The plan was to put out another Innkeeper installment, but we have two interviews, a stack of documents – we are trying to sell our house, and a kid birthday today. We just finished copyedit of Magic Triumphs, which we turned in today, and we are fried. I am also quite angry, for professional reasons, and neither one of us can concentrate. Since we will be in NY most of the next week, where we are going to have business conversations regarding the future of KD world, I am not sure we will be able to come up with installments.
Sorry, life is getting in the way and we don’t want to put out something we would regret. See you in the beginning of May. If our plane’s engine doesn’t blow up.
Happy birthday to your daughter. Sorry about the business issues. Hope they get settled the way you want. I can imagine what a pain trying to sell your old house could be. Wishing you good luck with that. I will miss the Innkeeper posts, but your health and sanity come first, and you have a LOT going on. Safe travels, and take care of each other.
Be safe. Hope things work out in the KD world. We’ll still be here in May and June and July. The Innkeeper will happen ad it happens. And good luck on selling the house
I’ll miss the installment, but if you got to rest, rest.
I’m so glad that there will be more Hidden Legacy.
Please please please I want more Kate Daniels, if I can’t get Kate I’ll take KD world
Ditto
Like! Hey, where’s the like button?
This was way better than my intended post which involved tears and dripping snot.
Take care of yourselves. We’ll be here.
Ditto
Yea what she said
Anger and dislocation don’t lead to good decisions. NY is a marvelous place, but marvelling (?) is not the best basis for decisions either. Find time to enjoy the trip – it is all part of the adventure!
Today is also my daughter’s birthday, 25 years young today! Happy birthday to your daughter and good luck with everything you have going on the next couple of weeks. Rereading the Innkeeper series will keep me satisfied until you can post more.
I am going to miss the installment… a lot! but birthdays and business are more important. As a teacher I realize there’s a lot more to anything of quality and how … problematic some things (that seem like they should be simple and logical) can end up being. Good luck! ? Good vibes to you both.
Don’t apologize! You guys are like our treasured friends. And friends never have to apologize ?.
Best wishes with the house. (Lord, I hate the packing and unpacking… so here’s sending you a big box of patience, laughter, and energy.) Blessed birthday wishes to your daughter. KD is one of THE very best series out there … so keeping fingers and toes crossed that discussions are fruitful. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Innkeeper series… this next book will be another brilliant addition.
This x 1000000!!!!!!!!!!
As much as I enjoy reading your installments, family and health (mental or physical) come first. Do what you have to do and survive. Don’t let the B****s win!
Can we beg for “Blood and Magic” snippets instead? *heart eyes*
Or even a cover reveal…..
Sending serene thoughts your way. Have some fun in NY! Best wishes to your daughter.
Guess we will just have to go back every Friday & re-read the entire installment thus far….
Like I’ve been doing every week to be in the “now” on each Friday’s post. It never gets old. The re-reads are still wonderful each and every time. That’s great writing for you.
That’s exactly what I did lol!
You and your husband are awesome! I am so amazed by what you do. Happy birthday to your young one. It is wonderful the amount of time and work you put into your works. I feel extremely blessed. Thank you for all that you do. I am excited to hear of a continuation of KD’s world. I was also glad to hear of the continuation of Nevada’s World. I would like to know how to purchase the novellas that you listed as coming from Avon. I couldn’t prebuy them like the marriage one. I pray that all your troubles become smoothed out and your flight is uneventful. That way your business dealings go the way you wish and you fly to and from and arrive safely at all destinations. Again, thank you
I totally understand and I hope things calm down a bit for both of you. Have a good time in New York!
Dear Authorlords,
I don’t know how you do all that you do and still keep your sanity and don’t get burned out.
Plenty of sleep and time to relax make for good decisions, and you don’t want to be trying to shape
Your business while running on fumes.
It really is OK to do absolutely nothing and clear your head.
Know that your BDH loves you as people and not just as authors, and that we want you to be happy and healthy (and that a movie deal comes your way that makes you “James Patterson rich”).
Take time to enjoy your trip.
Now, would it help your business discussions if your BDH signed a petition (or letters to threats)?
^^This!!^^
+1
We want you to be happy and healthy.
I love your comment. I have had the crappiest week and a half in my entire 30 years of life and the next innkeeper was my bright reward for adulting through it all. Their news was like the brown and green sad frosting on the turf that has been my week. Your comment reflects exactly how we should be thankful for them and validated that they’re people too and we adore and support them for it. Youve literally restored my faith in humanity. Thanks ❤️
Hello! I saw you are coming to NYC! Any plans for meet and greet or something like that? Huge fan of your writing!
