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      • I knew what you meant. Sometimes I think it very odd that a lot of GenXers grew up watching such an odd situation comedy. Like, if someone didn’t know about Hogan’s Heroes and I explained the plot, they would think I was lying or crazy.

        • Just because you’re telling the truth, that doesn’t necessarily mean you aren’t crazy.

          Just saying…

          And congrats on the items in the picture. It looks like you acquired a very nice gauntlet. Not a bad sword either. The coins, goblet and crown make for an excellent little hoard. I am not qualified to assess the quality of the scroll, although based on the calligraphy and spelling, if it was sold to you as medieval, I think you were probably duped into buying a fake…

        • Ah yes, great American TV. Hogan, Gilligan, Mr. Ed, the Martian, Green Acres, Beverly Hillbillies.

        • We were on sabbatical in Berlin late 90’s. The kids would watch reruns of Hogan’s Heroes on German TV. It was surreal

        • If I had to describe it: “An international group of WWII POWs remain in a German camp run by incompetent staff in order to spy & assist others to escape. Comedy, 30 minutes.”

          Knowing nothing else , I’d give it a shot. (:

          • Wasn’t Catch-22 the book where one of the Allied pilots ditched his plane in the Med, made it into a rubber dinghy, and then paddled it all the way around the European coastline to Sweden so he could be interned?

            Actually, one of my Dad’s distant cousins was in bombers during the war and in about 1943 got badly hit by flak over Germany. He managed to nurse his plane over Sweden before the whole crew bailed out and were captured unharmed. His family were Swedish immigrants, he could speak a bit of Swedish and still had relatives there. He and his crew had an absolutely great rest of their war. They were interned but allowed to give their parole and go make the rounds of their pilot’s relatives.

        • Hogan’s Heroes is still being aired on a station in northern Illinois. My husband catches it infrequently on an antenna. We have no cable -just off the antenna T.V. I hope your storm clean-up went well and without complications!

        • Hogan’s Heroes and Wild, Wild West were absolutely Family Time TV on Friday evening. Even my father would sit and watch with us and he never did that. Us kids would make Bundt Cake and eat cake and potato chips while watching. The only time my parents allowed us “junk food”. Good Times. Good Memories. Brings a tears to the eye.

        • I enjoyed Hogan’s Heroes as a kid and still use that Sgt Schultz quote. My father, who fought in WWII (Pacific theater) was offended by it, though.

          Fun fact: all four of the main German army characters (Sgt. Klink, Col. Schultz, two others) were played by Jews, some or all of whom (and families) had fled the Nazis. I bet they had fun making those characters thoroughly ridiculous!

          • I was thinking that very thing! My father would be quiet watching the show and told me once I’d grown up that he “never could really laugh” at that program. (He ran away at 17 and joined the Army at the start of WWII and said it took him about 2 weeks to realize what a bad idea it was to go to war.)

          • Oops, that should be Col. Klink and Sgt. Schultz.

            Also the French prisoner, except he had been interred in a concentration camp narrowly escaping death. He later said that he had to go off and cry after each day’s filming, and if they had had a tunnel to sneak out, nothing would have been able to convince them to go back in.

            That possibly made him the best actor of the show.

            Moose

  14. Squeal of joy heard loud and fierce in the mighty lunchroom with its one lowly occupant.

  15. And And and? What a tease!
    Happy for you (and us eventually!). Hope it was for Maggie!

  19. You made me laugh. Love that non announcement.
    I guess, that we will have to be p**t 🙂

  21. Ooooh! A mystery…..so exciting, let the speculation begin!!! Congratulations 👏

    • Thanks for sharing! That was a great video! Tons of detailed observations and interesting observations. I haven’t put a huge amount of time into thinking about exactly why I love House Andrews’ books (I just accept that I do! <3 ). but I feel like this video captures some of what I love in the depth and layers of story telling and characters in these books.

    • out of curiosity- you, Beth, are not referring to yourself, Elisabeth, in the 3rd person by any chance 😉

    • The video was good. It is nice to see appreciation for awesome writing no matter what the genre.

    • Thanks for the mention. It was great and really a great favorite of mine.

