Review: Val-iant and the Prince
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 23, 2013
Val is the official Washington State liaison between humans and the vampire community.  Her office keeps track of which humans are turned into vampires, and who does the turning.  It is a highly regulated process.  When she and her partner, Will, need to investigate illegal attacks on humans called "blooding", they are assigned to a vampire prince who swears a lot.  He is the "bad mouth" of the title.Val and the Prince, Kade, go on a series of interviews with vampires who have witnessed the bloodings.  At first, Kade lets Val conduct the interviews without assisting her, but by the third interview, he is pressing the vampire she questions for more details, and using his royal authority for results to help Val.  The vampires would like their activities to stay under the radar and as unregulated as possible, and the rogue vampires undermine their interests.  So Kade wants answers, too.I like the connection Val and Kade feel for each other, and it is fun to watch it develop.  I wish the book were longer.  Look forward to more books by this author.