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Iron and Magic #9

USA TODAY #8

Hey Y’all,

We are all super thrilled at the announcements that Iron and Magic has placed #8 on USA Today Best-Selling Books top 150 and also #9 on NYT Best-Selling list. I wanted to not only share the good news with you all, but thank you as well! You have all been such an amazing source of inspiration and support for Ilona Andrews.Without you all, this wouldn’t be possible.

So thanks for being so awesome,

Brandi Bolden

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  3. That is so great and so well deserved. I love all Ilona and Gordon’s books but this one has become an especial favorite of mine. It made me care about someone I started the book kind of hating. I also love how well the secondary characters are fleshed out. I find Bale especially fun. ?

  5. Yes , it’s because you guys are talented writers. You made me give Hugh a chance, and I hated Hugh. And loved that he now has a chance for redemption.
    Or at least a life and new family. And I like Elara, she is fierce, snarky and scary talented, and she also has paid a price for her magic.
    And I feel for Ilona’s hands, hope she is feeling better and staying off the computer.
    you have a wonderful family with Gordon, Kids 1 and 2 and many friends and animals. Thank you for being so open and I am so glad to be a Part of the BDH. I bought and read the book, and will continue to support all of your work.

  8. Great news! Knew it was going to do well. Hugh is an unforgettable character. And Elara is too. Looking forward to seeing what new troubles these two can get into in the next book. 😀

  9. This is very happy news. Congratulations! As a longtime reader and admirer, I am super excited that the book is doing so well. This makes me want to reread all the Hugh bits throughout the series. ♥️

    • Lol….I did do that! He is still a b@st@rd but reading Iron and Magic put a new filter on everything…and I discovered that Kate didn’t hate him as much as Curran did…. (that’s my story and I am sticking to it ?)

  11. Congrats but want to point out potential error on Amazon. They have a give away if the book if you follow author Lindsey Buroker (who I also read) instead of Ilona Andrews. So I don’t know if the error is in the book title or which author to follow

    • Well, as far as I know, (I could of course be wrong), Lindsay Buroker is quite fond of Ilona Andrews’ work and paid for 3 copies of “Iron and Magic” as a giveaway to her fans who share her love for their books.

  12. Congratulations on this achievement. You all earned this through hard work that we love to read.

  14. YAY!!! I am so excited for you guys. 🙂 🙂 I didn’t want to like Hugh either, but his book won me over.

    On a another note: do you know when/if the twitch sessions will be uploaded, Brandi? I missed them live and am eager to rewatch it.

  15. Congratulations!!!!!! 🙂

    Seems like a celebratory snippet might be in order… 😉

  16. You are welcome, Ilona Andrews. I think most of BDH would agree that we enjoy your atories and all your hard work. [ I say most as it is rare to have 100 percent of humans in a literary group to agree. ]

    Now let Gordon type Diamond Fire for Ilona’s aching hands as that is being eagerly looked forward to at my house after Kate 10. Grin.

    Congradulations. Good job for some excellent storytellers.

  18. Congrats!

    Now doesn’t that make you want to go back and read all their books, Brandi? 😉

    • I’m doing just that, Tink. I’m currently reading Magic Strikes. I just read when Curran found Jim, Kate, and company at the Pack house and chews Jim, Dali, Raphael and Derek out. Andrea telling Kate she heard Curran call Kate is future mate. 😀 Now, I’m at the chapter where the team is going to fight in the Midnight Games.

      Guess who is also at the Games? Our wonderful villain/now being “redeemed” Hugh. Kate’s world has just been rocked. 🙂

      • haha i can’t take it anymore!!!!!!!!! i’m trying to hold out for the audio but i don’t think i’m gonna last much longer.

        • Kaylene,
          I’m with you, only I gave in and purchased the ebook. I couldn’t wait any longer. I normally only get the audibles. I’m checking regularly waiting for it to show up to lay claim to it. If only we could pre-buy…aarrrgggg

  20. Congratulations! It’s well deserved.
    Ilona hope your hands are recovering well and Diamond Fire is writing its self.

  21. Hard to believe this started out as an April Fool’s prank!! Best prank result ever!

  24. Happy Dance time. Congrats on making the top 10 on both lists! On Amazon right now it is showing as 568 reviews with 4.9 out of 5. All hail the amazing Author Lords 🙂

    • I looked at the reviews and was dumbfounded how someone could rate it a 1 star without reading it. They feel like IA let their readers down by giving Hugh a book with redeeming qualities. I’m halfway through the book and so far it’s looking pretty good.

      **shakes head**

      • I wish most sites, Goodreads especially, wouldn’t allow reviews until the book has been 1. released and 2. read. I know better than to think it’ll happen but that’s my wish. Until then I mark those unhelpful reviews just that- unhelpful.

        • Well, #2 at least. I think #1 is out because people do that NetGalley thing so they can have some reviews in hand before release to entice people to buy.

          At the very least, they should require that the user purchased the book from that site or can prove they got it from NetGalley so they can’t diss it without having at least tried to read it.

      • All I can say is it is their loss that they didn’t read the book. I read it twice. I don’t feel he is totally redeemed at this point but we’ve been given more of his back story and understand him more.

