What happens when an email from the publicist catches us, while I’m at the office, and Gordon is at the main house.
Gordon: I’m relieved and grateful, to be honest. If it pleases your majesty, let the sin be upon my head. 🙂
Me: Will you stop ending every communication with the sin on your head? Please. Or I will address you as mighty Laird and inquire about your battles with filthy English.
Gordon: Indeed Mistress,
As in all things, your slightest whim becomes my law.
It shall be as you say.
Me: I am coming over to the main house to discuss this. Prepare thyself. Also this is going on the blog.
Gordon: I shall prepare the hearth and the hunds,
they are both warmed by your arrival.
Carmen says
Hahaha
PamG says
You guys are great!
L. says
That dialogue just made my day! Printing & having it framed ???
Sarah says
Love it!
Carolyn W. says
ROFL
SoCoMom says
I like you guys so much!
Jenna says
Add a little Argentine tango dancing at the kitchen sink and you guys are living my dream.
Suzette M. says
LMAO
Violet says
Relationship Goals
Char says
The two of you are never bored when you are together are you? Thank you for all the fun posts!
Keera says
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Jenette says
This just brightened my dull, grey, dreary day. Thanks, I needed that. ?
Cheryl says
???
Tiffany says
As you wish.
Coop says
Prithee, hast thou smotest the brigand? 😉
vinity says
Made me laugh. I can see Gordon and you in cosplay even. Y’all can go with Grace and family
Justine says
ROFL!!!
Layla says
Just giggling over here.
Tink says
I love a good wiseass. Of course, I’m usually the wiseass in question, so I might be biased.
Amanda says
Bet it’s fun in your house ?
We’ll want a Video next ?
JO says
This reminds me of dialogue I invent to ascribe to our dog, a Lab from a strong hunting line, who is the fanciest thing we own and whom I imagine to have the sensibilities of an entitled aristocrat of some centuries past. In the mornings, for example: “You there! Peasant! Attend me! Bear me outside forthwith and witness my elimination!”
Coop says
and is shall be MIGHTY!!!
Tasha A says
Hahahaha on this is brilliant!!
Tasha A says
Ugh. ” Omg this is brilliant”
JO says
My husband thinks it’s entertaining but sometimes feels the need to defend the dog’s honor.
Marianne says
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strangejoyce says
So verily apropos! ?
Jan_nl says
The fanciest thing you own, or the fanciest thing that owns you? ?
(I have dogs, I am pretty sure I am owned owned, or at least very well trained)
JO says
It started after my husband attended a HR training in which the topic of service vs. therapy animals arose. We realized that I am the dog’s service human, and my husband is the dog’s therapy human. So, yes, we’re staff.
Cheryl Anne farley says
Yep. Let’s release the hunds……
Simone says
You two are so funny. Love it 🙂
Sandra says
Ha! Take that!
Kris says
I needed the laugh!!!
Cerulean says
As you wish. ???
KathyInAiken says
Leave cookbooks open to recipes for haggis.
tylikcat says
Vegetarian haggis.
JO says
That’s actually really good (the veg versions)! Burns Supper!
Colleen says
Nothing like a warmed hund to make a rainy day fine indeed.
Frances says
Now we know who is the source of/ inspiration for Arland’s more picturesque speeches: Gordon!
( I am rereading Innkeeper series and have just completed Clean Sweep with Arland in full flow trying to impress Dina. With that story in mind , will we meet Soren’s daughter Renadra and her grandmother the Archimandrite? I really enjoy how the IA team reveals the structure and relationships eg in Vampire society as a natural part of the plot – in this case why Soren was to be a bonus kill for the Dahaka – rather than as an info dump. )
Thankyou.
Sassy (if sickly) Sara says
Not much could make me smile today but you guys managed it. Just home from hospital & my 5th lot of treatment. Thank you for the gift of Maud (& Kate!) – they help me get through it. Much love from a weary but hopefully still sassy Brit xxx
Marianne says
Hang in there!!! Hope you start to feel stronger soon!
MissB2U says
If he starts referring to anyone as “sassenach” it’s time to draw the line.
Just sayin’.
jewelwing says
Seconded! Although, as a Gordon, he’s probably allowed.
Joy Stoleson says
Hahaha! Ahhhhh. I needed this. I love thee, verily I do!
Jessi says
This is so much nicer than what my husband would say…but I’m just as bad ?
Marnie says
Love it. What an interesting marriage you have.
Regina says
Bwaaahahahaaa!
That was great!
Elenariel says
Oooooh! Now I’ll picture you two as Fergus and Elinor from Brave! ??
Eli says
Nice that you’re willing to warm the Laird’s hands – sometimes life echos a regency romance
Ami says
??? Thank you for the laughs
Sarah says
You guys are so cool.
