Ilona Andrews

Ilona Andrews is the pen name of Ilona Gordon and Andrew Gordon, an American husband-and-wife duo who write urban fantasy and romantic fiction together. 2Early lives Ilona was born in the Soviet Union and came to the United States as a teenager. She attended Western Carolina University, where she majored in biochemistry and met her husband Gordon. 2Career Gordon helped Ilona write and submit her first novel, Magic Bites. Its sequel, Magic Burns, reached #32 on the New York Times extended bestseller list in April 2008. 2Personal lives The Gordons live in Texas. They have two daughters. Some confusion has been generated by the fact that Andrew Gordon is commonly referred to by his surname. Regarding this, he has said, " I know it can be confusing, but here is the deal: My legal or if you prefer, government name, is Andrew Beauregard Gordon. Andrews is my grandmother Helen’s maiden name and my middle name comes from the confederate general PGT Beauregard who fired on Fort Sumter and basically started our Civil Wa