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An Arcane Hidden Legacy Giveaway

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House Andrews have received their author copies of the Arcane Society Hidden Legacy Special Edition Box, which contains Nevada’s trilogy: Burn for Me, White Hot and Wildfire.

They are stunning hardcovers, with sprayed edges and dust jacket illustrations by the very talented @helena.illustrated. I have it on good authority that Kid 2, a book connoisseur, has immediately nabbed the set for her own enjoyment.

As per tradition, one of you also gets to walk away with the special edition box like a triumphant ferret at the end of a very shiny heist. And the best part (I think), House Andrews’ signature and personalised dedication are available upon winner request!

Giveaway Details

To enter, leave a comment below about something you’re thankful for. Doesn’t have to be a big thing, everyday appreciation is welcome.

This giveaway is open to US readers only. Unfortunately, previous packages we sent internationally were lost and the cost of international shipping is too high at the moment to incur those risks.

Only comments on the blog constitute valid entries.

If you are receiving this post in your email through the Ilona Andrews newsletter, click here to enter. To clarify for everyone who left comments about the link leading to the same page – yes, it is meant to do that. It is specifically for the people who are not reading the article on the website.

The winner will be chosen and announced next Friday, December 5th 2025 with the aid of a random number generator. We will email them at the address provided when they left the winning comment.

Please make sure to use an email you check! If we don’t hear back in a week, a new winner will be chosen. This has unfortunately happened at the most recent giveaway and I’d hate for you to lose out on the goodies.

I’m not entering, but I want to say I am very grateful that I get to hang out with the Horde (and our enthusiastic shenanigans) every day.

Good luck all!

Reader Interactions

Comments

  2. I am always grateful for a good story that helps me to take a mental break from life’s stress. Not sucking up but being honest. Lately I just love to dive into a good book to avoid the crazy world.

  5. I am grateful for fluffy squishy things, like fuzzy slippers and cheetah faux fur robes and Bruce the Squishmallow 🙂 [go google his little face it’s so cute!)

  6. I am grateful for my family and friends and the great love they bring to my life on a daily basis.

  11. I am thankful that I live close enough to my family to spend more than just the holidays, and vacation time with them!

  13. I am thankful that I was able to get my mother up to visit me for Thanksgiving since I was unable to take enough time off work to travel down to visit friends and family.

  14. I’m thankful for my formerly feral cats Ranger and Polly. It took 3 years of twice daily trips rain, shine, or snow, sickness or health, to the edge of my property where I had set up a feeding station and feral box before Ranger would let me touch him. Polly was a week old feral kitten with a damaged eye that my vets office asked me to foster (obviously I am a foster fail, they knew I would be). I’m handicapped with limited mobility and my favorite thing to do is read with my two wild babies snuggled up purring on my lap, just like they are now. I’m so thankful I was able to win their love, they’re a true blessing to an old formerly lonely woman. P.S. I now have a solid black male feral I’m feeding that I hope to add to the family someday. Cross your fingers for me.

  15. Hello,
    I am so thankful for my family and friends, and for my broken arm healing so well.

  17. I’m thankful for my family. No matter what boulders like has thrown at any of us, family steps up and breaks the boulder or takes part of the hit with us so it’s not as bad. Plus we’re all bat crap crazy, so there’s always fun, food, and sarcasm.

  18. I’m thankful for all the smiles and laughs I’ve gotten from the BDH over the years – even just got my DD to laugh at the ferret video for example (and obvs that means also thankful for House Andrews and Moderator R for curating :D)

  19. I’m thankful for books with satisfying endings. Real life is often times unfair but books with satisfying endings help.

  21. Today, I am thankful for reading glasses, which allowed me to put hooks on Christmas ornaments without stabbing myself with the stabby part

  22. I am thankful for my lovely, loud, large family. We don’t see each other as much anymore so getting everyone together is nice

  24. I am thankful for my family, especially my wonderful nieces! And that their cat will put up with them dragging him around, in an oversized Santa hat.

  25. I’m thankful for my Cat Pack…. Morgan, Orion, Cooper, Hamilton, Eben, and Eli! 🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾

  26. I’m grateful for watching my small human perk up playing a harmonic metal drum at a store after he’s had a hard day of shopping (one store). Music does wonders! 🙂

  30. I am thankful for my sweet puppy. I haven’t slept much in the past 9 months I have had her but it is worth it. She has torn up my carpet and gnawed my kitchen chairs and I have lost count of the number of towels and blankets she has ruined. However I thank God every day for bringing me this smart and loving bundle of energy. My life is definitely better with her in it.

  32. I’m thankful for those among us who provide us with the books, movies, games, etc. that allow us to escape everything for a time

  34. I’m thankful for books, even though I don’t t have time to read this week, I’m still enjoying staring at my big stack from the library! Yay going places in books!

  35. I’m thankful for my family, my grown and amazing children and my dogs. I am grateful for you both as authors. I escaped into your worlds, reading everything you ever wrote, when the reality of my life felt too heavy, too dark or too hard to face. Hidden Legacy was my comfort read during COVID.

  36. I am truly thankful for House Andrews and all your incredible series. Rereading them brings me the warm fuzzies, the fist pumps, and the tugging of heart strings every time 🙂 Thank you!

  37. I am thankful for my supportive family and friends. When things are going well they are there to share the fun and when things aren’t going well they are there to lend what aid is needed.

  42. Something I am thankful for? A lot of things, but I think most especially my family. I’m lucky to have a loving husband, two adult, great kids; and both parents and all my siblings (even if the parents and sibs do all live abroad).

