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Warning: this post contains a Hidden Legacy world bribe snippet.

Once upon a time, there was a viral ferret video…

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#ferret #ferretsoftiktok #electrician #helper #pipe

♬ Cena Engraçada e Inusitada – HarmonicoHCO

A certain Horde I know and love saw this and then decided their fellow BDH and House Andrews had to see it too.

So they shared it. And they shared it some more. Approximately 18 times an hour across email, Facebook, Instagram, and some very impressive astral projection straight to Nav.

I’m here to officially confirm the electricity ferret has been witnessed hehe. You may now stand down. You have done your duty. The message has been received. Please rest your weary sharing fingers.

As a thank-you for your understanding, the very generous House Andrews have written us a brand-new Hidden Legacy world snippet inspired by electrical ferrets and the Horde’s undaunted enthusiasm. Welcome Marty!

The electrical ferret will live on in our hearts (and forever in my notifications).

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      • OMG! I love this world, it’s like a fairy tale for adults. I can’t fathom how Ilona and Gordon create this but I’ll just wait for the published story (throws money💸). You are so special House Andrew, thank you.
        Happy Thanksgiving all 🦃

  11. thank you so much for the snippet.

    Uncle Wolf, heh? I smell a story, and it is going to be a great one.

  13. Thank you – love reading more about Matilda and Cornelius!
    Of course, you’ve gone and done it again… rewarding the BDH for our horde-like behavior. 😂

  15. Sigh, I am content, what a lovely story to make the day wonderful. All the feels!

    Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving!

  18. Oh, guys. You made me cry. Thank you for the lovely snippet. Have a wonderful, stress-free Thanksgiving.

  20. Love this. Not sure what magic their writing is, but in a page I both laughed out loud and finished by crying. 🩷

  21. Yup, that hit me right in the feels. And then I doubled down by reading the latest xkcd and got hit in the feels _again_ 🤷 I guess it’s a day for it 🥲

    • Probably Diana and Cornelius’ brother, he is mentioned in several of the Hidden Legacy books 🙂

  26. I agree completely with Matilda’s solution to the problem of learning another language. Not learning it.

  30. I adore this snippet but I also think you may have done a really bad thing – now we know that if we just annoy you enough we get SNIPPETS.

    What other ridiculous things can the horde share?

    • Hugh’s book started out an April Fool’s joke. They found out what happens when they try to tease the Horde.

  31. Electrician’s assistant, and he/she didn’t even have take the union classwork!! Cute as can be, and gets bonuses in treats!!
    The snippet was fabulous – Matilda is very much her father’s daughter!! Looking forward to more of her adventures with her dad and aunt!!

  34. Thank you so much for the snippet. I love the bond between Matilda, Cornelius, and their animals. Wishing a wonderful Thanksgiving to House Andrews, the Horde, and to Mod R.

  35. See, every time our author overlords write even a tiny snippet as a treat, it just makes me (all of us!) want MORE!!! They are doing it to themselves really 😛

    • I think is name is Blake. He helped Nevada and Rogan at Sturm’s compound in Wildfire. We haven’t heard much more of him. Hmm…🤔

  40. Omg, Matilda. Cornelius. Meeting them at the worst point in their lives, then seeing how they are growing and not giving up…tears. Loved this

  41. Right. I’m just going to tear up here about two babies who lost their mothers. Give my babies an extra cuddle.

    Also I can’t believe you just dropped the classic romance “Cold Unfeeling wolf-like” male character without even giving g us his name.

    …….Spin off?

    • Must be a retcon. I have read Hidden Legacy and nowhere is there an uncle or brother in the Harrison family.

