Chicagoland Vampires Books in Order: How to read Chloe Neill’s series?
The Vampires of Chicago!
What is the Chicagoland Vampires series about?
Coming from American author Chloe Neill, the Chicagoland Vampires series is a romance/urban fantasy series launched in 2009.
This series follows the adventures of Merit, a 28-year-old literature student in Chicago, who after being transformed into a vampire joins the Cadogan household.
There, she vowed to fight for her House-becoming its Sentinel-and its Master, and she’s managed to forge strong alliances with powerful supernaturals across Chicago, and one of Chicago’s most skilled vampire warriors.
How to read the Chicagoland Vampires Books in Order?
Every book in the Chicagoland Vampires series moslty works as a standalone story, but the lives of the different characters evolve from one novel to the other.
- Midnight Bites (2015)
- 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)
- “Howling For You” (2014)
- Wild Things (2014)
- Blood Games (2014)
- “Lucky Break” (2015)
- Dark Debt (2015)
- Midnight Marked (2016)
- “Phantom Kiss” (2017)
- Blade Bound (2017)
- “Slaying It” (2018)
Heirs of Chicagoland
Heirs of Chicagoland is Chloe Neill’s spinoff to the Chicagoland Vampires series.
- Wild Hunger (2018)
- Wicked Hour (2019)
- Shadowed Steel (2021)
- Devouring Darkness (2022)
- Cold Curses (2023)
What is the plot of the Chicagoland Vampires and its spin-off stories?
For more information about the books in the Chicagoland Vampires and Heirs of Chicagoland series by Chloe Neill, you’ll find below the official synopsis for all the books:
Some Girls Bite – Sure, the life of a graduate student wasn’t exactly glamorous, but it was Merit’s. She was doing fine until a rogue vampire attacked her. But he only got a sip before he was scared away by another bloodsucker and this one decided the best way to save her life was to make her the walking undead. Turns out her savior was the master vampire of Cadogan House. Now she’s traded sweating over her thesis for learning to fit in at a Hyde Park mansion full of vamps loyal to Ethan Lord o the Manor Sullivan. Of course, as a tall, green-eyed, four-hundred-year-old vampire, he has centuries’ worth of charm, but unfortunately, he expects her gratitude-and servitude. But an inconvenient sunlight allergy and Ethan’s attitude are the least of Merit’s concerns. Someone’s still out to get her. Her initiation into Chicago’s nightlife may be the first skirmish in a war…and there will be blood.
Friday Night Bites – Ten months after vampires revealed their existence to the mortals of Chicago, they’re enjoying a celebrity status usually reserved for the Hollywood elite. But should people learn about the Raves–mass feeding parties where vampires round up humans like cattle–the citizens will start sharpening their stakes. So now it’s up to the new vampire Merit to reconnect with her upper class family and act as liaison between humans and bloodsuckers, and keep the more unsavory aspects of the vampire lifestyle out of the media. But someone doesn’t want peace between them–someone with an ancient grudge…
Twice Bitten – Merit is learning how to play nicely with others. Other supernaturals, that is. Shapeshifters from across the country are convening in the Windy City, and as a gesture of peace, Master Vampire Ethan Sullivan has offered their leader a very special bodyguard: Merit.
Hard Bitten – Chicago is beset by supernatural tensions, and Merit-vampire protector of a safe haven called Cadogan house-is worried that the humans will be reaching for their pitchforks any minute. It doesn’t help that yet another vampire rave is broken up by the mayor, and a new inhibition- reducing drug is circulating through the community. It’s up to Merit to put her house in order-literally. And if that takes getting a little blood on her hands, so be it.
Drink Deep – Clouds are brewing over Cadogan House, and Merit the vampire can’t tell if this is the darkness before the dawn, or the calm before the storm. With the city itself in turmoil over paranormals and the state threatening to pass a paranormal registration act, times have never been more precarious for the vampires. If only they could lay low for a bit… Then magic rears its ugly head when Lake Michigan turns black. The mayor insists it’s nothing to worry about, but Merit knows a panic is coming.
Biting Cold – Merit is on the hunt, charging across the stark American Midwest, tailing a rogue supernatural intent on stealing an ancient artifact that could unleash catastrophic evil on the world. But Merit is also the prey. An enemy of Chicagoland is hunting and he’ll stop at nothing to get the book for himself. No mercy allowed. No rules apply. No lives spared. The race is on.
House Rules – It started with two . . . Two rogues vanishing without a trace. Someone is targeting Chicago’s vampires, and anyone could be next. With their house in peril, Merit and her Master, the centuries-old Ethan Sullivan, must race to stop the disappearances. But as they untangle a web of secret alliances and ancient evils, they realize their foe is more familiar, and more powerful, than they could have ever imagined.
Biting Bad – Anti-vampire riots are erupting all over town, striking vampires where it hurts the most. A splinter group armed with Molotov cocktails and deep-seated hate is intent on clearing the fanged from the Windy City come hell or high water. Merit and her allies rush to figure out who’s behind the attacks, who will be targeted next, and whether there’s any way to stop the wanton destruction. The battle for Chicago is just beginning, and Merit is running out of time.
