HOUSE RULES Blog Tour and Giveaway!

 

 

House Rules by Chloe Neill

Publisher: NAL Penguin

Publication Date: February 5^th

Source: Publisher – Thank you!

Purchase: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, IndieBound

Rating: I LOVED IT

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.

Welcome to my stop on the HOUSE RULES blog tour! This is the tour that I am most excited about participating in, because The Chicagoland Vampire series is my favorite series. 

 

A few weeks ago, I received my copy of HOUSE RULES and immediately cancelled all plans and skipped class to spend some alone time with Ethan – I mean Merit and her super friends. After the events in HARD BITTEN, I have been nervous to read each new CV novel. The trauma that I experienced as a result of reading that amazing book has permanently scarred me, and noting the August release of BITING BAD, I prepared myself for the worst. Chloe has taken us on such a journey with these characters that I feel strongly invested in their happiness. Do you remember when we first met Merit? Do you remember how she fought her attraction to Ethan and how Ethan asked her to be his special lady friend? Oh, we have come a long way, novitiates.

In HOUSE RULES, Merit is a forceful wind, leaving her mark on every person and event. She is strong, intelligent, and endearingly vulnerable. Ethan is still ridiculously hot, and I needed to take walks around the block in 40-degree weather after a few scenes. That man is a gift straight from Mount Olympus.  We see Merit and Ethan together (finally!), but their relationship was not all pints of O-neg and sharp fangs. Their relationship is battered by stress, jealously, and distrust. They are the Matthew and Mary Crawley of the vampire world, and it was such a relief to finally see them together. Luc, Lindsey, Jeff, Catcher, and Mallory all make welcome appearances, and I am excited to see more of them. Luc and Lindsey are particularly adorable, and I am excited about the LL short story that Chloe is currently outlining.

HOUSE RULES is the best book in The Chicagoland Vampire series. The pacing is so fast that you do not have a moment to relax. You will feel the stress of the decisions, fear the outcomes, and desperately hope for a resolution. Surprises are well-hidden and are shocking when revealed. When I finished HOUSE RULES, the only word that came to mind was “Wow.” Chloe is a fantastic writer, and she has the ability to seamlessly weave wit, suspense, betrayal, and love together to create a series that is memorable and addictive. In short, I hope this series never ends! With each new installment, Chloe invites readers into a world that is richly built and intricately described. This is wonderful storytelling, my friends. Every sentence and every scene are perfect.  

If you are interested in complex characters, unique storylines, and a romance so sizzling that it will make you blush, you need to read The Chicagoland Vampire series.

Giveaway!

Chloe sent some fantastic CV swag, and I want to spread the love as much as possible, so to enter, please leave a comment on this post with a way for me to contact you (blog, twitter, etc.). I have bookmarks, too, so international readers are welcome to enter, too!

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 30th through February 7th 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

Prize Two: The Tech Prize

• A set of Chicagoland Vampires audiobook CDs (Books 1-6), courtesy of Tantor Audio
• A $50 gift card from Amazon or Barnes & Noble (winner’s choice)
• A Chicagoland Vampires tote bag

Check out the other stops on the tour!

January 28, 2013
Fangs, Wands & Fairy Dust
A Book Obsession

January 29, 2013
Reading and Writing Urban Fantasy & Paranormal Romance
Oh Paper Pages

January 30, 2013
YA Reads
Mystifying Paranormal Reviews

January 31, 2013
Saucy Wenches
Literati Literature Lovers

February 1, 2013
Readers Confession
Mostly YA Book Obsessed

February 2, 2013
Dark Faerie Tales (The Mating Game Event)
Fic Fare

February 4, 2013
Vampire Book Club (Character Love Letters)
Cocktails and Books
Paranormal Cravings

February 5, 2013 – Release Day!
The Autumn Review
Gizmo’s Reviews

February 6, 2013
A Great Read
The Book Twins

February 7, 2013
Books-N-Kisses
She Wolf Reads

February 8, 2013
A Thousand Lives
Forget About TV, Grab a Book