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Valerie Comer

Author Bio:

Valerie Comer is a USA Today bestselling author and a two-time Word Award winner. She writes engaging characters, strong communities, and deep faith into her green clean romances.

Valerie’s life on a small farm in western Canada provides the seed for stories of contemporary Christian romance. Like many of her characters, Valerie grows much of her own food and is active in the local foods movement as well as her church. She only hopes her imaginary friends enjoy their happily-ever-afters as much as she does hers, shared with her husband, adult kids, and adorable grandchildren.

Books by Author

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A Surprise Wedding for the Cowboy (Sweet River Ranch Romance 1)

Everything hit all at once. Tate Sullivan became the guardian of his young nephew after his brother’s death, and now Grandfather has bought a failing guest ranch in Montana. Tate’s used to handling Fortune 1000 companies, but moving halfway across the country and learning an entirely new, rural…

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A Green and Vibrant Hope (Farm Fresh Market Romance 2)

Arleigh O’Neill gambles on starting her own flower farm with a tight budget on leased land… and loses when the river overflows its banks, demolishing the rented greenhouse, drowning her fields, and destroying her mobile home. She needs both a home and a job, but no one in Galena Landing seems to…

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Her Unlikely Hero (Easter in Gilead 1)

Connor Hamelin’s Kansas farm boss offers wages through the winter if he’ll try out for the annual passion play. Connor’s been drifting, but sticking around sounds good. Figuring he can channel Judas, he auditions… and is cast as Jesus. Ugh, but maybe he’ll finally understand all the religious…

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Trust Me With Your Heart, Cowboy (Cavanagh Cowboys 6)

Ryder Cavanagh yearns to be seen as more than a tagalong kid brother, so he invites his law-student buddy to assess rumors involving his stepbrothers’ uncle. Ryder doesn’t stand a chance with the suspect’s beautiful daughter, anyway. Ryder is several years younger, and then there’s the family…

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Choose Me for Always, Cowboy (Cavanagh Cowboys Romance 5)

Itinerant farrier Noah Cavanagh has driven in some of the worst conditions in western Montana, yet this whiteout has him considering options for holing up until the storm passes. Then he spots a car that slid off the remote highway. A Good Samaritan like him can’t let the woman inside freeze to death…

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A Wide and Pleasant Place (Farm Fresh Market 1)

If Treyan Ackerman wants to keep seeing his daughter on weekends, he needs to stay put, keep his nose clean, and not make waves. Thankfully, he has a decent, if somewhat tedious, job in his small town’s municipal office. If the mayor would let him tackle some of the graphics for the farmers market,…

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Kiss Me Like You Mean It, Cowboy (Cavanagh Cowboys Romance 4)

Blake Cavanagh is determined not to be like his father, so he’ll play the field and never settle down at all. It’s a bit daunting stringing along three women at once, but he’s up for the task. When Blake sees one of his girlfriends in line at the coffee shop, he sneaks up behind her. Dafne Santoro…

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Together in Thyme (An Urban Farm Fresh Romance 12)

Basil Santoro is back in Bridgeview with a mile-long list of people to whom he owes an apology, starting with his former business partners, his family… and Hailey North. If only she had already married someone else by now, all this would be so much easier. Hailey always longed for that big, laughing…

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Ruby Radiance (Pot of Gold Geocaching Romance 2)

Widower Dale Kennedy is pushed to join the Pot of Gold Treasure Hunt against his better judgment. He doesn’t do ‘church events,’ but hiking the western Montana mountains seeking geocaches does sound fun. If only his group didn’t include an old man with a limp, a woman who won’t stop flirting,…

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Let Me Off Easy, Cowboy (Cavanagh Cowboys Romance 3)

After months of searching, Nathaniel Cavanagh tries to forget the woman who ghosted him just when he was ready to propose. He fulfills his duties on his stepdad’s ranch and tries to accept what appears to be God’s will, but hope and joy are elusive. Ainsley Johnson never meant to disappear, but…

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Amethyst Attraction (Pot of Gold Geocaching Romance 4)

Try as he might, falling in love with the perfect woman isn’t in his power. When youth pastor Eli Bryson realizes he’s attracted to an unattainable visitor to town, he vows to put her out of his mind and starts dating the perfectly attractive daughter of a church elder. But try as he might, falling…

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Sapphire Sentiments (Pot of Gold Geocaching Romance 3)

Sage Mulligan might believe in God, but she has a hard time believing that He actually changes people. Especially those like her high-school flame, who abandoned her without a backward glance after the disaster that destroyed her future. Caleb Grant’s full-ride scholarship lifted him above his wrong-side-of-the-tracks…

