Don’t forget we will be there at Spicewood Branch of Austin Library tonight at 7:00 pm.
Mahmud El Shafey 1 hour ago More
@ilona_andrews if Americans get a snippet for #ComeyTestimony, shouldn’t us Brits get one for #May being elected PM? This is stressful!
This snippet wasn’t supposed to be posted until next week, but the UK peeps are upset that May was elected as PM.
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“When Baranovsky choked on his own blood and collapsed, nobody helped him,” I said. “Nobody screamed. Hundreds of Primes turned and calmly started walking toward the exit, because the mansion would be locked down and they didn’t want to be inconvenienced.”
I waited a moment to let it sink in.
“Primes won’t care that you are young. They won’t be kind. They will try to use us, manipulate us, or destroy us. You could be standing in the middle of the Assembly, and if a Prime summoned a pack of wild wolves to rip you to pieces, I’m not sure anyone would help. This would be our life.”
Their faces were grim. I was losing them. I expected that Mom wouldn’t be on my side, but I had to at least convince my sisters.
“But if we do this, we can build up our strength for three years,” I said. “Victoria is coming for us now. Right now. She’s in town. The only reason she isn’t attacking us is because Rogan’s people are fortified around us. She’d have to go through them, and she doesn’t want to start a fight with House Rogan unless she has to.”
“Pack your bags,” Mom said. “The five of you are leaving.”
“Mom?” Arabella stared at her. “We can’t leave.”
“Out of the question.” I knew she would react like this.
“I’m not quitting college,” Bern said.
“We aren’t leaving you!” Catalina’s voice spiked. “We are not abandoning you and Grandma!”
My mother put steel into her voice. “You heard me.”
“Where?” Grandma Frida asked, her voice so high, it sounded broken.
Mom turned to her.
“Where can you send them so that bitch doesn’t find them, Penelope? She knows what they look like. She knows their names. She knows their social security numbers. She can pull the truth out of anyone she meets. Where on the planet can you find a place where her money and power won’t reach?”
“Mom,” my mother said quietly, looking stunned.
“I told you twenty- six years ago that if you married him, you would pay the price. I told you to let him go. You didn’t listen. You raised them to fight. They’re not going to cut and run now.”
“They will do what I say,” Mom ground out. “I’m their mother.”
Grandma Frida squinted at her. “Aha. And how did that work out for me?”
Mom opened her mouth and clicked it shut.
“What’s involved in becoming a House?” Catalina asked.
“At least two of us will have to undergo the trials and register as Primes,” I said. “Most likely it will be you and me.”
My sister frowned. “What if I don’t qualify?”
“I’ll do it!” Arabella announced.
“No,” everyone said at the same time.
“Why not?”
“You know why not,” my mother said. “Don’t make me pull that documentary out again.”
My sister took a deep breath. Uh- oh.
“I’m not going to spend my life hiding. Nobody will ever see what I can do!” She pounded her small fist on the table. “I’m going to qualify.”
My mother’s face told me that I had to fix this fast or she would snap and try to send everyone into exile again.
“You can control your magic,” I said.
“Yes!” Arabella said.
“We know this but nobody else does. People are afraid, because the last person with your magic went crazy. The only way they’ll accept you is if all of us demonstrate that you have complete control over yourself, and we, as a family, have complete control of you. This takes time. If you give us these three years, by the end of it we’ll be established as a House. And then, at eighteen, you can qualify.”
“Nevada!” Mom snarled.
“But this also means that for the next three years all of us will be in the limelight,” I continued. “And you have to stop acting like an impulsive brat.”
“Yes,” Catalina piled on. “No more angry outbursts, no more screaming, no more punching people, or starting stupid shit on Twitter.”
Arabella crossed her arms on her chest. “Fine. But you promise me! You promise me right now that if I behave, I’ll qualify in three years.”
“I promise.”
My mother punched the table.
“So that’s where she gets it from,” Bern observed.
“What’s the alternative?” Grandma Frida asked Mom.
“Not getting locked away for life, where they would keep her constantly sedated,” Mom growled.
“There are some other formalities,” I said. “Everyone who is qualifying will have to give a DNA sample, so they can make sure we are all related. We’ll have to submit some paperwork, they will set the date for the trials, then we are tested, and if we qualify, we become a House.”