Here’s hoping things looking (and feeling better ) with the morning sun ? I have a comment on the innkeeper book illustrations that you have talked about in past posts (thought it would be something to think ? on in the coming weeks). Have y’all thought of an illustration of a merchant (especially Cookie, he strikes me as being the cutest in temperament, although he’s not in this story) in one of the innkeeper stories. The reason I mention it is I was listening to the last innkeeper book this morning, Cookie helping with the mugrats and the fart? gun, ? it’s a thought I wanted to put out there. Enjoy your trip………
I love the Lees! I picture them like red pandas, who are the most adorable things on two-or-four legs, depending on how they choose to stand. All they need are 6-inch lynx ears . . .
You are going to have to start travelling by train. Much closer to the ground if it crashes…um. Well anyway. Wish Happy Birthday to whichever Kid it is that is the opposite end of the Taurus spectrum that I am ?As for life glitches I got awoken by a fire alarm at 1:45 am today because one of the tenants on a floor above me was using a hose to fill the toilet tank in their bathroom and they left it running long enough to flood their bathroom and have it leak through the ceiling below, setting off the fire alarms. Why they needed to fill their toilet tank I don’t know and don’t wish to ask but I met most of my new neighbours. ?Hope all goes well for you both with the KD stuff. They should pay you triple for any new books
Rest, recharge, go have fun with friends and family.
🙂
Totally agree!
No worries, This is a freebie you give us and thank you, thank you! Try meditating, I have the headspace app and it rocks! Hope everything works out and it will! Happy Birthday to your daughter.
Sorry to hear things are so difficult for you now. Somewhere in all of it, take a few moments to do something you enjoy – just for you! It will all go much easier for that moment when you can breathe. Your fans all love your work and we will still be there when you are ready (I waited more than 10 years to read the next installment of PC Hodgell’s series, a month or two will pass really quickly). Wish you the best of luck with business and house. Enjoy the birthday.
That’s a lot for anyone to deal with. Merely selling a house, in itself, can be overwhelming. So can the professional anger/frustration. I doubt anyone here begrudges you the time to do what you need to do. (Not that it should matter if someone did! You take care of you!) Be well.
Breathe. May everything come into place as it should. Safe journey. You give so very much of yourselves, hope you can get some much needed rest.
Happy Birthday to your daughter. Safe travels. Best of luck resolving stuff, and looking forward to May.
So sorry you’re having troubles with business things! You guys are the best authors i’ve ever come across, and I will wait patiently (mostly patiently) for however long it takes. Hope everything else goes well. I really hope the KD world continues too. I have to know what happens to Julie and Derek. 🙂
Thank You for All that you Give.
Please take the time and energy needed to celebrate a birthday, resolve business issues and decompress.
Sending Energy from the Universe to fuel these endeavours and to balance and harmonize your Being.
Heart Hugs
Happy birthday to your daughter.
I love everything you’ve written…every storyline, every universe. Anything from you and your husband is a bonus. Take care of business and rest. We’ll all be here when you feel ready to post some more. Good luck.
Sorry things are rough, take care of all the adulting stuff and get some rest too!! Happy birthday to the kid ?
I am new to this even tho I am a longtime reader. So…..1. Happy Birthday wishes to your daughter. 2. Condolences in having to deal with business people who are uninterested in the greater good. So my question is how are you all going to cope when Kate is no longer the main character in the KD world? I mean was there grief involved? When Aunt Bee died I cried. What’s it like when an author quits writing a character that they’ve written for 10+ years?
Welcome to the BDH!
We love you guys and if the “cranky frankies” can’t wait or whine too freakin bad!
I never understand those who whine and moan here about you having a life!
You have a life!! Even though you are sure sometimes you don’t! LOL
Check out some simple yoga stuff it really works for relaxing and it sounds like you might need it!
Thanks for the heads up. Enjoy New York.
Looks like our Authorlords are busy doing press!!! A must read for the tidbits of new info about the future Hidden Legacy trilogy: http://ew.com/books/2018/04/21/ilona-andrews-new-hidden-legacy-series-announcement/
Wow, thx so much for the link. This is very, Very interesting. Like where the Authorlords are taking the Baylor story.
Thankyou Leslie for this link. Very informative. I am really looking forward to the novella and then the 3 novels.
Awesome!!! Thanks for sharing!!
Leslie you are so cool! Thanks for the link, so much info on Hidden Legacy. Go Leon!
I’m glad I checked the comments earlier this afternoon, otherwise I would have missed this link. Thank you Leslie for sharing. Oooo….Rogan’s family is coming to the wedding en masse. His family doesn’t have anything on the BDH. We’re there for both sides of the wedding aisle. 😀
How ungrateful would we have to be? Hugs and selling vibes (and a huge happy birthday to kiddo). And grr at whatever needs a growl.