  23. Congratulations!!! So happy for you and us. Doing my Peanuts Christmas special dance!

  24. Congrats on the contract! I’m guess-timating (yes, I feel like that should be a legitimate word) it’s for Maggie, but I’m happy for whatever you give us! And I feel like you should have inserted an evil laugh at the end of that non announcement. 😄

  29. 1. Space Opera 2. Cozy British murder mystery 3.Time Travel romance 4.Disney-esque fairytales 5. Silent film scripts – My top 5 hopes / guesses

    • Hi Sjilk, I’m not sure what this comment means 🙂 . Is this the comment section you wanted to be in?

          • Hi Mod R, Kimberly got it – I was just throwing out what I thought the contract could be about – these just happen to be the last few categories that I’ve been reading lately. As to the silent film scripts – I really wanted to read some good comedy – I realize I haven’t really read comedy as a genre. And House IA write some of my favorite action scenes, so I can imagine them doing like a no-dialogue play / script and making it work.

    • Sjik – I think they’ve done 1 and 3 and number 5 is hilarious- I’m going to suggest innkeeper in the cozy British mystery category- just change the accents lol

      • hehehehehe – I accept the Innkeeper sub-in as cozy British murder mystery, but what are you calling Time travel romance? Edge maybe? or Erra’s story in KD? In my head, I was hoping for Time Traveler’s Wife or The Lake House (if it were letters in time) type of something. Dunno if that makes sense.

  30. Congrats for the contract and we’ll find out details whenever you you let us know!

    • I sincerely hope that was planned and not just because you were bored while waiting for another House Andrews book. O_O

    • Just a little something to make you smile; “I hope it wasn’t your eye teeth!, then you wouldn’t be able to read!”

      😋hope you feel better.

  34. Woo Hoo!!! Congratulations!!! I’m so ready for anything you guys write 😊. Although, thank you for the quick clarification that’s its books and not TV or film, coz for a second there I started dreaming things I shouldn’t, LOL!

  36. O.O

    *vibrates in excitement*

    I’m guessing a Maggie-verse book deal. Regardless, WOOOHOO!! More books!!

  37. Today they delivered my Arcane Society Hugh and Julie books! So Beautiful!! One corner of the box looked waterlogged but since the books are individually shrink-wrapped, slid into a fine mess bag then enclosed in a pouch made of bubble warp they are untouched. SO WONDERFUL!!

    Nice another contract got signed, too. I hope for Hugh 2.

    • Ooh, I’ll have to check my tracking email. They generated it on April 26th or 29th but nothing’s been happening. Hopefully I’ll get it soon.

      • My package has been “in transit” for two weeks so I emailed them today to see if that was an error.
        Received a quick response letting me know they should be shipping soon. 😃

  38. Congratulations! What an empowering moment. Looking forward to your next book!

  39. Woo Hoo! Books! Books! Books! (Or book! Book! Book!)

    Words! Words! Words!

    And also hopefully wonderful terms for House Andrews.

  47. Oh my god. Thank you guys so much! This is such great news! We had to let our doggo go recently and this is the first time I’ve smiled since! Trust House Andrews to be the one to cheer me up!!!

  50. I don’t know if you know about this, but Elizabeth Wheatley did a really good analysis on why Burn For Me is great.
    Just thought you’d like to know.

  51. I like the picture, which is making me think Maggie. Not that it matters. Hugh would be just as welcome. Take my money! That is all.

  53. Hope you’re feeling better post surgery Ilona. No matter how minor, surgery takes time to get over. I don’t know what’s worse, the actual surgery or the anesthesia.

    Would it be safe to say that an announcement re the non-announcement will be forthcoming within the next 6 months😁?

  54. Congratulations on the book contract. 👏👏👏👏👏🎉

    No speculation on my part. However, my fellow Horde will most likely do all the speculation. 😉🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  61. This made my day! Any Ilona Andrews book is a winner!
    Congratulations on the new contract!

  63. CONGRATULATIONS! I won’t say more as it would be all speculation, but I hope you got everything you wanted in that contract and can celebrate being the awesome authors that we all know you to be.

    I will now *patiently* wait for more good news.

    ps I got my arcane editions today and you guys are making some awesome partner decisions. Between these and graphic audio I am feeling positively spoiled. I love that they found you or you found them and everything has worked out.