  45. I am very thankful for many things, but here I am going to be thankful for authors all over the world who share their story making talents. We all have talents that we can develop but story telling wasn’t in my cards. I recognized at a pretty young age that if I tried to write a story for a school assignment, it always paralleled books that I had been reading. It was at this time in my life that I decided to enjoy the story telling of others and develop my own talents elsewhere. I and so grateful for the many story tellers in our world that share their imaginations with the rest of us. May we all develop our talents as they come, but may we also embrace the talents of others and acknowledge that it is ok if we aren’t able to do the same things.

  46. I’m thankful for the opportunity to watch my niece and cousin’s baby. I love seeing the world again through their eyes.

  47. I’m thankful for my family and friends, their support has gotten me through really tough times. I honestly don’t know where I’d be without them. And I’m especially thankful for the year I had taking care of my mom. It wasn’t easy, but I’m grateful I got that time with her. It’s something I’ll carry with me for the rest of my life.

  49. Thankful for a new start this coming year- new job, new house, new city (with support from old friends and family)

  51. I am thankful for my family. wexare large but we all love each other and enjoy each other’s company. no drama! my fam is the best.

  52. I am thankful for my family. I did not get to see them all this year for thanksgiving and it broke my heart a little

  54. I am thankful for reading a good book on a rainy day or a sunny day or cloudy day…. Just the joy of it.

  55. I am thankful that my 96 year old father will be moving into assisted living in California in the next few days and that my 76 year old sister has been in assisted living in Texas since the beginning of the year.

  56. What an awesome prize! I’m grateful for all the wonderful books out there to read. As I am retired, I have much more time to read than I used to. And anything by Ilona Adrews is at the top of my list! I’m looking forward to re-reading the whole series again if these come my way. They are beautiful!

  57. I’m thankful for creativity and compassion (& my yarn stash). I’m thankful for husband and kids and very dear friends. I’m thankful for books.

  58. I am thankful that my family is housed and fed, that our children are mellow and that they tell me “thank you” when I serve them rice (if only because I will keep heaping rice on their plate, otherwise), that we are all mostly healthy.

    I am also thankful for my BDH tea mug.

  60. I’m thankful for the family and friends I have in my life. They drive me crazy but it’s all stemming from love.

  61. I am thankful for all my family and friends. Especially children’s Christmas wishlists to decipher.

  62. I am thankful for my wonderful girlfriend, Madalyn. She introduced me to Ilona Andrew’s’ Hidden Legacy – and truly loves the world that Ilona Andrews created with all of her heart.

    I love you Madalyn.

  63. I am thankful that I have a roof over my head, food on the table, and fairly good health. Yule wishes for everyone to enjoy the same.

  64. I’m so thankful for all the people in my life- family friends that are always supportive & accepting of me just as I am. Also for all the books, coffee & yarn… so little time & so many books to read & patterns to crochet! Finally thankful I found all the wonderful House Andrews series.

  66. Im thankful that although my circle is small I know that they see and accept me with all my neurodivergent, anxiety-laden behavioral health hiccups.
    I’m thankful to all the creatives and author’s for the escapism of a good book. 🪷

  67. I’m thankful for so many wonderful books and having the time to cozily read them, even if my TBR is never ending !

  68. I am thankful for the family I have that are still living and present within my life, for the many online friends I’ve made in the past decades who reach out when I’m in need and have helped me, and to my partner who’s been such a light in my life (even with all the shadows) for the last few years.

  70. I am thankful my health diagnosis is finally being treated. Living with symptoms and no treatment was hard. This change provides hope for improvement even if there is no cure.

  71. I am thankful for life. My brother is still here with me, even with his bad heart. My family is all together and finding our way in today’s climate(political and global).
    I’m also thankful for BOOKS- getting lost in another world.

  72. This is expected, I think, but I’m thankful for my family. We’ve been through some stuff in the last year or so, and my teenage children have been not just handling it but helping the grown-ups to handle it as well.

  74. I am thankful that I am still here to get up every day, even though some days are good and some are not. So many deaths this year that I will be glad when the year is over.

  75. These year I’m grateful for graphic audio, since it’s let me rediscover my old favorites in a new format, and it’s the closest thing to reading them again for the first time. Not to mention it’s amazing to have your book and get that laundry folded.

  76. I am thankful for my kids. The past two months have been incredibly stressful and they’ve been completely understanding that my time and attention has been needed elsewhere.

  80. I am thankful for wonderful authors like Ilona Andrews who spend so much time and effort on a community with their fans.

  81. I am thankful my husband retired from the military after 20 long years and we are both still standing, together, and with our children.

  83. I am grateful for my coworkers this year. This school year has been rough and they are always there to help me survive. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

  84. I am thankful for indoor plumbing and clean running water, for a good night of sleep, and for snuggles with my sweet purring kitty.

    Pure, uncomplicated gratitude.

  86. This is so exciting!

    I am thankful for my husband- he makes me smile every day and I would be lost without him.

  87. I am thankful to be employed, a roof over my head, electricity to run things, hot/cold running water and food in my pantry. I am thankful for timing that works out when circumstances cause things to happen at just the right time. I am thankful when my preferred parking spot is open again after I had to go someplace and someone else took it for a time.

  91. I am thankful for family and friends who help and encourage me with my “new normal” post cancer. They are all wonderful people and I am lucky to have them in my life.

  92. I’m thankful for family! We just spent a week together and it was fun the whole way through. They actually like each other! Such a gift!

  94. I am so grateful for our home. As a child, there was so little stability, and a warm, safe place to sleep each night was not a guarantee. Being a homeowner with all of its responsibilities and unexpected expenses is still a genuine blessing. It’s been three years now, but I still look around and feel an unmitigated sense of pride.

