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Barbara Valentin

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Contemporary, Romance, Nonfiction

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Author of the bestselling Assignment: Romance series, Barbara is a second-generation journalist, her work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune and its affiliates as well as the lifestyle sites, Mom.Me and BlogHer.

After Publisher's Weekly gave her first manuscript, False Start, a coveted starred review, she was included on their “Indie Star” list.

In 2018, USA Today included her fifth book, Order Up, on their "Most Anticipated Release" list.

A member of Women's Fiction Writers Association, Barbara lives in the Chicago area. ...more

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	False Start (Assignment: Romance, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 460 ratings — published 2014 — 4 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
	Help Wanted (Assignment: Romance, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 2015 — 7 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
	Key Change (Assignment: Romance, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 2015 — 4 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
	Flight Risk (Assignment: Romance #4) 4.37 avg rating — 46 ratings — 4 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
	Order Up (Assignment: Romance #5) 4.17 avg rating — 46 ratings — 5 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
	Assignment: Romance Boxed Set (Books 1-3) 4.50 avg rating — 12 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
	The Plate Spinner Chronicles 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2015 — 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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“A good wife always forgives her husband when she's wrong." —Milton Berle”
― Barbara Valentin, Help Wanted

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“I gave up drinking coffee for you. I swapped pizza for produce, and this is what I get in return?”
― Barbara Valentin, False Start

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