Hello, everyone!
myself in a story is wonderful, whether I’m making it up or letting someone else do it. I had thought the notion of an ongoing feud in this day and age might be a bit outdated but that is certainly not so. Because of book club earlier release I have already heard from readers who are in the midst of family feuds right now! I find that amazing – and a little sad. Life is fleeting and something to be treasured. We may never get the chance to tell a person we love them if we don’t do it now. Never count on another day or another opportunity. I try to use what I have been given and not waste a minute. Once in a while I even succeed!|
Valerie Hansen interview with Susan Sleeman
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July 04, 2016
As you read this I will be attending my grandson’s wedding in Yosemite National Park. It’s a far cry from my quiet, peaceful home in the Ozarks but if you look at the plot of DANGEROUS LEGACY you’ll see that even a rural lifestyle isn’t always safe and serene. Speaking of which, this is another book set in Serenity, Arkansas. If we saw this many people gathered there we’d be sure we were being invaded! Even with free bus travel in the Yosemite Valley the traffic is horrendous. Of course I’m pretty spoiled. Two cows passing by at once is a lot for me! 🙂 I love writing suspense and mystery as well as reading it. And being able to immerse You can read an excerpt of DANGEROUS LEGACY on my website or on Amazon or via the link from Love Inspired on my Facebook page. |
Valerie has always loved to write. A strong conviction that this is what she was meant to do led her to pursue a career as a novelist. Besides extensive research, she has plenty of interesting experiences to draw upon. She’s been a veterinary assistant, teacher’s aide, volunteer fire department dispatcher, Emergency Medical Technician, bank worker, professional artist, store clerk, bookkeeper, 4-H leader, Sunday school teacher, gospel singer/songwriter, winning quiz show contestant, dog trainer, college extension-class instructor, and antique restorer. She’s built dulcimers and a psaltery, laid bricks and tile, designed stained-glass windows, roofed a house, decorated store windows for the holidays, helped pour cement, raised fancy guinea pigs and finches, driven a long-haul moving van, and was once the proud owner of twenty-three Newfoundland dogs at one time. Her advice? Don’t try that at home!
Twenty years ago, Valerie and her husband moved to eighty forested acres in northern Arkansas and restored an old Ozark farmhouse. She loves to hike the rocky, wooded hills with her dogs, watch for the wildlife so abundant in the area, and think up new ideas for her books, many of which are set in her fictional town of Serenity.