  99. I am thankful for the magic in the little moments. Snuggling my kid while we watch the Polar Express together. Watching my kid smile at his dad as they play with trains. Playing fetch in the yard with my dogs. All of the magic in the small things that are so easy to take for granted.

  101. Something I am thankful for. My improving health and for being alive. Just a few months into covid I was diagnosed with a complicated case of breast cancer. After my treatment was complete and things looked good my Dr told me she had been worried because I couldn’t have full dose treatment. It’s been 5 years now and everything looks good.

  103. I’m thankful for coffee in bed, funny texts from the people I love, and all the writers of 2025. You’ve made this year amazing.

  105. I’m thankful for the little moments of joy in these otherwise crazy/stressful times, like when my 2 year old nephew willingly hugs me.

  106. I just finished rereading them, what perfect timing! 🥰 I’m thankful for my family and my health. Being able to.care for them and write is a major blessing 🙌

  111. I am thankful for House Andrews and all my other favorite authors for keeping my reading list full, allowing me to escape the current reality in the US periodically; otherwise I would be wallowing in sorrow.

  112. I’m thankful for simple small satisfactions, when my library hold comes in, when my family is healthy and hearty, and when my first try at a cranberry curd tart turns out just so.

  113. Backstory in 2020 my sister in law passed away. My brother had raised my nephew (her son) from a previous relationship since he was about 1. He was always my brother’s son and my nephew no step. When she passed he was 6 and her mom took custody, it was ugly, ( not in nephew’s best interest) done out of spite and hurt.This year finally she was able to move past her own hurt and anger and gave my brother full guardianship. She is still a part of his life as my brother would never keep her from him. I am so very grateful that my brother has this little boy whom we all have loved for so very long and has always been ours

  114. As I am in the middle of a nasty cold I would like to express my sincere thanks for ultra soft kleenex!

  116. I’m thankful that my whole family gets together over Thanksgiving for a reunion every year. And that I like all of them 😅

  117. As the world has gone crazy, I am thankful that food tastes good and my cats’ tummies are soft and fluffy. Grounding myself in the everyday pleasures helps when the world is too much.

  120. I am grateful for fun family traditions. they give me a chance to spend time with family and help me feel connected to family members that are gone. Right now that fun family tradition is making homemade candy and dipping it in chocolate with my mom, and sometimes aunts and sisters – so many good memories and good times to come!

  121. I’m thankful that my Dr caught my uti in time and I didn’t die of sepsis and that I have a wonderful family that supports me.

  124. I am thankful for my family; even though we are spread out across the country we will see them this holiday season.

  127. I am thankful for a having a hip replacement over the summer and being pain free over the holidays for the first time in years! It’s been great spending time with my family.

  128. I am thankful for a good cup of tea while reading and snuggling up by the fireplace with one of the four legged creatures cozy on my lap as the winter weather moves into northern ohio…

  129. I am thankful for my dear friend who helps me hold on to my sanity when my dark past tries to rear up and pull me under. She helps me stay present and focused for my kids. I owe her a lot.

  130. I am grateful and thankful for animals dogs, horses, and cats in particular. They are the joy of my world.

  132. I am so thankful for the amazing stories from House Andrews and the witty BDH! The BDH comments make for delightful reading whilst waiting for the next House Andrews sighting. Thank-you to Mod R for keeping the comments thread clean and refreshing! Happy Holidays Everyone!

  135. I am thankful for my family, who are my biggest supporters every day, even when I’m not sure I deserve such wholehearted support.

  136. I’m thankful for a 24 hour exotic animal vet – who is within a 1 hour drive. Our slightly older bunny gets sick ONLY after normal hours and on holidays. Like at 3 am on Christmas Eve, during a snow storm! Just thankful for such caring people.

  138. I am grateful for the generosity of authors sharing imagined worlds that take me to other worlds and return me better for it. I could not have survived over a decade caregiving my husband without this splendid storytelling.

  139. Is it cheating if I enter from Germany, but could have it sent to a friend in Rhode Island? She is one of the people I am most thankful for, we met when we got the same scholarship to study abroad in the U.S. She stayed, I returned home, but we are each other’s most important link to the other country currently!

  142. I am thankful for family and friends even though we are not together for the holiday weekend we are always able to reach out to each other across the miles.

  143. I’m so very grateful for the generosity of Ilona and Gordon in all the writing they do to attempt to satisfy our endless hunger to read their stories.

  144. I am very grateful that my son and daughter-in-law chose to live near us. “Nana” is a constant in my 5-year-old granddaughter’s and 2-year-old grandsons’ lives.

  145. Thankful for getting to spend a long weekend with family and friends. It’s been nice to unwind a bit and enjoy time together.

  147. I am thankful for all the blessings God gives our family and friends. No matter how big or how small I appreciate them as they come!

  148. Forever thankful for the friends and family God surrounds me with and the grace He teaches me to show… and allll the wonderful things House Andrews writes for us!

  150. I’m thankful that my son is growing up to be a wonderful person! He’s worked really hard and I’m really proud of him 🙂

  151. I am thankful for Dungeons & Dragons. Adult friendships can be difficult to make and maintain. Having a scheduled activity together on a regular basis really helps.

  152. Whoo pretty books! I’m thankful for great traditions with great friends and for faraway friends who still always make time for me

  153. I am thankful for my family. I am thankful my mom continues to fight her cancer and hopeful we will have better ovarian cancer treatments soon.

  155. I am grateful for two new knees courtesy of summer knee replacement surgery this past summer and the chance to spend time over the weekend with my brother-in-law and sister-in-law at what has become our post Thanksgiving tradition of getting together.

  157. We had to say goodbye to our pup the day before Thanksgiving but she was over 18 years old and we got to have her with us for 17 of those years. I’m very thankful for all the time we got with her.

