If you have an account on Netgalley, we are running a Wish campaign for Sanctuary. Anyone with an account can enter, and we will be giving away 100 ebooks to random winners. You wish for the book, and that wish might be granted.
Here is a link to the Netgalley wish campaign.
Signed Print Copies
If you are looking for a print copy with a bookplate in it, we have a place, but they are undergoing maintenance right now, so more on that on Friday.
Merchandise Store
Yes, merchandise store will be open on release. It will likely stay open for about 3-4 days. We have a wider selection this time and we will go over some featured items in detail before the store will open for business.
Sequel
There will be a sequel to Sanctuary. Someone asked for a hint. No release date yet. Working on a project we can neither confirm nor deny at the moment.
Reason why I cannot Do Things today
It took me way too long to write this post. Do you know why?
She must think kibble grows on trees. If she is going to boop my hand every time I try to type, she must put up with shameful exploitation of felines for cuteness and clicks.
Yay for sequels and Merch Store! Who knows why cats do what they do 🤣
woot woot! and Adorable!
thanks for all your efforts and that which Tuna subjects you to
Beautiful fur baby. Thank you for sharing her gorgeousness
Cute photos! Thanks for sharing! Thanks for all the info. So looking forward to when Sanctuary drops into my hot little hands.
Frog tsarevna? Vasilisa the Wise and Clever? Ivan the Tsar’s youngest son? Koschei the Deathless?!?
Yes. 😉
Oooooo!
Can’t w#%t! Must have p@tience!!!
Hmmm…the arrow makes me think of one of Roman’s cousins, Slava…the serial-killer-in-training. Could it be Slava will get his comeuppance?
I was thinking Mischa lol
Oh, good, you had some actual thoughts on that picture! my poor brain just screeched to a halt in bafflement.
😂
The Frog Prince popped into my head, tho I dunno how to connect that to Sanctuary story. But I’m sure I’ll enjoy it!
It’s a reference to the Russian folk/fairy tale “The Frog Tsarevna”- the story starts when the Tsar tells his sons that they must marry, and orders that they choose their brides by shooting an arrow at random: they must marry whoever picks it up. Eldest son marries the daughter of a noble, the middle marries the daughter of a rich merchant, but the youngest’s arrow gets picked up by a (talking) frog- so he marries her.
Yes, thank you, adorableness!
Who else zoomed in on the computer screen to try and sneak a peek? (Only to be foiled by the blurry background)🤣
lol +1
Obviously 😉
OMG! That’s brilliant! Never thought if doing that🤨
Lol I adore very cute felines. Maybe she is telling Mama to take a break and petting kitties is very heart healthy?
I am SO excited about the release! I am not saying I stalk it every time I open my reading app, but I am not NOT saying it either 😇
+1
Tuna being herself, and suggesting you slow down today (only she knows the reason why).
Is the hint a frog prince with a broken arrow in it’s mouth, or having been shot by an arrow?
If you look up in the comments someone has already clued the clue 😀
You can’t just move a cat! There a rules and Tuna has decided you need a day off. It’s a (weird American) holiday after all.
All hail Tuna and fellow cat saboteurs!
Looking forward to the end of July.
Ummmmmm, Frog Prince?
Not quite. Head East 😉
I love Roman and the prospect of not 1 but 2 books about him is AMAZING! Thank you so, so much!
On a totally unrelated note: Tuna is so pretty. And she knows it 🤣
Excitedly waiting for the merch shop to open again, and signed/bookplate books!
She is so cute, and love the boops!
Hmm, a frog 🤣
😳 I don’t get the hint. The Frog King vs Robin Hood? 😂😂😂
Try reading or referencing Russian fairy tales!
I have Netgalley but I already preordered the book so I will let others have the chance for granted wishes.
Lots of love for Roman and extra credit love for floofy cuteness!🥰
Good Morning Tuna! I have two cat overlords myself, one of which is a keyboard hoarder. One CANNOT displace the feline lords of cuteness. You have been chosen!
Who/what is Koschei the Deathless?
The primary antagonist in Russian fairy tales.
Thank you.
Am I misremembering House Andrews saying Roman’s story would likely be a three part arc? I’ve had trilogy in my head since I think their first q&a post but maybe that was my own wishful thinking?
Until it’s not on the Release Schedule, it’s not official. The remix 😀
Plans change, so we take the news as confirmed one at a time 🙂
you need a gif for that.
So you had a very good and cute reason for not being able to work. Thank you very much for the pictures of Tuna. Tuna looks so much like the cat I had growing up.
I am so excited to read Sanctuary and to hear the news a sequel with more Roman is planned.
Roman is such a vivid character. I have wanted a book for him since he appeared in Eeyore pajamas in the Kate Daniels’ series.
Ditto!
the nose freckles!! <3
Ah- I go to the grocery store and look what’s waiting when I get back!
Everyone has already said what I would’ve said if I had been home instead of at the store – lol – but, I thought I should post just so you can feel all the love possible fromBDH!
(Tuna gets love, too!)
+1
my poodle has discovered that her paw will make touch screens react, and if I’m not worshipping her magnificence appropriately, the paw of doom will smack down on whatever device I’m using.
Please make sure your poodle doesn’t teach my dog that trick. eek
Great news about the sequel— I will happily wait as you work on the-project-that-shall-not-be-named!
Kitties will boop and poop, that and bringing you dead stuff and yacking up hairballs is kinda their jam! God made them look so adorable so we wouldn’t retaliate.
