2008 DOUBLE FINALIST for the "Maggie Award"
from Georgia Romance Writers for
A TREASURE OF THE HEART
and
SHADOW OF TURNING

2008 FINALIST FOR THE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
from Colorado Romance Writers for
A TREASURE OF THE HEART!

2008 Finalist "Write Touch Readers Award"
from Wisconsin RWA for
A TREASURE OF THE HEART
and
SHADOW OF TURNING
for double-finalist status!

2008 "Award of Merit", Southern Theme,
Virginia Romance Writers for
A TREASURE OF THE HEART!

2008 Finalist "Booksellers Best Award",
Greater Detroit RWA for
A TREASURE OF THE HEART!

2006 WINNER OF THE GOLDEN QUILL AWARD
from DESERT ROSE RWA for HER BROTHER'S KEEPER!

2007 FINALIST FOR LOVE INSPIRED "BOOK OF THE YEAR" from Romantic Times for THE HAMILTON HEIR!

2007 FINALIST FOR THE GAYLE WILSON AWARD OF EXCELLENCE from Southern Magic RWA for OUT OF THE DEPTHS!

2007 FINALIST FOR THE HOLT MEDALLION
from Virginia RWA for OUT OF THE DEPTHS!

2007 WINNER OF THE LAUREL WREATH
for Best Romantic Suspense from Volusia
County RWA for OUT OF THE DEPTHS!
 

2008

WILDERNESS COURTSHIP

Aug 2008
Love Inspired Historical
ISBN 978-0-373-82793-0

Widow Charity Beal has survived the trip across the Great Plains, a short marriage to an evil man and is now settled in a hotel in San Francisco with her father, Emory. She expects to spend the rest of her life caring for Emory as penance for her earlier folly but God has other plans. Thorne Blackwell and his family arrive by ship, fleeing a very real threat of death, and everything changes. When kind-hearted Charity is pressed into service as a companion to Thorne’s sister-in-law and nursemaid for his toddler nephew, she finds herself on a journey north to the Columbia River to meet her destiny. All she has to do is survive long enough to embrace and enjoy it.

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FRONTIER COURTSHIP

Mar 2008
Love Inspired Historical
ISBN 978-0-373-82784-8

She had made a solemn promise to see her younger sister to safety in California. But the endless journey across the frontier was proving a heartbreaking test of courage and endurance for Faith Beal. All she had to sustain her was her steadfast belief in God - and the guiding hand of a stranger who truly seemed heaven-sent.
Connell McClain was her selfless guardian as their wagon train slowly made its way west. And as they shared the dangers of the trail and the closeness of the wagon camp, Faith felt the first tender stirrings of love for this roughhewn yet caring man. But would the secrets that seemed to haunt him threaten their feelings for one another?

**** 4 STARS from Romantic Times ****
"Frontier Courtship (4) by Valerie Hansen, captures the reader from the start. Romance, secrets, Indians and danger are the top ingredients in this amazing story."

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HIDDEN IN THE WALL

Jan. 2008
Reunion Revelations series, Book #1
Love Inspired Suspense
ISBN 978-0-373-44274-4

Stephanie Kessler has always felt at home on the campus of Magnolia College - until a construction project unearths a skeleton and she begins to delve into the events of the past. Who was the female victim? How long has she been buried there? And does handsome Trevor Whittaker, a former troublemaker turned construction foreman, have anything to do with the heinous crime?

*****4 1/2 stars from Romantic Times!*****
"Hidden in the Wall (4.5) has consistently excellent characters.
Kudos to Valerie Hansen for writing an exceptional story with a puzzle that's nearly impossible to solve."

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A TREASURE OF THE HEART

Sept. 2007
Gumption and Serenity, Arkansas setting
Love Inspired Romance
ISBN 0-373-87449-9

When Lillie Delaney's life in the big city didn't work out, she headed home to Gumption, Arkansas, longing for the peaceful predictability of the tiny Ozark town. Not to mention the proximity of the grandmother who'd raised her. Yet Lillie was in for a shock; her grandfather had taken off with a younger woman and her grandmother - running around in a pink shower cap - wasn't handling it very well. So Lillie turned to the town pastor James Warner, only to find a very handsome motorcycle-riding rebel in a black leather jacket! But she was beginning to learn that the Lord did indeed work in very mysterious ways...

****another 4 star review from Romantic Times****
"...a quick and evenly paced book that gets even better as tension builds. Kudos to Valerie Hansen for a delightful story that reminds readers that when love hits, it rarely misses its target."

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SHADOW OF TURNING

June 2007
Serenity, Arkansas setting
Love Inspired Suspense
ISBN 0-373-44247-8

The little town in the Ozarks was always a safe haven for Chancy Boyd, until a disturbing series of crimes began to threaten everything she held dear. Worse, a deadly tornado is now racing toward the town. With the help of professional storm chaser Nate Collins, she will have to face her deepest fears, both the storm gathering outside and the storm of conflict this man has unleashed in her heart.

**** Another 4 star review from Romantic Times ****
"Shadow of Turning, Valerie Hansen's interesting and intriguing story, has an ending that will no doubt surprise the reader."

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