“That’s it?” Leon asked. “Yes.”
I put my hand on the stack of paperwork. “If we decide to do this, that’s it. There is no backing out.”
“What if we don’t qualify?” Catalina asked. “We’ll look like idiots who wanted to be Primes and fell short. Nobody would do business with us again.”
“We’ll qualify. I’m a Prime and so are you.”
“They might not even know what my magic is,” she insisted. “What if I permanently affect people? What if— ”
“Oh shut up,” Arabella told her. “You made an army of hired killers sit on the floor and listen to your story like they were in kindergarten. And they’re all fine now.”
“I want to register as well,” Bern said. “Maybe not as a Prime, but the last time they tested me, I was ten. I’m stronger now.”
Leon dramatically collapsed on the back of his chair. “Rub it in, all of you. You and your magic. I’ll just sit here with my dud self.”
I opened my mouth and shut it. Now wasn’t the time to spring it on him.
“Nevada, there has to be another way,” Mom said.
“I don’t know what that is,” I told her. “And neither does Rogan. If I knew of another way, I would take it, Mom. I promise you, I would. This is the only way we can keep all of us safe.”
“If we do this, we’ll never be safe,” Mom said.
“Things will never be the same if we do this.” That wasn’t exactly a response to what she said, but I had to keep going. “Which is why we have to vote as a family. We all share responsibility for this decision. Once we make it, nobody complains and everyone has to work together. Does anyone want to add anything?”
Silence.
“Everyone for becoming a House, raise your hands.” I held my hand up. Bern, Arabella, Leon, and Grandma.
“Everyone for running away and hiding?” Mom raised her hand. I looked at Catalina.
“I’m abstaining,” she said.
“You don’t get to abstain,” Arabella said. “For once in your life, make a decision!”
Catalina took a deep breath. “I vote for the House.”
“Fools,” my mother said. “I’ve raised a pack of idiots.”
“But we’re your idiots, Aunt Penelope,” Leon said.
I picked up the paperwork bristling with colored flags indicating signature lines. “I need all of you to sign.”
“Wait!” Grandma Frida grabbed her phone. “We must take a picture for posterity.”
They crowded into the shot around me. Grandma Frida set the phone on a delay and it snapped an image of all of them around me, the paperwork in front of me, a pen in my hand. Cold froze my stomach. I loved them so much. I just hoped I made the right call.
Thank you thank you I always buy your books and reread at will they never fail
So could Caesar have magic like Catalina’s? And what does the Baylor family tree look like with all these different abilities? Curiouser and curiouser. I think a House is a political title that puts them above laws that plebs have to live by, they are mainly considering this for the 3 year rule. They are already a powerful family with powerful allies. I think Nevada will remember who stood by them prior to becoming a House. These are great stories, however you have this one end, thank you for writing them.
Oh, and by powerful, I don’t mean their magic, that is their strength, not their power, at least how I read it….
I just reread White Hot and had the same thought when Nevada said Howling and Olivia were so devoted to Caesar. We don’t know anything about Nevada’s paternal grandfather, only that EG did some unsavory things to get pregnant. What if Caesar is their grandfather, and Catalina inherited his magic? He’s had more practice, so he could be good enough to make people love him without attacking him, and have that love stick with them so they continue to do what he wants when they’re no longer in his presence.
Ooh I like it. That compulsion and dogged devotion fits the two examples perfectly.
But arabella had to rescue Lina after 30 mins… Wouldnt Ceasar have the same issue if he had her powers?
With experience, comes control. The difference between when Nevada use her magic on Rogan in BFM or when she used it on Augustine in WH. In BFM she used it like a sledgehammer and got her answers, but left Rogan with no doubt of what she had done, but with Augustine she trickled it out and he wasn’t even aware of what she was doing or the info he gave her. She had to show him a video.
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You all you lovely frustrated Brits. Snippets always put the icing on my day, I hope it does the same for you.
Poor Leon. I want to shake Navada so she’ll tell him. Arabella is pure badass and I love that. I love this whole series. Thank you, Authorlords, for being awesome!
Yes, yes, yes ❤❤❤ you authorlords.