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Topaz Treasure (Pot of Gold Geocaching Romance 1)

Closet believer Lyssa Quinn steps out of her comfort zone to help coordinate the Pot of Gold Treasure Hunt her church is using as an outreach event. She’s not expecting her former humanities prof — young, handsome, anti-Christian Kirk Kennedy — to be in Jewel Lake at all, let alone in a position…

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Joys of Juniper (An Urban Farm Fresh Romance 11)

Dance and music teacher Ava Santoro has led a sheltered life, and she likes it that way. Now she’s ready for Mr. Right to come her way. He’ll be a kindred spirit, a gentle, bookish guy, and a life-long Christian. Not someone like the somewhat-reformed temporary worker in her favorite refuge this…

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Give Me Another Chance, Cowboy (Cavanagh Cowboys Romance 2)

On weekdays, Travis Cavanagh is just a cowboy, but on weekends, he’s daddy and hero to his young son. If only he’d done things differently back then — yanked the chip out of his shoulder, for starters — maybe they’d actually be a family. Dakota Erickson’s biggest mistake is also her biggest…

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Cadence of Cranberries (An Urban Farm Fresh Romance 10)

Winnie Santoro misses moments with her late husband, especially now that her older kids are dating. When her son asks her to invite his girlfriend’s dad for Thanksgiving dinner, she agrees, but is surprised to find the kind, handsome owner of her favorite coffee truck on her doorstep. Charlie Jalonen…

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Marry Me for Real, Cowboy (Cavanagh Cowboys Romance 1)

Adam Cavanagh’s rodeo championship tastes like dirt after a competitor’s critical injury, but going home to his family’s Montana ranch isn’t much of an improvement. If not even the coveted trophy earns his stepfather’s respect, what will it take? Riley Dunning’s quick thinking is all that’s…

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Lavished with Lavender (An Urban Farm Fresh Romance 9)

Nursing the neighborhood matriarch through her convalescence from a nasty fall gives Makenna Johnson the break she needs from the head nurse on her ward. The family is plenty involved. Maybe too much so, since it includes a disapproving grandson who lives in Marietta’s basement. If chef Tony Santoro…

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The Cowboy's Reluctant Bride (Saddle Springs Romance 6)

Witnessing a horrific rodeo accident causes cowboy Sawyer Delgado to re-examine everything… between nightmares. Back at his family’s Montana ranch, he seeks for meaning in his life and for the woman who ghosted him a few months earlier. Anna Winter left Saddle Springs for good reason. She’s pregnant…

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Glimpses of Gossamer (An Urban Farm Fresh Romance 8)

Artist Marley Montgomery finally thrives in her inherited rundown cottage with its overgrown yard, but there are rules about how many rescue chickens fit on her urban lot. Too bad the cute but uptight accountant next door is friends with the animal control officer. Alex Santoro prefers things orderly…

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The Cowboy's Belated Discovery (Saddle Springs Romance 5)

Tori Carmichael has been in a holding pattern since her dad’s debilitating accident. Now that the family’s ranch resort is on stable footing again, she’s ready for her future, but her plan to become a teacher dims in the glow of her dreams about the newest cowboy in Saddle Springs. Too bad there…

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Dancing at Daybreak (An Urban Farm Fresh Romance 7)

Dixie Wayling thought she’d found love with her third child’s father until the guy found Jesus. Right. Like she wanted anything to do with killjoy religion, especially when Dan issues his ultimatum: get married… or one of them moves out. Wasn’t going to be her. Dan Ranta can’t give up his…

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The Cowboy's Convenient Marriage (Saddle Springs Romance 4)

When Spencer Haviland receives registered mail from his great-uncle’s attorney, he figures he’ll sell his inheritance after the old man dies. After all, he’s anything but a cowboy. But when Spencer’s life suddenly unravels, he retreats to the rundown Montana ranch only to discover his cousin’s…

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The Cowboy's Romantic Dreamer (Saddle Springs Romance 3)

Burned by love, Trevor Delgado has pushed aside all his personal dreams in favor of expanding his family’s ranching empire in western Montana. That’s what any hardworking, dependable firstborn son should do, right? He’s not lonely, just solitary. All he needs is a saddle beneath him, the mountain…

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Raindrops on Radishes (An Urban Farm Fresh Romance 6)

Family lawyer Sadie Guthrie snaps up a heritage house with a backyard perfect for relaxing with her caramel espresso and cinnamon rolls. Now some guy is digging in her garden and thinks he has a claim to it. For vegetables! Too bad he doesn’t realize he’s taken on a veggie-hating attorney in her…

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Sown in Love (Garden Grown Romance 1)

