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Threat Assessment Sneaky Treat

Free Fiction, KD World 852 Comments | POST A COMMENT June 20, 2022 by Moderator R

Hi Devouring Horde!

Because you have been a most lovely, patient and fine and fluffy horde lately, behold, I have stolen you a treat from the equally lovely House Andrews!

Don’t ask me if there will be more, when will there be more and how will there be more. This never happened. ::Mod R melts in the shadows of Unicorn Lane::

Which Wilmington?

Ms. Vigue adjusted her bright red glasses and peered at me from her perch on the sofa in our second living room.  We were in the middle of renovations, and the second living room was one of the only functional rooms in the place. 

Ms. Vigue was in her early fifties, with a lightly tanned skin and ash-blonde hair cropped short and brushed back from her face.  Her eyes behind the lenses were either gray or pale blue. She wore a silky green blouse with a light gray skirt.

I wore a pair of old shorts and a paint-stained tank top over a sports bra, because I had been painting one of the spare bedrooms when Ms. Vigue arrived unannounced. I’d pulled my brown hair into a bun and pinned it in place with an old bandana to minimize the paint exposure, and since that side of the house had neither fans nor any either way of cooling, I smelled like a lumberjack after a long day at work. Making a great first impression on a school administrator – check.

We smiled at each other. Ms. Vigue was doing her best to appear approachable and welcoming, while I did my best to appear normal. We were both lying as hard as we could.

Making small talk was not among my few virtues. “I was under the impression that we were already done with the admissions.  You sent us the acceptance letter.”

Which was part of the reason we moved here and got stuck in the renovation hell.

“You are correct.” Ms. Vigue offered me a quick humorless smile. “Our school is unique.”

You could say that again.  It was so unique, it cost an arm and a leg, but they came highly recommended.

“We like to think of our body as being truly representative of the diverse world we live in. It is a special place where students of different backgrounds come together. This interview will help us to better understand your child’s needs and enable us to ensure their safety and help them thrive in our vibrant community.”

Aha.  This wasn’t a get-to-know-you visit, this was a threat assessment.

I smiled. Think normal suburban thoughts.  How hard could this be, right?

“Of course, my husband and I will do everything in our power to assist you.  Please feel free to ask us anything.”

She took out a leather folder, unzipped it, and checked the contents. “You’ve been recommended by one of our patrons. How do you know Dr. Cole?”

“He was our family doctor. He delivered my son and has treated him frequently over the years. We consider him a family friend.”

 Ms. Vigue nodded and made a note in her folder.  “Your son’s assessment scores are quite remarkable.”

Was this a compliment?  If I took it as a compliment, she wouldn’t be able to do anything about it. “Thank you.”

“Our school’s reputation ensures that we get the most outstanding applicants. Your son will be among his intellectual peers.”

That would be a tall order, but I didn’t need him to find his intellectual equals. I just needed him to learn to act like a person and interact with other children.

“It’s my understanding that your child is a shapeshifter.”

Here we go. “Yes.”

“What is the nature of his beast?”

I smiled even sweeter.  “That’s a highly illegal question, Ms. Vigue. The nature of one’s beast is confidential and cannot be used as basis for discrimination by any educational institution in this country.”

I knew this because my husband had dumped a massive amount of money and effort into lobbying for those laws to be passed.

Ms. Vigue pushed her glasses up her nose with her middle finger.

Aha. Fuck you too. “Would you like me to cite the relevant federal and state statutes protecting shapeshifter rights, or can we skip the formalities?”

“Of course, we cannot compel you to release that information.  However…”

“Your next words will determine what I’ll tell Dr. Cole tonight when he calls to check how we are settling in. And he will call. He is very thoughtful and thorough. I’m sure he and his seven thousand associates will take a dim view of your school attempting to discriminate against a shapeshifter child.”

Her eyes narrowed. “You’re going to be difficult, aren’t you?”

You have no idea.  “I don’t know what you mean, Ms. Vigue.  Did you have any other questions?”

“I will come straight to the point.”

“I wish you would.”

“Can you guarantee that your child will not snap and attack his classmates?”

“Absolutely.  He is very much like his father. It’s important to him that his resorting to violence is viewed as a deliberate choice rather than a loss of control on his part.”

She blinked at me.

I leaned forward and fixed her with my stare. I’ve had a lot of practice and years of experience to back it up. Ms. Vigue flinched a bit.

“Since we’ve decided to be blunt, if my child decides to go on a rampage, the combined security of your school won’t be able to stop him. If something alarming happens, which it won’t, you will call us, and either I or his father will come and take care of it.”

“Are you suggesting that we make no effort to contain him?”

“He won’t attack you if you don’t present a threat. Your best strategy is to sit still and look down. Don’t run because he will chase you and he is very fast. Cringing and urinating on yourself will also remove you from his target list.”  I smiled.  “I’m so glad we had this chat, Ms. Vigue. Would you like some iced tea for the road?”

Three minutes later, I watched Ms. Vigue get into her Chevrolet Malibu and roll down the road west. I took a deep breath and let it out slowly.  The air smelled like sea and sun. It should’ve been calming, but it wasn’t.  The past few days brought one minor calamity after another, starting with the floor in the utility room caving in and getting worse from there.  Ms. Vigue’s visit was just a rotten cherry on top of this cake of woe.

I needed to vent some steam in the worst way.

The sound of footsteps made me turn. Our general contractor, Paul Oak, was walking toward me with an older man in tow.

Around me the walls of Fort Kure loomed against the sunshine, blocking the view of the beach.  Conceived by a hare-brained multimillionaire as a privately owned ‘companion attraction” to the historic Fort Fisher, the structure had been only 2/3 complete when the owner bailed. Once finished, it would look like a hybrid of a medieval castle and a modern fort.  My husband took one look at the absurdly thick stone walls and fell in love. His grey eyes got this crazy light, he took my hands in his, and said, “Baby, we would be crazy to not do this.”

I said yes because I loved him. And now Paul was coming to tell me that something else was broken.

Paul stopped a few feet away from me, looking like he wanted to be anywhere but here. Something was wrong.  He was typically an optimistic guy who looked at a collapsed wall with an attitude of “I can fix it” and frequently did. The man behind him looked about fifteen years older than Paul, which put him in his late forties or early fifties. They had to be related – both had the same bronze skin, dark curly hair, and aquiline noses.

“I hate to ask,” Paul said, “But is there any way I could get an advance on the next month’s pay?”

“Why?”

Paul opened his mouth, thought about it, and sighed.  “Look, it’s complicated.”

“Paul, you’re asking for ten thousand dollars.”  We paid him, and he doled the money out to his employees and subcontractors.  “For this amount of money, I need to know why.”

 He opened his mouth again, closed it, thought about it, and finally said, “This is my uncle, Thomas. Someone took my cousin. We scraped together what we had to buy him back, but it’s not enough.”

We lived in unsafe times.  Kidnappings weren’t uncommon, especially if the victim was, in Ms. Vigue’s words, “vibrant enough.” 

“Do you know who took him?”

Thomas nodded.

“Are they holding him for ransom?”

“No,” Paul said.

“Have you tried the cops?”

“These are dangerous people,” Thomas said.  “The cops won’t bother them unless there is evidence. I don’t have evidence.”

“Then how do you know who took him?”

“Because Darin’s best friend saw them take him.  If I go to the police, bad things will happen to that boy.”

Right.  This would do. 

I pulled the rag off my head.  “Wait here.  I’m going to change, and we’ll go and get your son back.”

“You don’t understand,” Thomas said. “They are…”

“Bad people.  I got it.  Don’t worry, I’m worse.”

The two men looked skeptical.  It was probably my winning ensemble of stained tank top and torn shorts.

My husband walked out of the north tower and jogged over to us. He was almost six feet tall, with blond hair and grey eyes, and he was built like a champion grappler in his prime. The two men instinctively stepped aside to make room for him.

“Hey.”

“Hey,” I told him.

“What’s going on?”

“Paul’s cousin has been kidnapped.  I’m going to get him back.”

“Oh good.  Will you be home in time for dinner?”

Paul and Thomas looked at him like he had lost his mind.

“Nah.  Eat without me.”  I stretched my shoulders a bit, gave him a quick hug, and headed to my bedroom.

“Don’t forget,” he called.

“Low profile,” I called out over my shoulder.  “I remember.”

We had agreed before moving that keeping a low profile was best, and we’d both religiously stuck to it, so far.

Five minutes later I walked out wearing my work clothes: a pair of jeans lose enough to kick someone taller than me in the face, a grey T-shirt, and a pair of soft boots.  I wore a utility belt on my waist and a sword sheath on my back.  The handle of my sword protruded over my shoulder. I’d braided my hair, and there were two throwing knives and a bowie in the sheath on my thigh.

“Let’s go,” I told Thomas.

The older man looked at Paul. Paul spread his arms and shrugged. Thomas looked at him, looked at me, and fell in step. 

“Did you bring a car?”

“I rode a horse.”

“Good.  I like horses best.” They always worked.

The world skipped a bit.  Technology coughed and died, and magic flooded us in an invisible wave.  The colors grew a little brighter, the sounds turned a little louder, and the things came into focus with a new sharpness. For as long as the magic held, the guns would not fire, the electric bulbs would remain dark, and monsters would spawn in the darkness.  I looked up at the horizon

“I still think this is a terrible idea, Mrs…”

“Don’t worry,” I told him.  “I need the exercise. And, please, call me Kate.”

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  1. Toni says

    June 20, 2022 at 10:30 am

    Ahhh!!!

    Reply
    • Alison Duncan says

      June 20, 2022 at 11:46 am

      Also aaaaah!!!

      Reply
      • Dani says

        June 20, 2022 at 1:21 pm

        Ahhhhhhh that was so mean, but I loved it!!!

        Reply
        • Rene O says

          June 20, 2022 at 1:33 pm

          +1000

          Reply
        • Ray says

          June 21, 2022 at 10:34 am

          +1

          Reply
        • Juliana says

          June 21, 2022 at 4:45 pm

          I Just died! Ahhhhhhh love it <3

          Reply
        • Sleepy says

          June 21, 2022 at 8:59 pm

          +999999

          We need a like button, damn it xD

          Reply
          • Aparna says

            June 24, 2022 at 2:22 am

            Yes!

            Reply
        • Kalea says

          June 27, 2022 at 12:53 am

          Aaaaaaaaaaaaah
          LOVE IIIT

          Reply
    • Ang says

      June 20, 2022 at 11:51 am

      +100000000!
      I am so so so so so excited! Even if this little thing is all there ever is, it is wonderful! My imagination is running wild!

      Reply
      • Arianna says

        June 21, 2022 at 1:24 am

        All of the above!
        Sooooo excited from this little snippet ❤️❤️❤️❤️
        I was just in the mood for a Kate reread

        Reply
      • Terry says

        June 21, 2022 at 3:51 pm

        so good, right!

        Reply
      • Roger says

        June 22, 2022 at 4:47 pm

        She’s still alive in the KD universe. I love it when our universes collide, we get our own magic portal.

        Reply
      • Kellie says

        June 25, 2022 at 3:57 pm

        +1

        Reply
    • Alecia Register says

      June 20, 2022 at 1:22 pm

      I see your Ahhh!!! and raise you an Eeeeee!!!!

      Reply
      • Bonnie says

        June 21, 2022 at 1:21 pm

        +1000!

        Reply
      • Faye says

        June 22, 2022 at 8:15 am

        Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!!