  159. I am thankful for family, both birth and intentional. I am thankful for friends who share warmth and companionship and creators of stories and art who enrich all of our lives.

  160. I am so thankful for my love of books that has carried me thru 73 tears so far and for libraries that allowed a poor girl access to those books!

  161. I’m thankful for family, friends, and libraries, which give us access to so many books and materials we could never see otherwise. And for the all the writers who use their talents to keep us entertained.

  164. As a single woman, I am thankful for the generosity and kindness of people during this rather trying year. I was hospitalized for a badly broken ankle for 10 days, and I cannot be more thankful for the nurses, the doctors, my family, and my friends who stepped up to help. People can be the greatest.

  165. Thankful for finding a great book club at my local library. Stretching my reading horizons and introducing me to wonderful new books!

  166. One of our cats is sick right now, and I’m thankful for his brother kitty, who is glued to his side, and for our caring vet who is helping with treatment.

  167. I am thankful for a family as close and loving as House Bailey, and for the excitement and joy of opening a new book by a favorite author.

  168. I am thankful for a family as close and loving as House Bailey, and for the joy and excitement of opening a new book by a favorite author.

  169. I am thankful for my wonderful husband. We have been together over 51 years and he is still the one, my best friend and dearest love. Sometimes it is wonderfulto be lucky.

  170. Thankful for modern medicine!! My dad and I both have diabetes and would not survive without it.

  172. I’m thankful for being blessed with cats. They got me through so many hard years. I’m also grateful for Kate Daniels and the Hidden Legacy series, I can’t count how many times I have read KD especially. And hidden legacy specifically got me though one of the worst breakups, the third book in particular, I was dating someone very similar to the husband in that book and man… seeing it through Nevadas eyes was so healing.

  175. I am thankful for my vehicle, which is reliable and comfortable, and an amazing piece of technology that takes me where I want to go.

  176. Thankful for losing 17 lbs over the last 5 weeks. It’s been hard, but I’ve been dedicated and disciplined with my food and workouts, so officially patting myself on the back.

  181. I am thankful for friends, crafts, books and booze to get through those tough family interactions. I’m also especially thankful for my husband who puts up with crazy baking endeavors that sometimes end up being delicious.

  182. I’m thankful for the joy to be found in a good book, a good friend and family you can laugh with.

  183. I am thankful for great stories to get lost in. I lost my mother this year so still being able to read/escape into a good book has been essential.

  184. I’m thankful for my furry house goblins: Willow the Maine Coon, Roxy Roodles, and Bea the Ginger Biscuit.

  185. Thankful for my husband, my son, my best friend, my job, my house, my dogs, and my mental and physical health.

  186. I’m thankful for my granddaughters, I’m thankful I live in the USA, I’m thankful for my kitties!!

  187. Haven’t read this series yet! Always thankful for new books to read. 🙂 And quite time with family.

  190. I’m thankful for having my dad still with me in spite of terrible odds. He is literally one in a million.

  191. I am thankful for Mod R and to learn words like “chalant” and lots of other particular-to-BDH phrases! They make me smile but also made me realize I need to start collecting them. I have forgotten so many but am happy to recall the feeling of hearing a clever turn of phrase!

  193. I’m grateful for my wonderful petsitting clients/family for keeping me busy with wonderful packs and stays, through what can be a very lonely time of year.

  194. I’m thankful to my partner, who converted a closet to a bookshelf! It’s given us EVEN MORE ROOM for books.

  195. I am thankful for several things this year but the most precious to me after this crazy year is being comfortable with my small family.

  196. I’m grateful for many things. My family, my friends, my dogs my health, and for all the authors who write all the books in the world that I have the opportunity to read.

  197. I am thankful for my family, chosen and blood related, who have gotten me through a very hard year and the books that have helped me escape from it.

  203. I’m thankful that for this second pregnancy, I don’t have time to worry or be anxious like the first time because I have a toddler who is so active and entertaining. What a blessing.

  206. Hi hi hi!! I just finished reading Nevada’s trilogy AGAIN, and I’m really here to ask something that maybe has been addressed in the past but I’ve been dying to know since I read Catalina’s books……are Ilona Andrews ever planning to write Arabella’s books??? Please please please say yes!

    As for gratitude; I’m so grateful to be pregnant with my second (finally!). It’s been a long time coming!!!

  207. I’m thankful for my health – even if it isn’t perfect, the relief felt when things are a “scare” instead of a new reality is worth holding onto. I’m also grateful my husband and kids are healthy.

  212. I’m thankful for my husband and two awesome kids. I’m especially thankful for my husband who threw together a last minute Thanksgiving meal when our original plans got cancelled, he still made the holiday special for us.

  213. I’m thankful to be on this side of the bed, to be the one to help heal others and not be the one who’s sick.

  214. Those are beautiful editions! I love the design. I am thankful for my husband and all he does to keep life moving smoothly.

  215. I’m thankful for my mother who has always been there for me no matter what and my kid’s who can always bring a smile to my face. I don’t know what I would do without them.

  216. I am thankful for my husband and daughter who tether me. I am thankful for my job that I love that gives me money to buy things like groceries and holiday presents. I am thankful for my friends who just had Friendsgiving with me and my family where all of us were burnt out from our extended families and life and just vibing and we played uno.

  217. I am thankful for my fur babies. I recently lost one of my babies to cancer.
    And it really made me realize how precious the time we are given with them. So make sure to give them all the hugs and kisses.

  220. I am thankful for a healthy pregnancy. As much as I complain about my body changing, I am fully thankful for my health and little feet kicking my bladder.

  226. I’m grateful for a good book to read—it’s my favorite way to unwind and escape into another world. Thank you to all the authors who make that possible!

