frida carried her phone.

      ā€œWhy are you screaming at an empty room?ā€ my mother asked.

      It had to be Augustineā€™s illusion. I glared at Augustine. ā€œDrop it.ā€

      He grimaced. Grandma Frida gasped. I had a feeling she and my mother just saw Mad Rogan and Augustine Montgomery suddenly pop into existence in my office.

      ā€œGet out of my house,ā€ I said.”

      Andrews, Ilona. Burn For Me, Hidden Legacy 1. Avon HarperCollins, 2014. Kindle edition, page 261

      Nevada knew roughly 4 years before Catlina did šŸ™‚, so whether C told her or not is sort of irrelevant.

  55. I remeber there being a book wiki for the kate daniel’s world and the hidden legacy world. With details about the magic systems and history. Does this wiki still exist somewhere or did it get deleted for some reason? I went looking for it and was totally unable to find it.

  57. Thank you for providing all the background information about the blog. The accessibility menu is such a great feature. I often have trouble reading small or light gray type. It is very helpful to be able to change the print so quickly and easily.
    I enjoyed the snippet of Gerard meeting Helen. However, I donā€™t recognize/remember them from the Innkeeper books. I donā€™t remember Gerard. Is there a book or story about Gerard getting trapped in the house? (Maudā€™s daughter was named Helen. Is that a coincidence?). Should I know them? Iā€™m feeling a little clueless, but thatā€™s not unusual.
    I love the Innkeeper series, and I hope IA will continue writing this series. Reading and rereading the Innkeeper books has kept me entertained for many an hour. Thank you for providing such a pleasurable escape.

    • Gerard and Helen are Dina, Maud’s and Klaus’ parents šŸ™‚. Gerard is not the biological father of Maud and Klaus (Charlie), but he is the only father Maud has known, as she explains in Sweep of the Blade. Little Helen is named after her grandmother. Gerard and Helen are currently missing, together with their Inn, and more information on them is peppered throughout the series šŸ™‚

      “”My dear, your father put his own life in jeopardy for the sake of an innkeeper’s wife and children. You’re very young, so you probably don’t have enough experience to realize how rarely a guest risks himself for our sake. Gerard is a very brave man.”

      “He would say he is very foolish.”

      “He would. For all of his bluster and pretending to be a scoundrel, he was always a modest man. All innkeepers owe him a debt of gratitude, and your mother selflessly saved him from the eternity of imprisonment. As their daughter, you are always welcome at this inn.”

      Andrews, Ilona. Clean Sweep, Innkeeper Chronicles 1. NYLA Publishing 2013. iBook edition, page 129.

      • Thanks for clearing that up. I do remember now reading about the parents. I just didnā€™t remember their names. I am not the best with recalling names. I enjoy all of IAā€™s writing, but the Innkeeper series is my most favorite of the group. The Innkeeper books make me laugh, they touch my heart, and the wide range of characters and their crazy adventures keep me enthralled. Like so many readers, I am eagerly awaiting the next book in the Innkeeper series. Please keep them coming.

  58. Snippets! Yay!

    Iā€™ve been wanting to dig for all of these for a while. Thank you for this handy dandy post. šŸ˜Š

    (Since wordpress tends to eat them, imagine a cute kitten pic here.)

  60. Mod R, thank for the list.

    Thank you, IA, for the recent music post. I had to reread Hugh a few times after listening to Legend Of The Sword soundtrack while reading the snippet.

  62. Okay admittedly it’s Friday I’m camping and there is unlimited cranberry hard lemonade… šŸ˜³
    I may need to re-read this tomorrow.. Yeah I’m not going to disclose my age except to say retired. šŸ˜

  63. Umm, can I Oliver Twist for another snippet? I re-read the Edge series and needed more George and Jack. I searched the website for the story about how George was recruited by Klaus, but I couldnā€™t find it. Was it removed or do my search skills suck? *huge begging for attention kitty eyes*

  64. Thank you for the update and now I am going to check all the areas for hidden gems. I do appreciate the time that you spend helping us out and in keeping things in order( as much as can be kept in order)

  70. I was really enjoying the trunk stories ā€¦.

    Thank you for putting this all in one place. Now I donā€™t have to search around whenever I want something small and fun.

    • Only to find out that my chosen image doesn’t work based on it’s position. *Sigh* I guess I’ll do a picture of my cat instead. xD

  73. Mod R, youā€™re my hero. I canā€™t wait to reread all the free fiction from one easy place. Thanks forever! šŸ’™

  74. This was fantastic! As long as Iā€™ve been on, there was something new. And Iā€™m shocked that there were freebies I donā€™t think I have so thank you!