        Reply
    • Judy says

      June 20, 2022 at 1:30 pm

      I hope Fort Fisher is a hint that Wilmington is Wilmington NC.
      Also Love the snippet

      Reply
      • Moderator R says

        June 20, 2022 at 1:32 pm

        Yup 🙂

        Reply
      • Patricia Schlorke says

        June 21, 2022 at 10:43 am

        When I read Julie’s story, the words “up there in Wilmington” gave it away too. I always thought they moved to North Carolina. 😀

        Reply
    • Maria says

      June 20, 2022 at 1:31 pm

      So happy! So,so happy!

      Reply
    • Pristine says

      June 21, 2022 at 9:02 am

      *joining the enthusiastic scream*

      Squeee! Love the snippet!!!

      Reply
      • Kelly says

        June 21, 2022 at 11:13 am

        Thank you!!!! That was awesome. Now I need to reread the entire series. Didn’t realize how much I miss Kate.

        Reply
        • KaReN says

          June 22, 2022 at 7:29 pm

          After reading hints about Derek being an extra-ordinary shapeshifter and Roman is like background everywhere in Kate’s series, I’m back to rereading it. Yikes! I came upon some info I never noticed on previous rereads…. Like those associated with Kate lived when they should have died => Ghastek and Kate imprisoned in the well was one I missed previously…. Roman’s various names….

          Reply
  2. Bri says

    June 20, 2022 at 10:36 am

    Thank you!!

    Reply
  3. Aiden says

    June 20, 2022 at 10:38 am

    Kate and Curran trying to be incognito? Oh, that promises to be fun!

    Reply
    • Bev says

      June 20, 2022 at 2:47 pm

      Bwaaa-Haaa…Incognito…….such sweet dreams…….loving this…

      Reply
      • Lara says

        June 20, 2022 at 7:02 pm

        Bahahhaha at least incognito isn’t trying to blend in.
        This was so enjoyable.

        Reply
        • Allyson says

          June 21, 2022 at 3:44 pm

          “Oh yeah. You blend.” Eye roll.

          Reply
      • Penny Brandt says

        June 21, 2022 at 4:54 am

        +1

        Reply
  4. Marika says

    June 20, 2022 at 10:39 am

    I did not know I needed Kate And Curran’s Not So Low Profile Suburban Adventures until now. thank you Mod R, and thanks to House Andrews!

    Reply
    • Ruth Herrington says

      June 20, 2022 at 12:26 pm

      I do so agree!

      Reply
      • Lindsay Kirchen says

        June 20, 2022 at 2:49 pm

        Agreed! This made my day!!!!

        Reply
        • Melissa says

          June 21, 2022 at 12:45 pm

          Another “agree” here!

          Reply
    • VickieBC says

      June 20, 2022 at 6:09 pm

      So true!! And that was SO good!!!! But I am a patient person… I’ll just put it out of my head until you guys tell me it’s available for purchase.

      Reply
      • amber dawn says

        June 21, 2022 at 8:54 am

        +1billion, trillion!!!!

        Reply
    • Sara T says

      June 20, 2022 at 7:32 pm

      +1

      Reply
    • Susie Q. says

      June 21, 2022 at 5:47 pm

      If House Andrews decides to gift us with more (please), Kate and Curran’s Not So Low Profile Suburban Adventures would be the perfect title. In the meantime, I’m going to fantasize about Kate And The Kidnappers or The Soon to be Deceased.

      Reply
      • Helen says

        June 21, 2022 at 10:56 pm

        Yes. +1

        Reply
      • Regina says

        June 22, 2022 at 7:03 pm

        Please ??? With sugar on top?

        Reply
    • Mel says

      June 22, 2022 at 3:06 pm

      +1

      Reply
  5. Keera says

    June 20, 2022 at 10:42 am

    Thank you! Glad to see Kate can find someway to work out the anger even in retirement.
    And historic Fort Fisher is about 45 mins from me. I havent hit Kure beach yet but I heard its nice too.

    Reply
  6. Lin says

    June 20, 2022 at 10:43 am

    Kate has become my model for “how to deal with assholes who think they can push me around”, although I’m not nearly as successful at it.

    More practice needed, I guess.

    Reply
    • Richard Cartwright says

      June 20, 2022 at 3:36 pm

      Lin,

      If you aren’t in post-Shift Atlanta, saber driven problem solving directed at assholes usually isn’t worth the paperwork it generates.

      Reply
      • SJ says

        June 20, 2022 at 4:55 pm

        😂 but oh, it’s nice to daydream!

        Reply
  7. a says

    June 20, 2022 at 10:44 am

    OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG MOD R!!!!!!! MOD R!!!!!!!! YOU ARE THE BEST.

    Ok, I am done screaming now.

    That was fabulous. These little glimpses here and there are so much fun

    Thank you

    Reply
    • MicheleMN says

      June 20, 2022 at 11:47 am

      +1000! Perfectly said!

      Reply
    • LucyQ says

      June 20, 2022 at 11:49 am

      Seconded! I’m sure y’all could hear my SQUEEEEEEEEEE in San Francisco, no matter where you are in the world! Thank you Mod R and House Andrews, you are too, too good to your adoring BDH.

      Reply
      • amber dawn says

        June 21, 2022 at 8:56 am

        my squeee was soo loud and long that my hubby called from the other side of the house to see what was going on. he heard me though 3 doors and zoom call.

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    • Kadie says

      June 20, 2022 at 11:05 pm

      Yes!

      Reply
  8. Melissa says

    June 20, 2022 at 10:45 am

    Love it!! I’m going to be imagining the fight to get the nephew back all day… a quick, but firm stare. Bad guys running away? A free repair for a job well done?

    Reply
    • Norbert says

      June 20, 2022 at 12:42 pm

      Some surviving bad guys running away. It will take some heads to show them the error of their ways. Low profile means no power words, I think.

      Reply
      • Rt Boyce says

        June 20, 2022 at 5:40 pm

        “Low profile means no power words”
        LOL!

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        • jewelwing says

          June 20, 2022 at 7:53 pm

          Seconded!

          Reply
      • Roger Lyons says

        June 22, 2022 at 4:42 pm

        And keeping her magic cloaked. I love a new snippet, it has the chance to grow

        Reply
  9. Ann says

    June 20, 2022 at 10:45 am

    Aaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

    I can’t breathe!!!!!

    Dammit why can’t I find emojis that show me screaming in joy, doing a happy dance and leaping around like a lunatic!!!

    Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou

    Reply
  10. Diane E Wilson says

    June 20, 2022 at 10:46 am

    I want more Kate in my life! I NEED more Kate in my life! And I knew should couldn’t keep that low profile.

    Thankyouthankyouthankyou!

    Reply
    • Anindya says

      June 20, 2022 at 11:15 am

      +1

      Reply
  11. Sharon says

    June 20, 2022 at 10:47 am

    LOVE LOVE!
    Thank you!

    “We smiled at each other. Ms. Vigue was doing her best to appear approachable and welcoming, while I did my best to appear normal. We were both lying as hard as we could.”

    Genius. Pure genius.

    Reply
  12. CJ Goodwin says

    June 20, 2022 at 10:48 am

    I was just thinking of starting a KD re-read! Now it’s on!

    Reply
    • Moderator R says

      June 20, 2022 at 10:49 am

      With bells on! 😀

      Reply
    • Brightfae says

      June 20, 2022 at 2:41 pm

      Me too! Decided.

      Thank you sooooo much to HA for filling my day with happy dancing!!

      Reply
    • Tina says

      June 20, 2022 at 3:29 pm

      Listening to the last book as this was posted. Great timing.

      Reply
  13. Sechat says

    June 20, 2022 at 10:48 am

    See? Kate needed to vent, and the universe obliged!

    Reply
  14. Sarah Z says

    June 20, 2022 at 10:48 am

    So happy you posted this! I’ve been missing Kate

    Reply
  15. LZReader says

    June 20, 2022 at 10:49 am

    LOVE! Thank you!

    Reply
  16. Marie says

    June 20, 2022 at 10:50 am

    OMG!!!! Thank you that was a wonderful treat.

    Reply
  17. Sakinah says

    June 20, 2022 at 10:51 am

    I won’t ask those questions… but please…..PKEASE LET THERE BE MORE

    Reply
    • Moderator R says

      June 20, 2022 at 10:52 am

      Be cool 😛

      Reply
      • Kat Marvel says

        June 20, 2022 at 10:59 am

        WE’RE TOTALLY BEING COOL. EVERYONE IS COOL. WE’RE COOL.
        /vibrates slightly

        Reply
        • Tink says

          June 20, 2022 at 11:45 am

          ::snicker:: “vibrates slightly”

          Alternating with the occasional happy seat bounce.

          Reply
        • Rose says

          June 21, 2022 at 11:29 am

          /sitting on hands

          Reply
      • VibekeR says

        June 20, 2022 at 1:07 pm

        That’s a tall order for BDH Mod R, especially when it comes to Kate ⚔️ Especially after such an AWESOME glimpse into Kate’s HEA ❤️
        I remember the post of Kid 1 or 2 asking Ilona why KD fans were so extra, which led to the hilarious (and accurate) description of the fandoms, with some enjoying afternoon tea or giggling and puns, and KD fandom kicking down the door screaming AMEHE amongst other 😆
        Actually, I could do with a re-read of that post, can you help me re-find it? (The original, not the one with the illustration, I have tried previously to go back in old posts)

        Reply
        • Moderator R says

          June 20, 2022 at 1:09 pm

          The post in question (Fandom Tea Party) is currently archived 🙂

          Reply
          • Niki in Philly says

            June 20, 2022 at 6:26 pm

            Can we have a throwback Thursday style post of some really fun or most asked for posts not sure if you’d do on regular but I love some of the old silly things from a decade ago…yeesh I’ve been on blog/site since book 4/5 released. I remember this tea party post I’d love to reread again too!? Please and thank you xoxo!!

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        • KaReN says

          June 23, 2022 at 4:11 pm

          @VibekeR, as per Moderator R, the Fandom Tea Party is archived in the website. There is another way to access it. Do you receive email alerts (subscription) when Ilona Andrews posts in this blog? I do. I keep most of these alerts for a few years before deleting it. If you have not deleted yours, you can find The Fandom Tea Party that was emailed on 09Dec2020. It’s all there IN the email.

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          • Moderator R says

            June 23, 2022 at 4:13 pm

            Hey KaReN,

            I have posted the Fandom Tea Party for everyone after multiple requests to bring it back, it’s the post after this one 🙂 https://ilona-andrews.com/2022/fandom-tea-party-2/

            Reply
            • KaReN says

              June 23, 2022 at 7:57 pm

              Hi Moderator R,
              I’m behind in reading my email. I just saw a new one from you and Jessie Mihalik dated yesterday. I’ve been binge reading and listening to the KD series. I’m now on book 8. Thanks.

              Reply
      • Erika says

        June 21, 2022 at 4:06 am

        You say that, and I’m trying (cuz cool horde gets cookies)… But I think it looks more like “Cool” from West Side Story after that snippet. POW!

        Boy, boy, crazy boy…

        Reply
  18. Alison says

    June 20, 2022 at 10:52 am

    *Grin* Thank you! It was a very enjoyable snippet.

    Reply
  19. Annamarie Schmidt says

    June 20, 2022 at 10:52 am

    OOoooh YUMMY! I don’t want to wait but for this I will!!!!