One among many I see, but I wanted to add my thank you as well. These snippets did brighten an otherwise gloomy week. Thank you again for sharing.
Thank you you have put me closer on the edge of my seat waiting……..
Some place I read a short Gordon wrote about Rogan but for the life of me I can not find it!
I have add 4 new reader to you fan base as my excitement and anticipation grows for Wildfire!
Any suggestions as to where it might be hiding or how I can find it? 😉
https://ilona-andrews.com/?s=Rogan+pov
Oh your a sweetheart! Thanks
British peeps, so sorry about May. I thought she’d fold and resign. However, thanks to you, we all had an extra, glorious snippit!
Here’s a thought, if we get a snipet every time a painful political problem pops up, we will have the book long before its published. Yeah!
I. Can. Hardly. Wait. Ah! I have the day off and everything.
44 days and counting…..
Now back to solving the mystery of who is Cesear?
-he definitely has some degree of charisma talent, whether it magically enhanced or not, because he brings together diverse individuals to the same goal.
– he holds a position that allows him a variety of people types from a prime to excised individuals.
-he is held in high esteem and able to convince others that his goal is worth sacrifices or acceptable losses.
– he has something in common with of all of them, I think he played by the rules but was dissed by society.
– I think he might have closer relationship with Kelly Waller and Oliva Charles. Oliva because she has a hex on her and Kelly because she seems to carry orders to others and keeps them in line.
I think he is the old Mage who used to be the Head of the Assembly and who hugged Cornelius in the beginning of White Hot when Nevada visited the Assembly De was very captivating in the short amount of time he was featured!
Linus Duncan is my front runner too, but it takes some real gall to comfort the grieving husband when you caused his wife’s death.
how about the guy who thought Nevada – was a victim of domestic abuse, everyone was surprised he was there at the party?
I don’t actually think he has magic enhanced charisma. There is a lot of motivation in being put aside by society, a lot of anger. And in simply wanting more power, just for personal gain. I don’t think it would need anybody forcing, coercing or convincing all these people with magic. Also, there would be no impact on the House structure in their society, if people only acted because of one magic talent.
Not enough info to judge, but the jury still out.
….but his actions do not make think that acceptable losses would be a part of his vocabulary.
Caesar is LENORA!! how about that??!! She is beyond reproach and Nevadas hero so…… who better to disappoint her right???
Many thanks for the new snippet ?
I live in the U.K. And had hoped to keep politics out of the blog, I’m not particularly keen on politics – but I always vote – I have to say not everyone here is sorry that Teresa May is still in charge, I am one of them.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion and their vote, but this is a place to enjoy everything team Ilona Andrews gives each and everyone of us please let’s keep it that way ?
And not everyone in the U.S. is sorry Trump is president, although I am. You felt you needed to get your political point across, and you did.
Well expressed Christine. I believe the only person who should express political opinions on this blog is Ilona since it is her blog. Of course if Ilona does invite us to comment on politics that would be different. I hope she doesn’t because I really enjoy the book recommendations, writing skill discussion, snippets and commentary. It is like an oasis of sense in an increasingly crazy world. There are plenty of political commentary blogs for those who want to express political opinion.
OK I’m starting to see Arabella as the HULK!
Balrog. I am telling you. Flames? Check. Fear?? Check. Large?? Chk. Demonic or mythic chk!!! ?
Yes, pretty please, with a cherry on the top.
And chocolate sprinkles!!!
OT- Kate is in the semi-finals over at Vampire Diaries, and will face the winner of the Mercy Thompson v. Vlad bracket. I think Kate could take Mercy, and we know she kills vamps all the time.
Actually sarafina it is not Vampire Diaries, it is Vampire Book Club, Alpha Showdown.
http://vampirebookclub.net/alpha-showdown-2017/
Mercy Thompson (Patricia Briggs) vs Kate Daniels by our authorlords.
Thank you for the correction, yes, I messed up.
She has to tell Leon. That is a disaster waiting to happen.
Yep. And I would LOVE it if Rogan was the one who pulls Leon out of danger this 1 increasing his devotion and 2 annoying the heck out of Nevada
Maybe Bug could contribute, Rogan has a lot in his hands.
