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Print Copies of Ruby Fever

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Print copies of Ruby Fever have been sighted in the wild. This is a soft release, meaning that the publisher is letting the bookstores put the copies out as soon as they get them. Your best bet are BN and indie stores. We know for a fact that Powells in Oregon will ship copies early.

Please don’t worry about hurting our “numbers.” All of the early sales are counted toward our release day. Thank you so much for supporting us. We hope you’ll enjoy Ruby Fever.

Please feel free to share where you bought the book in the comments. If possible, could you please avoid spoilers in the discussion below? We are still 10 days out before the release. We will put up an official spoiler thread a little closer to the release day.

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  2. Ha! Now I know what I am doing with my respite hours today – coming Barnes and Noble 😀 Three copies is not excessive, surely?

  3. I guess it depends on the Barnes and Noble store you go to in your area. I checked the closest Barnes and Noble store to me, and they show Ruby Fever as pre-order.

    So, I will wait until the book is downloaded on my Nook. I’m glad I will be taking time off from work that day. It’s really a coincidence sine I am going to a concert the day before and will use Tuesday to recover from it. ????????

    • Online my Barnes and noble said preorder but I called and they had it in stock. May be worth a try

        • I don’t think they will put it out early, but they will go look in the back for you if the computer says they have it in-store. They have a lot of books they HAVE to put out as it is.

    • Electronic copies aren’t usually included in a soft release; also, the major booksellers websites won’t show them for sale before the release date. You’ll have to be looking for a paper copy in person to have success.

      • That was not my experience. I went to my nearest B&N, asked to reserve a copy, and since the computer said they had it, a clerk retrieved a paper copy and sold it to me. The computer said it was in-store.

        • That’s the in-store computer which is not necessarily the same information as online. I changed my location on the B&N website to the Boca Raton store mentioned down further, and saw no copies in stock. But when I called they told me to come on over!

    • I would go look in person. My Barnes and Noble showed that print copies were pre-order too, but when I went in person they had it. I stayed up til 2am binge reading it. Worth it 🙂

  4. Are these sightings of copies in the wild only in North America… or do I need to start hunting my native European Shores for an elusive copy?

  6. Barnes & Noble in Columbia, MO.

    As a note, their website didn’t offer “buy online, pick up in store,” but did have a note saying that there may be copies available in store. There weren’t any copies on the shelf, but they were in the back and an associate grabbed one for me.

    • oooh thanks for posting. It’s totally worth me driving an hour to pick one up early. Thank you for the info!

  7. I got mine on Friday from Barnes and noble. I called and the bookseller told me she could put aside a copy for me sale. I walked right in to the front desk and there was my beauty!! I had a great Friday night! Finished it way too fast tho. On my reread now

  11. Ruby Fever purchased 8/13 at Barnes & Noble in Racine/Mt. Pleasant, Wisconsin.
    It was on a small display called New in Paperback. I already pre-ordered an ebook but bought this one too because I have little self-discipline. I’m enjoying it very much!

  12. In California San Francisco Bay Area…calling all the BN in area. Getting run around about “the author has to release the book” for a “soft release”.

  14. Ruby Fever purchased 8/14 at the B&N at West County Mall (St Louis area). Was in a display New Paperbacks not near Romance, took me a bit to find it.

  16. I ordered my print copy from Powell’s thanks to the nice person on facebook and said hers had shipped early. I got it yesterday and devoured it. So good. I still have my ebook on order from Amazon.

  17. Found three copies of RF at the Pearland, Texas B&N. My friend grabbed one, and I took one for my sister (I read an ARC and have my signed copy on order at Blue Willow).

    The Clear Lake location was completely cleared out of ALL IA books, so I suspect someone just took the whole shelf 🙂

    Both areas are small cities in the Houston metroplex, so there’s an HL tie-in there.

  18. Due to arrive in New Zealand this week! So ordered mine from Capter Tea shop. Not only sell tea but books!

  19. Barnes and Noble in Mohegan Lake, NY also says it has put aside a copy for me. On my way to pick up now… so much for all the work I was going to accomplish today!! I shall also become a member of the triple version club (ebook, paperback, audio…)

    • I bought my copy from that B&N yesterday!! Sooooo good!! And I’m glad the sale will still go towards their release day numbers. I was worried about that.

  21. I started looking in Fantasy/Science Fiction section but eventually found it in Romance section of BN in Valparaiso, Indiana. ???? Very happy as I just finished Storm Echo today and was dreading the 8 day wait.

  23. Borderland Books in San Francisco has books in warehouse and can get book by this Tuesday. Underground Books in Sacramento said they can get book by this Thursday. Still checking…….

  25. Yes I’ve seen quite a number offered ‘in the wild’ rofl. But I’ve already paid for print, e copy and audio so I’m just gritting my teeth and waiting. I honestly did think about ordering another one for a few minutes last week tho.

