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::waves arms:: I have no time, I am behind on everything so, here is a tiny snippet.

Throws and runs.

Image by Foto-Rabe from Pixabay

My cell rang. I glanced at the number, and a cold spike of anxiety shot through me. “Yes?”

“She will see you today at three,” the polite male voice said.

“Of course.”

“Have a nice day, Ms. Tremaine.”

The screen went dark.

“Who was that?” Alessandro asked.

“My grandmother.” Technically, it was Trevor, one of her assistants, a pitbull in human skin with Harvard education and special forces training.

“I’m guessing, it was your other grandmother, because you’re staring at the phone as if it’s a snake about to bite.”

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  1. Love it! Love the blatant rudeness of calling her Tremaine, even when her name is Baylor. What a snake 🙂

  2. Special Forces trained or not, I hope she punches him in the face for calling her Ms. Tremaine… =)

    Thanks for the lovely snippet!! ::waving at your fleeing back:: =)

  3. Omg Soo much here’s. Alessandro, wicked Grandma. The expectation of the call. Omg omg OMG. Squeeeeeeee!!!!!

  5. Perfect visuals for La Tremaine! I love seeing Catalina and her interact, it’s devastating but powerful

  6. Thank you for the snippet, and the pic of the other grandmother! Enjoy your family and the holiday season!

  8. Thank you for the snippet! And the pic of the other grandmother. Ms Tremaine? A new name?
    Enjoy your family and the holiday season.

  11. OMG there was Alessandro, I’m so excited about this book. The first made me want to punch him in the face at the end there.

    • Cheryl M. – is it for Christmas? I have 1-1/2 afghans to complete before Christmas and am starting to freak out….. Breathe, breathe, aw the heck with it – scream into a partially completed afhan.

  25. Okay. I’m gonna say it. I love Grandma Tremaine. She’s got some big ones. She’s going to make Catalina a force to be reckoned with.

    Thanks for the Xmas present. Happy Holidays to you and your family.

    • Hmmmm…

      I hope I’m not outing something already in the works, but would love to see a Grandma Vic prequel. From when she was a young and sweet truth seeker to the birth and running away of her son. Her own little version of breaking bad.

      I mean, if Ilona and Gordon made Hugh a likable character, nothing is impossible.

      Hmmmm… I also want a Sophie and George book, and another Kate book, and more Julie and …. and… and…

      (Goes away to re read all the Hidden Legacy books)

      • Alex R. I would love to see all those things too, but we may be confusing House Andrews with the North Pole! 😉
        That’s quite a wish list, and I haven’t been that good!
        Thank you for the Snippet!!

        • Yeah it’s almost like the how did Aniken Skywalker become evil murdering warlord … as far as prequels go .. ???? would be interesting… recalling her comment regarding when the one man she loved was killed….it just enough to make you wonder!

  26. Yay! A delicious little snippet!
    Thank you very much ????
    Can’t wait to read more about Catalina and Alessandro ????

  27. I decided to read Sapphire Flames again for the third or fourth time. Need something not to long.
    And then ???? a snippet with Catalina and Alessandro . And what a snippet. Not Ms Baylor, but Ms. Tremaine. Ohh, those are fighting words.
    Grandma Frida will get Romeo to run Trevor down.
    Happy Holidays to everyone. And looking forward to more Ilona Andrews in 2020.
    Hope Brandi is feeling better.

  29. I love the image you put in my head – the waving arms, throwing (in my head it was scroll swaddled like a baby) and then running. Thank you – I needed that!

  31. Okay – great snippet. But does anyone think it was odd that a woman in jail has a personal assistant? That suggests that Grandmama (aka the big bad wolf) is out of jail meaning the potential for involvement in the Baylor family life is infinite. Maybe she is relocating to Houston.

  32. I love how Grandma Tremaine’s lackies just decide to call her Ms. Tremaine, it’s so arrogant.

    And that is why House Andrew rules, everybody’s personality is so vivid.

  34. Thank you for the snippet. Now I have to re-read ST cause I thought Victoria had house arrest and not in a prison facility.

  37. The visual of throwing and running was perfect for my day. We are, after all, the BDH, almost rabid, certainly occasionally feral, no? LOL. Thanks!!

  39. I appreciate anything you post this month with all the “must do” stuff lined up. I Check here first for my fix before tackling my email.
    Totally off topic, anybody watching Glow Up? I had no idea all that suf f existed.

  43. Throw, run, and it’s caught on the fly by the Horde. ????
    Tremaine?! What????? I, too, had to read that twice before it registered. Hmmm…I wonder if that had to do with the deal Catalina made with Victoria????????

  44. Y’all so sure Catalina didn’t change her name? Catalina is pragmatic and if changing the family name affords the family extra protection she might just do it.

  45. I was attracted by that perfect picture. The viper has recently shed. It’s scales glistened, the split tongue testing the prey’s scent and the body ready to strike. The snake’s name Victoria Tremaine struck dragon fear throughout the BDH. Da da dum.

  48. YAAAHHHH!!! I have a 24-inch monitor; do you know how BIG that snake’s head is?!?! OK, that covers my cardio for the day, now I need to go into a meditative state to slow down the heart….
    But thanks!

  50. Great snippet! Love the description and picture of Victoria Tremaine. Not cool calling her Ms. Tremaine!! You can send out tiny snippets anytime.
    Happy Holidays to all of you!

  51. She didn’t seem surprised to hear from that grandmother. She must need something from her. Woo. And she was with Alessandro. That’s a good thing. A very leading snippet. Hmmm……

  52. Thank you, Ilona Andrews for the snippet. Hope Brandi has successfully recovered. My local NC tv station was covering flu and new lady was quite enthusiastic about no deaths this week. Grin

  55. Food for thought!
    I echo everyone’s wishes for Brandi’s recovery.
    I also wish you and all your family as much joy as you have brought me over the years during the holidays and forever after.
    Happy Everything!!

  59. The image of a snake to go along with the snippet about contact with Gramma Tremaine is surely just coincidence, right?
    Love it!

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