Honeycrisp Orchard Inn - Valerie Bowman

Bowman, Valerie: - 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.