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August 9, 2018
Elijah's Quest by Blair Drake


Genre: Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Magic Quest Books
Date of Publication: June 28, 2018
ASIN: B07DFTZTJB
Number of pages: 208Word Count: 72,800
Cover Artist: Jennifer Zemanek/Seedlings LLC
Tagline: What would you do to find your magic?
Book Description:
Life as a seventeen-year-old jock at Gray Cliffs Academy is hard for Elijah Davies. Failing grades? Check. On the headmaster's hit list? Check. Dumped by girlfriend? Still working out the precise logistics on that one...
When Elijah called his girlfriend's obsession with the Live Action Role Play game Legends of Orynthica stupid, he never dreamed Zoe would break up with him. Before he has a chance to make it up to her, a violent storm sweeps him into an unfamiliar world full of Ice Trolls and vicious warriors—and worse, he's got the sneaking suspicion this new world is Orynthica.
Elijah doesn't believe in magic, but everyone thinks he's the Catalyst—a mage who will help the people of Thanasi win both the Ascension Games and its prize: the magic Yarlstone that can restore balance to the lands.
The only person who doesn't have faith in him? Zora Stormshadow—Zoe's Orynthican alter ago—and the leader of the Thanasi team. Nine teams of four enter the Ascension Games, only one survives. The fate of Orynthica rests on Elijah's shoulders. Can he learn to wield his magic? And will he ever get a chance to make it up to Zoe in his own world?
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Book 4 Excerpt
Elijah fell through the portal and slammed into something cold and hard.Air exploded from his chest, leaving his lungs sucking in nothing. He was pretty sure the entire St. Margaret's defensive line just smashed into him—either that or a freight train. Where was he?He coughed and managed to lurch to his hands and knees. He'd landed in a snowdrift. Enormous mountains reared around him, trees wearing the mantle of winter. One second he was standing on the roof of Gray Cliffs. The next he was...Somewhere far away. "Headmaster Auster?" he called. If you're out there, I solemnly swear I shall never call you the Grauster again. "Headmistress Lalane?"Nothing. Maybe he was concussed from the fall? Or maybe he was dreaming? His fingers were freezing, and he was starting to shiver, but he still pinched his forearm, just to make sure. Ouch. Not dreaming. "Rhys?" he yelled, turning around in circles. "Jasper?" He'd seen the others go flying off the roof, sucked into the same sort of vortex that picked him up. Maybe they were here somewhere too? He yanked his cell phone out of his pocket. The screen was shattered, but he breathed a sigh of relief when it lit up at the touch of his thumb. Then his heart fell. No bars. No service. Sliding the phone open, he flicked through it, holding it up as he walked to a higher vantage point. Still no bars. The sky was grim and gray, heavy with mist. Elijah could see little more than the stark line of mountains around him, wearing their snowy cloaks. His breath steamed in the crisp air as he slowly lowered the phone and caught a flash of something moving out of the corner of his eye.Elijah froze, his gaze darting over the landscape. Nothing moved. Just a slow veil of snowflakes drifting through the air, like some sort of winter wonderland. But something hadcaught his attention, hadn't it?What if he wasn't alone? There wassomething out there watching him. He was sure of it. If there was someone out there, then they might be able to help him, but what if it was some sort of animal? He took a few more steps, his gaze raking the tree line. Something moved on the other side of him, and his head jerked in that direction. Two of them?A little prickle of trepidation crept down his spine.He'd watched enough David Attenborough to know he didn't think he wanted to find out what they were. Right now he was the straggler of the herd, cut away from any sense of safety. Turning to run, he staggered through the snow, his school shoes completely unsuited for the terrain."Halt!" barked a sharp voice behind him.Yeah, right. He shot a glance over his shoulder and saw some kind of white, fur-covered beast racing down the slope toward him.A snowdrift in front of him suddenly reared up, icy powder flinging everywhere. A spear pointed directly at him as a second fur-covered beast erupted through the snow."Whoa." Elijah scrambled back. He went down in a drift, staring at the enormous beast glaring down at him with beady eyes. No. Not a beast. A hairy man with a beard that looked like it belonged next to a tankard of beer.He stared. The man stared back. That was definitely a spear, though the point of it looked like it was carved crudely out of black glass...or maybe obsidian. What was going on here? For a second he thought his girlfriend, Zoe, was playing a trick on him. She was obsessed with Live Action Role Playing, and spent the last weekend—presumably—on one of her LARP quests. Had she coerced some of her new friends into paying him back for the not-so-kind comments he made about her gaming? She dumped him over those stupid words, so it was a possibility. Except for one small fact: Zoe had nothing to do with the scene on the roof and the storm plucking him up and sending him spinning into this snowy plane.And Zoe wasn't mean."Who are you?" the stranger demanded.Another man waded through the snow behind him, clad in what looked like polar bear fur. "Elijah Davies," he said. "Elijor of House Davies?""No. Eli-jah," he emphasized. "Of Vancouver." No sign of recognition flared in the man's coal-black eyes.He was starting to shake from the cold and the aftereffects of adrenaline, but he didn't know what to think. Because these guys looked like Lord of the Rings wannabes. And despite the spear, they wouldn't hurt him, would they? There still had to be police here, didn't there?"Do you know where I am?" He lifted his phone. "You can call my mom or my school if you want, and speak to them as soon as I get service—"The man with the spear whirled and brought it down upon Elijah's hand. The phone fell into the snow. "What are you doing?" he blurted, kneeling to dig for it. "That cost me a fortune!"The point of the spear suddenly whirled and pres"Trull...troll?" he gasped.

