House Rules Blog Tour and Giveaway!

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Thank you for joining us on Chloe Neill’s Blog Tour and Giveaway for her new book, House Rules. This is the latest, highly anticipated installment in her Chicagoland Vampires series! We are quite excited about House Rules around here, because CLV is a Wench favorite series. We love Merit, Ethan, Luc, Lindsey, Jonah, Gabriel, and the rest of the gang from Chicago and can’t wait to see what happens next! Here’s a little preview from the author herself:


At the tender age of 27, Merit became a sword-wielding vampire. Since then, she’s become the protector of her House, watched Chicago nearly burn to the ground, and seen her Master fall and rise. Now she’ll see her mettle—and her metal—tested like never before.

It started with two . . . Two rogues vanishing without a trace. Someone is targeting Chicago’s vampires, and anyone could be next. With their house in peril, Merit and her Master, the centuries old Ethan Sullivan, must race to stop the disappearances. But as they untangle a web of secret alliances and ancient evils, they realize their foe is more familiar, and more powerful, than they could have ever imagined.

We hope you’ll stay tuned to The Saucy Wenches Book Club through February 8 for more Chicagoland Vampires talk, including our complete review of House Rules, as we celebrate the release. Head Wench Barb just finished reading an advanced copy of House Rules and is busy transcribing her notes into a review, but here’s her initial reaction:

A fantastic addition to a series we’ve grown to love. A fast-paced read with three main challenges for Merit to overcome. We love seeing Cadogan (and Merit & Ethan) banded together as they strike out without the support, or criticism, of the Greenwich Presidium. Of course the GP isn’t going to let Cadogan go quietly, but the sups we’ve grown to love rise to the challenge again. The humor we’ve grown to love is back, relationships are being repaired and stabilized, and Merit has truly settled into her role as a powerful vampire. Some of our burning questions are answered, and a few more are raised, making this an important addition to an already stellar series. As usual, I’ve just finished House Rules, and already can’t wait for Biting Bad!












Favorite Quote of the Day

Are you keeping track of Chloe’s favorite Chicagoland Vampires Quotes? Ours comes from our favorite Chicago shifter, Jeff Christopher. He’s so surprising, and we are waiting with bated breath to see the extent of his skills. His flirting with Merit is endearing, and we love a handsome geek, being book nerds ourselves.






The Wenches’ Giveaway!

Thanks to Chloe, we have a fabulous goodie bag of sensational Chicagoland Vampires and Dark Elite swag to give away to one lucky fan! Enter below for your chance to win!

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The fun doesn’t stop here!

Want more chances to win? You can also enter Chloe’s House Rules Grand Prize Giveaways, which will run January 30 through February 7 on Chloe’s web site.

What are the Grand Prize Giveaway prizes?

Prize One: The Paper Prize
  • A complete set of autographed Chicagoland Vampires novels
  • A $50 gift card from Amazon or Barnes & Noble (winner’s choice)
  • A set of personalized bookplates, courtesy of Felix Doolittle
  • A Chicagoland Vampires tote bag
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Prize Two: The Tech Prize
Both prize packages will include plenty of Chicagoland Vampires and Dark Elite swag, including bookmarks, stickers, pencils, or other goodies (as supplies last).

To pre-order your copy of House Rules, visit one of these online retailers:  Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million


Need more Chicagoland Vampires talk? Check out some of our previous posts about Merit, Ethan, and the gang below! Is our infatuation showing?



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