Real estate consultant Joanna Kraus’s ideas for fulfilling a living trust are shot down by the elderly man’s grandson. In fact, it seems like sending her back to the drawing board is his primary joy. How can a vintage 1960s house and two greenhouses generate income for the church in receipt of the…

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The Cowboy's Christmas Reunion (Saddle Springs Romance 1)

When Kade Delgado joins his buddies in a Cowboy Santa program to shower Christmas blessings on old folks and single moms, he doesn’t expect his former fiancée to return to Saddle Springs, in need and with a child in tow. Does God really expect him to treat Cheri the same as the others on his new…

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The Cowboy's Mixed-Up Matchmaker (Saddle Springs Romance 2)

It’s been fourteen long years since two teens made a pact to marry each other if both remained single at thirty. But the nearer the time comes, the more Lauren Yanovich steps up her matchmaking game to let James off the hook. Not that he likely remembers. James Carmichael has been waiting forever,…

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Flavors of Forever (An Urban Farm Fresh Romance 5)

As her friends pair off, Kassidy North thinks happily-ever-after has passed her by, but she’s too busy running a busy bistro and once-a-month cooking club to be bothered by it. Much. Until a single dad moves into the neighborhood and threatens to invade her dreams and well-ordered life. Metal sculptor…

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Harvest of Love (Garden Grown Romance 4)

Hot on the heels of a failed relationship, Kenia Akers focuses on her bookstore along with granting her aging grandfather’s desperate desire to get his hands in the dirt through a program at Grace Greenhouse. Reminding herself she’s on the rebound isn’t enough to keep her from falling for the…

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Wishes on Wildflowers (An Urban Farm Fresh Romance 4)

asmine Santoro’s relationship with her older brother has never been great, but when she discovers he’s contracted Nathan Hamelin to help with their new family venture, she’s furious. She’s never forgiven her former boyfriend for dumping her and fleeing to L.A. eight years ago. Nathan thought…

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Rooted in Love (Garden Grown Romance 3)

Alaina Silva returns to Arcadia Valley determined to re-root herself in her faith, but that doesn’t mean no dating, does it? She can totally separate the rambunctious twins in her daycare from their very intriguing dad… for a while, anyway. Divorcé Cameron Kraus has a busy life with a career and…

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Better Than a Crown (Christmas at the Miss Snowflake Pageant Romance 3)

Always a princess, never the queen. As a runner-up in 27 competitions, Heather Francis tries to teach young contestants there’s more to pageants than winning, even though her mother never got that memo. It’s hard enough to focus and ignore the inner voice calling her a fraud without being attracted…

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Memories of Mist (An Urban Farm Fresh Romance 3)

Single mom Adriana Diaz isn’t about to let the new teacher derail the PTA’s hard work in securing a greenhouse and garden area for Bridgeview Elementary School, but taking matters into her own hands turns awkward when she realizes her attraction to the teacher. Pro-level conflict-avoider Myles Sheridan…

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Sprouts of Love (Garden Grown Romance 2)

Single mom Evelyn Felton takes on another part-time job managing a greenhouse and garden project for Grace Fellowship. Formerly homeless, she’s thrilled to offer truckloads of fresh produce to the Arcadia Valley food bank. If only Ben Kujak weren’t running Corinna’s Cupboard singlehandedly, he’d…

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Promise of Peppermint (An Urban Farm Fresh Romance 0)

Will fear choke out a second chance at love? When Wade Roper discovers the woman who fled from his proposal four years before now lives in his new neighborhood, he believes God is offering a second chance to win her love. He vows to take it as slow as she needs but, this time, he won’t let her get…

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Romance Grows in Arcadia Valley

Six popular and bestselling authors of contemporary Christian romance have teamed up to create an entire world exploring food, friends, and family. This is not your usual collection of novellas! Each one is set in Arcadia Valley. Each kicks off a three-book series, intertwined with the works of the…

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Other Than a Halo (Christmas at the Miss Snowflake Pageant Romance 2)

Even though she’s a new woman in Christ, single mom Bren Haddock was no angel as a teen. Now managing the Hiller Farm for a CSA, life is good until a friend offers to enter her daughter into the Little Miss Snowflake Pageant. Old insecurities flare when she meets the intriguing head of marketing the…

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More Than a Tiara (Christmas at the Miss Snowflake Pageant Romance 1)

Marisa Hiller abandoned her modeling career to nurse a broken heart in Montana, far from the photographer who ruined everything. Her family farm is now part of a CSA program teaching gardening and cooking to single moms, but when the coordinator begs her to represent the program in the Miss Snowflake…

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Butterflies on Breezes (An Urban Farm Fresh Romance 2)

