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Sarah Valentine, PhD, is a widely published author and translator whose awards include an NEH Public Scholar grant and a Lannan Foundation fellowship. Valentine has taught literature and creative writing at Princeton, UCLA, UC Riverside, and Northwestern University.

Her latest book, DECODING THE DEVIL: Black Women Codebreakers and the Secret War Against Stalin's Bomb (HarperCollins June 2026), reveals a top-secret team of Black codebreakers that provided critical intelligence to stop the US from starting a nuclear war.

In her memoir, WHEN I WAS WHITE (St. Martin's 2019), she recounts growing up in Pittsburgh as a mixed-race Black girl in a white family who kept her identity a closely held secret. She lives in Pittsburgh. ...more

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	When I Was White: A Memoir 3.43 avg rating — 970 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bruce: Heredero traicionado (Herederos #1) 3.89 avg rating — 107 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mi duque de las Highlands 3.82 avg rating — 106 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El misterio del Conde (Condes escoceses nº 1) 3.76 avg rating — 86 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El enigma del conde (Condes escoceses nº 2) 4.11 avg rating — 55 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Casados por error: Un romance de enemies to lovers, un matrimonio falso, celos y pasión en Nueva York (Romance en Nueva York) by Sarah Valentine (Goodreads Author), Rosie Promise 3.64 avg rating — 56 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sweet Coffee (Sweet Coffee #1) 4.20 avg rating — 46 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El dilema del conde (Condes escoceses nº 4) 4.02 avg rating — 42 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Una boda antes de Navidad: Una historia de romance, comedia y magia navideña en Nueva York (Romance en Navidad) 2.84 avg rating — 57 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El secreto del Conde (Condes escoceses nº 3) 4.03 avg rating — 39 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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