Hey Everybody,
We wanted to thank you all for supporting us through this journey from April Fool’s joke to actual book coming out today. We are both so grateful to everyone who encouraged us, waited patiently and even ordered or per-ordered the book. We couldn’t have done it without you.
A huge shoot out to the folks at the Nancy Yost Literary Agency: Nancy, Sarah, Natanya, Amy, Sandra, our editor. I’ve said it before but it bears repeating, you all are the best, thank you so much.
On the excellent advice of Jeaniene Frost, Ilona is hiding from the interwebs today but Brandi is on the job and we are checking to make sure there are no problems with orders or links or whatever. Like tv operators, she is standing by.
Glad it didn’t stop as an April fools joke because we would have missed out on an amazing book! I loved it and hope it’s not the last one in the spin off series, it will be fun to see what other gems Elara has hidden from Hugh!
Don’t know if you read it or not but I think you will change your mind about Hugh in that aspect no he is still a bad guy but it will give you a better perspective.
Woohoo! I loved it! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I just finished! And oh my god that was amazing!!! Gah! I have no words.
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Just started it and am loving it! Thanks so much. You guys are the best.
Shut off my computer, bought pizza for dinner for the grandkids, let them run wild in the house…
Just finished it. It was amazing, epically amazing. You guys keep getting better. Roland is toast. Thank you for a thoroughly satisfying story for Hugh.
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Just finished it l am so glad you had fun writing it. I had fun reading it. ??thank you !!
Took me longer than I wanted to finish it – darn kids and all that parenting stuff. SUPER AWESOME!!!!!! I knew I was gonna like it but man I LOVED IT!!! Can’t wait to see the team up in Kate 10 and definitely excited for next Hugh book!!! Y’all did amazing and I wish you Many happy sales to reflect our gratitude!
LOVED Iron and Magic! I read it as soon as it was available on my Kindle and stayed up all night to do it (fortunately, I’m on summer vacation and didn’t have to worry about work). I will still have to buy the audio version because I love to have Kate and company keep me company while I have to do other things but would rather be reading.
Thanks so much for making this into a trilogy! I have really been upset that the last Kate book is on the horizon. This means that we get more stories in the Kate universe and hopefully some of our old friends will visit! One of my favorite things in Iron and Magic was the appearance of some of these friends (I won’t mention names for those who haven’t read the book yet).
Very excited to read anything you two write—- LOVE every series!
I liked the many references and tie ins!
Argh! It’s the end of the month so I’m stuck doing all the billing before Friday!
I am going to wait until Saturday so I can devour this luscious literary offering all in one day! It will be rough. But I can do it. (I think?)
Amazing, I loved this book! Months ago I was certain I would never read a book about Hugh and detested him. I can’t believe how much I enjoyed this and it is going to be a very difficult two months to wait for the next KD book. I love everything you’ve written and please never, never stop!
I love it, I love it, I LOVE IT.
I was a doubting Thomas, I admit. After what he did to Aunt B, I hated Hugh with the power of a dozen suns. I didn’t think it was remotely possible to make Hugh likeable, much less root for him. And here I am, hoping he wins the day, beats the snot out of Roland, and wins the woman of his heart’s desire.
I just had a “terrible” thought. I was wondering what kind of explosion we’ll get when Hugh is confronted by Nick? It ain’t going to be pretty…..
I just finished it and I can only say that I’m fascinated! I’m eager to start doing and read comments. As always I shed tears of laughter and sadness, I will rest a day and I will see all the passages that i highlighted.
Thank you for your wonderful talent and for sharing it.
Just finished it. Thank you so much!!! I loved it! ❤️
Just finished it! It was fabulous! Never expected to ever enjoy a book about Hugh. The BDH will go insane for this one. I loved the cameo appearances. Such fun.
Nothing but a huge sigh of happiness from me. Beautifully done. Once again, a fantastic story well written. I was always in the small group who actually liked Hugh. I’m excited for the next story! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you! You two freaking rock!
Love love love. Awesome book, I can’t believe I like Hugh, but I do. Elara is fascinating, and I can’t wait for more. Thank you!
CONGRATULATIONS. You have done it again, another awesome book
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Just finished it …. really enjoyed it!!
Just finished my first read. Thank you so much. So many questions. So much goodness. So amazing. It was wonderful. Can’t wait to read it again, ptobBly in the next few days.
Loved the GIF 😛
Got my copy of the book. Now waiting for the weekend so I can savour it uninterrupted.
It is soooo good. Going back to reading the last few chapters. Thank-you, for this one, I actually liked Hugh (just a wee bit) in Kate’s books.
I have just finished the book! It was very brilliant!!
Finished it about 3 am last night, downloading almost exactly at midnight. It was awesome, much better than say my performance at work today.
Well, Iron and Magic is amazing. I really enjoy how complicated Hugh is. I ADORE Bucky. I can’t wait to see what happens next.
As always, thanks so much for your hard work and all you do for us.
Got it this morning. Finished it tonight. Awesome. Thank you for a great day.
Great book, loved it! Thank-you for writing the way you write, you guys rock!
Nooooo ! It ended ! It can’t end !!
Wow, you two, what a story. You made us love Hugh.