      • Firstly, I have to say, love the confidence 😀

        Also:

        “If you look right here, in your payroll, you will see a gentleman by the name of Blake Harrison listed as an independent contractor. You will also see that Blake Harrison is paid nine thousand nine hundred and ninety dollars in cash. The nine thousand nine hundred and ninety dollars number is very interesting because the IRS pays attention to any cash transaction in the amount of ten thousand dollars or above.”
        “So what? Blake works for me.” Lie. “Blake Harrison’s net worth is close to twenty million dollars, so I very much doubt that. He does have a younger brother, Cornelius Harrison, a very nice man, who happens to be Adam Pierce’s childhood friend. You’re washing Adam’s money. His family makes a payment and you pass it on to Adam in cash, while Blake claims it on his taxes. You receive five hundred dollars in compensation via the second payment, two days later, once Adam gets his money.”        – Ilona Andrews, Burn For Me – Hidden Legacy 1, page 69, Kindle edition

        ““When was the last time you saw Blake?” Cornelius asked.
        “In person?” Diana frowned. “He usually emails. Six months? No, wait, a year. I ran into him at that abominable NCBA dinner last December.”
        I got the push broom and scrubbed the chalk lines off the floor.
        “Two years for me,” Cornelius said.
        “He lives half an hour away,” Diana said.
        “I know.” – Ilona Andrews, White Hot – Hidden Legacy 2, page 269, Kindle edition

        “Behind me, Cornelius stood with his head bowed. Behind him, Diana and Blake, Cornelius’ older brother, waited quietly, eight jaguars sitting at their feet, three black and five golden. The big cats watched the night with their bottomless eyes. Matilda sat with the cats, a human child somehow part of their pack. I couldn’t figure out why everyone insisted on bringing her with us despite the danger. When I asked Diana about it, she just smiled.” – Ilona Andrews, Wildfire – Hidden Legacy 3, page 350 Kindle edition

        Emphasis mine 🙂

  42. Such a lovely Thanksgiving treat!

    And notice how we’ve gone straight to “Oh, an uncle who’s mostly wolf? Tell me more . . .”

  44. That is adorable! (The video).
    I love the snippet too. HL is my favorite series, so little insights are little presents to me.
    Happy Thanksgiving! All of my family are gone but I am blessed with a good friend who has made me part of her ‘family’ and expects me to come on holidays. Besides fresh cranberry relish she asked to bring sweet potatoes. Found a really tasty recipe called Bourbon Sweet Potatoes – that you can substitute OJ for the bourbon. Not doing the topping, one person is allergic to nuts. I’m diabetic, so passing on the marshmallow toppings too. Very hard to find recipes for both no nuts and for diabetics. The search engines seem to think marshmallows are ok for diabetics. Go figure.

    • I don’t know how well it will be received if they’re expecting a sweet potato casserole, but in our house we make mashed sweet potatoes (fresh, boiled, and mashed with butter, salt, and pepper, no milk) topped with caramelized onions. It’s really yummy and has no added sugar or nuts. Might need to ask the hostess though (if she’s already doing mashed potatoes, she might not want it). 🤗

  45. That snippet… laughter and tears of joy. Love those two characters and seeing them work together to help an animal. It was beautiful.

  49. Astral projection straight to Nav made me chortle! And that was a seriously sweet and cute snippet. Thank you!

  52. Thank you muchly for sharing your detailed (visuals in my mind) emotion invoking (feelings in my heart) creative gift with us yet again!
    We truly are a fortunate Horde!
    Sending peace, health and safety to all!
    Happy Thanksgiving to those celebrating the holiday!

    • Ditto what Joy said, exactly states how I feel!

      And thanks ModR as well, for wrangling the Horde.

      Happy Thanksgiving to all!

  56. Thank you so very much for the snippet about ferrets and love. How did you know to post it just one day before we will be taking our 18yo cat, Gigi, to the vet for the last time? He has shown us that he is tired and ready to go and this is one last gift we can give him out of love.

  57. Thank you for the gift of your words. A “snippet” doesn’t do them justice for how much joy they bring. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

  62. I wish Cornelius was my dad.

    Or my husband.

    Ummm . . . is that incestuous?