Or, Leon could discover his crazy talent through playing pool! He could mop up! Just because Nevada and Penelope fear Leon’s only option for his powers are combat related, that doesn’t make it absolutely true.
*He could create ‘kinectic parkour’ and be a YouTube sensation bouncing over and around obstacles as they are hurtling at different velocities/trajectories.
*Pool!
*He could coach basketball, or NASCAR…
* Best Sports Announcer EVAR!
The more I think of it, the less likely it seems that Nevada’s dad ever really escaped. EG is capable of pulling information from people without then even knowing it, and has the full resources of her house behind her. Tracking him would be trivial. It seems far more likely that she’s kept tabs on them the entire time, but was content to leave them be as long as none showed Prime talent. Nevada shows off her power, and suddenly EG is paying attention. She still doesn’t know if Nevada is a Prime or just a Significant, though. So she sets a trap. Her meeting with Augustus was never about learning Nevada’s identity – her goal was to learn how powerful she was. She walks in, sees a geas that only a Prime could make, and walks out having gotten what she wanted.
I agree completely. She would only be interested in the girls and Nevada had been registered as a dud. Even if the family knew different.
Good point!!!
That is very, very interesting!
Yes I agree. I had this thought too that Evil Grandmother wanted to know what Nevada was capable of magically doing. EG did not have to give Augustine forewarning that she was coming but she did so she could see results ie either he would be dead when she arrived or shielded by a Prime. Either way EG got the information she wanted.
Also look at how long it took Bug to figure out who was behind bank buyout attempt. I am sure Bug thought it was House Montgomery too but he did the hard work and discovered otherwise.
I think the mercenary attack was “Caesar’s people” not EG but they could have told her about what happened to the last standing mercenary to bring her into the fold on their side. I am sure Bug and Bern’s attack on mercenary database was completely undetected and through.
I also wonder about her dad’s conception… it is a given that DNA was used from the Tremaine bitch and another suitable donor, right?
And Penelope said she couldn’t carry a baby, and did ‘things’.
What if Nevada’s dad was ‘incubated’ in a uterus-sized pocket of the arcane realm? Maybe the wild and unpredictable magic of the arcane pocket brought him to term!
This would explain:
* Penelope’s revulsion of ‘she did things’
* The spike in Related but Dissimilar Prime talents in his offspring. Maybe his magic infused DNA gave his kiddos a ‘boost’.
thanks thanks thanks
Can Germany get one as well? Just because we love you here and love is important ☺️
second that!
yesss please….i am soooooooo waiting?
Sales are better because you sunk your claws in with Book One. And the story always gets stronger, the people more complex….you 2 are just that good.
Psychic insight,,,,,,,, This series is gold. If you have ever written a rival to Kate, this is it. Not as dark or gritty, but as emotionally deep and complex. You rock at the layering!
This snippet made me tear up! (could be hormones……)
ACK, come on July 25 (although under the books section it has an Aug release date)
Gah! They should all join House Rogan then the wicked witch wouldn’t have a chance. Besides, Nevada will never convince Rogan to marry her once they’re a separate House.
Of course she’ll convince him to marry her despite the existence of House Baylor. It just means there’s a story where she overcomes the obstacle and does it the hard way.
He said he doesn’t care about who’s first as long as he’s the last. And he gives her the “all in or all out” choice, and she jumps him. She is not going to let go, and neither is he.
I don’t get what the problem is with Leon knowing his talent. So his apparent best career path is to be a commander in either Rogan’s private army or some branch of the US military. So what? He doesn’t have to take that path: just as Nevada can either scoop helpless people’s brains out with her magic ladle or hex people to protect them from other people’s mind-magic, likewise Leon can either be a battlefield commander or use his magic to design secure facilities. Or anything else that involves grasping similar patterns.
It’s hard for her family to say Leon going into the military is a bad idea. They have a long history of service and even Rogan his idol served. Sometimes the lure of doing what you’re meant to do at the best possible level is to hard to stop. Although if they do become a house perhaps Leon will have an easier time of it.
Forgive me if this has already been discussed. Doesn’t seem to you that there is a significant Mexico connection in White hot; i.e., Mad Rogan, the Scourge of Mexico, The relatively recent war with Mexico/allies, The Sixteen, the mercenaries rerouted from a mission in Montemorelos, and last, but not least, Caesar, not like a Roman cesar, but a Latin sayZar.