  227. I’m thankful for my family and friends, and that I’m still here to enjoy them 2 years post cardiac surgery.

  228. I am grateful to have been transported to the worlds of Kate Daniels, the Innkeeper, and the Baylor family for these many years.

  229. I am thankful that I am an artistic, creative person and that my grandchildren live in my neighborhood so we can have creative (often messy) fun times together. Words are not my medium so I am grateful for all the authors who bring imaginary worlds to life and paint pictures with words for all to enjoy. The special edition Hidden Legacy book covers are elegant.

  233. I’m very thankful that my husband and I have grandchildren and great-nephews to enjoy. Small children are so much fun to play with!

  236. I am so grateful this year that I have the ability to help others a little bit. I’ve been on the receiving end many times, and it feels nice to be able to give back

  237. As I am listening to White Hot for the billionth time I am thankful for my husband and son. My son has been through so much medically since his birth and he is having another surgery this week. Through all of this he is funny and kind (also named Derek). My husband has been my rock through all this and I am thankful for his support.

  238. I’m thankful for my family, good food, and the small joys that keep life steady. And I’m especially grateful for your books – worlds so rich I forget my real-life problems until the last page. Your stories are my favorite escape hatch!!!

  241. I’m thankful for air travel! It can be inconvenient but it is lovely not to have time cause geographic limitations as much!

  249. I’m thankful to be able to bicycle commute to work and the bike shop just did tune up for me and I’m VERY thankful for them, they did a great job.

  250. I am soooo thankful for family – my 3 siblings and their 9 children (8 nephews plus 6 current niece/niece-in-laws/niece-in-laws-to-be) and the 1st Thanksgiving in 10 years that all of us could celebrate together.

  254. I am thankful for all the authors who’ve given me uncounted worlds to explore now that I can no longer travel to them myself.

  257. I am thankful for time well spent with family and beautiful memories of those I can longer see. 💕

  260. I am thankful for my family and friends who put up with all my idiosyncrasies, my job (that I have a love/hate relationship with) and my health.

  261. I am thankful for Books. They have taken me many places and I’ve met fascinating characters, both fictional and ‘real’. May blessings – and $- rain down on writers!

  262. I’m thankful for family that is willing to accommodate my weird dietary restrictions when we get together for holidays!

  263. I am thankful for family (including my new kitten) and for House Andrews’ books to get me through the long, dark winter!

  265. I’m extremely thankful for graphic audio right now. I don’t have much free time and finding time to exercise is tough, so I’ve been listening to your GA adaptations while walking on the treadmill and it makes the time fly by! In the last week I finally finished Magic Triumphs, blew through Burn for Me, and just started on White Hot. Best way to get my steps in!

  267. I’m thankful for many things these days, but here I will say how much I appreciate authors and books that can take me away from too much stress, or redirect me to a better place, or teach me ways to take better care of myself.

    And, honestly, this blog space with HA, Mod R and the BDH is a godsend, Thank You all.

  271. I am thankful for my Family. Its a bit traditional but I am. This year has been full on and I dont know what I would do without them.

  272. I am thankful to be privileged enough to have access to mental health care for my entire family. Thank the gods for therapy and meds, and the ability to pay for them.

  276. I am thankful for my family, and read books like Hidden Legacy because I love the world and the way that you blend reality with fantasy.

  279. I am thankful for my cats, who bring me endless joy and scratches, lol. I am thankful for my friends, many of whom live with me in a small rural area in Texas, and we have been through it. And I am thankful to my late parents for instilling in me the joy of reading.

  281. I’m thankful for family, good friends, and good books. Also, of course for the BDH! Always fun, never mean-spirited.

  282. I am thankful for books, without which I would not be the (relatively) sane and happy person I am. I am also thankful for my friends. We share joy, mischief, books, and kdramas.

  284. I am thankful that we are still able to read what we want, when we want, and have a constitution that guarantees that right.

  285. I am thankful for all the wonderful care providers at my daycare. They allow me to come to work knowing the my little is happy, healthy, and having fun!

  286. Thankful for creative writers that create worlds that are full of unique characters, adventure, and wonder.
    PS the ferrets are great too.

  287. I’m thankful to have a job that allows me to do good, and to support the building of businesses owned by women and minorities – and their receiving of payments ON TIME.

  293. I am thankful that I was able to pull off a car loan and now have what I hope is reliable transportation!

    Still broke tho.

  296. I’m thankful to have a roof over my head, food on the table, and a job that allows me the flexibility to stay employed while caring for my husband (who had a stroke the end of June at 49 – he’s recovering but it’s A LOT and he is unlikely to be able to work a “regular” job again). It’s not easy – but I know how much worse it COULD be.

  298. I’m so thankful for my family and the time spent with them, and especially thankful right now that my critically ill nephew is recovering after having to be resuscitated last week. I couldn’t be more grateful or relieved.

  301. I am thankful for my friends who have been there to help me through some difficult times and also to take my mind off of it and have fun!

    • Along with the usual things, I’m grateful for my current job. I was laid off in May and I really worried about where I was going to find a new job. I’m the bill payer in my household and being without a job for long was a frightening prospect.

  302. I’m very grateful this year for friends, new and old, and how we have been able to show up for each other when needed.

    Thank you, House Andrews and Mod R, for all that you do. <3

  304. I am so very, very thankful that 3 of my 4 kids live nearby & that I get to see them almost every week for our family dinner night. It’s a very casual “drop in if you like” weeknight & they get a night off cooking and we get to keep up with each other. SO thankful they WANT to come over & spend their time with us. 🥰

  305. I’m thankful for my amazing mother and brilliant daughter. They’re two of the best women I know, and I’m grateful for their support and love every single day.