    Reply
  20. Rhonda Reynolds says

    June 20, 2022 at 10:54 am

    Love! love Love! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Snippets help SO MUCH. THANK YOU

    Reply
  21. Lizzie says

    June 20, 2022 at 10:55 am

    Omg…loving this snippet! Can’t wait to see what the future will bring. Hope HA are havibg fun and relaxing on their well deserved vacation.

    Reply
  22. Maria R. says

    June 20, 2022 at 10:56 am

    Oh gosh, oh gosh! *curls into a ball virtually holding precious scrap of KD world* I’ll be rereading this for days.

    Silly, silly citizens of Wilmington.

    Thank you oh so much 🥰

    Reply
  23. Vinity says

    June 20, 2022 at 10:57 am

    Wow! Cool

    Reply
  24. Bal says

    June 20, 2022 at 10:57 am

    Fan girl down…. Thank you so much. Hope the break is going well. What a start to Monday.

    Reply
    • HLDY says

      June 21, 2022 at 2:58 pm

      House Andrews is lovely
      Mod R is lovely
      BDH is lovely
      And a snippet has brought much joy

      Reply
  25. Sarah says

    June 20, 2022 at 10:57 am

    Thank you, I appreciate the glimpses into Kate and Curran!

    Reply
  26. Kat Marvel says

    June 20, 2022 at 10:57 am

    Ye gods, that was delicious. Thank you!

    Reply
  27. Angela says

    June 20, 2022 at 10:58 am

    Lovely Monday, ty mod r

    Reply
    • Moderator R says

      June 20, 2022 at 10:59 am

      I have no idea what you are talking about 😛

      Reply
  28. Cathy says

    June 20, 2022 at 10:58 am

    Ahh, I loved it! Thank you Mod R and thank you House Andrews!

    Reply
  29. Stephanie McBee says

    June 20, 2022 at 10:58 am

    Oh be still my heart 😍

    Reply
  30. Barbera says

    June 20, 2022 at 10:59 am

    Mod R! Mod R! Stay out of Unicorn Lane! Haven’t you learned anything from reading all of Kate’s books? Heaven knows who/what you might meet up with there! Really, who knows?

    Reply
    • Moderator R says

      June 20, 2022 at 11:02 am

      Yeah, maybe even a volhv in a dark crown…Oh dear, I really hope not, and me in these very slippery shoes, I might trip or something straight into his arms!

      Reply
      • Maria R. says

        June 20, 2022 at 2:16 pm

        😝
        Yah, I do think a delicious volhv has a stalker or 💯.

        Reply
      • Ona Jo-Ellan Bass says

        June 20, 2022 at 6:53 pm

        Hahahaha! Those volhvs….:D

        Reply
      • reeder says

        June 21, 2022 at 10:58 am

        No! Not with those two cups of coffee in your hands. Why, one would go to waste if he didn’t take it as thanks for the save. The one with your phone number on it.

        Reply
  31. Rachel Moore says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:00 am

    This snippet just made my day. I can’t wait to read about Kate kicking butt in her new locale. Thanks for the sneak peak!

    Reply
  32. Sharla says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:00 am

    Squeeeeee!!!!
    This is the only place I allow myself to squee with such abandon.
    Thank you for this.
    It made my day!

    Reply
    • Moderator R says

      June 20, 2022 at 11:03 am

      SQUEEEE!

      Reply
  33. Wey says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:00 am

    Of course this was found in the recesses of Unicorn Lane. Magical snips from books that were never written, only dreamed. My heart will be skipping along next to an imaginary Kate all day long. Thank you Mod R!

    Reply
  34. Manda says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:00 am

    Thank you for you theft. I hope this is an early indication of kleptomania. We promise to remain a fluffy horde in anticipation of treats.

    Conlan at school now that would be a fun series to read. Even the few tidbits of him we’ve seen in the past are amusing.

    I also love how laid-back Curran gotten about Kate running into danger. Will you be home for dinner? 🤣🤣🤣

    Reply
    • Norbert says

      June 20, 2022 at 12:46 pm

      Some thugs do not rate as danger on their scale – this is merely… a diversion.

      Reply
  35. CathyTara C says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:00 am

    Such an excellent tease! Kate has adventures wherever she goes. Thank you!

    Reply
  36. Sitkaspruce says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:01 am

    This was amazing! What a treat. Thank you very much <3

    Reply
    • Moderator R says

      June 20, 2022 at 11:03 am

      😉 I haven’t done a thing.

      House Andrews are very good to the Horde!

      Reply
      • SoCoMom says

        June 20, 2022 at 3:10 pm

        Yes, y’all are! Happy sigh.

        Reply
  37. Daleth Koreny says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:03 am

    Love it!!!

    Reply
  38. Susan says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:03 am

    OMG!! I won the lottery and Kate was my prize! Thank you, I love this sooo much!

    Reply
  39. Brianna says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:03 am

    Yessssssssssssssssss………….. 😀

    More please!

    Reply
  40. Jing Ledesma says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:04 am

    Yea. We’ll stay good so we get goodies
    Thanks IA & mod R

    Reply
    • Gail Siegel says

      June 20, 2022 at 8:54 pm

      Gotta admit: When I clicked to who the first person narrator was, I got chills! Wow.

      Reply
  41. Dianna says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:04 am

    Love love love this. Thank you.

    Reply
  42. Trish C says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:04 am

    I love this so much.

    Reply
  43. Dora says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:05 am

    This was unexpected and amazing as usual. You should release a book titled Parenting. The Kate Daniels technique.
    1.Know your rights.
    2.Perfect your menacing look.
    3. Become a badass at sass.
    4. Learn how to get your points across while looking innocent.

    After reading Conlan’s first shift scenes and reading more about him in Blood heir , I always suspected his upbringing will be interesting. That healthy confidence isn’t just genetics.

    Every line and interaction just reminded of the reason why I love the Kate Daniels world. As if I could ever forget. Kate doesn’t do low profile but I have faith that Curran can help and it’ll be nothing short of entertaining for me. Thank you .

    Reply
    • Maria R. says

      June 20, 2022 at 2:17 pm

      +1

      Reply
  44. William B says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:06 am

    Nice surprise. Thanks. Looks like the adventures of Kate Daniels are not quite finished.

    Reply
  45. Colleen88 says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:06 am

    I just finished watching a French Canadian murder series called (English subtitles) The Wall. It us set in Fremont, which is in Labrador. The town’s main structure is a wall of buildings that serves as a wind break for the rest of the smaller buildings. Amazing structure and a good series as well

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      June 20, 2022 at 4:56 pm

      Thanks for the suggestion

      Reply
  46. Valentina says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:07 am

    Thank you so much for this, I’ve missed them so much 😭😭😭

    Reply
  47. Maria says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:07 am

    Oh dear GOD!!!!! Now I want that book tooooooooooooo!!!!!

    I must know more ,please!! Pretty, pretty please!!

    Reply
  48. Omar Mtz says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:08 am

    I made the unhuman screech for half a minute and I might continue doing it for some time. Ohh Kate and Curran, I love it.

    Reply
  49. Mary Carter says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:08 am

    I will never, ever tire of these most wonderful characters. Gold star for sharing, Moderator R!!

    Reply
  50. Sheila Brzezinski says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:09 am

    I want… I want… I want… more… the fluffy BDH … hungry.
    Fasting is good for body and soul, but want…………..more

    Reply
  51. Lesley says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:09 am

    Happy Dance!! Happy Dance!! Jumping, squealing and dancing all over the place!! Thank you Mod R and the ever generous House Andrews!!

    Reply
  52. Molly says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:12 am

    Much swoon

    Reply
  53. Jennlor says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:12 am

    😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

    Reply
  54. Ann says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:13 am

    Ahhhhhhhhhh! Whatever this is, it’s the best. Ty

    Reply
  55. Megha says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:13 am

    This was THE BEST THING EVEERRRRR!!!! (yep 100% yelling) I love you Mod R and clan IA ❤️❤️❤️

    Reply
  56. Sabrina says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:13 am

    Love it! Thank you! Hope the vacation keeps going well 🙂

    Reply
  57. Holly says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:13 am

    Love it!!!

    Reply
  58. Leigh Ann Parente says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:15 am

    Literally LOL. That was SO MUCH FUN!!!

    I hate home renovation projects, so I get it. You can’t vent your frustrations on your GC.

    Reply
    • Oona says

      June 20, 2022 at 1:49 pm

      NO, It is a very very bad idea to piss of the GC who is working on your project. Really, I know this from real life. They can make your project sloooow down like a drop of ever dropping never splatting honey. Caught in mid air, mid project forever, mid chaos moment to be lived through endlessly with no end in sight. The very definition of hell.

      Reply
  59. Megan Smith says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:15 am

    Squeeeee!

    Reply
  60. Ray says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:15 am

    Ahhhh Crap!!!! Just enough of a tease to make you NEED to turn the page and read on, but NOOOoooooo… Oh Well.. We were warned..
    Thank You Mod R! (and curse you Mod R) for this outstanding tidbit.

    Reply
  61. Catlover says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:16 am

    Love it! So very many possibilities! Nostalgia at it’s best! Slap my hands, no asking for more.

    Reply
  62. Martha Christina says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:16 am

    Laughing like a loon right now. Thanks, this is hilarious!🤣🤣🤣😃

    Reply
  63. Michal Glines says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:16 am

    Be still my heart!!❤️❤️🤗🎁

    Reply
  64. Dawn says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:17 am

    AHHHHHHHH OMG OMG OMG Red Alert! KD snippet!! *attempts to catch breath*

    We love you Mod R and House Andrews <3

    Reply
  65. Rue says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:18 am

    I miss Kate and co so much. *goes back to read this again*

    Reply
  66. Rohaise says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:18 am

    Yes!!! Mod R you’re the best.

    Reply
  67. Kris says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:18 am

    OOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! You tease so mercilessly!!!!!

    Reply
  68. Jessica says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:19 am

    *fangirl screaming* Thank you mod R!!! Even if we never get anything else from this, I LOVE it!

    Reply
  69. Lisa B. says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:20 am

    ❤️❤️👁👁❤️❤️❤️👁👁 it. Thank you.

    Reply
  70. Rabia says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:20 am

    :Does the happy dance!!

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  71. Jess says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:21 am

    Oh! This was a lovely surprise! Thank you! Thank you!

    Reply
  72. Marsha says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:21 am

    Thank you so much, a perfect tease. Love it!

    Reply
  73. Kristine says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:23 am

    Ooooo….yeah!!!

    Reply
  74. Colleen C. says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:23 am

    So much love for this.

    Reply
  75. Chachic says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:24 am

    Omg!! Thank you for this snippet!!

    Reply
  76. Tina in NJ says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:24 am

    Dr. Cole, who was present at Kate’s son’s birth. Would his first name be Darren? I can easily see Doolittle as a pseudonym, since he works mainly with shapeshifters.

    Reply
    • Moderator R says

      June 20, 2022 at 11:40 am

      😉 Bingo.

      Reply
    • Jwharmby says

      June 20, 2022 at 9:12 pm

      Ahh, when I first saw Dr. Cole, I was like…”wait… Did they have another kid in Wilmington? Is there another one?!” This makes more sense, but now I’m a little disappointed there’s not a surprise baby.

      Reply
      • kommiesmom says

        June 21, 2022 at 8:28 am

        The witch oracle says there will be another kid – a girl if I remember correctly – that’s how she knows Aurelia has changed the future.
        We have no idea when her vision happens, however.