Just a thought…
I think it would be a lot weirder if there was a ‘significant’ Nigerian or Mongolian or Albanian connection. They are in Texas; the other country is just across the river.
Patience, here are Houston’s demographics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Houston.
Thx, I’m aware of demos, lived in Ft.Worth for 18 years, (Baylor grad). I was just commenting on a theme, no offense intended. Thought maybe Ceasar was someone from the war.
We’ll find out next month.
Thank you Ilona Andrews for the snippets.
I am in USA. My 90 year old great uncle had a stroke Thursday june 8 and was and still is in ICU. So I have been on the road out of state. The family had quite a chuckle with my assorted adventures getting there. mapquest did not lie but the stated 3 hours and 45 minutes (all interstate) was actually 5 hours and 15 minutes due to the freaking orange barrels and work zones. The posted work zone speed was 60 mph but we never went that as we were all stopped or inching along at speeds under first gear. I ROFLOL-ed when I realized that every time there was a posted sign that said new pattern we stopped.
I never saw any law enforcement until I was almost hit by a free flying bumper from somewhere as there were no vehicles in front of me going up incline so I immediately tucked right back into the truck convoy I was traveling with and free flying bumper hit the law enforcement car behind me. [first truck of convoy was a fully loaded enclosed moving transport as was second truck so they would really slow down going upgrade so I would move into left lane so truck behind me would be able to run up on truck in front of me and then fall back. going down incline and straight I would tuck back in as fourth in convoy because they ran speed limit. I could not pass the convoy without speeding and I kept having morons with texas and ohio license plates running up behind me and flashing lights that they wanted to pass when I was in left lane.] When I looked back in rear view mirror law enforcement was safely stopped in wide grass median to left and outside of vehicle looking at the bumper sprawled across his hood. Hopefully his dash cam was always on because that will be hard to explain to mechanic because he did not have his blue lights on prior to getting hit.
Coming home I took alternate route and first ha ha moment was when we stopped for gas in Augusta and I had to call my sister’s passenger’s cell that her dress was hanging out of bottom of pickup’s drivers door because I knew my sister would not pick up cell call when driving.
So this morning after I picked up my boarding ‘starving’ dog –I had told vet tech she would not eat while boarding when I dropped her off as she normally does not eat at home when I am gone and she did not–but she polished her dry food bowl while I booted computer up and read this snippet.
Thank you for this snippet.
I also read what you said about book sales and I did understand what you were saying. There are some authors that I only read on nc digital library since it is 30 minutes drive minimum to my nearest public library. But I do not buy these authors books because I do not read and re-read their books like I do yours and a few other authors. However, because I do think that you write well I do recommend that digital library and ‘local’ library purchase your books (electronic for digital library and paperback for ‘local’ library) and they do because I recommend rarely.
SQUUUEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok. So I had a bizarre thought. Evil Grandma (commonly known as EG) tried to pull the whole Virgin Mary with a being from the astral plane (a minor god). But the gifts skipped a generation. Nevada got the truth of god (probably used to pass judgement). Catalina got the ability to create worshipers (originally meant to fuel the other abilities). And, Arabella got the divine aspect (creature form). Of course I came up with because I have been doing a full re-read of the Kate Daniels series whilst I await Wildfire. Now that I have written it out, it just doesn’t seem to fit in this world.
Interesting!!!
That is a scary cool thought!
My idea was that she used a suitable sperm donor and rather than use a surrogate, she had a uterus sized pocket in the arcane realm created to bring him to term.
I have Trudeau as my Prime. Does that qualify me for another snippet?? Pretty pretty please with chocolate coated cherry filled dumplings on top of triple chocolate fudge French silk pie cake? (Think there’s enough chocolate in my offering for a successful summoning of another snippet?) Lol
Nice try.
It’s hot here for NYC (94F yesterday) and our air conditioning is broken. Does that qualify for a snippet? 😉
Since you have THE JUSTIN you owe US another snippet!!!!!