Cabrielle says
Sonwe can expect a Harlequin Historial as your next debut book?
barbie doll says
How far from the house is the office? I am sure you said somewhere in the blog but I forgot. Be glad there isn’t a foot of snow between the office and the house. Your marital discussions are more fun then mine. You enlivened a snowy day.
Ange in Australia says
Brilliant! Thanks for the laugh to start my day.
Olivera says
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Fera says
Awww how sweet!
Lorraine Trudgian says
I hope you enjoyed the warm hunds!
H Wawrejko says
OMG that is so funny. After 46 years my husband would just be saying “What? What? What the H are you talking about?”
BevQB says
And that, children, is how you make a marriage last. Save the Insta-lust and the alphaholes for fantasy fiction. It’s doing goofy shit together, giggling together, that glues you together so that you stay bound when the drama hits the fan. And, yeah, married since 1983 means my hubby and I know a little about tickling each other’s fancy. ;p
Lena08 says
Yessss, same here. Been married since 1972 and we goof a lot. Hubby said that when we met I made him smile but that now he is roaring with laughter.
Sara T says
Ha ha ha ha ha. That was awesome!
Lynn-Marie says
It is so important to have a husband/partner with whom you can laugh! <3
Tyger says
Haha haha!! I love you two so much!! And I envy your relationship, it’s beautiful, and made me grin and laugh.
Fan in California says
A good sense of humor is priceless!!! Thanks for sharing!
Rohaise says
Snort! Now I really want to end my work emails with ‘let the sin be on my head.’
Amanda says
I know…me, too!!! hehehehehehe
strangejoyce says
Ditto!!!
Briana says
I think I just might try that today.
Amanda Wehling says
Oh my gosh. You two are so funny!! No wonder your books contain so much humor. :o)
Love, love, love all of your books. Thank you for being so awesome!! You guys ROCK!!
Jean Morgan says
I’m with you Amanda! All I can say is “Let the good times roll!”
Marianne says
Amen!! I think I might even have peed a little!! ????
Patricia Schlorke says
Thank you for the laugh. Now we know where Maud gets her spunk, and Arland his flowery speech. ?
Teresa says
I have been trying to figure out who writes what and now it is clear. You are great together.
Bee says
When we watch Netflix, we read the descriptions aloud because some are just amazingly awful. After sitting through two episodes of Riverdale, we began ending all descriptions with “Meanwhile, Betty struggles with her feelings for Archie”. This is also great for dove chocolate, tea bag tags, and fortune cookie wishes i.e. A unique job opportunity is coming your way soon. Meanwhile, Betty struggles with her feelings for Archie. 😀
Nina says
LOL 🙂
Rebecca says
Did we wonder where all the classic Ascanio dialog came from?
I could almost hear Kate saying, “And can you go ten minutes without being a smart ass?”
And the inevitable, “I don’t know, My Lady, I’ve never tried,” reply.
This exchange explains A LOT! 🙂
Judy says
Wasn’t that Andrea, not Kate?
Rebecca says
Possibly. Kate says that sort of thing a lot, too. 🙂
wont says
LOL! Outstanding! I’m learning so much! Loading for bear and all that!
Please…more!
Violet says
Lol
Alexandra says
HAHAHA!
It also feels like Kate and Curran are talking! If they were in the Victorian times!
Amy says
Gahhh you two are too cute. My texts with my husband (together 13 years, married 2 I think) are 50% “What do you want for dinner”, 45% funny pics/updates on the kids, and 5% sexual innuendo/dad jokes.
kitlina says
OMG, you two are absolutely awesome!
Lisa says
Banter is the sweet nectar of a love life. ???
BryMarie92 says
Agreed
Marianne says
I tried a text along this vein with my husband after reading this and laughing myself silly. He came back inquiring if I was hallucinating or had OD’d on some medication and needed to be rushed to the ER. Sigh!! Maybe he would respond better with something a little less flowery and more The Simpson’s!!
It is sooo important to keep the fun alive in a marriage, and from your wonderful writing I never had any doubt as to the great humor you both have and clearly share with each other!! I would LOVE to be a fly on the wall at one of your large family get together. I bet they are hysterical.
Thank you for sharing your wit and fantastic humor with us!! The world is a better place because of it and needs more of it!
Hope Kid 1 is completely healed now. Nothing more worrying than a sick child!
Now go warm Gordon’s hunds verily and let the filthy English have a respite from battle. ?
Patience says
Agree.
Lauryn M says
Brilliant!!!! Will be chuckling on this long ‘ere the sun setteth!!
Cristina says
“Sin upon my head” = Modern version of “As you wish” ? You write what you live (I don’t know if I should congratulate you or send you consolation cupcakes ?)
Caity says
Why are we always filthy?
We do our dastardly deeds perfectly clean, thank you.
Marianne says
LOL!!?
Jan_NL says
also lol
Patience says
Oh Thank You for the chuckle this morning; I needed it badly.
