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Oh Thrifty Tree, Oh Thrifty Tree
Carmine Valentine
  • Dec 1, 2019
  • 2 min

Oh Thrifty Tree, Oh Thrifty Tree

Yup, that's what I have this year, a 'thrifty tree', and this is how the story began. I had a tree decorating dilemma when I opened my...
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How could we be lost? It's a small island.
Carmine Valentine
  • May 5, 2019
  • 3 min

How could we be lost? It's a small island.

A few weekends ago, I stepped off the ferry in Friday Harbor. This fun, little touristy town is located on the San Juan Island in...
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Forever a Nancy Drew Fan
Carmine Valentine
  • Aug 7, 2018
  • 2 min

Forever a Nancy Drew Fan

I grew up reading the Nancy Drew series written under the collective pseudonym of Carolyn Keene. I left the hardback books behind in my...
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Would Oprah read my book while snuggled up in a quilt?
Carmine Valentine
  • Jun 26, 2018
  • 2 min

Would Oprah read my book while snuggled up in a quilt?

What author wouldn’t want Oprah Winfrey to read their book. I'd stand in line for the chance. Her review matters to readers. It can...
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Funny how All Fired Up got its name
Carmine Valentine
  • Jun 10, 2018
  • 3 min

Funny how All Fired Up got its name

Some authors don’t even worry about the book’s title until they’ve typed ‘The End’. I need a title, at least what’s called a ‘working...
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Mystery set on Orcas Island
Carmine Valentine
  • Jun 2, 2018
  • 2 min

Mystery set on Orcas Island

Hi book readers, lovers of a cozy mystery. By chance are any of you vacationing on Orcas Island this summer or any season for that...
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Snowed In with the Right One
Carmine Valentine
  • Nov 19, 2017
  • 2 min

Snowed In with the Right One

Happy Holidays everyone! I’ve just published my single-title Christmas novella, One Step Over the Mistletoe Line. What’s this story all...
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Holiday Warmth & Magic - Bring it on!
Carmine Valentine
  • Oct 9, 2017
  • 1 min

Holiday Warmth & Magic - Bring it on!

I could sure use some of that holiday warmth and magic, even though it may feel too soon to some. I haven't even had my fill of Halloween...
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Barefoot by Moonlight and a Hot New Cover!
Carmine Valentine
  • Sep 28, 2017
  • 2 min

Barefoot by Moonlight and a Hot New Cover!

Very excited to re-release All Fired Up with its new cover and series name. Why the changes? I'd received some very helpful feedback on...
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The Weekend I thought I'd get some writing done...
Carmine Valentine
  • Jul 1, 2017
  • 1 min

The Weekend I thought I'd get some writing done...

It was Seabrook weekend. Four days near the end of June at a seaside town along the Washington Coast. A darling town of Nantucket-style...
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How to Write a Novel event May 27, 2017
Carmine Valentine
  • May 21, 2017
  • 1 min

How to Write a Novel event May 27, 2017

Looking forward to being a part of the How to Write a Novel author panel with 3 other authors Kim Hornsby, Janet Oakley, and Christine...
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3 Beautiful Words: "Dear RONE Nominee"
Carmine Valentine
  • Apr 22, 2017
  • 2 min

3 Beautiful Words: "Dear RONE Nominee"

I opened up my email the other day and here is what I found: Dear RONE nominee, Congratulations on being nominated for the illustrious...
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Who Doesn't Love a Cozy Bookstore?
Carmine Valentine
  • Dec 13, 2016
  • 1 min

Who Doesn't Love a Cozy Bookstore?

It was a dark and rainy night...and so I went to a cozy bookstore. Actually, I was invited to a holiday party at Kirkland's new...
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All Fired Up in Burbank, California
Carmine Valentine
  • Oct 13, 2016
  • 2 min

All Fired Up in Burbank, California

I attended the 2016 InDScribe Conference for Indie authors in Burbank, California Oct 6-9. What an experience. Flew down from rainy...
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What's that word I'm looking for? Oh, yeah. FINALLY PUBLISHED!!
Carmine Valentine
  • Sep 10, 2016
  • 1 min

What's that word I'm looking for? Oh, yeah. FINALLY PUBLISHED!!

I don't even want to count the days and hours. It's enough to say that FINALLY! my romance All Fired Up is published in both print and...
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Fixing the little things. Believing in the big things.
Carmine Valentine
  • Aug 3, 2016
  • 2 min

Fixing the little things. Believing in the big things.

Well I didn't meet my July 30 deadline for launching my contemporary romance All Fired Up. But it's going to happen for sure in August!...
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Cover Release, Title Change...I think it's going to happen. Like the title reads, I'm "
Carmine Valentine
  • Jun 26, 2016
  • 1 min

Cover Release, Title Change...I think it's going to happen. Like the title reads, I'm "

My first ever cover release just happened. Along with my 5th title change of my romance that takes place on Orcas Island. Yeah. The one...
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I'm not here to start something over a bottle of wine. And yet, he does...
Carmine Valentine
  • Apr 10, 2016
  • 1 min

I'm not here to start something over a bottle of wine. And yet, he does...

"I'm not here to start something over a bottle of wine," Jack said. And yet, he's so drawn to Marianne that he does exactly that despite...
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A Little Distraction....
Carmine Valentine
  • Feb 20, 2016
  • 1 min

A Little Distraction....

Nearing completion on a romantic supsense novel I began back in 2007. This novel won First Place in Romantic Suspense in the 2007 Golden...
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