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    • Kylie in Australia says

      June 27, 2022 at 3:38 am

      Thanks, i was trying to think who Dr Cole was, i knew the 3 witches were at the birth, and grandma and was trying to think who else was in the cave with them (besides Curran)

      Reply
  77. K.L. says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:24 am

    Thank you! Great way to start the week.

    Reply
  78. Linette Torres says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:25 am

    Thank you! I just started rereading Blood Heir and I am so happy to get a peek at what Kate was up to after Magic Triumphs. ❤️❤️❤️

    Reply
    • Terrie C says

      June 20, 2022 at 2:10 pm

      I just re-read Blood Heir for the umpteenth time and it is just as good. And if you have already, also try to read Magic Stars which gives you another view into Julie/Derek

      Reply
      • Terrie C says

        June 20, 2022 at 2:12 pm

        haven’t already

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  79. Irishmadchen says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:25 am

    suhweet!!!!!!

    Love how Kate and Curran have this as a couple. Poor bad guys. They have no idea what is coming for them.

    Kate, however, will get to work out her frustration at the money pit.

    Reply
  80. GeanaWQ says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:26 am

    Thank you!

    Reply
  81. Leon Robbins says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:26 am

    That was absolutely perfect. And a little mean. Now I have to think of the ways Kate will get the boy back…😁🤓

    Reply
  82. David Becher says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:26 am

    Wilmington, North Carolina since they mentioned Fort Fisher. I wonder if that is far enough from Atlanta that people will not recognize them?

    Reply
    • Maria M. OToole says

      June 20, 2022 at 1:19 pm

      Julie says NC in Blood Heir. And Barabas calls Curran a “beach bum” in the scene at the Merc’s Guild.

      Reply
  83. Dianne Richardson says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:26 am

    More please…………

    Reply
  84. JMH says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:27 am

    Wow, what a bright spot. Thank you

    Reply
  85. Hang says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:29 am

    Oh my God, thank you!!!! Oh please oh please oh please may we have another??? I needed this!!

    Reply
  86. Marzie says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:29 am

    *screamsofjoy*

    Reply
  87. Patricia says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:29 am

    Love it!!!!!!!

    Reply
  88. Yanina says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:30 am

    I have involuntary sympathy for Ms. Vigue here. Doesn’t seem an unreasonable line of questioning even if she ought to have approached it in a different, not illegal manner. Safety of the other students is important!

    Reply
    • Beth says

      June 21, 2022 at 10:32 am

      No sympathy from me! Having dealt with many of that officious and irritating breed, I can only say “Go, Kate!”

      Reply
      • Kylie says

        June 27, 2022 at 3:40 am

        Me either, i’d think Conlan has more control than most of the special teenagers at that school.

        Reply
  89. Kiri Guyaz says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:30 am

    SQUEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! *Hyperventilates till swoons in sheer delight* Thank you, Mod R!💜💜💜

    Reply
  90. Caroline says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:30 am

    That was so wonderful! I miss Kate and Curran so much. These little snippets make my day.

    Thank you House Andrews!

    Reply
  91. Mary says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:30 am

    Ahhh!!!

    Now I need to know what happens next!! Does that make this a blessing or a curse?

    I’m giddy from reading it though, so I guess a blessing. Thank you for sharing!

    (Or totally not sharing, because this didn’t happen and it’s just afever dream)

    Reply
  92. Rich says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:32 am

    Where is, as Paul Harvey would say, “the rest of the story”?

    Loved it. Would love more.

    Reply
    • Moderator R says

      June 20, 2022 at 11:35 am

      What story? I see no story. 😇

      Horde…we gotta work on sneakiness. Drills in the Keep all week!

      Reply
      • rlawtx says

        June 20, 2022 at 6:06 pm

        Mysteriously and magically, “Kate And Curran’s Not So Low Profile Suburban Adventures” (h/t to one of the posters above whose name I already don’t remember) gets posted and you expected SNEAKINESS by the BDH? I’m pretty sure the 🌏 shook from all the squeeeeing and happy dancing!
        I’ll report to the drills….

        Reply
      • Ona Jo-Ellan Bass says

        June 20, 2022 at 6:58 pm

        Awwww…drills…pout. (More sneakiness…???? hehe!)

        Reply
      • Kate says

        June 21, 2022 at 10:06 am

        I was already delighted to find I was among the ‘fine and fluffy horde’, and now we get to drill in the Keep?!
        Life is good.

        Reply
        • Penny says

          June 22, 2022 at 1:44 am

          +1 for the Drills – at the Keep

          #BDH for life

          Reply
  93. Gail says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:34 am

    Love it!!!

    Reply
  94. Catie_lou says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:35 am

    This made me smile. Thank you

    Reply
  95. Marli says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:36 am

    I am hooting and jumping around and scared the cat!!!
    LOVE THIS!!!!! ❤️💕💗

    Reply
  96. SueS says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:36 am

    I just cried a little. I miss them so much….

    Reply
    • Kim says

      June 20, 2022 at 1:37 pm

      Same here!

      Reply
  97. H says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:37 am

    I needed this today. I am so happy that this story just *fell off of the truck* or out of the work in progress saved file, however it decided to appear. It was magic. So excited to read any story but a snippet of Kate is amazing. She just needed an avenue to vent her frustrations. Those kidnappers will regret their life choices very quickly, though I imagine they will not have the chance to reflect on their regret for very long. Took me a second to realize Dr. Cole would be Dr. Doolittle. Whenever, however, or how often Unicorn Lane magics a story for the BDH I am grateful.

    Reply
  98. Brandie Garcia says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:37 am

    Yay! Soooo happy!

    Reply
  99. Gloria Fidler says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:38 am

    Thank you!!!

    Reply
  100. Kate Zadoo says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:38 am

    This was so beautiful, unexpected and I thought I couldn’t love the author more. I was wrong. Thank you!!!

    Reply
  101. Kevin says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:39 am

    Took me a bit to figure out what this was a part of (so many universes, so little time), but when they started talking about a prodigy shapeshifter son, it clicked.

    Reply
  102. Maggie says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:39 am

    ❤️

    Reply
  103. Rexy says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:39 am

    Ahh… that was great. Thank you.

    Reply
  104. Mike Mike says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:39 am

    Love it!! It’s just like putting on an old pair of jeans so comfy and fit just right. Dropping into Kate and Currans world like you’ve never left

    Reply
    • A says

      June 22, 2022 at 5:59 pm

      +1000 !!! So many Thanks to Ilona and Gordon!!!!

      I totally needed this today! What a horrible day! My elderly car’s coolant system died (third time…), and it had to be towed (again) … and I can’t afford a new car …
      so really hoping it can be fixed …

      I was at a deeply stressful and frustrating meeting until well after 1 am this morning (since yesterday afternoon … and after 3 days of prep …)

      I was woken after 3 hours of sleep by a friend calling from barn, who said:

      “Your horse misses you!! Where are you?! We’re all here and we’ve ridden already! Your horse misses you!!!”
      This would be my beloved horse with many (expensive) medical issues, who is my main reason for working like this …

      So the heart attack of seeing a call from horse “daycare” softened to a painful guilt trip … and then the car trouble … and then the rental company had no cars …
      and work head-aches …
      after two days of piercing actual head-aches …

      I bought a tub of ice cream with plans to eat the whole thing.

      So tired I fell asleep instead. Then I woke and found this snippet.

      Deepest gratitude.
      Starting to recover my sense of resilience … Kate is always good for that. 🙂

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      • A says

        June 22, 2022 at 6:05 pm

        Knew it was Kate right away! Right from

        “… old shorts and a paint-stained tank top over a sports bra …”

        I love how she flies under the radar … looks so innocuous … 😉

        And knew for sure (!) with her smart-ass comment re: authority:
        “… Making a great first impression on a school administrator – check.”

        Clinched it with:
        “… Making small talk was not among my few virtues. ” [chortling]

        Does everyone remember:
        “… Intimidation is one of my few social skills. …”

        That always makes me laugh!

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        • A says

          June 22, 2022 at 6:14 pm

          It’s funny because we were drilled with endless rules of decorum and etiquette …
          endless dictates of how we needed to make other people comfortable, and smooth the social situation, and be good and gracious …
          with immaculate manners …

          Kate is refreshing and a lot of fun 🙂

          She behaves the way we secretly (sometimes) wish we could …

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  105. Andrea Smith says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:39 am

    Kate always brings a smile to my lips. Thanks!

    Reply
  106. Yasmin says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:40 am

    Thank you!This made my day!!

    Reply
  107. DiDi says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:42 am

    What a treasure. Just… absolute treasure.

    All of my gratitude.

    Reply
  108. Michael says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:42 am

    Oh, evil, evil Mod R! You are the best and worst. We have no idea if this is something being worked on, or a companion scene, or deleted scene.

    All we know is that it is fantastic and we want more.

    Thank you!

    Reply
  109. Elenariel says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:42 am

    Aaaaah! So good to meet again! Thank you HA and Mod R! 💞
    I grinned the whole time!

    Reply
  110. Colleen says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:44 am

    Such a great gift Ilona and Gordon. Thank you so much!

    Reply
  111. Mary Cruickshank-Peed says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:44 am

    Woo!

    Also, I hope this means House IA are having a very good, very relaxing vacation.

    Reply
  112. Olivier says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:44 am

    THANK YOU!!!!!

    When I’m reading this kind of snippet, I feel like a junkie who just had his fix 😉

    Reply
  113. TheSingingGlassLady says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:48 am

    Wouhouuuuu!! Go Kate!

    Reply
  114. Carla says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:48 am

    Oh. My. Gawd….
    Mod R, I love you and would absolutely bake you an apple pie (with normal apple, not the immorality type) for that!

    You’ve just made my Monday so much better

    Reply
  115. Sharon says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:48 am

    *runs around like a squirrel on crack, arms flapping* YES, PLEASE!!

    Reply
  116. Athena Knight says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:51 am

    Amazing! I love these like interquel snippets.

    Thank you 🥰

    Reply
  117. Joyce Hunt says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:51 am

    Thank you. I’ve been having a bad pain day and this made me smile!

    Reply
    • Moderator R says

      June 20, 2022 at 11:52 am

      So sorry 🙁

      Reply
  118. Kelly says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:52 am

    Oh my, how I have missed them. ❤️

    Reply
  119. gsg says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:53 am

    ::sputters:: Could this possibly mean that… OMG! Squeals and scares the dog.. Are we getting a Novella/Novel in the Kate universe? With more of Connor!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

    Reply
    • Moderator R says

      June 20, 2022 at 11:55 am

      Repeat after me: nothing is confirmed unless and until it’s on the Release Schedule! 😛

      Reply
      • Alex R. says

        June 20, 2022 at 1:02 pm

        We have ways of making things appear on the release schedule!

        But the only IA approved method is ….

        “Shut up and take my money!”

        Pretty please 🙏 🙈

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        • Gsg says

          June 21, 2022 at 9:52 am

          Hah.. I’m waving my cash around, hoping to catch their attention as I bounce up and down like a 5 year old in line for a Sno cone on a hot day.

          Reply
  120. Jean says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:53 am

    Woohoo!! Kate story!! 📚🗡️

    Many thanks HA and Mod R!! 💖💐💖

    Reply
  121. Suzann says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:54 am

    Oh my. I am in heaven. Thank you. The school won’t know what hit them. I am actually chuckling a bit. I love Kate.

    Reply
  122. Kristina says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:55 am

    Omg where is more.