Re-read White Hot yesterday (3rd time) for content as opposed to plot. I dreamt of dragons and Arabella’s possibilities last night. Hmmmm…
I did the same! And I may have to reread it again before Wildfire.
I can’t wait!? I’m late to the Ilona Andrews fan base. I learned of them by Jeaniene Frost . Which I just finished all her books. I guess I’d been lost all these years. I started with the Hidden Legacy series… Which book should I have started with? I’d love to start from the beginning. Can’t wait to meet all 3 authors on 07/27 in Orlando for the book signing ?
Burn For Me is first book.
Start with kate daniels series so cool lol
🙂 I would recommend that you get all the books in The Edge series (4 books).
Well, Jennifer, what I know of Jeanine Frost is that she writes about vampires. I do not read vampire stories but I have a sib that does who has read Ms. Frost’s works. So, I suggest as BlondieB does to start with Kate Daniels series. Kate is a strong heroine and the stories are progressive not episodic. I personally found Curran POVs hilarious and greatly additive to the individual books. The NC digital library has the complete KD series now. Your local library might have the complete series in paperback or might not. If not then they can get via Inter Library Loan. I would advise you to read the KD series from book 1. Hugh’s book which is due out sometime and has been a serial on Ilona Andrews blog would not be a good place to start.
The Hidden Legacy series starts with Burn for Me which was first published in 2014. White Hot is book 2 and Wildfire is book 3 which is due out this end of July. No vampires but a well written progressive story.
The Edge series are episodic and stand alone. The Innkeeper series are a progressive storyline but can be a little hard to follow at times.
Whichever you chose I think you will find the stories are well crafted / written. For Curran and Rogan (male heroes similar to Bones in Frost’s Cat and Bones series or Dark’s Christian Poe in Crossbreed series [whom my sib tells me is most similar to Bones]) POVs you will need to look on Ilona Andrews website. Good reading.
Thank you, thank you! This is a grim week for me,politics aside. WHile I was out, I had a heart attack, 6x cardiac bypass, then 2 strokes. I am now back at work part time. My job is literally killing me, and it is not the work it’s the sh*t that comes from working with people all high on their own power.
THia was a lovely laugh out loud break!
Hope you get better, and things improve at your job.
Yes I know what you mean about working with power mad/ hungry/ tripping people. I was very fortunate that I got fired before I had a heart attack or a nervous breakdown after working 14 years for the same company– the last 4 were pressure cooker/ stress city. Then I got good competent counseling for all the anger and other negative emotions I had suppressed. I also handed off parental eldercare to sibling after 10 years as counselor said I needed a long vacation for me, myself and I. She also said I needed to relearn to give myself and my health priority not everyone else. My only firing regret (beyond in past 3 years since I was fired I have been replaced 7 times and I was in last position for 4 years) was the loss of nearly 400 sick hours. I got paid for the accumulated vacation time but I had been saving sick time for years because I was rarely sick and I could use 40 hours of sick time for elder hospitalization rather than vacation time.
I went back to school and retooled while living on money from selling all the company stock I had accumulated thru 14 years. I had enjoyed what I did my last 4 years at that company but my boss and other bosses made things extremely stressing and dealing with public was frustrating because my hands were tied by company policy and boss. I have a very different standard of living now but my blood pressure medicine has been halved twice and I have lost weight and kept it off. I am still pre diabetic but my blood work looks so much better that my doctor no longer says I am a heart attack waiting to happen. I get a thrill out of doing temp work as I go in do job and I come home. no work politics. no sudden unexplained unanticipated overtime.
So step back and look at your job. look at your life– professionally and personally. Preform the needed legwork to make the changes you need to make to live healthy and enjoy your one life. Do not forget to savor life’s pleasures such as being able to read Ilona Andrews.
<3 this one is going to be way bigger than the previous two!
so on my 3rd read of white hot – and also read burn for me again this week – got to the big fancy party last night.
some observations:
1. it was Rynda who started the whole distraction not her mum!
2. the guy who approaches here about the domestic abuse – sorry I am horrible with names, we get introduced to his whole family – so he will play a role I think – on which team – well will find out I guess.
3. many people think the guy in the elevator is the evil one, I guess he could be truly (tested by Nevada) sad about Cornelius’s loss and still be the evil guy – but somehow it doesn’t ring for me. might be wrong.
