Short Interview with Chloe Neill

Thanks to Chloe Neill for answering my questions!

Francesca : Would you like to be a vampire, a witch or a shifter?

Chloe Neill : Probably a witch. I’d rather be “myself,” but with powers. Invisibility, the ability to fly, the ability to summon Diet Coke at will. 🙂

Francesca : How did you feel when you’ve finished writing Blade Bound?

Chloe Neill : I cried. I was very sad to say goodbye to Merit and Ethan, but very glad to give them a Happily Ever After.

Thanks so much for having me today!

Don’t forget the pending giveaways and check out the other blog tour stops HERE

Short Interview with Merit

With the official blog tour, I had the opportunity to ask a couple of questions to our favorite badass heroine, Merit, the Sentinel of the Cadogan House.

Francesca : What do you prefer the most about Ethan?

Merit : His shy nature and modesty. 😉 Just kidding. There’s not a shy or modest bone in his very gorgeous body.  He may be imperious and stubborn, but he would do anything to help his House and his vampires, and I admire that tremendously.
I’m proud to be one of them.

Francesca : How do you imagine your life if you have not been turned into a vampire?

Merit I think Ethan said it best–I’d be sitting in some dark library, staring at books for too many hours of the day. Not that I don’t spend the occasional long night in the House library, but there’s more to my life than just research.

Don’t forget the pending giveaways and check out the other blog tour stops HERE

Official Blog Tour Stop : Blade Bound by Chloe Neill

Blade Bound (Chicagoland Vampires #13) will release on April, 25th 2017!

Preorder links : Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iBooks | Kobo | Books-A-Million | Indiebound | Audible

The thrilling final installment of Chloe Neill’s New York Times bestselling urban fantasy series sees a sinister sorcery advancing across Chicago, and it may usher in the fall of Cadogan House… 

Since the night of her brutal attack and unwilling transformation to vampire, Merit’s stood as Sentinel and protector of Chicago’s Cadogan House.  She’s saved the Windy City from the forces of darkness time and again with her liege and lover, Ethan Sullivan, by her side.

When the House in infiltrated and Merit is attacked by a vampire seemingly under the sway of dark magic, Merit and Ethan realize the danger is closer than they could have ever imagined.  As a malign sorcery spreads throughout the city, Merit must go to war against supernatural powers beyond her comprehension.  It’s her last chance to save everything—and everyone—she loves.

To celebrate this release, I give away a packet of swag (US only) :

• Three signed, limited edition, 8.5 x11 Merit posters
• A Cadogan House lanyard
• A Cadogan House tote bag
• Cadogan House seal sticker
• Bookmarks

To win, please comment this post by telling me your favorite book of Chicagoland Vampires series and why!

You have until May, 2nd 2017 to participate. (US only)

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The fun doesn’t stop here!

Want more chances to win? You can also enter the Blade Bound Grand Prize Giveaway, which runs April 17 through April 28 on Chloe’s web site.

What is the Grand Prize Giveaway prize?

• Engraved Cadogan House medal pendant
• Signed 11×16 Merit poster
• $50 Amazon gift card
• $50 Garrett Popcorn Gift Card (Chicago’s hometown favorite!)
• Tote bag containing Chicagoland Vampires and Devil’s Isle Swag

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Blade Bound Blog Tour Schedule

Week One

Monday, April 17 – There’s This Book
Tuesday, April 18 – Vicarious Bookworm
Wednesday, April 19 – Bad Bird Reads | Francesca’s World
Thursday, April 20 – Read What I Like
Friday, April 21 – Snoopy Doo’s Book Reviews | The Book Nympho

Week Two

Monday, April 24 – The Consummate Reader | Rantings of a Reading Addict
Tuesday, April 25 (Release Day) – Vampire Book Club | Literary Escapism | Saucy Wenches
Wednesday, April 26 – Cocktails & Books | Goldilocks & The Three Weres
Thursday, April 27 – Rabid Reads
Friday, April 28 – Tru Bookie’s Review

Blade Bound Official Blog Tour on April 19th!

Check out the blog tomorrow! I’ll host the Blade Bound Official Blog Tour Stop for the upcoming release of the final Chicagoland Vampires book!

Review, interviews and giveaways will be posted through the week!

Short Interview with Ethan Sullivan

With the official blog tour stop on February 29th on The World of Francesca, I had the opportunity to ask our beloved Ethan Sullivan, Master of Cadogan House, 2 questions.

Francesca : What do you prefer the most about Merit?

Ethan : She is a strong woman with a tender heart, and bravery beyond the telling of it.  She is like no woman I’ve ever met before.

Francesca : Have you ever regret some of your decisions at the beginning of your relationship with Merit?

Ethan : I don’t enjoy having regrets, and try not to make decisions that lead to them. We have grown together, and both needed to grow, to be willing to be vulnerable, in order to find each other.

Don’t forget the pending giveaways and check out the other blog tour stops HERE

Short Interview of Chloe Neill

With the official blog tour stop on February 29th on The World of Francesca, I had the opportunity to ask Chloe Neill 2 questions.