    Reply
  123. Bridget Boring says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:55 am

    THANK YOU!!!!!!😍

    Reply
  124. Heather Jordan says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:56 am

    made my day!!

    Reply
  125. Laura says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:56 am

    Eeee! Love it!
    Unfortunately, I do not have great faith in Kate’s ability to maintain a low profile.
    Although she has definitely gotten better at it, judging by the short story with Teddy Jo and the harpies…

    Reply
  126. Whitney says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:58 am

    Thank you. Things have been rough and this was lovely..

    Great way to start the day 🤭

    Reply
  127. Jenine says

    June 20, 2022 at 11:58 am

    That’s going to be a struggle to be subtle.

    That’s was awesome! Thanks for the treat!

    Reply
  128. Autumn says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:00 pm

    Mod R, you are the absolute best!! What an incredible snippet! LOVE IT!!! You have made my day! Thank you so much!

    Reply
  129. CTL says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:01 pm

    Even if there’s no more to this story (hand wards against evil), this has such a movement-in-life vibe: KD “because it’s Monday”.

    Thank you!

    Reply
  130. AnnFlo says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:01 pm

    Thank You HA!!!
    Thank You, oh ModR The SnippetBringer 😉

    And now I’ m going to reread My Precioussss 🤩

    Reply
  131. Sandy F says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:03 pm

    Heart skips a beat, I dance in joy.

    Reply
  132. Voirrey quillin says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:03 pm

    Oh my!

    Thank you

    V

    Reply
  133. Kathy says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:04 pm

    The NOISES I have made whilst reading this. Keeping my fingers crossed for more!!

    Reply
  134. Arika Ito says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:05 pm

    Ahhhhhh! This was so good, hoping for more lol. I guess Curran didn’t keep his height if he’s back to being under 6ft. That’s good, I loved that Curran wasn’t a super tall main lead.

    Reply
    • Skye says

      June 21, 2022 at 7:47 pm

      Me too. I am really tired of all the 6’4″ MC’s squeeze/heroes. I am 5’7″ and I dated a guy who is 6’4″. I also dated a guy who is 6’6″. It’s a hell of a stretch. 5’10” – 6’1″ is great. 😀

      Reply
  135. Pat Sciarini says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:06 pm

    Wahoo!!!! Thank you! A great way to start the week, even though it never happened! Love meeting old friends

    Reply
  136. Diane Lang says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:07 pm

    Love it! Kate is always so much fun. Thank you very much!! 😀 😀 😀

    Reply
  137. Suzette M says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:07 pm

    ❤️

    Reply
  138. Nicole says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:08 pm

    Thank you!! Thank you!! This so Awesome 🤩

    Reply
  139. Cortland says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:10 pm

    Thank you so much for this!!!!

    Reply
  140. Kelly says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:11 pm

    Thank you! Oh my days! 😭😭😍😍🥳🥳😘👌

    Reply
  141. Sam says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:11 pm

    Oh gosh, thank you!

    Reply
  142. Tempest says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:12 pm

    Thanks ModR!

    We will try to remain a fine and fluffy BDH in response to so awesome a treat . . . which never happened. 🙂

    Reply
  143. Leena says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:13 pm

    Hehehehe (chortles and runs hands together) “keep a low profile” she says….. Thankyou for the Kate snippet!!

    Reply
  144. Debbie says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:13 pm

    I am betting this will get you a handy dandy new covered porch or added weight room area thrown in! Just think of the deals you can get if you do small favors for you contractors. I’m thinking of an outdoor grill/seating area with a below counter fridge, a smoker with one of those brick pizza ovens. You know that they will use it when company comes. You also need a flat hibachi grill area to make the veggies tasty.

    Reply
    • SoCoMom says

      June 20, 2022 at 3:26 pm

      I like the way you think, Debbie 😀

      Reply
  145. pet says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:14 pm

    Let me be the first to tell you.This is incomplete.So what happen with the rest of the story?Wink,wink.
    See,didnt ask for more.

    Reply
  146. Stacy Harper Watson says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:14 pm

    A big thank you to House Andrew’s!! What a treat!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

    Reply
  147. Erica Conner says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:16 pm

    SQUEEEEEEEE

    Reply
  148. Karen the griffmom says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:16 pm

    Doubling down on patient and fluffy here. Extra fluffy means two cookies for snack time.

    Reply
  149. Colleen says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:17 pm

    OooooooOooooooo. I like!!!!! Thank you Madam Moderator !

    Reply
  150. Alice says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:17 pm

    OMG!!! KAAAAATEEEEEEEEEE!

    Reply
  151. Sarah K says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:17 pm

    LOVE!!!!!!!

    Reply
  152. Mary says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:17 pm

    Thank you Mod R, I will keep your secret that you stole this Wonderful Treat. Helps me get thru a Mad Hot Monday!

    Reply
  153. SWC says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:19 pm

    Hooray! Thank you Mod R!!!! I needed a laugh.

    Reply
  154. Bill from NJ says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:19 pm

    Oh My *lol*. Initially I thought it might be Hugh’s kid, but then I realized it had to be none other than Kate/Curren and their kid. And trademark Kate, loved ‘or pee yourself and fall over’.

    Reply
  155. Kristi says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:20 pm

    Love it!!
    🥰🤍🖤💚💜🧡

    Reply
  156. Ann says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:20 pm

    Lovely surprise! I wasn’t thinking Kate world, so didn’t get it until the description of Curran joining them. A little slow, but so happy!

    Reply
  157. Samantha says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:21 pm

    Squeeee!! 🤩😍🤩 (that is all I have to say on the matter )

    Reply
  158. Wendy says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:22 pm

    Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TYVM! Mod R and HA are the best! 💖

    Reply
  159. Linda says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:22 pm

    Oh my!! I love Kate!!

    Reply
  160. Alan says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:24 pm

    👍

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  161. Duffi McDermott says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:25 pm

    SQUEEEEEEE!!!!!!

    I love it, I love it!! thank you, Mod R! Thank you, House Andrews!

    Reply
  162. Winifred C Stroup says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:32 pm

    I feel like a little kid who is saying “I want more”. I love it.

    Reply
  163. Norbert says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:33 pm

    *fist pump* Yes! Yes! Yes!

    All hail sneaky Mod R!

    What a great surprise… but now, you baited the horde in the worst way… we want MORE!!!

    (Insert picture of a zombies clamoring for… books.)

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  164. Rose says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:33 pm

    She’s in a bad mood so to get the catharsis she needs she’s planning to attack what sounds like a group of violent criminals (how many there are as yet to be determined). Oh God, how I have missed Kate. But I’m wondering – a short story, novella, novel (hope! hope! hope!).

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  165. Sarah says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:34 pm

    EEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
    So much love!

    Reply
  166. MariaZ says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:34 pm

    I feel sorry for the kidnappers.

    On the other hand the contractors won’t try to cheat Kate or do a crappy renovation.

    Reply
  167. Kim says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:35 pm

    This was sooo awesome…I laughed so much…Thanks for making my Monday!

    Reply
  168. Lee says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:35 pm

    This was so good. House Andrews is brilliant, and it’s great to revisit Kate & Co again! Thank you.

    Reply
  169. Sandhya Rao says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:36 pm

    KATE!!! AND CURRAN!!!! Surprise of the day, and made me so happy!!! It’s like meeting old good friends after a long time and not realizing how much you missed them ❤️ On a side note “He was almost six feet tall….” I guess Curran did end up losing that extra height 😄

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    • Breann says

      June 20, 2022 at 10:49 pm

      Almost 6 feet tall could also mean 6 foot 5 inches, because that’s less than half and would round down to 6. This is my height math. My 5 foot 3. 5 inches gets rounded to 5 foot 4 inches because half round up. 😉😁

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      • Moderator R says

        June 21, 2022 at 6:56 am

        He lost the extra height brought on by eating the divine animals 🙂

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  170. Vicky Frazer says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:36 pm

    Just like a warm hug.

    Reply
  171. April says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:38 pm

    Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!💕🦁🐾💕🗡💕

    Reply
  172. Monique García Johnson says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:44 pm

    Ahh so wonderful to read about Kate again. I miss them so much.
    Thank you for this

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  173. Amber says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:47 pm

    Thank you….. just, thank you!

    Reply
  174. Laura Martinez says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:48 pm

    Thank you!!!

    Reply
  175. Cori says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:48 pm

    After a week straight out of hell, this was the best surprise. Thank you House Andrews for a beloved snippet desperately needed <3

    Reply
  176. Claire M says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:50 pm

    Oh thank you, thank you!!!!! A million thank yous ❤️❤️❤️❤️

    Reply
  177. House DeMille says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:51 pm

    *chef’s kiss*

    Reply
  178. Claudia says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:57 pm

    Squeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

    That was an unexpected and fabulous treat, many thanks. Very happy.

    Reply
  179. Jenn K says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:58 pm

    Absolutely delightful.

    Reply
  180. Julie Molzahn says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:00 pm

    OMG, this is absolutely great and had me wondering who it was for a minute. I am incredibly excited. Thank for interrupting vacation with a teaser.

    Reply
  181. Jan says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:00 pm

    I do enjoy a bit of fantasy on a blistering afternoon!

    Reply
  182. Tish says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:00 pm

    Woo-Hoo! And they’re back!

    Reply
  183. Becky says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:03 pm

    SQUEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!! and YAAAAAAAYYYYY!!! and Thank you Thank you sneaky treat-doler-outer!!!! Also Thank You House Andrews for writing the sneaky treat!!

    Reply
    • Moderator R says

      June 20, 2022 at 1:04 pm

      A much bigger achievement 🥰

      Reply
  184. Billie Dee Jelin says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:06 pm

    OMG! Yes!!

    Reply
  185. Wahida AlZubaidi says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:06 pm

    I’m sitting here,typing this with a smile on my face but inwardly,I’m squealing like a little girl…I am not in fact a little girl but a very big one. I am also not squealing out loud because I am surrounded by people! I’ve missed Kate so much!!

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    • Moderator R says

      June 20, 2022 at 1:07 pm

      Never too big to squeee! 🦄

      Reply
  186. Lynne Davidson says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:06 pm

    Wow! Didn’t know I needed that.
    So fun!

    Reply
  187. Cessie says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:08 pm

    The moment as I was reading and it hit me that it was Kate! Ah bliss!

    Reply
  188. Helen Holck says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:08 pm

    What a lovely present. You made my day. Thank you

    Reply
  189. Kara says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:11 pm

    Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Today is my thirty fifth wedding anniversary, and this is my favorite gift so far! THANK YOU!! 💚💚💚💚💚

    Reply
    • Moderator R says

      June 20, 2022 at 1:12 pm

      Happy anniversary!

      What’s your secret 🙂?

      Reply
      • kitkat9000 says

        June 21, 2022 at 2:21 am

        My parents have been married now for 67 years. Pretty sure they’ve stuck it out this long because neither was willing to give the other the satisfaction. Oh, that and they love each when they’re not arguing.

        My brother and I are both single.

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    • Theodore D. says

      June 20, 2022 at 5:17 pm

      Congratulations! <3

      May you have many more happy ones! 🙂

      Reply
  190. Korwyn says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:12 pm

    Oh my gosh, what an unexpected treat! Thank you all (including Mod R) !!

    Reply
  191. jewelwing says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:12 pm

    This has made my entire week and it’s *Monday*!!!