Blair Drake believes in magic, especially the magic of stories with fantasy, adventures, romance, action, and surprises. She has loved writing and living in the stories of the Finding Magic series and is so excited to share the quests of the Gray Cliffs Academy students with her readers.
When she’s not writing about magic, she’s reading about it. Her influences are Cassandra Claire, Neil Gaiman, Rick Riordan, Garth Nix, and many more.
In the mortal plane, following the lure of magic has drawn Blair into strange and wonderful adventures from Australia to New York City, with many stops in between. She currently lives near Denver. Her very favorite spot is a red loveseat in her office, frequently shared with two cats, an outnumbered Dalmation, and occasionally her bewitched husband.
She might have gone to a school similar to Gray Cliffs Academy and would love to go through a magic portal. In the meantime, she’s creating her own in more books of magic.
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Published on August 09, 2018 03:00
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Published on August 08, 2018 08:47
Cover Reveal The Affliction by Wendy E Marsh


Genre: New Adult Paranormal
Publisher: Torrid Books of Start Media Simon and Schuster Partner
Date of Publication: 12/20/18
ISBN: 978-1-68299-301-9ASIN: B07DTP1BMJ
Number of pages: 248Word Count: 86,874
Cover Artist: Kelly Martin
Tagline: “Heart throbbing, nail biting Wendy E Marsh’s THE AFFLICTION will hold your attention until the end.” Stephanie Hansen, METAMORPHOSIS LITERARY AGENCY
Book Description:
A shadow passes behind the stranger’s hazel eyes, momentarily distracting Aubrie Lander from the scars slashing down his face and disappearing beneath his tightly fitted t-shirt. But she doesn’t care what makes this equally handsome and terrifying man so solemn. She wants to know why she feels compelled to sit across the booth from him while waiting for the ambulance to arrive.
Aubrie can smell the whiskey as her new acquaintance lowers his glass to the table, never taking those troubled eyes off her, and her intuition tells her that her life is about to change forever.
In one night, Aubrie’s small-town life collapses, as the stranger’s secret plunges her into an underworld that leads her on a non-stop journey of self-discovery, the unearthing of a secret society, and finding unexpected love she is willing to die for.
The ultimate question, though, is will she kill for him?
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Pennsylvania, where she spent a substantial amount of time as a child knee deep in pond water catching tadpoles and salamanders. She also developed a passion for reading and creative writing, which evolved into a love of writing paranormal romance novels. She loves reading books that keep her awake into the early morning and creating stories that do the same. She has her Doctorate of Physical Therapy and works with children with special needs and developmental delays. She currently lives with her fiancé and two fur kids, Bandit the tabby cat and Kara the hound dog. In Wendy’s spare time she enjoys riding her horses, hunting, and anything else that gets her outdoors. Whether she is making silly faces to entertain a child learning to walk or writing about two characters falling in love, she lets her imagination direct her passion.
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Published on August 08, 2018 03:00
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Published on August 07, 2018 08:54
Review of Serpentine by Laurell K. Hamilton

Review
25 years of Anita Blake!
How many series have that kind of staying power? Not many that I've seen.