  65. What that picture says to me is that whatever booty the contract conferred was probably hard fought.

  69. Imagine our little horde faces if this book contract turned out to be for A Biological Field Guide to Texas Scorpions, Their Habitats and Behaviours!
    (Surely must be enough material for it)😁

    • Hah! Don’t be ridiculous! We, the Horde, would still be stampeding to hit the pre-order button. It’s a book! By House Andrews. Therefore it will be readable in the absolute best way, no matter what the subject matter. And BDH will be demanding merch! ALL the merch! Scorpion pillows and backscratchers and bags, oh my! That would be so awesome!

  70. I take your statement that you will state no more and willfully dash it to the side as I begin to analyze the above image with all the skills my *cough* twenty plus years as a television crime drama watching aficionado has gifted me.

    1. Burnt edge scroll with obviously coded message that has me stumped as to the cryptographical solution…oh, you are clever with your hidden code, but I am not dissuaded.

    2. Worn and poorly cleaned mesh leaning to a medievalesque world build. Of course, had the mesh been carefully cleaned and cared for it would obviously mean this was a BDSM fantasy of dubious time frame. Perhaps the time period is what your obviously coded message scroll has hidden from me.

    3. Sword held by an empty gauntlet…clearly this is a ghost story with paranormal aspects.

    4. Dubious mixed coinage of an undetermined provenance spilling from an overturned goblet of intricate and delicate craftsmanship…ah hah! To a lesser mind one would think this blood money paid to an assassin, but the variety of the coins and quality of goblet are clearly the marks of a well-to-do merchant.

    5. A blood red rose its petals neither plucked nor shriveled and decaying …once again you have tried to stump me with your coded meanings clearly wanting me to assume that the rose is being used as the universal symbol of love, romance and beauty…but I am not fooled! Red roses can also mean martyrdom or sacrifice. A character is sacrificing themselves…most like for family, a common theme in your various works.

    6. A candlestick with melted stumps…oh, you are being a bit obvious here. Clearly this reference’s Disney’s Lumiere…only your candlestick has 3 appendages. A blatant clue telling me this Lumiere is a shapeshifter with a tail.

    7 And last we have the jeweled crown…the image is difficult to size properly due to half of it being cut off, but it looks tiny…like something an enchanted prince would wear in childhood before being afflicted with a shapeshifting curse…

    Hahahh! I have deciphered your cryptic message, except for the burnt scroll code, you foiled me there, but I have preserved with the rest of your images, and I can now declare with perfect ridiculousness what this new contracted series of books are about! This is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast with ghosts, shapeshifters and no BDSM…so clearly the series will not be having Hugh in it.

    • *persevered not preserved in that final paragraph. No matter how many times you proof read something…

    • Except the mail (which looks like it might be a mail bikini equally (un)suitable for any gender) could simply not have been cleaned yet after a vigorous bout in the “dungeon”, so BDSM cannot be completely ruled out…

      Otherwise, an awe-inspiring analysis, fully worthy of a Sicilian when death is on the table…

      • I believe I can help further – the chainmail is indeed a bikini, the coins are obviously a British tuppence, the blade is Excalibur and the note’s hidden meaning is a reference to a “wink, wink, nudge, nudge” BDSM contract with a vow of silence.
        Therefore it is a sexy times sequel to Beauty and the Beast set in England, involving the ghost of King Arthur and the sadly deformed Lumiere finding love and bondage.
        It’s a tale as old as time.

    • Dude! I just woke the cat up because I couldn’t read that last line & laugh quietly. (Don’t worry, he rolled over to a different portion of my lap & is back asleep). That was awesome

  73. Woohoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  75. Bwahaha, putting books plural together with a disappearing sample and bursting with joy. Can’t wait!

  82. I feel like the pre order buttons should go up with just this…..just for the bragging rights of breaking the internet when there’s not even a title yet.

  83. Congratulations. Tickled pink for you both. As a member of the BHD I note you said books so I am thrilled at the prospect of more examples of your hard work coming our way.

  88. Books, always welcome!! But it should be noted, “Not TV or film,…yet”

    I am eagerly optimistic that this new project of HA’s, is going to be phenomenal🥰. So, can we buy it now ?! Like now , now? Ugh, I have a feeling the word w*it is going to be used😒

  92. Books RULE! It doesn’t matter what book, what contract, as long as the BDH gets the joy and House Andrews gets the royalties ————— BDH dances in the streets!!

  95. 🎉 Congratulations, House Andrews! I’m excited for you (and yes, also excited for the BDH)!

