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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

In The Press

ABOUT

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Hi! Thanks for visiting my site.​

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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. 

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I hold a BA in English Language and Linguistics and a MA in Writing, Editing and Publishing. 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. My third novel, King Love, will be released on 10 December 2025. I also have short stories published in the 2024 and 2025 Romance Writers of Australia anthologies (details on my books page).

 

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Events

8-9 November 2025

Sunshine Coast
Fiction Festival

Venue 114

Bokarina

Maroochydore

Sunshine Coast

21 March 2026

A Romantic 
Rendezvous

Royal on the Park

152 Alice Street

Brisbane

18 April 2026

A Thousand
Lives Indie
Book Convention

Town Square Pavilion

Melbourne Showgrounds

EVENTS

Sapphic Stories Publishing
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