Bio: Valerie Comer’s life on a small farm in western Canada provides the seed for stories of contemporary
inspirational romance. Like many of her characters, Valerie and her family grow much of their own food and are active in the local foods movement as well as their creation-care-centric church. She only hopes her creations enjoy their happily ever afters as much as she does hers, shared with her husband, adult kids, and adorable granddaughters.
Welcome back, Valerie. Why do you write the kind of books you do?
I love writing with a farm setting and local, fresh food,
not only because they're my life, but because they're hot topics today and
underrepresented in fiction. I toss in the romance because everything is better
with a little sweetness.
How has being published changed your life?
What are you reading right now?
What is your current work in progress?
What would be your dream vacation?
How do you choose your settings for each book?
Because the Farm Fresh Romance series is set on a farm, I
needed a growing season I could relate to. I chose to set the books in northern
Idaho , close to where I live in Canada . Then I
used my own climate and local foods as a reference for the books.
I also needed certain attitudes that are not present in that
area, so I chose to erase the state north of Coeur d'Alene and redraw it to suit my
series.
What are your hobbies, besides writing and reading?
For a number of years, we raised large gardens and preserved the food, both canning and freezing the produce. What is your most difficult writing obstacle, and how do you
overcome it?
As for overcoming it, I haven't. Every day it is a struggle,
but I'm winning more often than not.
What advice would you give to a beginning author?
Tell us about the featured book.
Wild Mint Tea (A Farm Fresh Romance 2)
http://valeriecomer.com/mint
She’s rooted deep. He flies free.
Local-foods chef Claire Halford envisions turning Green
Acres Farm into an event destination. Weddings prove trickier than she imagined
when the first one comes with a ruggedly handsome brother-of-the-bride, who has
everything but a fixed address. Oh, and faith in God.
Noel Kenzie loves the freedom his reforestation company
affords him. Why worry about deep stuff like God and commitment when he’s in
his prime? Except there’s a woman who might make it worth giving up his
wings…and digging in some roots. If he dares.
Please give us the first page of the book.
Sierra Riehl grimaced
and plugged her nose. "The worst offender is kale, and we haven't had it
all week. Are you telling me you haven't brushed that long?" She fluttered
her fingers in front of her face.
To wave away Claire's bad breath? "Of course I
brushed." But in all the unaccustomed staring in the mirror that morning,
had she truly examined her teeth? She'd taken a dollop of mousse to her short
hair and dug makeup nearing its expiration date from the back of her drawer.
Once she wouldn't have left the house without either, but the rototiller didn't
care.
She'd even allowed Sierra to slather her nails with polish,
but only to cover up the fact she hadn't been able to scrub all the garden dirt
from underneath them.
Claire stared at the small-town hotel at the end of the
parking lot. Poor thing had seen better days, probably before she'd been born.
Somewhere in there a decrepit old dude had set up a temporary office to hire a
chef. Well, maybe he was only middle-aged. Forestry contractors couldn't be too
ancient and still hike the nearby mountains every day. Could they?
How can readers find you on the Internet?
Thank you, Valerie, for sharing this new book with us.
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Wild Mint Tea (Farm Fresh Romance) (Volume 2) - paperbackWild Mint Tea (A Farm Fresh Romance) - Kindle
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8 comments:
Portsmouth, VA
This sounds like an interesting story that I would enjoy reading.
California
lkish77123 at gmail dot com
I enjoy Valerie's writing! Thanks for the opportunity to win a copy of Wild Mint Tea.
Anne, rural NC
WILD MINT TEA sounds like such a fun read. Loved the first page thank you.
Mary P
QLD AUSTRALIA
Enter me!!
Sharon Richmond Bryant
Conway,SC.
sharonruth126@gmail.com
Wild Mint Tea sounds like an interesting story, cool title!
Merry in MN
Wild Mint Tea sounds good. I notice they were eating kale, and I have heard it's good for all of us, but I haven't acquired the taste for it. Maybe this book will convince me to try it again. Love to win and read your book. sm CA wileygreen1(at)yahoo(dot)com
Hi everyone! Sorry I'm late to the party. I've got the toddler granddaughter all to myself for 9 days, and I'm losing track of days (and possibly sanity...)
Thank you for being interested in Claire and Noel's story. :)
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