Carmela Stotts says
I get the raised eyebrow of DOOM when I refer to my best beloved as ” she who must be obeyed ”
Her – You are not the female Rumplepole.
Me – Mea Culpa, Maxima Culpa!!
kath says
As one of the “filthy English” (although only 50%) – verily I say, custard pies at 20 paces for your calumny aspersions 😉
Kat says
LOL – Needed that 🙂
Keyshana says
You know, knowing that ‘hund’ means dog or is short for hundred, makes this even funnier. Why, pray tell, must Gorden warm the dogs?
Lucine says
Not warming the dogs, said ‘they’d be warmed by her arrival.’
Padmini Ekbote says
HAHa made my morning!
Thank you! 🙂
Saira says
I can’t stop laughing. This is as good as the conversation you two had about the ghosts & disappearing bacon…. Something to read when I need a good laugh 🙂 Thank you
Demi says
Haha 🙂 may your life always be this funny!
Diana R. says
…And the sound of chuckles echoed throughout the land.
Rosalita says
Love the rapport between you both. You obviously share a admirable bond which enriches your writing to the benefit of all who gladly devour your books. All blessings to you both thank you for sharing this glimpse.
Kathy says
Too much Outlander? But there can’t be too much Outlander?
Loved it and you guys, even the rest of the “peanut gallery”.
Gregory Ileleji says
Nice and good, but there is a question I really need to know the answer to. Is another episode of the Maud novella coming out this Friday?
Shakra says
You go Girl!!!!
Christine Cruz says
Me thinks thine husband has lingered long with the Draven Clan and his behavior Roth bear the mark of it still.
Christine Cruz says
Me thinks thine husband has lingered long with the Draven Clan and his behavior doth bear the mark of it still.
Darn non-Medieval autocorrect
Chris says
Hi!
Got a question about Arland’s kind of vampires. I’ve read all of the Innkeepers Books, but I don’t get the impression that they are the die every night, live on human blood kind, or Kate’s books kind. Maud doesn’t seem to have been turned into one. If there is a reference in one of the Innkeepers books I will be glad to read it, if given the book title and chapter. Can’t get enough of the Innkeepers Books ( LOVING Maud’s new story) and looking forward to Kate’s, Hugh’s, and more Hidden Legacy books. Thanks for everything you write. I want all your series made into movies.
Jan_nl says
‘Vampirism’ is described in the first book, as well as how characteristics of the race contributed to human stereotypes. Don’t know chapter and page, but it is described when Lord Soren first appears.
McMe says
Arland’s kind of vampires are just different “strain” of human, evolved to be more predator than Earth’s humans.
Dina explains how they got the “dead” reputation in Clean Sweep:
“They have thick skin. They don’t blush, their core body temperature is lower than ours, and you saw how pale their lips are. They also tend to put themselves into stasis in coffin-like modules when they know they’re going to be stuck on our planet and they’ll have to wait for a long time to be picked up. Sometimes they bury these modules because they don’t want to be accidentally found.”
Imagine some medieval villagers stumbling across a vampire emerging from his stasis pod and the exaggerated stories that would spawn.
McMe says
Sorry, forgot the chapter…
The vampires are explained in Clean Sweep Chapter 8.
Chris says
Thanks SO MUCH McMe. I’ll read Clean Sweep again, now, thanks to you. It’s been a while. Love your name, BTW.
D*Lm*A says
And a might thewed Laird was he.
did he prostrate hiimself, beseeching your . . .
Carol says
So much fun! Great stuff!!
ready to read says
I figure if you had said you had some mead with hearth and hunds that there should be a bog or bowler hat somewhere near.
Thanks for the laugh.
Gail K says
Thank you for the laughs and the so witty dialogue. It warms my heart , doing such dark times. I think a sense of humor is just as important as courage and faith. Sometimes you just have to laugh ?. And I need to get some hunds. And ale and a castle . And a knight or two to do my bidding.
Margaret says
What sin is upon his head? Has the publisher refused more Legacy books and now the Andrews but self-publish. Release the hunds! and the books! m’lady.
Chiara (AKA Chandramas) says
You make always laugh me so hard…. But today I made myself laugh
I SWEAR I did read “let the SINK be upon my head” and I spent really a long moment (way more longer I’d ready to admit) thinking “Wow, this must be a new expression I never heard before!”
Regina says
It’s been raining ice here for the last two days- schools closed. Today we have thunder storms with a hissing icy rain with a low of 29°. Reading this blog and the comments has me laughing so hard that I’m warm and happy! Thank you AuthorLords and BDH!
EarlineM says
Huzzah!
Omar Mtz says
I love this conversation.
Alison says
I’m so glad I joined. I either get joy, happiness or warmth every time and sometimes all three. I laughed so hard reading this and I so needed it. Thank you!
Pam Martin says
This was really hysterical. I loved it!!
Ariel says
You guys are awesome. That is all.