Valerie Bowman is an author of

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novels, and specifically

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novels. Bowman's first book, ''Secrets of a Wedding Night'', was nominated for a Best First Historical Romance Award from RT Book Reviews. ''The Unexpected Duchess'', the first book in Bowman's Playful Brides series, received a starred review from ''

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''. In 2014 Bowman appeared in Season 6 of the

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show '' Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta''."Romance author says yes to the dress"
Joyce Lamb, ''USA Today'', January 31, 2014.

Books

Secret Brides series

#''Secrets of a Wedding Night'',

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, 2012 #''Secrets of a Runaway Bride'', St. Martin's Press, 2013 #''Secrets of a Scandalous Marriage'', St. Martin's Press, 2013

Secret Brides stories and novellas

#''A Secret Proposal'', St. Martin's Press, 2013 #''A Secret Affair'', St. Martin's Press, 2013 #''It Happened Under The Mistletoe'', St. Martin's Press, 2013

Playful Brides series

#''The Unexpected Duchess'', St. Martin's Press, 2014 #''The Accidental Countess'', St. Martin's Press, 2014 #''The Unlikely Lady'', St. Martin's Press, 2015 #''The Irresistible Rogue'', St. Martin's Press, 2015 #''The Unforgettable Hero'', St. Martin's Press, 2016 (novella) #''The Untamed Earl'', St. Martin's Press, 2016 #''The Legendary Lord'', St. Martin's Press, 2016 #''Never Trust a Pirate'', St. Martin's Press, 2017 #''The Right Kind of Rogue'', St. Martin's Press, 2017 #''A Duke Like No Other'', St. Martin's Press, 2018 #''Kiss Me at Christmas'', St. Martin's Press, 2018 #''No Other Duke But You'', St. Martin's Press, 2019

Other works

*''Painless Marketing for Busy Authors'', self-published, 2013

References

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