  27. So tempting! But I’m going on vacation the last week of August and had promised myself I’d save RF for my vacation read! Much anticipated vacation… much anticipated book!!! Must. Hold. On!!! Lol!

  28. I guess there is no chance in getting an early copy in Germany….nine more days of patience for me…and I think I’ll need some ice cream to cheer me up now

  30. This is mostly tongue-in-cheek but it’s making me wonder what it would take to get amazon to do a soft release of the ebook?

    BDH, unite? Patience has never been our strong suit.

  31. B&N at Mid Rivers in the STL, MO area had 4 copies they kindly put out after I got my copy they generously pulled out of the box. They were saints!

    (I thanked them profusely and told them I understood if “no” was the answer)

  34. Loveland and Fort Collins, CO B&N do not have them yet. Hope to save others a trip! Apparently I am not the only one stopping by today to check. 😉

  36. I bought it via audio month’s ago. I am patiently waiting for it to go live late August. 😉

    • I pre-ordered my e-book version at Amazon, Brazil. No chance of finding a copy in the wild, then. Oh, well…????

  39. I’ve only just started my re-read today (Diamond Fire) and it’s unlikely my local bookstore will have any (not a major city in the uk like London/Birmingham) so I’ll try and wait patiently lol though I have been checking the countdown on the front page of website hoping it would skip a couple of days so I’m closer to release 🙂

  40. B&N in Manassas, VA on 8/14 – my sister got the last ones they had. Great way to spend a Sunday!

  41. Good info! I’ve seen books out at the store before release and thought maybe it was a store error. I’d been afraid to buy in case it hurt sales. Glad to know I can pick them up without a guilty conscience and I will definitely be checking the B&N’s by me to see if they have any out already.

  42. Now I have to try to get to BN. Not only am I tired of waiting but Patricia Briggs next book comes out the same day and that was going to be a hard decision on which to read first. This might solve the issue.

      • Book releases are scheduled for Tuesdays, so they the best chances to make the bestseller lists, which count sales for the first week post-release, from end of play Monday.
        There are only so many Tuesday in the year, some will overlap ????

      • Me too! I preordered both on kindle, but I got Ruby Fever at Barnes and Noble in Huntsville, AL today.

    • Haha, I had the same thought. I’ve been doing marathon re-reads of the Hidden Legacy books as well as the Mercy Thompson and Alpha & Omega books in preparation. Can’t wait!!

  43. BNlakeline mall round rock TX.
    Checkout had only been on for half an hour, I was the 3rd person to by.
    Can’t help my self. Finished my reread 2 days ago….

  44. Me: [notices blog post] “So…. apparently some B&N stores are putting Ilona Andrew’s new book on the shelves 10 days early.”
    Husband: “I’m assuming this means you’re about to run out to B&N right now.”
    Me: “Yuuuup.” [Promptly abandons Husband to feed our 3 small kids dinner on his own]
    ????????

    I scored a copy at B&N in Reading, PA! ????????

    Thanks for the early gift House Andrews! I can’t wait to dig in!

  46. I bought it digitally but will likely buy a physical copy as well. I love them so much. My favorite world and characters (and with all the love I have for all of IA creations, it’s a tight race)!

  47. Underground Books in Sacramento, CA taking orders with expected delivery this Weds/Thurs. Avid Reader in Davis, CA will take request with expected delivery sometime this next week. Couldn’t give specific day, but should be in before this Friday. big sigh Can’t find any book sellers that will put a book in my hands today or tomorrow.

  48. I ordered it Priority mail from Powell’s in Oregon after it was reported they shipped early. The day before it arrived, I found out the B&N in Omaha had it in. Hubbie and I left immediately and ended up with two copies so we could both read it. We were up until after midnight that night and it was SO worth it!

    The Powell’s copy arrived the next day. I paid for that happiness, though. I tested positive with Covid this morning after ducking it for 2 1/2 years! Here’s hoping the vaccinations keep it mild and with not being able to go to work, I can do my re-reads in a leisurely fashion. =)

      • Thanks! So far, it feels like a significant cold and I did run a fever last night, but it was gone this morning. Here’s hoping that’s all it is!

  49. Kingston NY Barnes and Nobles has 2 copies left after I asked for one to be put on hold for me!

  50. Wow,
    Went and got my book from BN as I said in earlier comments.
    It has been so long since I got a “hold in your hand book” that I forgot they don’t back light????.
    Ordered my ebook months ago and will get audio as soon as I can.
    Now to rearrange the lights in the room so I can read my first hand held book in 5 years. My husband is very understanding, even offered to bring me food. He knows I won’t stop reading to cook it.

    • I explained to my husband that I have to read the whole book tonight because I have callbacks, for a play I am directing tomorrow night, so to be fair to the actors I “gotta get it done!”

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