  309. I am extremely thankful for my family and their patience as I try to get through by TBR pile (including many of your books) over the holidays!

  311. I’m thankful for libraries and the fact that access to reading books is available for so many.

  312. I thankful for my family, their good health, and the fact that we all have ended up living so close to one another that we are able to get together for holidays, celebrations big and small, or for no reason at all.

  314. Thankful for my good health and for loving and supportive family, whether found or blood or fur.
    Also thankful to good books, so fingers crossed on this one! 😀

  317. I am so very thankful my brother is out of the hospital and did not have to have emergency surgery after all.

  319. Aside from family and friends, I’m thankful for a roof over my head, decent health, food on my table, good education, and, always, excellent tea and books. 🤩

  320. I am thankful for wonderful friends that have become family. And dolphin encounters on boat rides!

  321. I am thankful for my family, especially my husband, my two sons, and my two daughters-in-love.

  323. I am grateful for my partner – I kissed quite a few frogs first but I have found my Curran and I wake up everyday grateful.

  324. I’m very thankful for my kid. She’s grown up to be an amazing human and I’m pleased we have a wonderful relationship.

  329. I’m thankful for friends and family, a warm, safe place to sleep and food to eat when there are so many that don’t have these things. Sending blessings to everyone for the holiday 🎄❤️

  330. I am deeply grateful for books and the escape, safety and stress relief they have provided me for decades. I am extremely thankful for the creators of these worlds.

  332. For the past year and a half, every time I’ve tried to take a break or vacation, by father gas gotten himself sent to the ER for something, usually something avoidable if only he listened to advice and wasn’t so stubborn. I was praying that we could avoid the ER this Thanksgiving break, and we did! SO grateful for the drama free vacay, and the much needed break, since I’m seriously verging on complete burn out.

  334. I am thankful for my husband of 45 years. He takes care of means plans for a future when he might not be physically at my side. 💗

  335. I’m thankful that my chemo does not give me any devastating side effects and keeps my leukemia under control, even though it isn’t curable at this time! I still have an enormous TBR pile and I need time to finish it. Woohoo!

  337. I am so grateful that I belong to a wonderful group of friends. While we have dispersed across the country, we still keep in touch and help each other out.

    I’m also thankful that two of my three children live close enough to see frequently, and we are able to afford flying a couple times a year to see our third daughter with her children.

  338. I am thankful for my husband, children, and grandchildren and that I was able to put together binders of our family history. This family history will be passed on to generations to come when I am gone, I hope!

  339. I’m thankful to b home from the holiday traveling before the bad weather hits. Sleeping in our own bed is lovely. Thanks, also, to HA and Mod. R for keeping us entertained. Just knowing the Horde (so many good ppl! Yes, I mean u, too, Steve.) is out there makes it easier to leave the house.

    I think we’re all grateful for the chance to win HA prizes.

  341. I’m thankful for my cat Milo, who is equal parts love bug and fiestiness. He brings so much joy.

  342. I am thankful for my wonderful husband of 36 years, my children and grandchildren. I am thankful for wonderful authors that are so good that I can reread and relisten to each book and they continue to be as enthralling from the first time or the 6th time. Yes, I am directly that final comment to you.

  344. I am thankful that I am finally in good health! And of my family who always shows up when help is needed and are understanding of whatever struggle I may go through.

  347. I am thankful for creativity and wonderful people who share their creativity with others – authors, musicians, painters, and so so many more. THANK YOU!

  351. I am thankful every time I go for a hike on the north shore of Lake Superior. It’s absolutely stunning.

  353. I’m thankful for books and my ability to read them and have endless adventures and live countless other lives. I’m particularly thankful for this trilogy, which is a comfort read that I’ve reread more times than I like admitting to.

  355. I am thankful for the appley scent of the fallen autumn leaves, followed by the crisp scent of early winter air.

  358. I am thankful for my partner who tolerates my weirdness. I am thankful for a well providing job, which also fulfills my calling to care for others. I am thankful for the escape to wonderful worlds with guaranteed happy endings, because sometimes that hope needs a little lift for it’s wings.

    • I am thankful for my 4 legged family member’s who keep me entertained everyday and keep me doubly entertained during the season that we have holiday lights and decorations up.

  359. I am so thankful everytime I wake up, that I have a chance to make today a better day. And for my family of course.

  361. I’m thankful for stories that I can return to every year and find comfort in their familiarity. I’m also thankful that their worlds keep growing with different ways to experience the stories and the expansion of side characters.

  362. I love this series. I am not usually a fan of alternate Earths, but this was so compelling that I keep coming back to it. I am a medieval recreator, so the concept of noble houses are a familiar one and I adore how the houses work in this world.

  363. I am thankful for the wonderful imagination, dedication and hard work that goes into these stories!

  365. I am thankful for being able to celebrate milestones (my own and those of my friends/family) with said friends and family! I am also thankful that I have a good support system who cares about me and friends to laugh with.

  367. I am thankful my mom is still with us and in pretty good shape for another round of holidays, despite her cancer diagnosis last Thanksgiving and treatment for more than half of 2025!

  368. I am thankful for my family, and that I have the ability to foster kittens (lots and lots, with only the occasionally weary sigh from the hubs 😅)

  371. I am thankful that, after 20 years in Texas, my best friend has moved back to my city. Life is good.

  382. I’m thankful for the wonderful friends and family in my life, the new(ish) job that I’m enjoying, and the holidays (as stressful as they can be)

  384. Hi, I am thankful for my family,friends and new puppy. Also House Andrews and Mod R.
    Thank you for all that you do.