  75. I had no idea what BDH meant. I figured it was a term for fans who have been on this site for many years

    Want to know what I thought in my head but knew it was wrong?

    Black Dagger Housewives

    Another author I love writes the BDB Black Daggar Brotherhood series.

    *chuckle*

  76. Very Bad day today. Spent it looking through your blogs and Trunk. Many thanks!

    Re info on home decor books, you may want to look at: French Country, French Provincial, it has a fairytale vibe you may like? Also Iā€™ve had health problems for many years and thereā€™s a lovely coffee table/womenā€™s/decor/lifestyle magazine thatā€™s gotten me through some very tough times, (no fiscal relationship) Victoria Magazine. I keep all my old issues some going back 30 years. Also available online. Photography is lovely, decor is elegant not over done and they appreciate timeless and beautiful decor and ideas. (Like tea and knitting)

    Your books are also a major goto to get me through. Youā€™re one of my favourite authors. Many many thanks.

    Marian, Toronto

  77. So the comment on one of the links about a Pinterest board for IC…..I’m not sure if I found the correct one because there’s no food on it.

  79. I finally finished A Mere Formality, I started reading it multiple times then got called away. I know itā€™s supposed to be just a short story… but I donā€™t want it to be a short story. Lol. Iā€™m also not typically a smut reader so this is a new feeling for me.

  81. Thank you Mod R! Especially for the list of things I might not have read yet. šŸ™‚

    I noticed on the Release Schedule page that “A Mere Formality” says it’s on this site only, but it’s at the end of THE KINSMEN UNIVERSE book (in audiobook too!) if anyone wants to buy it.

  82. Thanks for doing this! I just found a couple snippets I had missed, so it was a lot of fun.

    Ok, here’s a question: how are ALL the Baylor cousins so magical? It makes sense that Nevada, Catalina, and Arabella could get a lot of strength from their dad, but what about Bern and Leon? Did they both get it by chance from their fathers? Or is this generation just a lot stronger than there previous ones, sort of the opposite of a failed vector?

  83. The best thing about last week, which was the first week back to school for us, one I punctuated with a backwards fall over a student backpack, was finding this post and reading what I missed while making cat food and kitty litter money.

    Ok, so not re-breaking an ankle was good, but to come back to this page and find THREE posts I had missed??? Heavenly!

    Thanks Moderator and HA!

  84. I love “A mere formality”, it’s a pity we can explore a little more that universe and/or the protagonist’s story.

  85. I canā€™t believe I missed some snippets šŸ˜. This felt like going through old jacket pockets and finding some stashed cash. Thanks

  86. Yay Mod R!!! Iā€™m bookmarking this page because of course Iā€™ve read those snippets and this just helps me enjoy them again without too much scrolling!

  88. Thank you. Just … thank you. It was so good re-reading them one after the other. And the amazing thing? Looking through the “Trunk” and realizing that the ones you said were “meh” and “bad” are STILL better than half of the dreck I see being published today. (Maybe not as good as your ones that pass your very high standards, but still better than much of the stuff I see and dredge through looking for new authors!)

    I will wait patiently for Ruby Fever, and whatever else you put out next. I sincerely hope that soon life will ease up on you and your family, and you will once again enjoy your writing. We, the BDH enjoy your product so much that we always wish you joy in the process.

  89. Thank you for this. Helped keep me busy in a waiting room reading all the stories, POVs etc. also if still searching for something to read. Have you tried Charlaine Harris ā€˜Gunnie Roseā€™ series?

  90. I have never stopped yearning for my favorite Kinsmen. I see autumn 2021 which is almost upon us! I looked on Amazon and donā€™t see it. Any idea when itā€™ll be available for purchase?

  91. I would swear that there is another Gerard and Helen story that Iā€™ve read (years ago). I love this one so much and canā€™t believe I missed it, but I know there was another story about Gerard and Helenā€¦ now I have to see if I can find it. Love this!!!

  92. Thank you, thank you, thank you! I hadn’t read all of “The Trunk” yet! Spent a very enjoyable Friday evening at the edge of my pond reading with See’s chocolates.

  94. Just read all the snippets and it shows what perfectionists you are that these are a ā€œhard passā€. Iā€™ve spent good money on work that is nowhere near as good.

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