Bad Mouth by Angela McCallister (Guest Post/Giveaway)

Today I would like to give a warm welcome to author, Angela McCallister, who is joining us with her book - BAD MOUTH!

A Mini-Vacation Wrapped in a Book Cover

So you thought reading a book only gave you a story to lose yourself in? Well, you certainly get that, but it’s also a great opportunity to “travel.” One of my favorite aspects of reading is getting that bit of flavor of a new setting or even a lifestyle. I’ve never even been on a working ranch, but I can just about taste the dust and feel the culture of ranching life in Lorelei’s Rough Riders, for example. Every book is another opportunity to experience another place or even another time.

Bad Mouth is set in the Pacific Northwest, primarily in the Seattle area. I’ve lived in several different places in Washington, having grown up in the Pacific Northwest. It can get quite drizzly and dreary so it made a great setting for vampires, who naturally abhor the sunlight—hey, Washington does get plenty of sun, too, I assure you, lol.

I’ve always loved Seattle. There are so many quirky little places and features many don’t hear about or get to see, so I’ve incorporated many of these into the setting of Bad Mouth. Gas Works Park is one of my favorites. It’s a 19-plus acre industrial site-turned-recreational park, a fun, unique place to visit. I mention the little, colorful townhomes in Wallingford that somewhat model the colorful homes in Italy. The old Fisher flour mill on Harbor Island really did have one of the piers catch on fire several years ago. Later in the Immortalis series, you’ll get a glimpse of the Seattle Underground, Pike Place Market (with its strange wall of gum), the Fremont Troll, the historic Pioneer Square, and the Bavarian-style Leavenworth nearby.

Now when you get a chance to visit Seattle after reading Bad Mouth, you’ll know all the best places to go. What settings have appealed to you the most? Have there been books that inspired you to visit a particular place?

Before I sign off, thank you so much, Crystal, for inviting me to your blog!

ABOUT BAD MOUTH

After her ex-husband’s obsession with vampires, Valerie Craig is on a mission to stop transformations. Of all vampires, Kade Rollins is the worst of the worst, but when multiple murders plague Seattle, Val is forced to enlist his aid. Kade’s crude wit and seductive nature attract her like no other, but she can’t ignore his violence toward his human servants, no matter her yearning to forget.
She’s torn when she learns Kade may be behind the murders. Val's worked hard to protect humans from vampires, but the truth surrounding the murders could ignite a bloody battle between their races, one humans are sure to lose. Someone is pulling strings to build a vampire army and spark the war—setting Kade up to kick it off. But if she trusts the vampire prince, she risks her job, her integrity, and her heart if he betrays her as all the men in her life have.

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ABOUT ANGELA MCCALLISTER

Angela McCallister is a US Navy Sailor and author of Paranormal Romance repped by the fabulous Nalini Akolekar. Spoiled by the gorgeous weather of Southern California, she spends her days reading and writing whenever she's lucky enough to be away from work. In fact, she's never to be found without a book hidden somewhere on her person. Over the past two years, her writing has finaled in multiple RWA writing competitions, and her debut Paranormal Romance, BAD MOUTH, won MERWA's 2012 Everything But The Kitchen Sink Competition. 

Find her on Twitter, Facebook, or on her website.

~*GIVEAWAY*~
Entangled publishing is giving away one e-book of BAD MOUTH, open internationally, to one reader. To enter, just leave a comment on this post answering Angela's question above and then fill out the rafflecopter below. Good luck!

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TOUR-WIDE GIVEAWAY

Angela is giving away one author-signed paranormal book bundle and one $50 Amazon/Barnes and Noble gift card. 

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