I really do my best to, as the French say, m'occuper de mes oignons. Every week is a good week to stay hydrated and mind my own business. But then the algorithms shove these AITA posts with clickbaity titles at me and I can’t help checking them out. AITA stands for Am I the Asshole? On social
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Food, It’s Complicated, Actually
Happy Monday! Huge thank you to Mod R for a week of awesome posts. It's a beautiful, although overcast day. I have a mountain of work ahead of me, all of which needs to be done asap. Good news, I can sit in the chair a bit longer now, and I no longer wince when I try to stretch. We've
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555- RUMORS
"What’s the number again?” “555-RUMORS” “Who’s dialing, I can’t see?” “It’s Steve. And you’re treading on my feet.” “Sorry! Tell him to put it on speaker so we can hear in the back.” Beep beep beep. “Welcome to the Book Rumors hotline. If you’ve been waiting for a sequel longer
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Favorite IA Supporting Character Quiz
Something we say a lot as a Horde is that our authors could turn every single one of their supporting characters into the lead of a story we couldn't wait to read. In honor of one of the most beloved secondary characters who recently broke into the protagonist club, let's see if the quiz can
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Dramatized Innkeeper on Humble Bundle
Graphic Audio have collaborated with Humble Bundle to feature the dramatized adaptations of Clean Sweep and Sweep in Peace in a Romantasy Promotion which will run until February 24th. Humble Bundle is a digital storefront for video games, books, comics and other entertainment, and they release
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Gmail Newsletter Malware Situation
We know Gmail erroneously flagged the newsletter as malware. Thank you for letting us know. We have made a support ticket with our new newsletter provider. If you are missing our newsletter, please check your spam and whitelist us. Edit from Ilona: Guys, you are killing us with error reports.
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Coastal Magic Con: February 22-25
It's been a very busy Monday, complete with trips to the vet, the pharmacy, art payments, and other things. Gordon and I will be joining Jeaniene Frost at Coastal Magic Con on February 22-25. It's a small casual con in Daytona. The schedule is still being adjusted but right now it looks
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AI Usage
Instead of finishing Roman's chapter, we, unfortunately, have to address concerns about the AI usage. The Sanctuary chapter will be posted in an hour or two. Final Cover of Magic Gifts audio book. Images used: I put the cover together in Photoshop. It is a composite of the three
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Call Mom
Having finished the final pass at Maggie on Thursday, I took the weekend off to play Satisfactory, an old favorite game. I had my phone on silent while playing. I walked away to get some evening decaff and when I came back, I saw Kid 2 called. I checked the family group chat. Kid 2 is in grey
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Sweep of the Heart from GA Tomorrow
Sweep of the Heart, the fifth and most recent Innkeeper Chronicles novel, will be released on the Graphic Audio Access app tomorrow, January 19. You can order it here. The dramatized adaptation will show up on February 2nd on other retailers like Audible, Hoopla, Chirp, Overdrive etc. Just in
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I Will Explain Everything
Hi everyone, Mod R here. I have a Klaus snippet for you today, the long-awaited reveal of what he needed to tell Maud when he came to her at end of Sweep of the Blade. It’s also an incentive for us. Remember that bit about the Barsas in Sweep of the Heart? “The Barsas stopped in front of
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Kid 2’s Cardigan
I made a simple shrug for Kid 1 before Christmas, and when Kid 2 saw it, the first thing she said was, "Where is mine?" Here is hers. I wanted a kind of rustic look, because of the yarn colors. A slightly modern take on patchwork. The pattern is available free on Ravelry and here, on
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