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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.

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 Andrew Gordon.

Ilona and Gordon (Andrew) are a husband and wife writing team, with their books published as a portmanteau of their first names. 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. The books in their various series continue to enoy success.