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Contest Winner & CS Magazine mention

Congratulations to Jacqueline C., who was lucky number 10 and the winner of the Cadogan House gift pack. Jacqueline, please e-mail me your physical address so that I can get your prize in the mail! Check back for another contest later this week!
I'm thrilled to announce that FRIDAY NIGHT BITES has been featured in the October 2009 issue of Chicago Social magazine. Flip through page 44 to read to take a read! Thanks to the editors and staff of CS for their consideration!
Happy Sunday!

NINE DAYS!

I'm starting to get excited--and nervous--about the release of FRIDAY NIGHT BITES. The prelim reviews have been good...let's hope sales are fabulous, so Penguin keeps ordering Merit's adventures. I have lots and lots of stories to tell! :)

* * * WARNING: SHAMELESS SELF PROMOTION BELOW * * *
And now for some completely shameless promotion (other than my usual shameless promotion). I've been getting lots of questions lately about doing booksignings in other parts of the country (rather than my...

Thank God It's Friday (Night Bites!) Edition of The Friday Five

Happy Friday, everyone! My big plans for the weekend--getting to 86,000 words on TWICE BITTEN. And, I should have a cover image to share in the very near future!

On with the Five, where I'm giving a little love to the Windy City:

1. Daily Candy Chicago. Have you checked out what's hip today?

2. Macondo. Serious Eats reports they have Chicago's best empanadas.

3. Baconfest. The cookoff hits Chicago on October 24. We know where Merit will be.



4. This is Glamourous visits Chi-Town and brunches as Sou...

Who Needs a Signed Copy of Friday Night Bites?

I'm guest-blogging today over Silk & Shadows ("Dark Times Call for Dark Heroes") about Guilty Pleasures. Take a look-see and leave a comment for the S&S staff. Here's a lil teaser:

As a fan of urban fantasy, romance and paranormal romance, I tried to give
some thought to the guilty pleasures of other characters. Anita Blake has a
collection of penguins, although I'm not sure that's a "guilty" pleasure (book
title notwithstanding). Betsy (of Mary Janice Davison's series) love shoes.
Harry Potter l...

Happy Echo in the Bone Release Day!

For those of you who follow Jamie's and Claire's adventures, happy Echo in the Bone Release Day!

Unfortunately, Mr. Neill has barred me from so much as buying the book until I hit 80,000 words on TWICE BITTEN. I call him an ogre; my agent calls him a genius. Go figure. :)

Two fun interviews today -- and a CONTEST!

I've got two fun interviews today over at A Great Read (Thanks, Jessica!) and Amberkatze's Book Blog (Thanks, Amber!). Be sure to check them out!
As a little reading incentive, I'm giving away a CADOGAN HOUSE GIFT PACK to folks who complete this two-step commenting process:
1. Head over to A Great Read or Amberkatze's Book Blog, check out the interviews, and leave a comment on one of THEIR interviews!
2. When you've done that, head back over here and leave a comment on MY blog telling me what...

Twitterature!

Looking for a way to condense Penguin classics into 140 characters or less? Check out Penguin's Twitterature page.

Thanks, Racine!

I've been getting a lot of questions lately about booksignings. As new authors don't typically do many booksignings, most of my booksignings to date have been in or near places I've lived (and thus places with a built-in audience).


But I recently got an invitation to attend a discussion and signing at the Barnes & Noble in Racine, Wisconsin, and I can't thank them enough for their hospitality. The store was full to the brim with copies of SOME GIRLS BITE, and the staff was absolutely...

Are you ready for the first chapter of FIRESPELL?

As a treat for my subscribers, I'll be sending out the first chapter of FIRESPELL to my mailing list on Thursday, October 1, 2009. It won't be posted to my Web site until October 15, 2009, so signing up will give you an early sneek peak at my new young adult/paranormal series.

Need to subscribe? Send an e-mail to me [ chloe (at) chloeneill [dot:] com ] with "Sign me up!" in the subject line. I'll take care of the rest.

Merit's First Interview!

Merit, the heroine of the Chicagoland Vampires series, has offered up her first interview today over at Eclectic Book Lover. Drop by to read what she has to say about the drama of FRIDAY NIGHT BITES.