by valeriedavisson | Jun 9, 2016 | Reviews, Uncategorized
WHILE I APPRECIATE ALL BOOK REVIEWS and promotions, some book bloggers really go the extra mile. Malak Ismail of Quebec, Canada, just posted a promotion of FOREST PARK: Logan Book 2. The review is still to come, but I noticed he took extra time and care with the...
by valeriedavisson | Jan 23, 2016 | Uncategorized, Writer's Life, Writing Process
Everyone’s favorite Chess Queen, Coffee Shop Owner and All-Around Samoan Goddess, Tava’e lumbers into our lives in Chapter 8 of SHATTERED: Logan Book 1: Advancing impressively across the room, she adjusted her tremendous body, enveloped in a bright, boldly patterned,...
by valeriedavisson | Nov 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
MEET LOGAN McKENNA … fiercely loyal, and impossibly inquisitive. In Shattered, the first book in the original mystery series and my fiction debut, Logan McKenna loses her husband, her illusions, the company they built together, her music, and now, probably her job....
by valeriedavisson | Sep 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
If you’re going to be in the Newport Beach area this Sunday, stop by the 2nd Annual Newport Beach Book Fair. Refreshments, plenty of parking nearby, and an opportunity to meet authors, get autographed copies, and just enjoy being around people who love books!...
by valeriedavisson | Jan 11, 2015 | Uncategorized, Writing Process
ROMANCE NOVELS don’t have a corner on love. In fact, most of them don’t have anything to do with love; just the initial few weeks or months of hormonal infatuation. But love is a central theme of every book we write – no matter the genre – so...
by valeriedavisson | Nov 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
Just finished reading John Grisham’s latest, Gray Mountain. It’s an issue novel decrying the evils of Big Coal, black lung, & strip mining, vs the character-driven novels he became famous for — the underdog lawyer makes good. If you read it, what...
A self-admitted book addict, Valerie was the kid with the flashlight under her pillow. A life of travel with exposure to many different cultures led to a pervasive interest in people, with degrees & teaching credentials in Cultural Anthropology & English.