Literary Escapism will be talking with Chloe Neill about her novels, Some Girls Bite and Friday Night Bites, on September 29th. I haven’t sent Chloe her questions yet, so I wanted to give my readers a chance to add some of their own. Is there anything you would like to ask Chloe about her Chicagoland series?
They killed me. They healed me. They changed me.
Sure, the life of a graduate student wasn’t exactly glamorous, but it was mine. I was doing fine until Chicago’s vampires announced their existence to the world-and then a rogue vampire attacked me. But he only got a sip before he was scared away by another bloodsucker… and this one decided the best way to save my life was to make me the walking undead.
Turns out my savior was the master vampire of Cadogan House. Now I’ve traded sweating over my thesis for learning to fit in at a Hyde Park mansion full of vamps loyal to Ethan “Lord o’ the Manor” Sullivan. Of course, as a tall, green-eyed, four hundred year old vampire, he has centuries’ worth of charm, but unfortunately he expects my gratitude-and servitude. Right…
But my burgeoning powers (all of a sudden, I’m surprisingly handy with some serious weaponry), an inconvenient sunlight allergy, and Ethan’s attitude are the least of my concerns. Someone’s still out to get me. Is it the rogue vampire who bit me? A vamp from a rival House? An angry mob bearing torches?
My initiation into Chicago’s nightlife may be the first skirmish in a war-and there will be blood…
Vamps in Chicago!
You’d think headlines like that would have provoked the fine citizens of the Windy City to take up arms against us bloodsucking fiends. Instead, ten months later, we’re enjoying a celebrity status reserved for the Hollywood elite—fending off paparazzi only slightly less dangerous than cross and stake-wielding slayers. Don’t get me wrong, Joe Public isn’t exactly thrilled to be living side-by-side with the undead, but at least they haven’t stormed the castle yet.
But all that will change once they learn about the Raves—mass feeding parties where vampires round up humans like cattle and drink themselves silly. Most civilized vampires frown on this behavior, putting mere mortals at ease with their policy of asking a person’s consent before taking a big gulp of the red stuff. However, that doesn’t make good copy for a first time reporter looking to impress his high society family.
So now my “master,” the centuries old, yet gorgeously well-preserved Ethan Sullivan, wants me to reconnect with my own upper class family and act as liaison between humans and vampires—and keep the more unsavory aspects of our existence out of the media. But someone doesn’t want people and vamps to play nicey-nice—someone with an ancient grudge.
These books have been on my wish list for some time. I was wondering about the Cadogan House. If I am correct all of the Chicago vampires live in different houses. I was wondering what inspired this idea of different houses and if there are multiple houses, how many?
I also saw that there are four books announced on her website. How many is she anticipating for the series (if all goes according to plan)?
I look forward to the interview. I have heard the books decribed as witty, adventurous and sexy.
Oooh, fun! I look forward to reading your questions!
Best,
Chloe
In Some Girls Bite, during the public Morgan confrontation, Ethan stated that any vamps implicated in the serial murders would be handed over to the police, but at the end of the book Ethan states that the actual murderer (trying to avoid spoilers here!) will only face losing his/her position. Please clarify this for me!~ Thanks!