    Whatever, I still want him for either option 😉

  65. Sitting reading this I’m suddenly crying and I say ‘DAMIT!’ And my husband asks what? And I tell him Ilona Andrews has made me cry!

  67. I loved the story. You are such masters at expressing emotions without hitting us over the head with it. Thank you.

  68. Oh you clever, clever Lees.

    And my aunt Diana loved me very much. My uncle loved me, too. He didn’t like people. He was mostly a wolf himself, but he knew I was family.

    I look forward to the realization of this Easter Egg.

  70. Well I did not expect to get teary tonight. Sniff sniff. Excellent snippet. And how cool to see a real ferret doing his little ferret job!

  78. HAPPY THANKSGIVING everyone ! That was beautiful, it made me feel soft and warm inside. The reading made me remember how I felt as a little girl with my dad who is now 93 . I am his only caregiver. As a young child I always felt safe and loved by my dad. THANKS!

  82. Thank you.
    The Horde is mighty but HA are our benevolent Primes.
    I’m not the most vocal but I am one of the most devoted of your Horde.

  84. This was such a cute tidbit. Love it 🙂 I always viewed ferrets as just another type of possum lol that is until I watched PirateSoftware and his rescue. They like all animal trades have been horrifically treated. Do you research for any new pet and try to adopt where possible.

    • I’m guessing that is Diana’s and Cornelius’s brother, which I assume Matilda perceives as wolf-like

  87. Now I have tears in my eyes yet again for a little girl who lost her mother. And now add the ferret story and I am a mess, trying not to get tears in the sweet potato casserole. Pleassssssssssssse, more of that series??
    Happy Thanksgiving to the BDH and House Andrews! One of the things I am most thankful for??, House Andrews and the amazing worlds I get get to visit every time I pick up one of their offerings.

  88. Ahhhh, that was so sweet and a perfect Thanksgiving treat!! It made me realize I need to go back and reread the series again. As I get older (late 70’s) and with our crazy times, I find I have trouble reading books that have too much suspense or constant wallowing around in the character’s mind. And I think, why can’t they write more like Ilona Andrews! Somehow you two manage to engage me on multiple levels, plot, action, characters and humor! I am sooooo looking forward to the Kingdom release, and knowing it’s a really long book so my Andrews high will last for several days!!

  93. What a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving gift of a snippet! Very grateful to HA & Mod-R for all they put into keeping us happy…and SO sorry about all the ferret notifications. That must have been before my discovery of Ilona Andrews’ brilliant stories.

  95. Absolutely awesome! I love your stories. You have an incredible gift of touching our hearts Thank you for sharing. I am thankful for you. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. 💜

  101. Love this snippet!

    Not to be needy or anything, but it is Thanksgiving and the kids are home. I just reread Kid 2s It All Runs in the Family and am now very invested in the Cowls.

    If any other snippets pop up, or if the BDH can be directed, I bet we would all love to read more…

  104. That was lovely! And since I’m rereading the books right now, totally appropriate for me! Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving!

  109. Definitely onions! There is no other explanation for the tears in my eyes.
    What a beautiful snippet, thank you. 😍

  111. Onions, because I’m not crying, you are crying!
    Great snippet, thank you.
    A great day of thanks and gratitude to all.

  114. Very nice, even though I do not know these people. If they are Baylor related then they are fine with me. Interesting use of ferrets.

    • Cornelius, the animal mage, and his daughter Matilda, also an animal mage. Cornelius ran the Great Ferret Heist in Nevada Baylor’s Hidden Legacy series (books 2 & 3), and then started working in the family’s detective firm.

  115. Happy Thanksgiving. The snippets are wonderful and cry worthy. Thanks to Ilona and Gordon and ModR. Books (old and new), snippets and Blog remarks from everyone make such wonderful reading and thought worthy. Thanks everyone.

  116. Happy Thanksgiving and thank you for the heartwarming snippet. What a lovely little story. It didn’t make me cry, but some of the comments from the BDH did. I too remember the safe feeling of being around my dad. I’m missing him and my mama today especially. I’m very thankful I had them in my life.