        • At this point, I think that Hugh is a badly damaged man who is just learning to think for himself. He seems to be developing flickers of empathy which confuses him. Why should he care that the little girl is alive? He can think negative thoughts about Roland without feeling pain. Roland created his happiness(?) for years. That’s not the right word but I’m not sure what the right word is. Satisfaction? Positive feedback? Warm fuzzies? Now Confidence that all is right with the world? I think that’s it. He is starting to create his own value system. He has also acquired a pet dog and a magic horse and for too brief moment a little girl who followed him everywhere. I see a lot of potential. Which surprised me because I begrudged the time that the Authorlords spent on him when they could have been writing about someone I liked. Now I am on tenterhooks waiting for what comes next. Dear Authorlords, while waiting isn’t easy, your health and happiness is more important to me.

  26. Well of course you’re on the best sellers list. Doesn’t surprize me a bit! It’s well deserved. You guys have the “it” factor – you’re talented and you work darn hard! Congratulations!

  27. Congratulations . I just finish it, it’s great. I also gave a five star review on Kobo.com

  28. YAY! Well deserved location on the lists!! I finished the book yesterday and LOVED IT!!! Will be doing a little FB promotion for it today because the first thing I tell everyone when they ask for book recommendations is “READ ILONA ANDREWS!”

  29. Congratulations on another successful launch; it’s entirely due to your skill and vision that Hugh’s story did so well. And now the rest of the world knows how fantastic you are, too.

    I hope the hands are healing well.

  30. Yippee! Congratulations on being in the top 10 on both lists.

    As I mentioned in a previous post, I just read about Hugh being at the Midnight Games in Magic Strikes. Hehehe…now hindsight is a wonderful thing. 😀

  33. Congratulations on the well deserved success. And congratulations on writing such a refreshingly different urban fantasy heroine in Elara. I absolutely love the weaponised traditional femininity – the dresses, the apron!, the undermining Hugh by providing his Dogs with hot showers after battle.

    • Don’t forget the crepes Elara made Hugh….not once but twice. Plus he ate them. The old saying goes “a way to a man’s heart is through is stomach” when they are not trying to kill each other. 🙂

    • I never thought about this, but it is absolutely true! Weaponized traditional femininity! Love IT!

  34. Great news! You both work really hard to supply a very enjoyable and memorable story.

  35. SWEET!!!! Of course, no surprise, but great to see that so many people appreciate Ilona and Gordon’s books!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

  36. Congratulations, Author Lords. A book so eagerly anticipated should surely go far. I just wish I was part of the celebration. I am waiting for the audio version. Not complaining. Just stating that there might be another boost to sales when that comes available.

    Hope Ilona’s hands are getting better. We want stories but not at the cost of actual pain.

  37. so… i got the ebook…as i read at night and its easier on my eyes….i read the book twice by now. i love it….for the new/old/evolving characters and the new aspects on the magic world…just great!

  38. Woot! Congrats guys 🙂

    I read Iron & Magic on release day. Enjoyed it, it made me think… so I went back a re-read the entire Kate Daniels series (including side books). This afternoon I am beginning the re-read of I&M. Sooo ready for next month!

  40. Congratulations! I read it yesterday and enjoyed it. I think Bucky was probably my favorite character. Also, when I finished the book I had to laugh because I imagined what Twitter with Elara and Hugh would look like (this isn’t me asking or hinting either, my imagination is pretty good).
    Thank you for another great book! Looking forward to the next one.

    • What a Twitter battle that would be. I hadn’t thought of it Liz F, but yes!

  42. Congrats!! As far as I’m concerned it’s #1. I just finished it last night and it’s all the stars! Looking forward to Magic Triumphs!

  43. Well done! Seriously, it’s no hardship buying a book by great authors on the day it comes out. It’s really them being good and good to their fans that places in the top ten of bestsellers.

    Can’t wait for Triumphs!

    (I’ve already read I&M and reread Binds in the time it came out)

  44. Congratulations!! It is a great book and it is wonderful that it is appreciated by so many readers.

  45. Congrats! Very well deserved. Few authors can make you feel like you are actually walking inside of the story world with the characters. The two of you are in those gifted few. Take care of yourselves and hopefully we will be able to enjoy your offerings for many years to come.

  46. Congratulations!!! *happy wobble* My print copy came this morning, and I love it! Thank you, Authorlords and retainers. 😀 *fresh tea and settles back to read more*

    P.S. Easy with the paws, Ilona!

  47. Hi,

    I think Ilona and Gordon have proved the adage that everyone is the hero of their own story,

    I look forward to more of Hugh and Elara.

    Great work and great results – hope it stays on the list for a long while

  48. Woohoo! Well-deserved kudos for writers who work their fingers to the bone and are smart and brave enough to take on a former villain as a protaganist.

  49. Congratulations guys!!

    I did a reread of Kate series prior to reading Iron and Magic and loved seeing Hugh go from bad guy to semi hero!

  50. So awesome!! Hope Ilona is feeling better, u guys have had quite a lot going on in a short period of time and all the writing on top of that, makes me exhausted just thinking about it! Love your writing!

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