Spooky season doesn’t quite hit the same when everything is scary all the time, but House Andrews always make sure we still have treats in store.

Despite the atmosphere of deep, abiding mistrust (Horde, you fool of a Took!), there is in fact an Inheritance audiobook. It exists. It dual POVs. It will be released just as soon as the final audio edits are completed.

I’m bringing you proof with snippets of Elias, narrated by the very talented and versatile James Konicek. Yes, the same James Konicek who voices Mahon in the Graphic Audio Kate Daniels adaptation, but gorgeously hmmm-y here in a completely different way. Prepare your swoon receptors accordingly.

Three samples for you today, the last one with mild spoiler warning in case you have kept yourself spoiler-free until now:

Fatal Event:

Something happened to mom:

Do not enter if you’re spoiler-fasting. We found something:

If you want to imagine how the duets will sound before we share those teasers, Ilona previously shared a tour de force Ada sample from Hillary Huber here.

Winner, winner, Maggie Dinner

Our “This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me” ARC giveaway has a new winner, selected by the sacred ritual of the Random Number Generator.

Congratulations, Chrissy Bee!

They will be contacted today and have until Friday, October 10th to reply, or we will choose yet another lucky person.

A treat for the road

Ilona shared a surprise snippet from a short story extra over on Facebook, and as tradition goes, I’m pasting it here for everyone who missed it/doesn’t do social media.

“They reached his office, where Lina sat at a pristine desk, presenting the last line of defense to the visitors. The desk was crafted from polished metal with a single white orchid growing from a simple pot. His secretary chose to match the orchid today.  A white dress hugged her body, perfectly tailored and form-fitting, yet elegant. Her deep emerald hair, wrapped in a trendy twist, shimmered with beryl highlights.  Her eyebrows were black and shaped with laser precision, and she had selected green and black to accent her eyes and mauve to tint her lips. As always, the effect was stunning.

Unfortunately, his protege had referred to that precise shade of mauve as “hot dog lips,” and now he could not divorce himself from it. Mentoring Arabella came with its own annoyances.”

What will this be an extra for? That’s for us to wonder, and our chalant book-attracting pheromones to manifest. I’m sure no one will overreact hehe.

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14 years ago, a magazine editor commissioned a classic slasher short story from House Andrews. Publication didn’t pan out, as these things sometimes don’t, and the story took its place in the Trunk, never to be seen again.

Until recently, when Ilona found it and played with it a bit so we can have a Trick AND Treat (why choose?) and set the spooky mood in the days leading to Horde Halloween. Which is like regular Halloween, but with more gory page devouring.

Of course, House Andrews are not known for writing horror or slashers, so that particular genre exploration didn’t stick, but they are known for playing with tropes and writing stories based on naughty bets. This time around, they put their signature twists on a very classic Americana story. We come out of it a little more badass, a little more determined, with a happy dog in tow- and, above all, alive. The world is set to right, and if the evil ever dares to show its face again, it will have to go through us!

Be warned, this is a horror story. Trigger warnings for violence, depictions of murder and some animal mistreatment.

I give you: Only Forever. Spooky reading!

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