    Reply
  192. Joanne says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:15 pm

    Oh My Atlanta!!!!… no longer. I’m so excited! This scenario of parenthood and as someone going through home renovations right now just really hits home. Following and growing up with Kate Daniels and getting to read more of her as she tackles day by day in passing is just so much fun!!

    Reply
  193. Inga Abel says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:16 pm

    Ohhhh!!! Yay!!! 🤩

    Reply
  194. Verslint says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:18 pm

    Kate!!!! I’ve missed you!!!! Need the exercise? Que idiotic kidnappers! Yay!

    Thanks for the treat!

    Reply
  195. Mallen P says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:18 pm

    Ahhhhhh. Omg omg 😲 not sure what else to day. Going to have to sit on my hands so I don’t ask any questions. So many thoughts. Just have to wait for more.

    Reply
  196. Cori says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:19 pm

    Loved the teaser. Thank you.

    Reply
  197. Naenae says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:20 pm

    About two paragraphs in I’m like “It’s Kate!!!” And the rest of me is “Don’t jump to conclusions” see this is what happens when Mod doesn’t confirm there are not any new stories in KD. KD is back!!!!!

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    • BonnieB says

      June 20, 2022 at 1:54 pm

      Double Ditto with me as well. 🙂 🙂 🙂 Thank you.

      Reply
  198. Albertina Brown says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:21 pm

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

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  199. Irsa says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:21 pm

    I Looooooove Kate.

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  200. Smileygirl3090 says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:22 pm

    🥰😍🤩 All the love Mod R – Thank You!!!

    Reply
  201. Yvonne A. says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:22 pm

    I Love IT

    Reply
    • Moderator R says

      June 20, 2022 at 1:23 pm

      🎈

      Reply
      • Genevieve says

        June 21, 2022 at 3:39 am

        Haha

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  202. marcia says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:22 pm

    thank you, thank you, thank you.

    Reply
  203. cmc says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:23 pm

    I’ve missed Kate 🙂

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  204. Vanessa de Jesus says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:24 pm

    Oh my!!!
    Sooo cool to have a look into Kate´s and Curran´s lives! Miss it so much!
    Thank you so much!

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  205. Tom says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:24 pm

    Wonderful snippet – love the way you know it’s Kate if you’ve read KD, but if not you get the confirmation at the end!

    —

    On another note – what a beautiful picture! Looking at Google Earth is Fort Fisher on something like a spit or a sandbank then with a river estuary behind spotted with islands?

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    • Catherine says

      June 20, 2022 at 8:18 pm

      It is beautiful! The area is a barrier island so parts of the original Fort Fisher fortifications have eroded and are underwater. I think the reference to opposite Fort Fisher must mean Fort Kure is toward the SW/Aquarium (smell of the sea) rather than N/toward the NC Guard training center (inlet side, though the CF river is still saltwater there.) If it hadn’t mentioned Kure I would have thought it was near the Fort Anderson area on the opposite side of the Cape Fear river so Curran’s castle could have the size and fortifications of the original Fort Fisher (1 mile along the sea and about 200 acres.)

      And, yes, I absolutely intend to take the treat out to Fort Fisher this weekend and try to place where Fort Kure would be! Thank you so much for confirming Wilmington, NC!!

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      • Tom says

        June 21, 2022 at 10:36 am

        Thanks for the information – another place to put on my list of ‘spots to visit’ when I finally get across the Pond!

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  206. Ann C says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:24 pm

    Hooray! That was a wonderful treat 😊❤️ Thanks Mod R for being a stealthy ninja and thanks House Andrew for letting us visit some of our favourite people.

    Reply
  207. Amy says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:25 pm

    Hehehehe. Kate changes completely and simultaneously never changes. I’m so glad she survived to have a family and community and continue to be a menace to uptight people.

    Reply
  208. Maria M. OToole says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:25 pm

    Glad to see I’m not the only one yelling “SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!” about this! Quietly. Deep inside.

    Reply
  209. Samantha Santon says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:25 pm

    I’m so excited!!!! I might have squealed a bit and scared the hubby.

    Reply
  210. Melinda says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:25 pm

    I’m going to sound horribly ungrateful…but can we have more, please?

    Reply
  211. Mary says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:28 pm

    NOOOOOOOOOO! You cannot leave me hanging like this!!!! Whimper….
    P.S. Love it. 🙂

    Reply
  212. Amy says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:29 pm

    Oooo… So gooooood! Thank you muchly, Mod!

    Reply
  213. Marie S says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:30 pm

    I love you, HA and Mod R. Thank you!
    Kate, Kate, Kate…
    Can never get enough of this world which, for me, also includes Julie and Derek stories.

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  214. bungluna says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:30 pm

    A little exercise…

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  215. Valerie in CA says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:30 pm

    Awesome.

    Reply
  216. Nicole says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:31 pm

    AHHHH MADE MY DAY!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  217. Stephanie Gasior says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:32 pm

    I. Love. It.

    Thank you mod R!

    Also, if it helps, I would absolutely buy a new KD book in triplicate (audio, kindle and dead tree)…. just throwing that out there.

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  218. Sheila says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:33 pm

    Love this!

    Reply
  219. Becky says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:34 pm

    The absolute best thing I’ve seen today!!!!

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  220. njb says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:35 pm

    OMG, love it, love it, love it!! Please tell me this will be a short story or novella at some point. Pleeeaaaassse. Not too proud to beg.

    Reply
    • Terry says

      June 20, 2022 at 5:20 pm

      Why think small? Why not KD #11?

      Reply
  221. Veronique says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:37 pm

    AMAZING!

    Thank you!!

    Reply
  222. Maria M. OToole says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:37 pm

    And look how subtly and tactfully Kate threatened Ms. Vigue with Dr. Cole’s “seven thousand associates” if she didn’t lose this line of inquiry, fast. Kate? Subtle? Tactful? The mind boggles.

    “Seven thousand associates”. Heh. And no other lawyer is as vicious as a Pack (or previously Pack) lawyer…

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    • jewelwing says

      June 20, 2022 at 8:05 pm

      She was subtle and tactful right up to the point where she recommended pre-emptive urination.

      Side note: Autocorrect does not believe pre-emptive is a word, and offers “pre-emotive” instead. Autocorrect needs to get out more.

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  223. Toni says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:38 pm

    What a wonderful surprise today! Thank you!

    Reply
  224. Marsha says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:38 pm

    SQUEEEEEEE!!! Love it and I accept this teaser because this means there is more of it out there (even if only in the minds of the AuthorLords). I swear that their writing gets better and better with each book. How they are able to create such different worlds/characters/plots and still be amazing is just another reason to love them and their creative process!

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  225. Lea Bourg says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:46 pm

    If you heard a fangirling scream from France, it’s me XD

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  226. Lisa Sessa says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:47 pm

    Thanks BTW.

    Question: Why did HA place Kate Daniels in Atlanta?

    Did anyone ever make a detailed map of various locations? I am rereading the series and every time there’s a name of a street or area I go to a map app and locate it.

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    • Moderator R says

      June 20, 2022 at 1:51 pm

      At the time, both Ilona and Gordon drove into Atlanta for work 🙂. They were inspired by their surroundings.

      There is a map for the main series, but it needs updating for the changes that Blood Heir brought. I’ll look for the old one for you 🙂

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    • Moderator R says

      June 20, 2022 at 1:55 pm

      Here it is- again, as of Blood Heir, this map is no longer accurate

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      • Lisa says

        June 20, 2022 at 5:02 pm

        Thanks much

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  227. Rene O says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:49 pm

    Wow, even when fluffy we, the BDH, just can’t keep a secret! But then, KATE! Hahaha!

    Reply
  228. AJ says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:49 pm

    This was the best! Low profile … as if!

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  229. Annie says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:54 pm

    OMG this totally made my Monday…. I am re-reading these books she makes me so happy. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANKYOU

    Reply
  230. Rita says

    June 20, 2022 at 1:56 pm

    YES!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  231. Kristi says

    June 20, 2022 at 2:03 pm

    Love this – thank you so much!!!

    Reply
  232. Tess says

    June 20, 2022 at 2:03 pm

    Holy freaking yasssssssssssssss. I love Kate.

    Reply
  233. David Suitor says

    June 20, 2022 at 2:03 pm

    What a wonderful gift to your fan base! This has the makings of a new book (perhaps). So the youngster is going to finishing school. (I thought there would be a daughter by now.) So some nefarious people will get the chance to meet the daughter of Roland. My brother and I love it! Please, pretty please give us some more?

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    • Moderator R says

      June 20, 2022 at 2:04 pm

      Conlan is about 7-8 here, it’s not chronologically after Blood Heir. 🙂

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      • Tink says

        June 20, 2022 at 2:16 pm

        Yeah, they said they moved here for the school and in Blood Heir or a dropped snippet said they were in Wilmington because of Conlan’s school, so I placed this with Conlan approaching kindergarten or first grade.

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  234. Sheriguy says

    June 20, 2022 at 2:03 pm

    Woo hooooooooo! Giddy up!

    Reply
  235. Jamic says

    June 20, 2022 at 2:05 pm

    I’m woefully slow.::sad face::
    I was wondering who Dr. Cole was. It needed me getting to the end of the snippet to understand that it’s Dolittle. Even with the 7000 associate clue, it flew over my head.
    Did Curran’s height recede the same year he lost his godhood or was it gradual over the years? I noticed it says here he is almost 6 feet.
    I miss Grendel. Did they take him with them?

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    • kommiesmom says

      June 21, 2022 at 8:40 am

      Can you imagine what Grendel could get into / try to eat on a construction site?
      I’m guessing he’s vacationing with somebody until the house is inhabitable.

      Personally, I’d love to read *that* snippet, though I might hurt myself before I stopped laughing…

      Reply
    • Moderator R says

      June 21, 2022 at 10:34 am

      Of course, they took Grendel with them 🐶

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  236. Gabrielle says

    June 20, 2022 at 2:06 pm

    Aaaaahhhh! I love this, I want to read more (whenever you feel like writing it), this is amazing and tantalizing and so good!

    Reply
  237. Janice Hoskins says

    June 20, 2022 at 2:07 pm

    Thanks so much. I’ll never get tired of Kate’s stories.

    Reply
  238. Caz says

    June 20, 2022 at 2:08 pm

    Eegads, that was sooo good that I feel I owe money for that snippet.

    Reply
  239. Terrie C says

    June 20, 2022 at 2:21 pm

    I immerse myself in the KD world about once a year. Just finished Blood Heir, again and it is so wonderful seeing snippets of their life in NC. Squeee

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  240. katieM says

    June 20, 2022 at 2:23 pm

    When I was a child, I would go outside and spin around until I fell and then lay there with my eyes closed. It was as if I were flying. It was so fun. Reading this was just like that. Thank you!

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  241. Kathy B says

    June 20, 2022 at 2:31 pm

    Oh thank you!!

    Reply
  242. Teresa D says

    June 20, 2022 at 2:33 pm

    I smiled the whole way through! Hit me in the best way … I miss Kate and her world. Thank you for all you share!

    Reply
  243. Proud Bookworm says

    June 20, 2022 at 2:35 pm

    I am excited beyond words!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!

    Reply
  244. Mary says

    June 20, 2022 at 2:37 pm

    This is so Great!!! Thank you very much!!

    Reply
  245. Dina Willner says

    June 20, 2022 at 2:39 pm

    Somehow House Andrews knows when I really need something! Thank you so much for this.