How can you possible say no to that furry face!
I figured there would be a sequel to Sanctuary. There were too many things left hanging to be covered in an epilogue, no matter how lengthy.
Thank you.
For the rest, we are in July now, so it’s less than four weeks to release date, and I am capable of patience – I don’t even consider it a dirty word. This won’t get me booted from the BDH, since there are a few others who feel the same.
And somebody is using a sledgehammer to drop hints. It happens often enough that I’m wondering if it’s partly a reminder of what needs to be worked on next.
Awww…Tuna wants mom’s attention even though mom needs to work. I wonder if Tuna is trying to stare Ilona into stopping what she’s doing so Tuna can get all the attentions and petting? 🤔😉😂
Not much longer for Sanctuary!
Envy!
At my other house Micha was able to be an indoor/outdoor cat and made friends with several neighbor cats. Here is not a safe place for outdoor cats so he only has an enclosed yard and was obviously lonely, and would follow me everywhere, so I got Isaak. It was a tactical error.
It took a couple of months, and relentless coaxing from Isaak, for Micha to warm up to him, but now they spend all their time with each other and nobody spends any time with me!
“If she is going to boop my hand every time I try to type, she must put up with shameful exploitation of felines for cuteness and clicks.”
I would call this tough, but fair!
Reasonable consequences.
Indeed, there must be rippercushions.
Such a cute Kitty! My daughter’s cat loves being brushed and lets you know when she wants the attentions. Thank-You for the pictures. They have improved my week!
I love the Russian frog princess! I grew up with a story book that had the most beautiful illustrations by Gennady Spirin. I wish the comments would let me paste pictures.
Any chance of the merch store having a card identifying the holder as a “card carrying member of the BDH”?
+1
that’s a cute idea!
I had a cat who, if I ignored him for my laptop (aka, work), he would recline on the powers trip that powered the modem. He knew mom would stop work, and he would get attention until everything rebooted. It finally got so bad I had to lock him out of my home office during business hours, so then only dad got the experience when surfing after work.
I have to lock my cat out of the bedroom while changing the linens. It is flat-out impossible, not to say hazardous, when he’s in the room.
Just before I came to this blog, I was reading about the use of homemade frog saunas to cure chytridiomycosis in Australia (70% survival rate, woohooo!). So my mind went somewhere entirely different when I saw the pic. That said, I’m at least as happy about the possibility of a Sanctuary sequel as I was about therapeutic frog saunas, although the frogs might prioritize the saunas.
Cats and dogs enforce self-care, sometimes at the expense of the budget. It’s a tradeoff. My dog gets right up in my face with the puppy dog eyes while I’m weeding, if there has been insufficient ball sport. Sometimes my back needs the break.
Any updates on the release date for Secret Unnamed Mystery Project?
One of my cats turns off my computer if he feels I’m not paying enough attention to him. He stands on the power button until Windows does the emergency shutdown thing.
I need a new computer case with a hidden power button.
No release date as of now 🙂 . It’s coming, it’s coming, it will be here, have no fear!
That should be the chant for the BDH for the next Roman book.
We haven’t gotten Sanctuary yet and the Horde is wanting book 2. 😀
When I am sitting on the couch using my IPAD, Tatum sits on my lap and rests her head on my knuckles while I am trying to type. She has already been fed. She wants her chin scratched.
ugh, I will be camping when sanctuary is released, and will miss the merch store again! Could it stay open through the weekend? please?
Hey Lauren, we’ll try our best to keep it open as long as feasible. If you don’t get a chance to order please email me at modr@ilona-andrews.com and we’ll see what can be done 🙂
The nose is the BEST!!! So adorable. I wonder if Currans’ nose looks like that in cat form. . . . .
In our family, that would fall under the “Being With Cat”category! Though it’s ‘claimed’ that cats are aloof, we’ve experienced the opposite with all of ours.
Quick, get Tuna some salmon! The BDH have been called bribarians ( autocorrect wanted to replace with birdbrains😂), we need more!!!
I cannot wait for:
-Sanctuary (27 more days)
-signed Sanctuary (squee)
– Merch store🥰
– chalantly waiting for ::whispersqueal:: Maggie
HA spoils the BDH❣️
On June 30th I awoke thinking it was July 30th🤨 went right to my kindle and The blog🤦🏽♀️
I want to boop that snoot.
Drago jumps up, stomps across my chest, all 16 pounds of him, when he wants his catnip prior to his evening constitutional outside.
Of course kibble grows on trees. Or at least from the hands of the dispenser of kibble…or the magical innards of the kibble feeder…
Wait so does that hint mean Roman has to go on a quest to win vasalisa after the childhood betrayal? 🙃 do we have to wait for it? Lol
Thank you for the fun posts as always. Tuna is doing what cats do. 💗
Ooh!! So much goodness in this post!! Yay for all the upcoming events! 📚
And thanks for the cat pictures! Tuna is such a beautiful girl! She does love her mama! 🐈💖
When my cat lays his forehead against me, I check if his head feels hot cos he’s usually got a headache and asking me to ease it for him with a muscle release therapy I use.
Exploitation of cat cuteness is never shameful. It is the desired currency of the Internet.
Groovy, all around.
Just wanna say thanks for the picture descriptions. It means a lot when people take the time to describe images.
Back to Jujutsu Kaisen and taking down my hair.
I have a little button on my desk that says: “I give up. The cat gets the keyboard. “
Yea for sequels and store! I broke my Ripper Cushions cup and need a replacement!!