  387. I am thankful for all of the friends and family who enter each day with positivity and hope for a better world.

  388. I am Thankful for Love, enough money, health, moist turkey. oooh also my funny and loving husband and our 5 cats

  389. I am thankful for my family, for dogs, and for books. Also, snow days during which my fam doesn’t have to rush out the door- but can wake up slowly, knowing that reading in front of a fire is going to happen today!

  390. I am thankful for the beautiful snow we got this weekend…and the snow plow drivers who cleared all the roads.

  391. i am thankful that i have siblings who have come together to care for our parents without argument and with the same support, generosity, and love

  392. I am thankful for family, though they are a pain in the rear sometimes, they are family….

  393. I am thankful for…water.
    Yes, really. It is the most amazing substance in the universe and cleans us inside and out -without being sticky. My wish is for those without clean water, to get clean water with the creativity of the world.

  394. I appreciate my friend, Marilyn, with whom I can discuss and share so many topics and concerns. She is the best of friends who is always a big support through life’s many ups and downs.

  395. I’m so thankful every day for my sisters and my girlfriends. They make this crazy world better and brighter.

  397. I am thankful for my wonderful children. I have 2 sons and a daughter. Both sons married, giving me two more wonderful daughters I am so grateful for! All five support and share in my compulsive book hoarding and reading habit!

  400. I am thankful for my wife and children. There is never a dull moment but it is the best kind of crazy!

  401. I am thankful for sunshine and rain. I am truly blessed for my family, friends and all those people who have touched my life.

  402. I am thankful for my wonderful two daughters. They make my life so much More! Venting to each other when we are upset or sharing an exciting news, talking about books or music, or anythingat all. Simply listening to their voices fill me with so much joy!

  403. I’m thankful for my siblings. They frequently drive me crazy but I can’t imagine me life without them in it.

  404. I’m thankful for my forever patient husband and my loving family. I would not be able to do half of the things I love to do without their help and support. On a less cliché note, I am also very thankful for fans. Of this group or fans of anything or anyone else. They make the world a better place with all of their love and support.

  405. I am thankful for still being able to get out of bed, my brain working fairly well, and being able to walk even though I’m creaky and wobbly at times. ( anything after that is gravy) It sounds trite but this was my husband’s approach to life and he was a happy man until the he passed away. So I adopted his philosophy and I worry less and smile more.

  406. Thankful for the steady relationships in my life. Husband, family, friends, and kitties.

  408. I am thankful that cooler weather has FINALLY come to South Central Texas! I wait for it every year with baited breath, so I can fully enjoy its transience.

  409. I’m thankful every day for my health! It’s something so important but so easy to take for granted.

  410. I am thankful for my family, I’d be lost without them… I’d probably have a few less gray hairs and be less batty, but also considerably less interesting.

  412. Oohhh pick meee!

    I’m thankful for my sisters, who love reading alllmost as much as I do, so that we get to sprinkle our gossip with teaspoons of all the books and characters we love and love to hate and mix it in with the rest of our family gossip.

  414. I am truly thankful for my health and my family. Everything else is just a cherry on top. Thanks for the shot!

  418. I am thankful for my parents and family, both blood and “found,” and all my students that I have been gifted to teach. Compassion, kindness and some chaos. All wonderful things to have in life.

  419. Thank you for everything you have done. And also, I would be very happy to win the Special Edition Box. :^)

  420. I’m grateful for the delightful mother-in-law and father-in-law I’ve been blessed with, who visited for Thanksgiving. That’s not sarcasm by the way, they really are wonderful and don’t read this blog. I’m also grateful for my parents who are a presence for warmth in my life even when far away.

  421. There is so much for which I am thankful! The love, loyalty, and support of a family that makes me proud and strive to be a better person every day! The connection to a community of friends, coworkers, and acquaintances who fill my life with joy. This Earth and all that is on it that inspires and delights me.

  422. I am thankful for my newest grandchild, born at 37 weeks the Monday before Thanksgiving and came home on Thanksgiving Day!

  424. I am thankful for family that enjoys my company when I visit and that my parents are still alive to make memories with. Also that my Dad will randomly call me to make a book recommendation even if the conversation only comprises of the title of the book and asking whether I have read it yet. That man is terrible it phone conversation and I absolutely love the effort.

  425. I am thankful for books that immerse you into its story/world when you need to escape reality for a bit.

  426. I am so very thankful that my mother, with love and compassion, filling me with the love of reading and writing at a very young age. As an only child of a single working mother, books were always my best friends.

    HA gives me the best of friends.

  429. I am thankful for true and enduring relationships and for the time to nurture and care for those connections.

  430. I’m greatful that I had my brother visit for the last 3 months. It’s been rough for him since both our parents died. We’ve had a lot of fun together and I think it helped him be here in Italy so far away from all the painful reminders and difficulties back in the US. It was really great to make some good memories together.

  431. I am thankful for my kids. My son, William, is autistic and finished/tested out of his speech therapy and my daughter, Elizabeth, is a straight A student. Both are good kids and I am thankful every day.

  433. I am thankful I have shelter, food, a wonderful husband and a reliable vehicle. I am thiankful we have enough money to buy food and pay the bills. I am thankful for the friends and family that are still on this Earth. I am thankful for being in bascially good health. There are so many things that can go wrong; I am thankful for all of the tings that have gone right.

  435. Recently moved to NYC, and I’ve been so thankful for public transportation and being able to read as I get places. So much nicer than driving everywhere.

  438. I am thankful for warm fluffy kittens and my family (blood and not). Thank you to this blog for always giving me a smile in unexpected ways.

  439. I’m very thankful for delicious tap water with which to make my daily pot of coffee. Once awake, I’m incredibly grateful for outstanding books to read.
    Thank you, HA and Mod R!

