A charming, short novella in the Innkeeper Chronicles, from #1 New York Times bestselling author, Ilona Andrews. Thank you for joining us at Gertrude Hunt, the nicest Bed and Breakfast in Red Deer, Texas, during the Treaty Stay. As you know, we are honor-bound to accept all guests during this oldest of innkeeper holidays and we are expecting a dangerous guest. Or several. But have no fear. Your … have no fear. Your safety and comfort is our first priority. The inn and your hosts, Dina Demille and Sean Evans, will defend you at all costs. [But we hope we don’t have to.]
Every winter, Innkeepers look forward to celebrating their own special holiday, which commemorates the ancient treaty that united the very first Inns and established the rules that protect them, their intergalactic guests, and the very unaware/oblivious people of [planet] Earth. By tradition, the Innkeepers welcomed three guests: a warrior, a sage, and a pilgrim, but during the holiday, Innkeepers must open their doors to anyone who seeks lodging. Anyone.
All Dina hopes is that the guests and conduct themselves in a polite manner. But what’s a holiday without at least one disaster?
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Dina and Sean rule the roost. There are some complicated guests arriving at the Inn each with major issues. meanwhile the inner Inn drama is hilarious with a temperamental chef insulted beyond his control.
As always the Andrews rocked it with this novella
Unfortunately, this was a novella, and it just wasn’t long enough to satisfy my Innkeeper Chronicles hunger, but nevertheless, I devoured it with great delight. The traditional Treaty Stay holiday is upon them, and Dina and Sean are expecting unusual guests, which will be a challenge but of course this pair is up for it. Of course there are problems to be solved, guests to take care of and outsiders to keep out of the inn, all while Dina is still recovering from the devestating events in Sweep of the Blade and Sean is getting used to being an innkeeper. I love this series and I can’t wait for the next story, which can’t come soon enough.
Great read
I keep giving this book 5 stars excellent, but the stars disappear. Please correct this!
I loved this and the other books in the series. The world the authors have created is believable. The characters are like able and well rounded and the (alien) villains dastardly.
I really enjoyed this novella. It showed more of the day to day concerns that Dina faces as an Innkeeper (handling of staff issues, problems with troublesome guests, in this case potentially murderous) while interspersed with more personal issues. I loved that Sean is becoming more involved in his role as part of an Innkeeper couple and commits to it daily through his actions and solutions to situations that arise. I loved the Orro sections because it gives the reader more of an idea of his background and what drives him. I wish this book (novella) was longer but given the amount of content Ilona Andrews produces each year I was grateful it was able to be included in the list of published items. I hope she will have enough time and inspiration for the next instalment to be the longer.
Read ANYTHING Ilona Andrews has written. You won’t be sorry.
Ilona and Gordon delivered the best after Christmas present with this novella! Hilarity and chaos! I love any excuse to visit Gertrude Hunt, Dina, and their assorted list of guests and the Andrews delivered a tasty treat! I couldn’t keep a straight face!
Multiple guests and personal issues make the plot a juggling, action filled story with all the feels.
Bought it and recommend it!
Ilona Andrews does it again with another fantastic installment of the Innkeeper series. I highly recommend them. Fantastic and fun to read, you will find yourself unable to stop until it is finished.