House Rules

core novel 2013 Chicagoland Vampires

Record

First published	2013
Original language	EN
Work type	novel
Canon status	core
Reader rating	4.18 (20,380 ratings, collected 2026-09-09)
First-edition ISBN	9780451237101
Internal chronology	7

Synopsis

House Rules begins when two rogue vampires vanish from Chicago without a trace, prompting Merit, now twenty-seven years old and serving as Sentinel and House protector of Cadogan House, to investigate alongside her ancient master, Ethan Sullivan. Their inquiry into the disappearances gradually uncovers a web of secret alliances stretching beyond Cadogan House and into older, more entrenched corners of vampire society. As Merit and Ethan follow the trail, they find themselves facing an adversary whose reach and history prove far more extensive, and far more personally connected to them, than the case first suggested, forcing them to question who among their own allies can truly be trusted.

Where it sits

• Universe: Chicagoland Vampires
• Series: Chicagoland Vampires core; position 7 of 13 in the series' recorded order
• Author: Chloe Neill

Notes

• From the series record (Chicagoland Vampires): 13-novel main continuity; a spin-off sequence (Heirs of Chicagoland, starting Wild Hunger, 2018) follows a different protagonist and is kept out of Core for now.

Neighbouring works

Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.

• Reading order, within the series Chicagoland Vampires: position 7 of 13: previous Biting Cold (2012) · next Biting Bad (2013)

Sources

• Penguin Random House — Chicagoland Vampires listings
• Chloe Neill's official site — Chicagoland Vampires novels
• Wikipedia — Chloe Neill
• https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/309335/house-rules-by-chloe-neill/

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