Chloe Neill Chicagoland Vampires Books In Order + Interview
Chloe Neill is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Chicagoland Vampires, Heirs of Chicagoland, Devil’s Isle, and Dark Elite novels. Chicagoland Vampires, a series of urban fantasy vampire romance novels, revolves around an English Lit Ph.D. candidate who’s been turned into a vampire. The world of Chicagoland Vampires includes many types of supernatural beings, including vampires, angels, demons, trolls, shapeshifters, sorcerers, and more. The Heirs of Chicagoland novels follows vampire Elisa Sullivan and shifter Connor Keene, who must overcome paranormal feuds in the city of Chicago.
“The Chicagoland Vampires series is, first and foremost,” the author told Romance Reviews, “ about a regular, book-loving girl, Merit, being thrown into a world of strategic, political, and chic vampires. She has to come to terms with the fact that she's been made one of them against her will—and that she's been tasked with defending her particular House of vampires from the various threats against it, from self-centered vampettes to power-hungry shapeshifters.”
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Interview With Chloe Neill: The author shares her influences, reveals her surprise when fans pushed back, and explains what makes Chicago an ideal location for vampire high society.
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This article was originally published in July 2020.
Chicagoland Vampires Novels by Chloe Neill In Order
Some Girls Bite (2009)
Friday Night Bites (2009)
Twice Bitten (2010)
Hard Bitten (2011)
Drink Deep (2011)
Biting Cold (2012)
House Rules (2013)
Biting Bad (2013)
Wild Things (2014)
Blood Games (2014)
Dark Debt (2015)
Midnight Marked (2016)
Blade Bound (2017)
Heirs of Chicagoland Novel In Order
Interview with Chloe Neill
Photo by Dana Damewood.
The author shares her influences, reveals her surprise when fans pushed back, and explains what makes Chicago an ideal location for vampire high society.
Chloe Neill On What Inspired He First Novel and Who Influences Her
I was in the midst of a very bad breakup, and reading was my outlet. Eventually, I ran out of the type of book that I wanted to read, so I decided to try my hand at it. Some Girls Bite (CV1) was my second manuscript.
I love the romance and cast of characters in J.D. Robb’s In Death novels, and the way Neil Gaiman creates magic from the mundane. Victoria Schwab’s worldbuilding is incredible.
Read the interview: Chloe Neill Author Interview ~ Jean BookNerd
Chloe Neill On How She Picks Chicago Locations For The Novels
I start with online research to identify interesting spots, then make location scouting trips to Chicago a couple of times a year. I’m always on the lookout for interesting neighborhoods and buildings!
Read the interview: Author Interview: Chloe Neill ( Chicagoland Vampires) - Bewitched Bookworms
Chloe Neill On How Chicago Lends Itself To Her Stories of Vampire High Society
Chicago has the history, the politics, the food, the culture, the architecture to form a fabulous groundwork for writing paranormal series. (Just ask Jim Butcher and Christina Henry, who also write about Chicago.) There’s just so much material to draw from it that it becomes easy to imagine another world of supernatural creatures behind the scenes.
Read the interview: Romance Reviews
Chloe Neill On Fans Reacting to HARD BITTEN
I definitely knew folks were going to be upset, although I was surprised at the volume of their sadness. I asked fans to trust me, and I hope that their trust will be repaid as they continue to read the series. It was very surprising, but I am flattered that folks are so emotionally invested in the Chicagoland Vampires characters that they were upset about the events of HARD BITTEN.
Read the interview: Drink Deep Blog Tour—Chloe Neill Interview | Chantal Halpin
Chloe Neill On What Makes Chicagoland Vampires star Merit So Different
She is entirely unlike any vampire I’d ever met before. So strong, so stubborn, and so very human. She has been a delightful challenge. An ally and an opponent in very unexpected ways.
Read the interview: Blog Tour—Midnight Marked (Chicagoland Vampires #12) by Chloe Neill
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