I confess I haven't been a fan the entire time. I didn't discover Anita's world until I stumbled on a copy of Cerulean Sins at my local library about 12-13 years ago. I brought it home and fell instantly in love. I ordered every book in the series and started from the beginning. So I read 12-13 of the books back to back, one after another...talk about being immersed in a world.
Wow.
And the changes in Anita over the years- she goes from being very sexually uptight and seeing the world in black and white to loving all the sex and seeing that the world is full of shades of gray.
Sometimes it has been hard to keep track of her lovers, of who is who and how they are connected to her (I need a chart, I bet a fan has made one, if they haven't someone needs to LOL) but I'll go back figure it and then jump back into the story if necessary.
I really love the books featuring Edward/Ted. Her relationship with Edward is very unique. He's one man that has never been her lover and probably never will be but they have something solid, real, and incredibly beautiful. A true friendship.
Serpentine focuses on that relationship, in all of its weird glory. Anita, Micah, Nathaniel, and a few of her bodyguards are in the Florida keys on vacation for Edward's wedding.
It should be relaxing, but Micah has a case he's dealing with there, a unique breed of shifter no one has any information about. Snakes. A very creepy case of shifting that is beyond problematic for the family.
Nathaniel is unhappy because for Micah and Anita everything is work. Work, work, work. He wants fun in the sun, like normal couples.
Resentful feelings, mistrust and casual flirting all become sinister as unseen forces play with people's emotions turning loved ones against each other and friends into enemies.
This vacation isn't relaxing at all. Things go from bad to worse when women start disappearing, then showing up dead. Then one of the wedding party disappears and the local police have their eye on Nathaniel as a suspect.
To make matters even more tense, Olaf shows up. Anita is already stressed and now she has to worry about a crazy killer who happens to have a crush on her.
Will the wedding go on as planned? Will they even make it out of this island paradise alive? Things aren't looking good.
A deliciously dark roller coaster of sinister and sexy drama that will keep you turning the pages. Your stomach will tremble and clench with every twist and turn. Murder, mayhem, love, and fear. It's all there on the page for your reading enjoyment.
Be sure to come back for my interview with Laurell next week.

Anita Blake
Book 26
Laurell K. Hamilton
Category: Urban Fantasy /Gothic /Horror
Penguin Random House | Berkley
496 Pages
About the Book:
Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, returns for her twenty-sixth adventure. Fans of Charlaine Harris and Anne Rice will delight in this series by Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton. 'A hardcore guilty pleasure' - The Times Anita Blake faces new, even deadlier enemies as she and the people she loves confront major changes in their lives...
Vampire hunter Anita Blake has managed to overcome everything she faces. But this time there's a monster that even she doesn't know how to fight...
A remote Florida island is the perfect wedding destination for the upcoming nuptials of Anita's fellow U.S. Marshal and best friend Edward. For Anita, the vacation is a welcome break, as it's the first trip she gets to take with wereleopards Micah and Nathaniel. But it's not all fun and games and bachelor parties...
In this tropical paradise Micah discovers a horrific new form of lycanthropy, one that has afflicted a single family for generations. Believed to be the result of an ancient Greek curse, it turns human bodies into a mass of snakes.
When long-simmering resentment leads to a big blowout within the wedding party, the last thing Anita needs is more drama. But it finds her anyway when women start disappearing from the hotel, and worse--her own friends and lovers are considered the prime suspects.
There's a strange power afoot that Anita has never confronted before, a force that's rendering those around her helpless in its thrall. Unable to face it on her own, Anita is willing to accept help from even the deadliest places. Help that she will most certainly regret--if she survives at all, that is...
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About the Author:
Laurell K. Hamilton is one of the leading writers of paranormal fiction. A #1 New York Times bestselling author, Hamilton writes the popular Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter novels and the Meredith Gentry series. She is also the creator of a bestselling comic book series based on her Anita Blake novels and published by Marvel Comics. Hamilton is a full-time writer and lives in the suburbs of St. Louis with her family.
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Published on August 07, 2018 04:00
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Shifting Auras by Claire Davon


The Universe Chronicles
Book OneClaire Davon
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Soul Mate Publishing
Date of Publication: July 25, 2018
ISBN: 978-1-68291-725-1ASIN: B07FDV6TDQ
Number of pages: 203Word Count: 60,000
Cover Artist: Ramona Lockwood
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When Maya gets yet another call to retrieve her drunken roommate, her mind shows her a hot, amber-eyed Universe operative.
