Samantha L. Valentine
Author of contemporary sapphic fiction
Life lit and romance with real life themes
REVIEWS
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I loved all of the characters. I mean all of them. They were realistic and relatable. This writer is the queen of character depth in my opinion.
Meet Me in Berlin
Stephanie, Goodreads
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God, I absolutely loved this book. I devoured it in a few days and it was the first book I annotated because so much of it really spoke to me.
Normal Functioning Adult
Jess, Goodreads
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Oh wow. This went straight into my Top 10 All Time Favourite Romances. I'm so, so in love with this book.Beautifully written, perfectly paced, great settings...and above all, stellar character development.
Meet Me in Berlin
Denise, Goodreads
ABOUT
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I am an Australian author of contemporary sapphic fiction, both life lit and romance. I'm passionate about storytelling and would love the world to read more diverse Australian stories.
In my late teens, I left North Queensland and lived in the Northern Territory and Western Australian for several years before heading to the UK for a one year-working holiday that turned into a twelve-year stint living in London and Oxford. I eventually returned to Australia and now live in Brisbane with my wife and our two Boston terriers.
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I hold a BA in English Language and Linguistics from the University of Westminster (London) and a MA in Writing, Editing and Publishing from The University of Queensland (Brisbane). My first novel, Normal Functioning Adult, is a tale of grief, friendship and love set in Brisbane. My second novel, Meet Me in Berlin is a second-chance romance spanning Melbourne, London and Berlin. I have short stories published in the 2024 and 2025 Romance Writers of Australia anthologies (details on my books page).
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