Valerie Bowman's debut novel was published in 2012. Since then, her books have received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and Kirkus. Valerie grew up in Illinois with six sisters (she's number seven) and a huge supply of romance novels. Valerie now lives in Jacksonville with her family including her mini-schnauzers, Huckleberry and Violet. When she's not writing, she keeps busy reading, traveling, or vacillating between watching crazy reality TV and PBS.