Once before, Ian failed to protect a sensitive from a brain-scrambling attack. He will not fail Maya . . . if it means using his talent—or his body—to stop a bullet.
Book Description:
Maya Wingfield was raised to trust no one—least of all the dueling U.S. and Russian paranormal agencies, Universe and Night Stars, who’d love to harness her mind-reading gift.
She thought Richmond a safe place to escape their influence and hide from a rising psychic malevolence that drove her out of San Diego. But when she gets yet another call to retrieve her drunken roommate, her mind shows her an amber-eyed Universe operative with an impenetrable net around his deepest secret—and a voice that sends shock waves of awareness down her nerve endings.
Maya’s curves and aquamarine eyes aren’t the only things that jolt Ian Sanderson’s mental shields, bringing sexual tension thrumming back to life. It’s a power his Universe-trained mind knows he shouldn’t trust. And a vulnerability that makes his telekinetic power burn in his palms to protect her.
But to Universe, she is just one of too many unanswered questions. A target for Whisper, a shadowy new group of paranormals with powers beyond anything Universe has ever seen. Once before, Ian failed to protect a sensitive from a brain-scrambling attack. He will not fail again . . . if it means using his talent—or his body—to stop a bullet.
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The metallic squeal in the distance indicated the train was arriving. A light in the tunnel swept across the concrete wall as it rounded a curve and the brakes continued to shriek. People began to crowd the yellow line, jostling for position, trying to determine where the doors would open so they could leap on and get a seat, a premium on the Metro.By now the train was visible, moving at a rate that didn’t seem normal. His experience with the Washington Metro was limited, but the tube in London would have been slowing by now.Awareness flowed through the air, and there was a shift in the commuters as they began to understand that something wasn’t right. Ian released Maya and shoved her behind him. People scattered as the train started screaming into the station at too high a speed. “Bugger all,” Ian said and reached out with his talent. Without warning, Maya was yanked from behind him and hurtled toward the moving train before he could halt her. He split his mind, one focusing on the subway cars and one on her. People were flowing around her, one or two pausing to try and help the woman jerking past them. Maya careered forward, out of their grasp. Sparks lit the tracks as the wheels lifted off the rails, the engineer no doubt applying the brakes in an effort to make the cars stop.Ian’s talent blazed through him, starting in his belly and moving up his body. It pulsed and crackled, filling him with power fueled by fury and desperation. He reached out his hand, the palm glowing red as his ability hissed out in an arc. Maya halted on the demarcation line that had just been vacated, her eyes wide and staring. Her body was stiff, and her head was bent backwards in an attempt to clear it from the path of the oncoming train. Beads of sweat broke out along Ian’s body as he found the train’s brakes on the wheels, applying pressure via his telekinesis. The conductor was already applying everything to the pedals, but they were going all the way to the floor. Instead, Ian focused everything on those pads, stomping down as if he were physically there. The train lurched and made a shrieking sound as it slowed. It slid by Maya, her hair blowing back from the rush of displaced air. For a panicked moment, Ian saw Maya falling onto the tracks in his mind’s eye. Inside, the people standing were thrown forward and then back as the brakes caught. The train shuddered and ground to a halt.Ian stumbled when he released his grasp on the train. Maya ran to him as he slumped, his shaking hands still glowing with red light. Energy drained from him but all that mattered was Maya, safe. The train doors opened, and frightened passengers disembarked rapidly. The tourists had wide eyes and open mouths while the regulars seemed more sanguine. They were used to the vagaries of the subway and to them it was nothing more than a bad stop. A very bad stop, to be sure, but just a random day on the Washington Metro.“Ian?” Maya asked, and he tasted the acrid, metallic scent of fear. It had been a long time since anyone had mattered.“What did you sense? Anything?”“I . . . it was so brief. Someone surfaced and before I could react to his mind—it felt like a he— I was being shoved forward. I reached out and tried to stop him, but I didn’t know how. It had to be a telekinetic, right?” By her expression he didn’t think she expected an answer. “It was only a flash, and then it was gone. Why, Ian? What did he want?”
The oath on Ian’s lips was savage. “I don’t know who it was, but they won’t get away with this. Blast. Yin was right. You’re in danger.”

Claire can’t remember a time when writing wasn’t part of her life. Growing up, she used to write stories with her friends. As a teenager she started reading fantasy and science fiction, but her diet quickly changed to romance and happily-ever-after’s.
A native of Massachusetts and cold weather, she left all that behind to move to the sun and fun of California, but has always lived no more than twenty miles from the ocean.
In college she studied acting with a minor in creative writing. In hindsight she should have flipped course studies. Before she was published, she sold books on eBay and discovered some of her favorite authors by sampling the goods, which was the perfect solution. Claire has many book-irons in the fire, most notably her urban fantasy series, The Elementals’ Challenge series, but writes contemporary and shifter romances as well as.
While she’s not a movie mogul or actor, she does work in the film industry with her office firmly situated in the 90210 district of Hollywood. Prone to breaking into song, she is quick on her feet and just as quick with snappy dialogue. In addition to writing she enjoys animal rescue, reading, and movies. She loves to hear from fans, so feel free to drop her a line.
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Published on August 06, 2018 03:00
August 4, 2018
Only A Few Author Spaces Still Available for the Haunted Halloween Spooktacular
Author Sign Ups Close August 10 Reserve Your Space Now Before It's Too Late

Halloween is coming. The stores are putting out Halloween decor.
That means you should be planning your Halloween season promotions.
September and October are hot sales times for paranormal romance, urban fantasy, horror, paranormal erotica, and cozy mysteries with paranormal elements.
Bewitching Book Tours is offering a fun Halloween Themed Book Tour option open to all authors who have a book featuring supernatural characters, terrifying tales, haunted homes, wicked or wonderful witches, vampires, werewolves, demons and more.
This is a Halloween tour option, not a group event where your book could get lost in the crowd of other books.
This special tour package offers authors individual tours combined with the cross promotion of an overall Halloween event, a group Rafflecopter, and a group facebook party.
Yes, each author receives their own Halloween themed tour during Bewitching Book Tours’ Haunted Halloween Spooktacular from September 17- October 31.
Each participating author will receive:
* 1 1/2 month Halloween Theme Virtual Book Tour (retail value $235)
* Custom tour banners
* Professional media kit
* Option to offer review copies
* Group rafflecopter for cross promo
* Time slot in Halloween Facebook Party
This is Bewitching Book Tours third annual Halloween Spooktacular.
To participate you’ll need to provide details for one book you wish to promote including a high resolution jpeg of your cover and an excerpt.
You’ll also need to provide a Halloween theme guest blog (which can be recipes, music playlists, costume ideas or DIY tutorial, etc- anything Halloween related), short Halloween flash fiction story, or a Halloween poem. (you may submit 2-3 of these items)
For the Facebook Party you’ll need quizzes, games and a few small prizes for your author party block (ebooks, $5 gift cards, etc).
The fee for this promotion is $100 per author for one book. If you wish to promote additional books each additional book is $50.
This event has a limited number of spaces available. Payment is required at time of sign up to reserve your space.
Sign Up Here: https://goo.gl/forms/2mmGSgY5AXf9Ke5S2
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Published on August 04, 2018 04:00
August 2, 2018
A Bewitching Thursday
Creating Art- Mixing Media with Suzanne Johnson #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/HN0O30lex3A
Flashback by Maria Hammarblad #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/BbG630lex2o
Book Spotlight & #Giveaway ~ Crimson (Moroi Society, Book One) by T.L. Christianson ~ Paranormal Romance and Fantasy #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/DTHa30lewVS
Jasper's Quest by Blair Drake #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/RKC730lex8H
Excerpt Spotlight: Jasper's Quest (Finding Magic Book 3) by Blair Drake + giveaway #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/zXaS30lex7k
Frenchman Street by Suzanne Johnson #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/oydI30lexgT
Jasper's Quest by Blair Drake #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/8fbb30lex6e
Jean Lafitte’s Walk the Plank Pirate Punch By Suzanne Johnson http://allthingshalloweenguide.blogsp...
Flashback by Maria Hammarblad #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/BbG630lex2o
Book Spotlight & #Giveaway ~ Crimson (Moroi Society, Book One) by T.L. Christianson ~ Paranormal Romance and Fantasy #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/DTHa30lewVS
Jasper's Quest by Blair Drake #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/RKC730lex8H
Excerpt Spotlight: Jasper's Quest (Finding Magic Book 3) by Blair Drake + giveaway #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/zXaS30lex7k
Frenchman Street by Suzanne Johnson #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/oydI30lexgT
Jasper's Quest by Blair Drake #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/8fbb30lex6e
Jean Lafitte’s Walk the Plank Pirate Punch By Suzanne Johnson http://allthingshalloweenguide.blogsp...