You are Word Mages.?
Bought it, read it, loved it!
Just finished I & M ….. ‘ Mighty fine, Yes, a mighty fine job well done!
You have taken the skills which you have honed over the last decade, channelled it, creating a worthy character out of Hugh for I & M book. Where as Hugh was a complete a-hole monster in the K D series, he’s now (thanks to your brilliant writing) a half decent likable human being.
Your style of characters and story building around them is why I enjoy your writing so much.
Keep up the good work!
P.S. Will be looking forward to your next segment of SotB
So good! Devoured it in one sitting! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
You made me like Hugh. Really enjoyed the story and look forward to more I & M.
*contented sigh* its so good to be back in Kates world. Loving this so far.
Feeling dumb. Thought pub day meant day at the pub that serves beer. Just realized you meant publication day. Doh.
I loved it. My other favourite author just released a book and it was not what I hoped. Iron magic rocked. Strong storytelling and lots to take in. Love it. Thank you so much for sharing your talent and hard work.
That book was awesome! Thank you so much for indulging your BDH and writing it. Can’t wait to buy the audio and experience it again. 🙂
Thank you so much! Just finished it and I loved it! Can’t wait for the rest!
GREAT STORY!!!! I am awestruck, hooked, more than curious. Need more. Best authors in the universe. Thank you ?
I loved the book!!! I was actually rooting for Hugh..and Elara is perfect for him…got to go back and re-read!!!
I liked Hugh as a villain and wasn’t sure if I wanted to ir even could see him as a hero but the way you handled it was both deft and believable. I also loved Elara as a character in her own right. Kudos on an excellent addition to Kate’s universe.
Argh..I am waiting for the audio ( i read so much for work and study I like to give my eyes a break)……from all the comments I am in for gripping adventure.
Could you please notify us when that version comes out for all the audiophiles?
Love this book so far. Hugh and the everything but the horn horse. . . I am feeling a Grendel-like surprise coming.
My kindle formatting is a little off, or maybe it’s the new look? The spear graphic that divides subchapters drops down into the first two lines of text. Maybe I need a new kindle? (Twist my arm.)
Congratulations and thanks for new wonderful characters and scenery. They have a castle in Connecticut that a man built for his wife, the Gillette Castle, maybe the stones were imported the way this castle was? Not at this scale! Now Hugh has a keep, too. . . 🙂
It was soooooo good! I always like Hugh even though he was the villain!
It was awesome from start to finish!! I LOVE the banter btwn Hugh and Elana. He was a great hero. Anyone else have their kindle version out the paragraph blocks in a weird spot making it hard to read?
Have to admit when I first read the title of the blog I thought you were celebrating national pub day or something! 🙂 goes to show how tired I am! Thanks for the book.
For those of the BDH who have not read the book, you may get a spoiler in my post. For those of the BDH who have read the book, Ilona and Gordon mentioned “Walk a Mile in My Shoes” by Depeche Mode. So, in honor of music being mention in the book, I would like to share three songs I just listened to this morning. Please feel free to add more! 🙂
Here are my three songs:
For Hugh and the Iron Dogs: We Don’t Run by Bon Jovi (I really love this song)
For Elara to Hugh: Come on To Me by Paul McCartney (this is a brand new song from Paul McCartney; the album this song is from doesn’t come out until September)
For Hugh to Elara: Next To Me by Imagine Dragons (when I heard this, I thought “yep, this is a good description of Hugh’s thoughts about Elara” especially towards the end of the book.)
I have read your Iron & Music. I love the way you wrote it. I always enjoy your books and every Friday I refresh over and over waiting for the new Innkeeper. I enjoy the wonderful cast of characters you write. Thank you for all your excellent books!
Y’all did amazing. Knocked it clear outta the park. I loved it so hard. I hope y’all had a nice relaxing pub day!
So fantastic! I finished it and immediately started it again for my 2nd read through. LOOOOOOOOOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay let’s start with this… The download came through like a dream, the formatting was great. It looked right and nothing weird happened with the technical part of the book.
I always knew that I would read the damned thing because I always read what you all put out. I also trust in the fact that if you are writing the characters then they won’t be one dimensional cookie cutter characters.
High had it in him to be a waste of space and time, he also had it in him not to be. I knew that you guys would work it out.
I love the new characters, in deference to those who have not started or finished it yet, I loved the call back to other characters. Thank you for this.
Now… I have a question that popped up in my head and I can’t shake it off, is there anywhere set up for spoilery guesswork?
By the way, let’s drive you bananas whilst I am at it, so Roman… Is he getting any love?
Thank you again.
I second the request for a spoilery guesswork discussion/comment page!
Great book, I could not put it down so now I will re-read to get subtleties I may have missed. I always had a soft spot for Hugh and I am not a bad boys kind of Girl. Loved how two perceived monsters were able to see the value in each other, such great courage and determination in both characters to save their people. Can’t wait for the next one, so many things to find out. And yes I loved Bucky.
Yay! Huge is having to “Carve his whole life out of this world”. Guess he’ll have a better frame of reference when he speaks with Kate the next time 🙂
Finished it, loved it, now need to re-read it. Really looking forward to the items in this book that will flow into Magic Triumphs!