    I hope you keep treating us with wonderful snippets. They give us so much pleasure. Thank you again.

  117. Is the uncle Cornelius and Diana’s brother? Or the maternal side. Sounds like the brother but you never know

  120. Ferrets are extremely intelligent. The gov has used them in the past. Ferrets die young because of diet. They need an extremely high protein and not cat food. I had one the vet aged at 25 He died at 27. The vet in Florida is a specialist on ferrets and taught me a lot with mine.

  123. Nope not a fan of the video. When he pushes the ferret down the hole, and the ferret was trying to push back to not go in the hole, and the man pushed him down into it anyways, that was the moment I said nope bad video. Don’t force the ferret to do human stuff it doesn’t need to be doing. There are tools and other ways to run the line.

  125. Awwww.

    As for the vid, thanks for posting it. I must be one of few Horde who didn’t know it even existed.

  126. Matilda and uncle wolf! Would love to see it. Loved the snippet and Matilda’s viewpoint was adorable.

  127. Meanwhile there’s also headlines like this: “Swedish firm deploys crows to pick up cigarette butts”

    In case that gives more ideas for House Harrison snippets… *whistles innocently*

    Happy Thanksgiving, and thank you for the snippet.

  131. Speaking of a tangential question…
    Will there ever be a position on your website that lists the anthologies that House Andrews has been part of?

  132. The aftermath of the Loss of a Loved one.
    Exquisitely done 🤗
    Thank You For Sharing Your Genius With Us!

  133. The story made me cry a bit. It was not a bad sort of cry. Just an swell of emotion for a little girl who misses her mommy.
    Nicely done.

  135. thank you for the snippet*ferrets 😍😍 I knew nothing about the electrician ferrets video so thank you for sharing that too. four days of forgetting to check emails and is all going on! 😆

  136. My parents did something similar with our cat Panther. Tied a string around his neck, popped him into one hole in a wall, headed over to another hole and called him. Untied thread, tied it to conduit and pulled it back through.

  140. I enjoyed this snippet. It is strengthening my belief that Matilda knows what is happening, but, knowing HA can hand us the rope to trip ourselves with, I am trying watch my step. Matilda has the help of all the creatures in the compound, so beware.

  143. Thank you for the lovely sweet read!
    Thanks for all the glorious adventurous and simultaneously comforting stories. May we all be surrounded by supportive and understanding love like Mathilda. May we also all give ourselves permission to try hard things and stop doing them if they are too painful. I am eternally grateful for choices. They are a great luxury.

    Happy Holidays to everyone from unexpectedly snow bound Milwaukee!

  145. I enjoyed this snippet so much! Bittersweet, tender and it just made me feel. Than you! Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

  146. I do love this world. At Thanksgiving my sister asked when there would be another Innkeeper. I love those too, but HL more.

  148. Great snippet!!

    I love all the Baylors and their extended family (which includes everyone who lives on the compound as well as some who do not) so much.

    Matilda is fascinating and I hope to read her grown-up adventures one day. See, in my head there will be three Arabella books (with maybe a transitional novella between Catalina’s last book and the start of Arabella’s), also an Augustine novella (or novel) and possible sequels for that, then Leon’s book(s) because you KNOW we need to see him get his true love, then Matilda’s books, and we just go on and on into forever. Arthur will be old enough to be a POV character one day…

    I know, I know. TYPICAL Horde behavior! You give us a fun snippet and we confabulate that into a whole series of new novels as if you announced them in a press release! 🙂

    For now, great snippet! THANK YOU!

  151. Lovely snippet! Thank you HA. Matilda is such an interesting girl. I really enjoy checking in with her life.

  153. I need more of Cornelius, we need side novellas about his family. Them becoming closer, wasn’t his sister dating Augustine. He has a brother too, I need to read about him, what does he do. They all need to find love lol. It could be a trilogy 3 siblings.