Like a butterfly on a summer breeze, love rarely lands where it’s expected. Working for her dad’s landscaping business stifles Linnea Ranta. When she’s invited to design and build a community garden with an intriguing master carpenter, she seizes the chance to unfurl her wings, but at what expense…

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Secrets of Sunbeams (An Urban Farm Fresh Romance 1)

Good fences make good neighbors. Especially if your neighbor is a goat. Eden Andrusek knows she should have fixed her fence last week. It’s too bad her runaway goat makes a less-than-ideal first impression on her new neighbor, who turns out to be cute, brilliant… and a little uptight. Solar architect…

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Berry on Top (A Farm Fresh Romance) (Volume 6)

God forgave him — but can she? Liz Nemesek’s first visit home in forever is tough enough before Mason Waterman shows up. Despite her best efforts, she’s never forgotten — or forgiven — him for the hurt he once caused. Former bad boy Mason Waterman has returned to northern Idaho to raise his…

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Merry Kisses: A Riverbend Romance Novella 5

Fired from her retail position for saying Merry Christmas to a customer, Sonya Simmons chafes at the over-commercialization of the season and the difficulties of finding a new job. If only she’d actually said Merry Christmas instead of Merry Kisses to the tall, good-looking man buying enough toys…

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Team Bride: A Riverbend Romance Novella 4

Sarah Jamieson has avoided weddings since a traumatic stint as a flower girl, but reluctantly agrees to stand up for her best friend. Only why does the best man have to be one of those confident, life-of-the-party types? Even worse, why does the bride make her promise to go on one date with the guy?…

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Plum Upside Down (A Farm Fresh Romance) (Volume 5)

Farm Romance and Farm Living - a new take on Christian Romance Novels! Christian Contemporary Romance with a Farm Lit Flair Topsy-Turvy... or Right-Side Up? Green Acres newcomer Chelsea Riehl is annoyed. After all, she signed on as an event planner, not to pit plums alongside mission-minded hippie…

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Sweet Serenade: A Riverbend Romance Novella 3

River guide and canoe builder Reed Daniels stands by as his lifelong friends pair off. After all, he's waited this long for the right woman… what's a little longer? But when newcomer Carly shows up at the gang's bonfire, he's mesmerized. Could she be the answer to his prayers? Water-sport enthusiast…

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Pinky Promise: A Riverbend Romance Novella 2

Kelly Bryant’s young daughter wants a daddy and sets her sights on her new best friend’s single father. The man may be charming, sweet, and a believer, but Kelly is embarrassed. She extracts a pinky promise from her six-year-old to stop proposing to men on her behalf. Ian Tomlinson isn’t looking…

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Dandelions for Dinner: A Farm Fresh Romance 4

She hates him. He loves her not. Men are weeds. Allison Hart doesn't need them in her carefully tended life, though her friends at Green Acres seem happy with their guys. Why can't Allison open her heart to anyone but her young nephew? Then again, he'll be a man one day, too. If only the irritating…

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Secretly Yours: A Riverbend Romance Novella 1

Chef Lindsey Solberg agrees to cater the church’s Valentine’s Day fundraising banquet as a favor to her teen sister, but she’s shocked to discover the bad boy from her high school days is now Riverbend’s youth pastor. Seriously? How could he have changed that much? Nick Harrison has prayed for…

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Sweetened with Honey: A Farm Fresh Romance 3

His unspeakable past. Her insurmountable future. Gabriel Rubachuk returns to Galena Landing, Idaho, once the setting of a charmed life before an accident killed his pregnant wife. Will he embrace hope for a new life or escape once again? Beekeeper Sierra Riehl has spent three years helping to keep Gabe's…

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Snowflake Tiara

Two Christmas Romance Novellas Set 125 Years Apart What if you were caught doing something good, but the man you loved didn't see it that way? The Debutante Queen by Angela Breidenbach ~ 1889 (Helena, MT): Calista Blythe enters the first Miss Snowflake Pageant celebrating Montana statehood to expose…

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Wild Mint Tea: A Farm Fresh Romance 2

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…

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Raspberries and Vinegar: A Farm Fresh Romance 1

Breaking ground with the Farm Fresh Romance series, in RASPBERRIES AND VINEGAR Josephine Shaw and her two friends renovate a dilapidated farm with their sights set on more than just their own property. However, transforming the town with their sustainable lifestyle and focus on local foods is met with…

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Rainbow's End

Join a geocaching adventure in the spectacular Lake of the Ozarks wilderness, with Lyssa, the reluctant volunteer whose former nemesis is now her chief sponsor; Madison, a city girl paired with an outdoorsy guy who gets on her very last nerve; Hadley, who doesn't know enough about guys to realize she's…


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