    Reply
  246. Lw says

    June 20, 2022 at 2:43 pm

    Like a phone call from old friends who are letting me know they’re soon coming to visit.
    Thank you

    Reply
  247. Zorn says

    June 20, 2022 at 2:45 pm

    SSSSQQQQUUUUUEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

    Reply
  248. Allison says

    June 20, 2022 at 2:46 pm

    I LOVE YOU Mod R. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I SO needed this.

    Reply
  249. Raine says

    June 20, 2022 at 2:50 pm

    I’m sooooooo happy. Miss Kate and Curran

    Reply
  250. Yvette says

    June 20, 2022 at 2:52 pm

    Thank you. ❤️

    Reply
  251. Julie Edwards says

    June 20, 2022 at 2:52 pm

    Loved it! Now I need to go reread the entire series….again! 🙃❤️

    Reply
  252. Veronica woodhouse says

    June 20, 2022 at 2:53 pm

    Ahh! I didn’t realize how much I missed Kate! Thanks you made my day.

    Reply
  253. Jenn says

    June 20, 2022 at 2:57 pm

    Squeeee! Loved every word. Puzzling over the uncle’s child & Paul’s nephew bit. The child of my uncle is my first cousin, not my nephew. Perhaps there are more convolutions in this family than have been revealed here.🤷🏻‍♀️

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    • Moderator R says

      June 20, 2022 at 3:10 pm

      It’s a stolen snippet, not something that’s seen edits or proofreads. I just thought it would please the BDH 🙂

      Reply
      • Bill G says

        June 20, 2022 at 3:12 pm

        Oh, it does. It certainly does.

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      • Jenn says

        June 21, 2022 at 2:46 pm

        Oh it does. Not sure why my brain fixated on that. Thanks, Mod R

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  254. Sivi says

    June 20, 2022 at 3:00 pm

    😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

    Thank you thee who shall not be named and hides in or on the corner of 🦄lane

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  255. SoCoMom says

    June 20, 2022 at 3:02 pm

    Woo-hoo!!!!! Thanks for the lovely peek. Go get ’em, Kate!

    Reply
  256. Joy says

    June 20, 2022 at 3:02 pm

    Thank you – didn’t know I needed that 😊

    Reply
  257. Danielle Allison says

    June 20, 2022 at 3:03 pm

    OMG thank you for this!! I miss these characters like they are friends long gone! So enjoy updates on their lives!

    Reply
  258. Bella says

    June 20, 2022 at 3:04 pm

    This just made my day!!! 😀

    Reply
  259. Marie Fjellanger says

    June 20, 2022 at 3:06 pm

    Aaaahhhhhhhhh!

    LOVE Kate!

    Need MOOOORRREEE!!!!

    Reply
  260. Beth says

    June 20, 2022 at 3:09 pm

    This was the best part of my day! Thank you for this!

    Reply
  261. Claudia says

    June 20, 2022 at 3:09 pm

    I‘m dreaming. This was just a dream, right? A very very very good dream.

    … thank you so much!

    Reply
  262. Bill G says

    June 20, 2022 at 3:10 pm

    This is lovely; thank you so much!

    Reply
  263. Cindy says

    June 20, 2022 at 3:13 pm

    So exciting!!

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  264. Mimi says

    June 20, 2022 at 3:21 pm

    This made me so happy to read! Thank you! 😁

    Reply
  265. Ria says

    June 20, 2022 at 3:23 pm

    Thank you! I wish I could buy you both a drink for a treat on your vacay. Have a blast and Thanks again.

    Reply
  266. Violet says

    June 20, 2022 at 3:23 pm

    *cackles gleefully for five minutes straight*

    Oh my. Thank you for the treat!

    Reply
  267. Emily says

    June 20, 2022 at 3:24 pm

    Thrilled! I have really enjoyed glimpses of Conlan, and hope to see more, and love seeing Kate and Curran!

    Reply
  268. ElfN says

    June 20, 2022 at 3:24 pm

    That is So awesome!

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  269. Tammy says

    June 20, 2022 at 3:28 pm

    Y’all are such excellent wordsmiths. The movie that plays in my head as I read is always so clear and colorful as your world sucks me in. Thank you for the pleasure.

    Reply
  270. Susan Everett says

    June 20, 2022 at 3:30 pm

    🎉🎉🤣 Kate!!
    Looks like Wilmington NC to me (who lives in Eastern NC)

    Don’t know how you do it! You have such distinctive “voices” for your characters. Wasn’t more than 2 sentences into when I thought “Kate – that’s Kate”.

    Reply
  271. Lisa Hampton says

    June 20, 2022 at 3:38 pm

    WHOO HOO!!!! Love getting back to Kate’s world!!!

    Reply
  272. Meire says

    June 20, 2022 at 3:40 pm

    Ahhhhh! Kate! It’s Kate and Curran!
    He finally got another fort. Does it have a moat yet? I’ve missed them in a way re-reading doesn’t help! Thank you! Is this going to be book length? I know, you don’t know, this never happened, but is it? They usually run long even when intending to write novellas, so chances are good, right?

    Reply
    • Moderator R says

      June 21, 2022 at 11:22 am

      Curran will possibly, maybe get a moat.

      Reply
  273. Emily says

    June 20, 2022 at 3:41 pm

    After 2 canceled flights and sick kids, thanks for taking me to my happy place.

    Hoping fervently HA is having a better vacation than mine.

    Reply
  274. Raye says

    June 20, 2022 at 3:47 pm

    Tank you so much!! We will try to remain a lovely, patient, fine, and fluffy Horde!!

    Reply
    • Raye says

      June 20, 2022 at 3:47 pm

      * Thank!

      Reply
  275. Christine Peters says

    June 20, 2022 at 3:51 pm

    Woo hoo! Live love love!

    Reply
  276. Janny says

    June 20, 2022 at 3:58 pm

    Thank you!!

    I hope they are enjoying their break, getting the rest, relaxation and rejuvenation needed.

    Reply
  277. Rebecca says

    June 20, 2022 at 3:59 pm

    A special treat! I love special treats and I especially love unexpected super special treats from HA! *happy sigh*
    Thank you!

    Reply
  278. Book says

    June 20, 2022 at 4:01 pm

    I love it!! Thank you so much for your thievery, Mod R! *ahem* I mean, mysterious stranger.

    Reply
  279. Michelle says

    June 20, 2022 at 4:03 pm

    I usually dislike Mondays but this will have me doing my happy dance all week! This was soooooo freaking awesome!🥰🥰🥰

    Reply
  280. Manda says

    June 20, 2022 at 4:03 pm

    Can we all live forever to keep reading these characters?

    Reply
  281. Patricia Kading says

    June 20, 2022 at 4:03 pm

    Awesomeness!!! My heart and inner beast is soothed…I have heard a snippet about my beloved Kate.

    Reply
  282. Skeeter59 says

    June 20, 2022 at 4:04 pm

    That was great! Thanks

    Reply
  283. Natasha Johnson says

    June 20, 2022 at 4:04 pm

    Yyyyaaaaayyyyyy!!!!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩

    Reply
  284. LBHG says

    June 20, 2022 at 4:08 pm

    Thank you!!!! Love it, Love it and Love it more❤️

    Reply
  285. Paula says

    June 20, 2022 at 4:09 pm

    THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! House Andrews and Mod R are the best!!! What an awesome Monday this turned out to be :: happy dance::

    Reply
  286. Karyk says

    June 20, 2022 at 4:12 pm

    I love this world so much it really means a lot to me, THANK YOU!

    Reply
  287. Kim says

    June 20, 2022 at 4:15 pm

    Any story involving Kate, Curran and family brightens my ❤️. Thank you !!

    Reply
  288. Amy R says

    June 20, 2022 at 4:18 pm

    🎵 Kate’s gonna kick some ass🎶

    Reply
    • Moderator R says

      June 20, 2022 at 4:19 pm

      Doo-dah, doo-dah 🎶

      Reply
  289. Tiger Lily says

    June 20, 2022 at 4:19 pm

    I want to say the BDH will wait in fluffy quiet but I am fairly sure I would join those who lie hard(;

    Reply
  290. Kelly C. says

    June 20, 2022 at 4:23 pm

    “And, please, call me Kate.” :All the shivers:

    What a lovely gift!

    I just finished listening to the KD series for the umpteenth time, and this was the perfect cherry on top.

    Reply
  291. Cindy Hamon says

    June 20, 2022 at 4:24 pm

    Yay!!!!

    Reply
  292. EmmaC says

    June 20, 2022 at 4:30 pm

    🙂 this is everything.

    Reply
  293. Norman says

    June 20, 2022 at 4:32 pm

    You guys are such a tease! Already salivate uncontrollably about any pending new release and not probably have to wait years for this…

    Reply
  294. Wendy Fraser mi says

    June 20, 2022 at 4:32 pm

    Love it! What a vivid glimpse into their family…magic.
    Thank you x

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  295. Michelle McLoughlin says

    June 20, 2022 at 4:34 pm

    Kate decides low profile and incognito needed a time out and oh, lookee, here comes a reason for flexing. After a minor skirmish with a principal, Kate has the opportunity for being Kate.
    The snippet and clippet I needed this morning! Blessed be from Tuesday morning in Oz

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  296. Helen says

    June 20, 2022 at 4:35 pm

    Thank You!!!!!

    Reply
  297. Delilah says

    June 20, 2022 at 4:37 pm

    I could cry with happiness!!
    Thank you!!

    Reply
  298. Celia says

    June 20, 2022 at 4:40 pm

    Thank you so much. It is so appreciated. I love Kate and Curran.

    Reply
  299. Star Sharp says

    June 20, 2022 at 4:44 pm

    That just made me absurdly happy. I didn’t realize how much I missed Kate. And after working in schools for years in the business/accounting side, I have horror stories about admin and teachers if the AuthorLords ever need it 🙂

    Reply
  300. SJ says

    June 20, 2022 at 4:53 pm

    🤩🥳

    Reply
  301. Sonja says

    June 20, 2022 at 4:55 pm

    I love it!

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  302. Daphne says

    June 20, 2022 at 4:55 pm

    Squeeeeeee! So, so epic!😆😆😆

    Reply
  303. Emilie says

    June 20, 2022 at 5:05 pm

    SQUEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

    Reply
  304. Nean says

    June 20, 2022 at 5:06 pm

    I was studiously doing my work when i heard the echo of a squeeee!

    Ah, the horde alert has sounded! This can only mean a new snippet or story update!

    Mod R, ” I has cookies”
    The Horde, pretending their hardest to be cute, fluffy, polite and patient gazes at the cookies while preparing to pounce.

    Cookies are gone now. More cookies promised? Should we invade and hunt for the rest of the story? Do rampaging hordes get fed? 🤔
    Horde agrees we will be patient. Patient and sneaky… there is a story to hunt. Walk softly horde, think fluffy thoughts… we will search every bookcase, investigate hard drives, haunt vlogs and find story. Listen for the Squeeeeeeee

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    • Niki in Philly says

      June 20, 2022 at 5:53 pm

      +10000000

      Reply
  305. lbink says

    June 20, 2022 at 5:09 pm

    MMOOOOOORRRRRREEEEE, please and thank you! this was awesome!!

    Reply
  306. Linda Trainor says

    June 20, 2022 at 5:10 pm

    Thank you. ‘deep breath’ so I don’t plead. Thank you.

