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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. 💜