About the author

Valerie Rose

Rose has authored several books, and served for seven years as the Editor-in-Chief for, <em>Inside Region 3,</em> the regional magazine for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.&nbsp; &nbsp;Her debut novel, <em>Cappuccino in the Winter,</em> a romantic suspense set in Minneapolis/St. Paul, was chosen by Avid Press to launch their new Kismet imprint and was a recommended new title in Black Issues Book Review.&nbsp; Her second release, a children's book entitled, <em>The Family Reunion is Not A Real Vacation</em>, spawned the development of a proposed animated television series, <em>The Triangleheads</em>. Her third release, <em>You Better Recognize!&nbsp; </em>was final nominee for the 2003 Annual Minnesota Book Awards. Rose has penned a number of scripts for <em>The Triangleheads</em> and <em>Cappuccino in the Winter</em>.<br><br>Rose and/or her books have been featured in<em> Minnesota Monthly Magazine, the St. Paul Pioneer Press, and Black Issues Book Review,</em> among others. As well, she has authored a number of articles for newspapers and magazines. Rose served as the Editor-in-Chief for <em>Inside Region3,&nbsp;U.S. Government </em>magazine, for seven years. She is also a contributing writer and producer for <em>Smooth Jazz Times Web Magazine</em>.<br><br>A sought after model and voice talent, Rose has appeared as a film extra in Sundance Film Festival Winner, <em>Dear White People, Blue Balloons, and Torpedo the Damned</em>.&nbsp; She also appeared in The Learning Channel’s series, <em>Randy to the Rescue</em> and hosted a Minneapolis Television Network show&nbsp;called <em>Just Escape</em>, which she created, wrote, edited and produced. Her interview portfolio includes Congressman Keith Ellison, Former CNN Correspondent Soledad O’Brien, and Wildlife Photographer Dudley Edmondson, among others.<br><br>Some of her retail modeling experience includes Macy’s, and ShopNBC. Rose was the principal model for a United Health Care web promotion, and has done work for Walgreens, