The winner of Firespell by Chloe Neill and the St. Sophia gift pack is......Erotic HorizonCongratulations!! An email is on its way to you!Thank you so much to Chloe Neill and everyone that stopped by to comment! Continue Reading
Interview with Chloe Neill and Giveaway!
I am happy to have Chloe Neill back at Smexy, this time to talk about her new YA book, Firespell, that comes out January 5th! My review was posted earlier today and I really enjoyed it!!I'll start with the obvious questions - why a Young Adult book? Actually, I was very fortunate--my agent suggested that I put together a YA idea for my editor at Penguin. I've always wanted to go to boarding school--and was fascinated by it as a teenager, when there weren't many books out about boarding school. Continue Reading
Review: Firespell by Chloe Neill
As the new girl at the elite St. Sophia’s boarding school, Lily Parker thinks her classmates are the most monstrous things she’ll have to face… When Lily’s guardians decided to send her away to a fancy boarding school in Chicago, she was shocked. So was St. Sophia’s. Lily’s ultra-rich brat pack classmates think Lily should be the punchline to every joke, and on top of that, she’s hearing strange noises and seeing bizarre things in the shadows of the creepy building. The only thing keeping her Continue Reading
Smexy News
This week at Smexy:Monday - Review of Truth, Justice and the Vampire Way by Ashley Ladd with a guest post and giveaway later in the day.Tuesday - Review of Bound by Deception and Bound to Him both by Ava MarchWednesday - Book Chick City will be here with her guest review of Can't Stand the Heat by Louisa EdwardsThursday - Review of Mia's Return by Teal CeaghFriday - Chloe Neill will be here talking about her Young Adult debut, Firespell.This past week I received the following for Continue Reading
Odds and Ends
Thanks for a heads up from Kindle Vixen, here is the cover for Dark and Stormy Knights. Ilona Andrews' story will be how Kate and Saiman meet. Go HERE for a snippet. A great collection of authors - this one will be released in July 2010.Another cover that was revealed yesterday, Crossroads by Moira RogersThis is the follow-up to Crux in their Southern Arcana series. I am really digging this cover. This is one duo of authors I have been really wanting to read. I recently bought Crux and should Continue Reading
New Cover: Twice Bitten by Chloe Neill
I know this is the third post of the day - don't kill me! ;) Had to show off Chloe Neill's new cover! I am LOVING the new Merit! The third in her Chicagoland Vampires series releases July 6, 2010. Continue Reading
Friday Night Bites – Chloe Neill Review
Friday Night Bites - Chloe Neill (Book #2 in Chicagoland Vampires Series)October 6, 2009Urban Fantasy368 pages, paperbackNAL TradeBook was purchased by meMerit is officially leaving her old life behind and moving her vampire self into Cadogan House, one of three vampire houses in Chicago. She has been named Sentinel, head security and must be sure to keep the head of the house, Ethan Sullivan safe. Merit and Ethan have a decidedly lust-hate relationship. While they each find the other Continue Reading
An Interview With Author Chloe Neill and Giveaway!
1. Who is Chloe Neill, give us the low down?She is a former southerner who now lives in the midwest, and spends a lot of her time writing...although most of it is for her day job. :)2. What was the process like writing Some Girls Bite? Did the story just come to you? Were you inspired by something?It was actually a pretty quick process, as I recall. I knew that I wanted to write about Merit--a female vampire with spunk--and when I got a mental image of a handsome, blond vampire with green eyes Continue Reading
Some Girls Bite – Chloe Neill
(This cover is just ok for me)Some Girls Bite: A Chicagoland Vampires Novel - Chloe NeillUrban FantasyApril 7, 2009Paperback, 352 pagesPenguinI started this book when I was with a friend of mine and at one point I turned to her and said, "crap this book is good!" - yes, I'm very poetic with words. She asked me what the book was about, and I said, I have no idea, I'm only on page fifteen. With the style of writing and quick wit, I already knew this would be a keeper.Merit, and she only goes by Continue Reading
First Chapters, Excerpts and Blurbs
Release date: September 1stRead first chapter HERE.I really enjoy her Dark series, although I am not quite caught up yet. I love this cover!!Release date: October 6thRead first chapter HERE.I just read the first book in The Chicagoland Vampire series, Some Girls Bite, and it has been one of my favorite reads this year! I will have my review and an interview with Chloe Neill at the beginning of September. I can't wait for the second book in this series!!! Release date: Octover 13thRead an excerpt Continue Reading