Don’t let the plane bliw up. Now have more time for anticipation! Enjoy som me time in NY if you can.
Great EW interview, with insights into your future HL plans. I especially appreciated your comments about consent being voiced between lovers in romance novels and the example this sets for young people.
Hope kid’s birthday was wonderful and your trip and business dealings went well. Find time to take a few deep breaths for yourselves and do not worry about us.
Take care of yourselves.
In continual awe of your writing skills, I’m also amazed that even your personal updates leave us with cliffhangers! Although I’m guessing that you might not be happy about so many of those in your lives and would prefer to leave them in the books. Your writing is a gift, all the more anticipated and appreciated by the wait. Take care of yourselves, for as one of my teachers and friends says – you have to put your own oxygen mask on first before you can assist others.
First the good thing, Happy Birthday to your child! Now, I hope your house sells quick to alleviate that stress and I also hope the problem with your business is not catastrophic and will end with a resolution that will please you and your husband. That is my fervent wish. You and your husband are creative and the stories you write are amazing and I look forward to each and EVERY book you write. KD is my favorite world with Hidden Legacy and then Innkeeper. Although sometimes that list flip flops depending on which I read last. Hope everything works out OK in New York. Always remember the fans love your books and I hope that helps.
Hey BDH I was on Facebook today Sunday and saw that Ilona andGordon did interview for the new triology and wedding news for Nevada and Rogan.
And realized that there are 4 separate series this year. Kate. Maud, Hugh and now Nevada.
Wow, we are so spoiled and blessed to have such talented and generous writers to keep so many stories, plot lines and characters going .
Thank you so much and I will
Purchase everything you write.
I appreciate that you don’t put something out just to get it done. I can often tell when a writer has written stuff just to meet a deadline. It’s usually not up to par and I’d rather an author take their time and do it right. I don’t like waiting but I’ll wait for quality writing. Thank you for taking the time you need.
I just saw the interview link here and read it It’s so great to absorb more background info and hear details on how the books are written especially as guides to younger readers. I can’t wait to read more Nevada and Rohan …and their families…….and Innkeeper …. wow ….Maud is a wonderful heroine and I just love the warmth and the humor in the stories. Helen is priceless and soooo cute. Have some precious family time and just take the time you need…..We will still be here and understand that you need peace to write and create such wonderful fiction.
House looked fabulous … amazed at the staging.
Hey Ms Ilona,
1. Do you have carbon monoxide monitors at your homes? It can cause flu type symptoms and headaches.
2. Stress can make your immune system drop and leave you open to infections.
Have fun in NYC, there are a lot fun things to do
Take care of your physical and mental health above all else-your most important focus should be remaining healthy for your young family. As your fans we are happy with whatever you share with us whenever you are able to share it! Success can be a bitch that rides you to insanity.
I just told my son-with-the-language-processing-issues that you’re putting out only 1 more Kate Daniel’s story but 3 more Hidden Legacy stories and he’s very excited. Please don’t be in a plane crash…it would be very difficult to explain.
There’s an old saying I picked up in the military. “Do you want it right? Or do you want it right now? Choose.”
Both of you are wonderful storytellers but the ‘fun’ of working with publishers, their marketing departments, their lawyers etc. is both painful, time consuming and (sometimes) rewarding. Regardless, it rightly demands your focus and effort.
May you get a truly great deal and be rewarded as you so richly deserve. (and thank you so much for sharing your talent).
Jenny
Is it May yet? I’m starting to get the withdrawal shakes.
Utterly on a tangent – are you free to say whether we are likely to see Ascanio and and the butterfly swords again? I’ve always thought they were criminally underutilized in urban fantasy, being a weapons that fits the demands/circamstances much better than most conventional choices. It was very neat to see a cameo.
Thanks for Post.
How can I get updates from daily updates?
Look at the header where it says “Connect” under the dropdown there is a “Newsletter” selection.
I hope you enjoyed some relaxation. You are my favorite authors and you bring so much life to your characters!
Hidden Legacy is wonderful and the books will be ordered as soon as they’re available (I begin stalking as soon as titles are announced).
I look forward to the next Maude and Arlan installment, and thoroughly enjoy Dina and Sean stories.
Please continue Kate and Curran. I would also love a short story or Curran POV during Kate’s pregnancy (or maybe another full length feature, book 9.5, hint hint)!
Its May first! At least in my part of the world sooo….snippet?or something? ☺️
It’s May … 😉