Published on August 02, 2018 09:03
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Wild Hunger Book One Heirs of Chicagoland Series by Chloe Neill
I was so sad when The Chicagoland Vampires Series ended with Blade Bound. Saying goodbye to Ethan and Merit was hard. This series is in my top ten favorites of all time.
But now the next generation is here, their daughter, Elisa, in the spin off series Heirs of Chicagoland. I have this is my must read stack, I hope I can get to it soon.
If you stopped with Blade Bound the final full Chicagoland book, be sure to pick up the novella, Slaying It, which features a pregnant Merit.
WILD HUNGER
By Chloe Neill
Berkley Trade Paperback
$15.00 / 352 pages
August 14, 2018
About the Book:
In the first thrilling installment of Chloe Neill's spinoff to the New York Times bestselling Chicagoland Vampires series, a new vampire will find out just how deep blood ties run.
As the only vampire child ever born, some believed Elisa Sullivan had all the luck. But the magic that helped bring her into the world left her with a dark secret. Shifter Connor Keene, the only son of North American Central Pack Apex Gabriel Keene, is the only one she trusts with it. But she's a vampire and the daughter of a Master and a Sentinel, and he's prince of the Pack and its future king.
When the assassination of a diplomat brings old feuds to the fore again, Elisa and Connor must choose between love and family, between honor and obligation, before Chicago disappears forever.
Amazon
About the Author:
Chloe Neill is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Devil’s Isle, Chicagoland Vampires, and Dark Elite series. Chloe was born and raised in the South, but now makes her home in the Midwest. When she's not writing, she bakes, works, and scours the Internet for good recipes and great graphic design. You can learn more about Chloe by visiting chloeneill.com
Praise for Wild Hunger
“Fans of urban fantasy will find their new favorite heroine in quick-witted, tough Elisa.”—Publishers Weekly
"Fans of Neill’s Chicagoland Vampires series will rejoice to see the next generation in their spin-off. Featuring her trademark snarky characters and colorful backgrounds, this is a fun and action-packed urban fantasy launch."—Library Journal
“Fans of the Chicagoland Vampires will be delighted by this new series, and all fans of urban fantasy should give it a try.”—Booklist
But now the next generation is here, their daughter, Elisa, in the spin off series Heirs of Chicagoland. I have this is my must read stack, I hope I can get to it soon.
If you stopped with Blade Bound the final full Chicagoland book, be sure to pick up the novella, Slaying It, which features a pregnant Merit.


By Chloe Neill
Berkley Trade Paperback
$15.00 / 352 pages
August 14, 2018
About the Book:
In the first thrilling installment of Chloe Neill's spinoff to the New York Times bestselling Chicagoland Vampires series, a new vampire will find out just how deep blood ties run.
As the only vampire child ever born, some believed Elisa Sullivan had all the luck. But the magic that helped bring her into the world left her with a dark secret. Shifter Connor Keene, the only son of North American Central Pack Apex Gabriel Keene, is the only one she trusts with it. But she's a vampire and the daughter of a Master and a Sentinel, and he's prince of the Pack and its future king.
When the assassination of a diplomat brings old feuds to the fore again, Elisa and Connor must choose between love and family, between honor and obligation, before Chicago disappears forever.
Amazon
About the Author:
Chloe Neill is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Devil’s Isle, Chicagoland Vampires, and Dark Elite series. Chloe was born and raised in the South, but now makes her home in the Midwest. When she's not writing, she bakes, works, and scours the Internet for good recipes and great graphic design. You can learn more about Chloe by visiting chloeneill.com
Praise for Wild Hunger
“Fans of urban fantasy will find their new favorite heroine in quick-witted, tough Elisa.”—Publishers Weekly
"Fans of Neill’s Chicagoland Vampires series will rejoice to see the next generation in their spin-off. Featuring her trademark snarky characters and colorful backgrounds, this is a fun and action-packed urban fantasy launch."—Library Journal
“Fans of the Chicagoland Vampires will be delighted by this new series, and all fans of urban fantasy should give it a try.”—Booklist
Published on August 02, 2018 05:00