Hello and thank you for visiting!

I’m Carmine Valentine.

Welcome to my website. I write romance and intrigue. All Fired Up is my first published novel and is book 1 in The Barefoot by Moonlight Series with book 2, All You Desire, coming in 2026.

My stories are set in the beautiful Pacific Northwest where I was born and raised and continue to call home.

MEET CARMINE
A colorful book cover for 'All Fired Up' by Carmine Valentine, part of 'The Barefoot by Moonlight Series'. It features a woman with red hair viewed from behind, standing on a green hill, looking at a lake with a boat, a house, a motorcyclist, a heron, and a necklace with a pendant. The background includes trees, purple mountains, and a sky.

All Fired Up 

Second Edition
Book 1, The Barefoot by Moonlight Series

He needs a room. She needs his bad-guy hunting skills.

Danger and mystery on Orcas Island where a long-buried secret has surfaced.

What they didn’t expect was to fall in love.

Romance and intrigue on a Pacific Northwest Island.

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Review for All Fired Up, Second Edition

“… a brilliantly woven web of threats, kidnappings, and long-held secrets … A dramatic love story with a heart of gold, All Fired Up is a suspenseful, slow-burn romance where the bonds of family, loyalty, and love are tested by betrayal and the shadow of violence.”

– INDIES TODAY

Full Review on IndiesToday.com

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COMING IN 2026

If you’ve read book 1, then you’ve met Ian and Fiona.
They are about to have their own romance and intrigue.

Book cover titled "All You Desire" from the series "The Barefoot by Moonlight Series" by Carmine Valentine. The cover features a woman in a pink top and jeans standing outdoors, a man in sunglasses driving a blue car, a small dog, a pink house, and a garden with pink flowers, set against a backdrop of trees, mountains, and a blue sky.

All You Desire

Book 2
The Barefoot by Moonlight Series

He’s her big crush. She's his prime suspect.

And when a million dollars vanishes, danger comes to the idyllic Lilac Bed-and-Breakfast in LaConner.

Can they unravel the mystery while trying to hide their feelings for each other?

Complicated? That’s an understatement.

Romance & Intrigue in a Pacific Northwest Small Town.

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