High Stakes (short story) – Boot-loving Cadogan vampire Lindsey must team up with off-again, on-again vampire partner Luc when a woman from her past is targeted by supernaturals.
Howling For You (short story) – Jeff Christopher is a shapeshifter and ally of Chicago’s Cadogan House of vampires-he’s also a tech whiz and mostly-legal hacker. And the only protective shields he’s never been able to find a way around are those of the powerful Keene Family. But fate takes a hand when the Pack’s totem is stolen-threatening the Keene family’s rule-and Fallon Keene enlists Jeff’s help to retrieve it before the Pack is thrown into chaos.
Wild Things – Merit and Master vampire Ethan Sullivan have helped make Cadogan’s vampires the strongest in North America, and forged ties with paranormal folk of all breeds and creeds, living or dead…or both. But now those alliances are about to be tested. A strange and twisted magic has ripped through the North American Central Pack, and Merit’s closest friends are caught in the cross-hairs. Gabriel Keene, the Pack Apex, looks to Merit and Ethan for help. But who-or what-could possibly be powerful enough to out-magic a shifter?
Blood Games – A killer is stalking Chicago, preying on humans and leaving his victims with magical souvenirs. The CPD hasn’t been able to track the assailant, and as the body count rises, the city is running out of options. Vampires and humans aren’t on great terms, but murder makes for strange bedfellows. Can Merit find the killer before she becomes a target?
Lucky Break (short story) – Merit and Ethan are in desperate need of some alone time, far from the worries of Cadogan House, but trouble tends to follow wherever they go. Their attempt at a romantic getaway is quickly interrupted when one of Ethan’s vampire friends shows up at their door–covered in blood and accused of killing her shifter husband.
Dark Debt – At an exclusive society soiree attended by the upper echelons of the human and supernatural worlds, Merit and Ethan barely stop the assassination of a guest. When the target turns out to be a shady businessman with a criminal edge, Merit suspects a human vendetta. But the assassins have fangs… The connections to Chicago’s Houses go deeper than Merit knows, and even one wrong move could be her last…
Midnight Marked – Merit and Master vampire Ethan have made a new and powerful enemy, and 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 supernatural against supernatural… In this deadly game of cat-and-mouse, the stakes are life or death-and winning might mean sacrificing everything…
Phantom Kiss (short story) – Vampires generally aren’t afraid of things that go bump in the night, but Merit and Ethan are extra jumpy after a recent attack by a dark sorcerer. So when they learn that someone is messing with graves in Chicago’s cemeteries, stealing skulls and snatching souls, they fear that their powerful foe might be back for even more magical vengeance.
Blade Bound – When the House is infiltrated and Merit is attacked by a vampire who seems to be under the sway of dark magic, Merit and Ethan realize the danger is closer than they could have imagined. As malign sorcery spreads throughout the city, Merit must go to war against supernatural powers beyond her comprehension. It is her last chance to save everything-and everyone-she loves.
Slaying It (short story) – Merit, the Sentinel of Chicago’s Cadogan House, is pregnant. She’s ready to meet her daughter, but also excited to see her feet again. While out on an evening walk, Merit stops to help a man in need, only to find herself the victim of a kidnapping attempt. Someone with a serious debt to some very serious people thinks Cadogan House will pay a rich reward for Merit’s return.
The Heirs of Chicagoland series in order (spin-off)
The Heirs of Chicagoland series revolves around Elisa Sullivan, the daughter of the former mayor of Chicago and the first vampire to be born in the city. She’s a strong and independent young woman who is trying to find her place in the world as a vampire, but also as a member of the powerful Cadogan House.
Wild Hunger – 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.
Wicked Hour – After the dust from the attack has settled, Elisa is surprised when Connor invites her to a usually private Pack event in the north woods of Minnesota, and by the warm welcome she receives from some of Connor’s family, even though she’s a vampire. But the peace doesn’t last. The shifters tell tales of a monster in the woods, and when the celebration is marred by death, Elisa and Connor find themselves in the middle of a struggle for control that forces Elisa to face her true selffangs and all.
Shadowed Steel – The ruling body of vampires, the Assembly of American Masters, is furious that Elisa turned someone without their permission, and they want her punished. When an AAM vampire is found dead, Elisa is the prime suspect. Someone else is stalking Chicago-and Elisa. She’ll need to keep a clear head, and a sharp blade, to survive all the supernatural strife.
Devouring Darkness – When Elisa and her Ombudsman colleagues agree to escort a vulnerable supernatural to Chicago, they inadvertently set in motion a scheme of long-awaited magical vengeance. The city may pay an arcane price it can’t afford unless Elisa and her allies rise to the challenge.
Cold Curses – Everyone is working as hard as they can to repair the city’s wards, but unwelcome creatures are slipping through and Elisa soon finds herself caught in the middle of a magical turf war with roots that go back generations. She knows she will have to take a stand, but retaliating threatens to reveal her deepest secret…
What should you read if you like the Chicagoland Vampires novels?
If you like reading Chloe Neill’s Chicagoland Vampires series, you may be interested in the Mercy Thompson series, the Kate Daniels stories, the Guild Hunter novels, the Vampire Diaries books, the Sookie Stackhouse stories.
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