    Reply
  307. Terry says

    June 20, 2022 at 5:14 pm

    ❤️ 💕 💗

    Reply
  308. Theodore D. says

    June 20, 2022 at 5:19 pm

    Ya’ll just made my day…

    Thank you! <3

    Reply
  309. Anne Jenkins says

    June 20, 2022 at 5:35 pm

    OMG!!! This reads sooooo exciting! I love how Curran said “cool, will you be home for dinner?” Like she was just going out to see a friend! lol

    Reply
  310. Susan Ivey says

    June 20, 2022 at 5:36 pm

    Squeee!!!

    Reply
  311. JenMo says

    June 20, 2022 at 5:41 pm

    😯

    Reply
  312. Lisa says

    June 20, 2022 at 5:41 pm

    This reminds me of Hugh

    Dressing in armor
    https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/vgnm0f/dressing_in_late_14th_century_armour/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

    Reply
  313. Linnaea says

    June 20, 2022 at 5:42 pm

    I am dead!!!!! 🥰😍😘❤️😍😘🥰❤️😍😭😉😘😍😭😍😀🥰😘😍❤️😉😘😉. This is the best day ever.

    Reply
  314. Christina says

    June 20, 2022 at 5:44 pm

    Wow! That beats any “welcome to the neighbor” I’ve ever heard of! 🤣

    Reply
  315. Niki in Philly says

    June 20, 2022 at 5:51 pm

    Ahhhhhhhhh and you say don’t ask for more!! Evil thy name is Mod R😱😭😖

    Reply
    • Moderator R says

      June 20, 2022 at 5:52 pm

      😈

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      • Niki in Philly says

        June 20, 2022 at 6:14 pm

        Seriously amazing they still have thoughts and dreams of this series so many years after they started it. It’s probably a gift and a curse. Especially with the fluffy BDH perched on top of their slippers while they type at the desk…and I’m pretty sure there’s a few more poking their noses from between the books on the shelves behind them..😜 thanks for sharing & hope u all enjoy your week!! Hope Reno went well!!

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  316. Katelin says

    June 20, 2022 at 5:59 pm

    All I want is more Kate in my life. KD will always be my favorite series. It’s my GOAT.

    Reply
  317. Barbara Erwin says

    June 20, 2022 at 6:00 pm

    Absolutely lovely. I’ve missed Kate so much. I’ve been wondering about the move away from Atlanta!

    Reply
  318. Kelly M says

    June 20, 2022 at 6:03 pm

    O.
    M.
    G.

    <<<>>>

    Reply
    • Kelly M says

      June 20, 2022 at 6:04 pm

      Well, there was supposed to be a big SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE between the chevrons but apparently I violated a blog coding something-or-other. Oops!

      Reply
  319. Sjik says

    June 20, 2022 at 6:05 pm

    Call me Kate. This is the tag line to all of the KD world. This is merchandise. This is paradise to the eyes. I read it and just felt as full as after having a full stroopwafel. Squuuueeeeeeeeer

    Reply
  320. Mary says

    June 20, 2022 at 6:10 pm

    What a wonderful surprise as I sit here, sweltering in the TX heat. A slight breeze, bird song, deer at the feeder below and THIS YUMMY THING!

    Mod R is my favorite Mod EVER!

    Reply
  321. pete says

    June 20, 2022 at 6:11 pm

    I HAVE been feeling extra fluffy today. Thank you for noticing 🙂

    Reply
  322. Donna A says

    June 20, 2022 at 6:15 pm

    Ohhh, why didn’t I read the blog earlier?!! My day would have been so much better.
    Then again maybe I should have saved it for tomorrow when I’ll be stuck in the mega strike action travel zone. Or I can just reread it. Or better still reread the series!

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  323. Barbara Swanson says

    June 20, 2022 at 6:15 pm

    OHOHOH
    The best. Authors. Ever.
    And the Best. Moderator. Ever.

    I really, really, really needed this. Like, there is a Lifetime movie-the kind where someone could really, truly be murdered–happening in my children’s father’s life. I am beyond stressed and really appreciate this break from an unbelievable reality.

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  324. maria says

    June 20, 2022 at 6:19 pm

    AHHHHAHAHHHH
    And, please, call me Kate:)

    So good – this snippet will get me through the week and allow me to run wild(in my head)

    Reply
  325. Regina says

    June 20, 2022 at 6:20 pm

    Thank you so much! I excited to think that the next Sneaky Treat might explain how Kate, in a deliberate, controled, and low profile way, rescued the kid and took her bad day out on someone who richly deserved it.

    Reply
  326. RJ foster says

    June 20, 2022 at 6:23 pm

    Just what I needed on my birthday. God, I missed that.

    Reply
  327. TDoll says

    June 20, 2022 at 6:24 pm

    So awesome. I can’t stand it. (Insert cheers here.)

    Reply
  328. Karen Shannon says

    June 20, 2022 at 6:30 pm

    Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

    Reply
  329. Patti says

    June 20, 2022 at 6:31 pm

    EEEEEEE, I CAN’T STOP SCREAMING!!! MORE KATE AND CURRAN!!!

    Reply
  330. Gericke says

    June 20, 2022 at 6:42 pm

    You are SO GOOD to us! Thank you!

    Reply
  331. Audry says

    June 20, 2022 at 6:44 pm

    OMG!!! I LOVE it!!

    Reply
  332. Jo says

    June 20, 2022 at 6:45 pm

    Hugs and love and thanks 😊 💕 💖

    Reply
  333. Ona Jo-Ellan Bass says

    June 20, 2022 at 6:47 pm

    Loving this so much! What better distraction from home remodeling than taking care of kidnappers? Will I be banished to the outer realms if I whisper softly, “Will there be more?” Don’t worry, I won’t scream or shout if there isn’t. I promise I won’t even whimper or look pitiful. But I’m delighted to see a chance of Conlan getting some space of his own.

    Reply
  334. Ms. Jennifer Caudle says

    June 20, 2022 at 6:49 pm

    Love it! I want more, more, more, pleeaase 😊

    Reply
  335. Rach says

    June 20, 2022 at 6:50 pm

    I was so angry about something earlier and now I can’t stop smiling 😍😍🥰🥰 LOVE LOVE LOVE!!

    Reply
  336. Berna says

    June 20, 2022 at 6:54 pm

    AHHHHHHHH I KNEW IT HAD TO BE HER A COUPLE PARAGRAPHS IN!! THATS MY BEST GIRL 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

    Reply
  337. Cat Russell says

    June 20, 2022 at 6:56 pm

    Glorious day 🥰❤️ I love you HA ❤️❤️❤️

    Reply
  338. Karen says

    June 20, 2022 at 6:57 pm

    Best thief ever!

    We’ll behave.

    Please steal more

    Reply
  339. Book Devouring Horde Member #42 says

    June 20, 2022 at 6:59 pm

    Love Love Love! Mod R you just made my day!

    It like slipping into your favorite worn t-shirt.

    Reply
  340. Lara says

    June 20, 2022 at 6:59 pm

    Aaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh….. I love this so much. Thank you for slipping it to us mod R.
    Exactly what I needed today. Reading about their world, is like slipping on a favorite old jumper and drinking hot chocolate.

    Reply
  341. Jill says

    June 20, 2022 at 7:12 pm

    Oooh, fabulous! Hilarious too. We all can be ever so fluffy, the fluffiest ever!

    Reply
  342. Anthea says

    June 20, 2022 at 7:14 pm

    Sqeeee!!!!

    Reply
  343. kIm Hurt says

    June 20, 2022 at 7:15 pm

    Wow wow yes thank you

    Reply
  344. Rebecca says

    June 20, 2022 at 7:18 pm

    I love the “Oh good. Will you be home in time for dinner?”. Lol

    Reply
  345. Liz says

    June 20, 2022 at 7:19 pm

    Made me soooo happy to hang out with Kate again! If there were actually something to thank you for, Mod R, I definitely would. But since there isn’t, I won’t! 😏

    Reply
  346. Aminah Cherry says

    June 20, 2022 at 7:24 pm

    I needed this so badly. I am so happy

    Reply
  347. Bea says

    June 20, 2022 at 7:25 pm

    I love it 🙂 🙂

    Reply
  348. Lara S. says

    June 20, 2022 at 7:25 pm

    I love Wilmington! It’s truly one of my favorite places. And Kate. And the snippet. Thank you!!!! You are a wonderful Mod R and should be showered in gifts and jewels and delicious food and drink.

    (I will note that I didn’t get an email re this post like I normally do)

    Reply
    • Moderator R says

      June 21, 2022 at 12:29 am

      There is usually a day delay for the newsletter 🙂

      Reply
  349. Liz L says

    June 20, 2022 at 7:28 pm

    I’m dead, but oh sooo happy! Thanks for sneaky this yummy morsel out!!

    Reply
  350. eyes says

    June 20, 2022 at 7:36 pm

    Internal screaming with reserved hope when I started to suspect it was kate. Louder and louder as curran was described. And then full-on aaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!! Waaaaaahhhhh!!!! Weeeeee!!!!!

    Reply
  351. Anna S says

    June 20, 2022 at 7:37 pm

    !!!!!
    As soon as I read a bit about the walls and gray eyes I thought “that sounds like Curran” 🙂 I love this so much.

    Reply
  352. Yaya says

    June 20, 2022 at 7:39 pm

    Wow thanks!

    Well i think we all know that that situation will not last long 🤣

    Reply
  353. Paula says

    June 20, 2022 at 7:45 pm

    Squeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

    Reply
  354. Stacy McKnight says

    June 20, 2022 at 7:50 pm

    Thanks Mod R! This is so appreciated! Had a bad day in what is guaranteed to be a worse week and what do I see when I finally get to unwind? An amazing snippet! In KD universe no less! Woo hoo!

    Reply
  355. Katherine says

    June 20, 2022 at 7:51 pm

    Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! Thank you House Andrews! Where is Mod R? I can’t hug her when she disappears into Unicorn Lane… I’m not equipped for it.

    I so needed to hear from Kate and Curran again. It was a bit of a day.

    Reply
  356. Padmaja says

    June 20, 2022 at 7:55 pm

    It’s ridiculous how this snippet lifted my spirits. I love Kate so much.

    Reply
  357. Shelley Murphy says

    June 20, 2022 at 8:00 pm

    Please, sir, may I have some more, please?

    Reply
    • Michele G says

      June 21, 2022 at 2:24 pm

      +1000

      Reply
  358. PSMH says

    June 20, 2022 at 8:02 pm

    SWOON

    Thank you!!!

    Reply
  359. Tina says

    June 20, 2022 at 8:06 pm

    We’ll that was a most unexpected and pleasant surprise 😁

    Reply
  360. Rachel says

    June 20, 2022 at 8:06 pm

    Best surprise Ever!! That never happened.. wink wink

    Reply
  361. Jenna says

    June 20, 2022 at 8:13 pm

    Ermagerd, derhmahelemisshkajaisjhwhwj! Common brain think of things, common brain think of things, common brain be so smart.
    Words cannot describe how good this was!

    Reply
  362. Sandra says

    June 20, 2022 at 8:16 pm

    Absolutely amazing treat!!! Thank you Mod R for your sneaky powers & thank you HA for your wonderful talent.

    I’m channeling my fluffiness right now while Squeeeeeeing internally!

    Hope the vacay is going slowly for you HA, as they always seem to go at double time. And hope the reno is fabulous.

    Reply
  363. Donna says

    June 20, 2022 at 8:18 pm

    As I was reading, I’m thinking could it be.. . Yes! What a wonderful return to my favorite literary couple. Thank you!

    Reply