Francesca : Merit loves to eat. Why a such fixation on food in the series?

Chloe Neill : Because Merit loves to eat. 🙂 That’s part of who she is and what Chicago is, so she relates to her friends, enemies, and setting in that way.

Francesca : Do you ever think of writing from Ethan’s point of view?

Chloe Neill : Not really. These are Merit’s stories. While Ethan undoubtedly has his own stories to tell, I’m focused right now on telling Merit’s. 🙂

Don’t forget the pending giveaways and check out the other blog tour stops HERE

Review : Midnight Marked by Chloe Neill

Midnight Marked by Chloe Neill (Chicagoland Vampires #12)

March 1st, 2016 (US)
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Description

A vampire’s grudges don’t stay dead long…

Merit is one of Chicago’s most skilled vampire warriors; these days, she doesn’t scare easily. But she and Master vampire Ethan have made a new and powerful enemy, and he won’t give up until he owns the Windy City.

With his last plan thwarted, he’s more determined than ever to watch Cadogan burn. Ethan has put the House’s vampires on high alert, but their enemy will stop at nothing, including pitting vampire against vampire…

In this deadly game of cat-and-mouse, the stakes are life or death—and winning might mean sacrificing everything…

Official Blog Tour Stop : Midnight Marked by Chloe Neill

Midnight Marked (Chicagoland Vampires #12) by Chloe Neill will release on March 1st, 2016!

Preorder links : Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iBooks | Books-A-Million | Kobo | Indiebound

A vampire’s grudges don’t stay dead long…
 
Merit is one of Chicago’s most skilled vampire warriors; these days, she doesn’t scare easily. But she and Master vampire Ethan have made a new and powerful enemy, and he won’t give up until he owns the Windy City.

With his last plan thwarted, he’s more determined than ever to watch Cadogan burn. Ethan has put the House’s vampires on high alert, but their enemy will stop at nothing, including pitting vampire against vampire…

In this deadly game of cat-and-mouse, the stakes are life or death—and winning might mean sacrificing everything…

To celebrate this release, I give away a pack of swag (US only) :

• Cadogan House mini-pennant
• Cadogan House tote bag
• Swag, including bookmarks, a pen, and a Cadogan House keychain

To win, please comment this post by telling me what is your favorite scene of Chicagoland Vampires series!

You have until March 15th, 2016 to participate. (US only)

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The fun doesn’t stop here! Want more chances to win? You can also enter the Midnight Marked Grand Prize Giveaway, which runs February 11 through March 4 on Chloe’s web site.

What is the Grand Prize Giveaway prize?

• Engraved Cadogan House medal pendant
• Lou Malnati’s Tastes of Chicago package, featuring hot dogs, pizza, and cheesecake
• $25 Amazon gift card
• Tote bag containing Chicagoland Vampires and Devil’s Isle Swag

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Midnight Marked Blog Tour Schedule

Week One

Monday, February 22 – Booklovers for Life | Snoopy Doo’s Book Reviews
Tuesday, February 23 – Fallen for Books | The Book Whisperers
Wednesday, February 24 – Bad Bird Reads | Wild Wordy Women
Thursday, February 25 – StarCrossed Book Blog | Rantings of a Reading Addict
Friday, February 26 – BiblioJunkies | Love Laughter Foreverafter

Week Two

Monday, February 29 – Rabid Reads | The World of Francesca
Tuesday, March 1 (Release Day) – Goldilox and the Three Weres | Saucy Wenches | Literary Escapism | Vampire Book Club | YA Reads
Wednesday, March 2 – Consummate Reader
Thursday, March 3 – Urban Fantasy Investigations | Fangirls Read It First
Friday, March 4 – Paranormal Haven | My Paranormal Kink

Midnight Marked Blog Tour on February 29th

I’m a big fan of Chloe Neill, especially her Chicagoland Vampires series, and I’m delighted to be a part of her blog tour for the 12th book of the series : Midnight Marked which will release on March 1st, 2016.

My blog tour stop will be tomorrow, February 29th, with giveaways, but it will continue on The World of Francesca with review, interviews… I hope you’ll like it!

Thanks Chloe for the opportunity!

Interview : Pintip Dunn

Forget Tomorrow by Pintip Dunn is a very good YA dystopian novel!

Imagine a world where your destiny has already been decided…

by your future self. 

It’s Callie’s seventeenth birthday and, like everyone else, she’s eagerly awaiting her vision―a memory sent back in time to sculpt each citizen into the person they’re meant to be. A world-class swimmer. A renowned scientist. 

Or in Callie’s case, a criminal. 

In her vision, she sees herself murdering her gifted younger sister. Before she can process what it means, Callie is arrested and placed in Limbo―a hellish prison for those destined to break the law. With the help of her childhood crush, Logan, a boy she hasn’t spoken to in five years, she escapes. 

But on the run from her future, as well as the government, Callie sets in motion a chain of events that she hopes will change her fate. If not, she must figure out how to protect her sister from the biggest threat of all—Callie, herself. 

I was lucky to have made an interview with Pintip Dunn.