    Also, double yay that it is “Books”—in plural! ::dance of joy::

  101. Damn. Another cliffhanger. This time from HA. Well, let’s hope for the best. 🙂

  105. Congratulations. I certainly understand that you and Gordon can’t say anything. But where’s Mod R? 🙂

  112. This gal is hoping hoping hoping hoping its for the Hidden Legacies world! PLEASE PLEASE I need Arabella and the Bear of Kamchatka to fall in love and beastie babies!!!
    I LOVE every word you have ever written!!!

    • Hi Denee,

      Whilst I cannot confirm what the announcement is about, the Hidden Legacy series has finished (for now). A sequel may happen sometime in the future, but it is not guaranteed.

  113. I don’t care what I don’t get to know. I’m crazy excited congratulations you two!

  115. Congratulations! So excited that your hard work and creativity paid off!

    Very excited to read whatever you can’t tell us about!

  117. Congratulations. I still think Clean Sweep or White Hot would make great movies.

    Speaking of movies, thank you for the tip for the Viki app movie Blossoms in Adversity.

    I have a new favorite movie. The emphasis on family, the chemistry between male lead and female lead, and how they take care of each other reminds me of my favorite author team ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤

  119. My guess is that Maggie found a home since you guys were looking for a publisher for that series and this picture looks like its in a traditional fantasy world.

  121. I’m confusing myself as to excited clapping for not an announcement or excited almost clapping because it’s not yet announced. Either way I and lots of readers are pleased, nay I’ll go back to excited about this post.

    I’m hoping HA is recovering from weather related issues and healing.

  128. Just knowing how I feel and reading through all the comments:

    We’re a scary bunch.

    In the best possible way.

    But don’t get between us and the order button when it’s ready.

  131. I remember reading an explanation post here on self publishing and going through a publisher but I can’t find it so I’m not sure if this question has been answered but if you have plans for x amount of books in a series already, then does that mean you already have someone or the means/funds to publish that series?

    What I really want to ask is, if Aurelia Ryder is set to be a trilogy, it’s already in the works and doesn’t need a contract from a publisher, right?

  133. I see your “Not an Announcement” and raise you “Congratulations” lol

    if it’s good for you, it’s good for us

    go House Andrews!

  136. Congratulations and screams of happiness!! I admit to having an issue…..because I thought, for just a second, “Is it too early to pre-order??”

  141. Congratulations! I love when good things happen to good people. I hope you’re going to end up with lots of treasure, no one deserves it more.

    PS: As for the lack of official announcement, I can’t help but wonder if one of you woke up in the mood to torment the BDH a little, you know the suspense is killing us. We need a meme that shows a group of the BDH shuffling around like zombies and muttering, “What is this “patience” thing you speak of? Me not know that word!” 😄

  144. Oooh! Maybe the rose (Derek/Darren’s) and gauntlet (blood armor) refer to Julie/Aurelia! I just re-listened to all the Kate books and am now re-listening to Blood Heir! Fingers crossed but anything you write is amazing so can’t go wrong!

  147. *One raised eyebrow*
    Hmm.
    Hrrmmmm.
    Because it’s a contract and not Indie, I’m gonna guess Arabella’s trilogy.
    Either way, CONGRATS!!!

  150. Signed a contract or put a contract out on*? *ducking*

    Congrats !

    * if you did put a contract,it likely would be on the Alfa dealer that sold you the car..

  154. Congrats House Andrews!! I look forward to reading this book, after waiting patiently for the publisher to go through its excruciatingly long process! 😉

    And, can I just congratulate the BDH for how weird our speculation gets when given hints by HA… Beauty and the Beast, King Arthurs’s ghost and shape shifter BDSM?! New levels reached right there!

  157. Amazing, congrats!
    I love the addition under the E-Mail. Somehow, I immediatley went there. But to be honest, even better. We are BDH, we want all the books 😀

  158. So thrilled! Everything you write is such a gift to have the privilege to experience. Thank you for sharing these worlds with us!

  160. Oh.
    well, good. Worried that y’all might a sold your soul for an in-house editor/proofreader who was willing to work for autographed ARC’s

  161. Then it’s my sincerest pleasure to extend not a congratulations.

    I’m also very relieved that I won’t have to watch Hollywood bastardize a much beloved series by casting some very attractive but acting challenged actors and editing out the best scenes. Phew!

    Any book yall want to write will be a book I want to read. Sounds like a new series 👍

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