Valerie Hansen

USA TODAY bestselling author!

By now you have probably discovered that there are two - or three - of me. Well, not really. I'm the Valerie Hansen who writes Christian Romance, Suspense and Historical fiction. This is my maiden name and much easier to spell and remember than my married name.

I've been published since the 1980s and have over 70 books to my credit, most of which were written as Valerie Hansen. You can visit my website www.ValerieHansen.com to read excerpts and will find virtually all of my books still available through Amazon.com. MANY ARE ON KINDLE - INCLUDING TWO I HAVE REISSUED ON MY OWN! WAGES OF SIN is longer and grittier than my usual Love Inspired Historical titles. Good thing it's on Kindle or you might have trouble holding up all the pages. :) DANGEROUS DEVOTION is a romantic suspense in the style my readers are all so familiar with.

I'm thrilled that having my work on Kindle allows so many of my loyal readers to continue to find my books even after they're out of print and, happily, my publisher has recently begun rereleasing previous titles, some in combination with other authors. You'll get more than one book to enjoy in the shared cover!

I don't have a blog right now but I am active on Facebook and participate as a guest on others such as CraftieLadiesofRomance.blogspot. Right now I'm working to complete a multiple book contract plus more K-9 series books which are always great fun.

The following is a list of the awards each of my books has won. I stopped entering contests in 2014.

Valerie Hansen - AWARDS - as of Jan. 2014

1999 - FIRST PRIZE - Arkansas Writer's Conference, "Westward-Ho" award for unpublished mss, SHADOW OF HIS WINGS, Nat'l League of American Pen Women, Dusty Richards, judge. Published as FRONTIER COURTSHIP

2000 - finalist - Award of Excellence, Colorado Romance Writers, for THE

WEDDING ARBOR

finalist - National Reader's Choice Award, THE WEDDING ARBOR

2001 - finalist - Golden Quill, Desert Rose RWA, for THE TROUBLESOME ANGEL

finalist - Award of Excellence, Colorado Romance Writers, for THE TROUBLESOME ANGEL

2002 - finalist - Golden Quill, Desert Rose RWA, for SECOND CHANCES

finalist - Golden Quill, Desert Rose RWA, for LOVE ONE ANOTHER

2004 - finalist - Golden Quill, Desert Rose, RWA, for BLESSINGS OF THE HEART

finalist - Maggie Award of Excellence, Georgia Romance Writers, for SAMANTHA'S GIFT (short contemporary)

finalist - Holt Medallion, Virginia Romance Writers, for SAMANTHA'S

GIFT

2006 - WINNER - Golden Quill, Desert Rose RWA, for HER BROTHER'S KEEPER

finalist - Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence, mystery and

suspense, Kiss of Death Chapter, RWA, for HER BROTHER'S KEEPER

2007 - finalist - Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence, Southern Magic RWA, for

OUT OF THE DEPTHS

finalist - Holt Medallion, Virginia RWA, for OUT OF THE DEPTHS

finalist - Romantic Times' "Book of the Year" for THE HAMILTON HEIR

finalist - GRW Maggie, short contemporary, for THE HAMILTON HEIR

WINNER - Laurel Wreath, Volusia County RWA, best Romantic Suspense,

for OUT OF THE DEPTHS

2008 - Double finalist - "Write Touch Readers Award", Wisconsin RWA

for A TREASURE OF THE HEART and SHADOW OF TURNING.

Double finalist - Georgia Romance Writers "Maggie" for A TREASURE OF

THE HEART and SHADOW OF TURNING

finalist - Colorado Romance Writers "Award of Excellence" for A

TREASURE OF THE HEART

Holt Medallion "Award of Merit", Southern Theme, Virginia Romance

Writers for A TREASURE OF THE HEART

finalist - "Booksellers' Best Award", Greater Detroit RWA for A

TREASURE OF THE HEART

2009 - finalist - New England Romance Writers "Bean Pot Award" for FRONTIER

COURTSHIP. Historical category!

finalist - "Write Touch Reader's Award", Wisconsin RWA, for NOWHERE

TO RUN, Inspirational/Traditional Romance category.

finalist - "HOLT Medallion", Virginia Romance Writers, for NOWHERE TO

RUN, short Inspirational category.

2010 - DOUBLE FINALIST - New England Reader's Choice, "Bean Pot Award", for

HEALING THE BOSS'S HEART, Short Traditional category,

NO ALIBI, Romantic Suspense category (there was no Inspirational

category)

finalist - Colorado Romance Writers' "Award of Excellence" for HEALING

THE BOSS'S HEART, Inspirational category

finalist - "Scare the Dickens Out of Us" short story contest, Friends

of the Dr. Eugene Clark Library, Lockhart, TX

2011 - Finalist, Second Place- New England Reader's Choice, "Bean Pot Award"

for THE DOCTOR'S NEWFOUND FAMILY , Historical category

WINNER, FIRST PLACE - "Write Touch Reader's Award, Wisconsin

RWA,for HIGH PLAINS BRIDE, Inspirational/Traditional category

Finalist - "Golden Quill Award" Phoenix Desert Rose RWA, for DANGEROUS

ADMIRER in "My Deadly Valentine," Novella category

Holt "Award of Merit" for DANGEROUS ADMIRER in "My Deadly Valentine,"

Novella category (top 5)

2012 - Finalist, "Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence" Southern Magic RWA, for

NIGHTWATCH, Inspirational Suspense category

WINNER, FIRST PLACE - New England RWA, "Readers' Choice Bean Pot

Award", for NIGHTWATCH, Inspirational Romance category

Finalist, "Golden Quill Award" Phoenix Desert Rose RWA, for RESCUING

THE HEIRESS, Inspirational category

WINNER, FIRST PLACE - "Carol Award" for romantic suspense, American

Christian Fiction Writers, for NIGHTWATCH!

2013 - Finalist, "Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence" from Southern Magic RWA

for STANDING GUARD, Inspirational category

Finalist, "Golden Quill Contest" from Desert Rose RWA for STANDING

GUARD, Inspirational Romantic Suspense category

Finalist, "Write Touch Reader's Award" from Wisconsin RWA for THREAT

OF DARKNESS, Inspirational category