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Valerie Taylor lives in Connecticut and considers herself a typical "average Jane." She might remind you of the reclusive neighbor who fancies herself a novelist. Unlike many of her peers whom she admires, she does NOT have a degree in literature. But she is the award-winning author of the romantic comedy trilogy: What's Not SAID, What's Not TRUE, What's Not LOST. The roots of those three novels, as well as the first two books in the Venus Bixby Mystery series—A WHALE OF A MURDER and SWITCHED AT DEATH—most likely took hold during her early years watching Carol Burnett, Jack Benny, Red Skelton, and The Twilight Zone. Her love of oldies music stems from hours listening and dancing to Elvis Presley and The Beatles, and being in the Bobby Dari ...more

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Average rating: 4.06 · 898 ratings · 454 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	What's Not Said 3.94 avg rating — 345 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	A Whale of a Murder (Venus Bixby, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 232 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
	What's Not True 4.15 avg rating — 145 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	What's Not Lost (What's Not, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 133 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
	Switched at Death: A Venus Bixby Mystery (#2) 4.30 avg rating — 43 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

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Congratulations Giveaway Winners!

So excited to receive the list of 25 winners of my recent giveaway of WHAT'S NOT TRUE! Rest assured the book will be coming your way in the very near future!

I so wish I could give away a book to the more than 2500 of you who entered. I appreciate your interest in my writing.

WHAT'S NOT TRUE and the first book in the series, WHAT'S NOT SAID, are available everywhere eBooks and paperbacks are sold. T Read more of this blog post »

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Published on April 01, 2022 07:33 • Tags: what-s-not-true

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We Are All Guilty Here (North Falls, #1)

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Valerie Taylor liked Lori Bindner's review of A Whale of a Murder (Venus Bixby, #1): "Jolly good fun mystery! As I sit wasting away here in the heat of a Phoenix summer, I read this book and daydreamt of this quirky town, museum and clan of motley characters. What a fun mystery it two, I enjoyed the sisters, love interests and twists " Read more of this review »
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