  442. Pretty yarn and ergonomic knitting needles! I’ve been getting back into knitting and it’s been a delight!

  443. I am thankful for the time we had with loved ones that have passed. This was a hard year, so I’m thankful for the memories.

  444. I’m thankful that I caught my heart disease before I had a heart attack. If you’re a woman over 50, especially if you have Type II diabetes, please go to a cardiologist for a baseline check up. It saved my life.

  445. I am thankful for my family and friends, and a good book that can help you escape the realities of life!

  446. I am thankful for my dog, Roscoe. Roscoe is sixteen and my soul dog. Everyday with him is a blessing and I’m doing my best to stay in the present and enjoy my time with him. He has made my life better in so many different ways. Provided me with safety both physically and mentally. We have traveled fearlessly together – well, maybe not fearlessly BUT he gave me the courage to go forth and wander without another human. He’s provided endless love and laughter. In short – he’s awesome and I love that I was lucky enough to adopt him when he was a wee puppy. He’s saved me in so many different ways.

  448. I got my dream job this year. I’m so thankful for new beginnings, accompanied by snuggles from my old and very beloved cats.

  449. I am thankful for growth, continued learning and understanding. Although I consider myself pretty successful my parents have labelled me a black sheep in certain circles due to not following their script of what they planned for my life. I was hurt for a long while but by curating a circle of friends and found family, my parents rhetoric doesn’t hurt me anymore. My found family also includes my amazing partner, with whom together we have formed strong but unusual (to most but not all) life partnership.

  450. I am thankful for my family, which exists because we choose to be a family. Some of us were born to the same parents, some of us chose to marry, some of us chose to declare ourselves family or accept the invitation to become family. Each of us chooses to be part of my family. I am in constant awe of what we’ve created together. Your stories – every one of them so far – pays tribute to families like mine. I am thankful that you work so hard to create them.

  451. Better late than never?😊

    This year, as I look around and see so many poor souls suffering and barely able to make ends meet, and/or not able to be with their loved ones, I am especially thankful for everything I’ve been taking for granted: food, clothing, a roof over my head, and especially being able to hug my husband and daughter.

    I’m also very thankful for everyone that I see pitching in and helping those who are hurting right now. When I recently went to donate at local food drives, it gave me great hope to see so many people of all colors and ages helping out. I want to believe that most people are good, and that maybe this will make a difference? I sure hope so…

  453. I am thankful that I get to have today and all the many tomorrow’s that will come with my family.

    I am re-reading the Hidden Legacy series for the second time around, and am also thankful I stumbled upon this post!

  454. I am thankful to be retired so that I have time to read and reread and reread all my favorite books – especially The Innkeeper Chronicles!

  455. At the risk of sounding ingratiating, I am genuinely thankful for inventive, hard-working authors and artists who make works of art that bring some light and joy into the world.

  456. I am thankful for my newest cat Cocoa, even if she loves my husband best. We lost both the other pets this year and the house would be so empty without her.

  457. Thankful for my sister telling me to live in Alaska for my next duty station. So much snow, darkness and cold that you think twice before you go outside but it is beautiful and a wonderful adventure.

  458. I’m thankful for the 4th child we will be meeting in January, after 2 years of trying and miscarriages. It’s made the holidays so exciting for the kids, because it’s become more real to them the farther I’ve gotten in my pregnancy. They’ve even picked out Christmas presents to wrap and open “for the baby”, even though he won’t be here until a month later. Sweet babies.

  459. I am thankful to be able to actually enjoy being in my house. It has been one very expensive thing after another, but I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel! I finally feel I can breath again and appreciate all that I have accomplished with it. Now I can sit back and relax… for a little while anyway!

  460. I am thankful to have woken up this morning and having been given the gift of one more day. Yes, I know anyone reading this was given the same gift, but I’m thankful all the same. I might not get this gift tomorrow, so I’m going to make today count.

    I’m going to tell my family I love and am so proud of them. I’m going to make listening a priority. Kindness my watchword. Community my kin. I’m going to take care of myself because when I go to bed tonight I know I will not have changed the world, but I will have tried to show how thankful I have been for the gift of one more day.

  461. Of course I’m thankful for all the good things in life like having a job, a nice home, a car that work, family, etc., but right now I’m extra thankful that Aldi has my favorite chocolate creations which is like a truffle coated in cocoa powder and the delight my taste buds have as it melts in my mouth is amazing.

  463. Thankful for friends and family and spending time with everyone. And health – because I’m always thankful for good health.

  464. This year I am grateful to have my family live close. Being able to see them regularly and have that support system has really been wonderful.

  465. I am grateful for each and every one of my twelve attractive, intelligent, healthy grandchildren.

  467. Ferret fans unite. I’d love to see a terrier join the mix.
    (I’m grateful for my soft coated wheaten terrier who keeps me on my toes when he’s not knocking me on my kiester with joy.

  471. I’m thankful for the books that have and continue to keep me sane, offering an escape from a dark world. We may horde our books and read through then like lightening but that’s because they are our teddy bears, bringing us comfort.

  472. I’m forever and always grateful to every moment I get to spend with my two favorite people: my daughter and my husband. You never know how many moments you’ll get, so be thankful for all of them. 💜

  474. I am grateful that I found joy in reading again. life has been very difficult and painful lately and I was finally able to read the inheritance! it was very good. I really enjoyed the Baha Char reference/connection.

  477. I’m thankful that the pain from my broken toe has diminished enough that I was able to stay on my feet and longarm all day. I got TWO quilt done and a third loaded for tomorrow!

  478. I’m thankful for my church family. They really are a great community of “here let me help you.”

  480. I’m thankful for books and family and modern antibiotics (since I had a sinus infection most of November)!