“If you ever wondered what it's like to be a fly on the wall, you NEED to read Valerie Taylor's What's Not Trilogy. I have come to love these characters as if they were real-life friends. Warning: The yearning to follow them will remain long after you close the book. Taylor is an EXPERT at dialogue and pulling her readers right into the scene! I will buy ANY book this author publishes. She is a new favorite!” — Suzanne Simonetti, USA best-selling author of The Sound of Wings

Valerie Taylor is living her second career as a writer of contemporary women's fiction. Previously, she enjoyed a thirty-year career in the financial services industry as a marketer and writer. After her divorce, she spread her wings and relocated her career, first to Boston and then to Seattle. When she retired, she resettled in Connecticut, her home state, to be near her two grown children and granddaughter. She's a book reviewer with BookTrib and a member of the Westport Writers' Workshop. She enjoys practicing tai chi and being an expert sports spectator. Her debut novel, What’s Not Said, was published by She Writes Press in September 2020, followed by What's Not True, which was published in 2021. The final book in the trilogy, What's Not Lost, published in February 2023.

Always welcoming a challenge, Valerie has ventured into the world of cozy mysteries. A Whale of a Murder: A Venus Bixby Mystery, her debut in this delightful genre, will be available on April 23, 2024.