Rynda? I didn’t even consider her. Oh, truly sneaky and very interesting.
1. I agree with 1 as nothing ever really said about Rynda’s father just her mother Olivia. I actually thought about how controlling Olivia was and her anger with Rogan for not following HER plans to marry HER daughter. Rynda is empath and TK like Rogan not a manipulator like Olivia. I think she knows Rogan does not love her but he was her intended per her mother for many, many years. I wonder if Brian Sherwood is a dark horse like David Howling was or if he is dead now that Olivia is dead.
2. Micheal Latimer. I would like to see Rogan’s assessment of him. We know Augustine thought he had a motive other than domestic violence victim rescue and he did not feel threatened by Rogan.
3. Linus Duncan. I have a feeling that Howling and Charles’s Caesar may not be aware of being their Caesar. I have dealt with a number of political groups enough to understand that what the left hand is doing the right can be totally unaware of and if the right hand was aware they would find action repugnant.
Love, love love everything Ilona Andrews and have read every snippet, special and novel I could find!? But I am not a keen re-reader… Someone please remind me: what is Arabella’s magic again? It has been a while in between the first two Hidden Legacy books for me… I know Catalina creates worshippers (who can turn into stalkers or worse) but for the life of me, I can’t remember what the third sister does…? maybe I have to re-read “Burn for Me” after all… which when I really think about it, is a win/win situation after all… but please feel free to fill me in anyways! ???
*except for “Alphas: Origins”, t h a t I’ve re-read several times, hoping and praying and longing for a sequel… ? I know, I know… it’s not in the cards… yet…
Apparently Arabella transforms into something very large and monstrous.
We think she has another form (transforms into a demon or a dragon or somthing). The form required an exit larger than 20 feet and could carry her sister while sprinting a good distance. It is never demonstrated and only hinted at twice in Wildfire.
you mean hinted at in white hot – and then in the wildfire snippets above we find out that there is been someone like her before – but he went crazy or something. because he couldn’t control it..
Aha… thanks DavidWD! ??
I love this series, you are one of the few authors I follow and buy every book to reread a thousand times! I cannot wait for the new book in July! It will be a belated birthday present!
I’m going over the left field wall to the left of the foul line for this. Matilda recognizes Empaths and does wonders with Bunny. I think she will make a strong connection with Rynda and bring her dad and Rynda together. Yes, I am assuming Rynda’s husband is dead.
She may have started the diversion at the party, but it was instigated by her mother.
The party diversion was instigated by Olivia and I agree that Rynda was her bait for Rogan. Rynda cares too much for Rogan and social acceptance to have instigated the diversion.
yes I think Brian Sherwood is dead too. whether at Olivia’s instigation or not I do not know.
I will have to think about Matilda and Rynda and Cornelius romance. Good thought. We do know that Nari Harrison was an unregistered empath. The question become how much has Olivia shaped/ manipulated Rynda?
well, just a little over a month left before we find out.
I think it will take a full book devoted to Cornelius and Rynda to bring about successful courtship since he killed her mother with extreme prejudice. Logically, I am onboard, but the emotional toll throughout will be very high.
Bit of a question with Arabella… the clue was that only one other person had done this form, and they went “insane”… first thing that pops into my head is… Christopher from KD and his Avatar. I mean… it kind of fits, I think? Of course, could be a dragon, or T. Rex Sue LOL….
If Rynda/her mom committed the diversion, they would have had to have known that Rogan, et. al., were coming and that the collector guy (sorry, can’t think of his name right now) was a loose end they needed to clean up. I wonder how they knew? Did I miss something?
spoiler maybe?!!
Ok so….I think Caesar is Lenora!!!!! Crazy right??
Any thoughts on where Augustine’s perfectionist secretary went? Last we saw her, she was helping Nevada put on the Highwayman costume for her interrogation. Then Nevada notices a new male assistant on her recent visit to the shark fin.
Could she have been a plant for either the Ceasar Coalition or Grandma Bitch?
I think Augustine gave her a break so evil grandma could not get into her head.
They replaced her with another person at her desk who had never met or heard of Nevada before. That way when Evil Grandma showed up she could not get anything out of them.