The Saucy Wenches Book Club

I was moving at blur-speed. I could tell because all the faces around me — pale, moonlit, on the verge of surprise — were smeared like a wet oil painting that'd met the wrong end of a drunken stagger. Not that I'd done that in more years than I could count — either paint, or fall into a fresh canvas after one too many shots of Jack — but it's one of those mental images that's slow to fade. ~Wild Bill, Vertigo (Channeling Morpheus #2), by Jordan Castillo Price "Rock Melt" by Nikkistrange, from fuckyeahpsychedelics.tumblr.com

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 ...

 

When Chloe Neill Ripped My Heart Out Of My Chest and Crushed It With Her Bare Hands (& then made it all better.) I love authors. I love the words they write, the characters they create for us to love and hate. The power of the feelings they convey through those words and characters. And the way they transport me to a world so different from my own, I can't help but be mesmerized by it. One thing I don't love so much (but... like a true masochist, I love to hate) is their power over me. With just a few words, they can turn my life upside down, rip apart the threads that kept my sanity together, tear down the walls I built around my vulnerable heart over and over again, and basically crush me like a flower rusted from the rain. (Hey, I'm not being THAT dramatic; it's a song!)  How some books and authors make me feel MAJOR SPOILERS: There are spoilers for Hard Bitten , Drink Deep , and Biting Cold ahead. Please don't keep reading if you don't want...

Source This week the Wenches are still busy reading several different series, some old favorites and some new (or unfamiliar to us), mostly PNR/UF, with guest appearances by a couple of other genres. Since Chloe Neill’s next book is due out in ONE week (!!!), there is a predictable spike in the number of Wenches rereading her previous books. Looks like many Wenches have caught the semi-annual Chicagoland Vampires fever!! We hope you’ll click through to see what we’re reading, and to share what you’re reading with us!    

“Why is it that all cars are women?” he asked. “Because they’re fussy and demanding,” answered Zee. “Because if they were men, they’d sit around and complain instead of getting the job done,” I told him.  ~ Patricia Briggs, Silver Borne ,       Mercy Thompson series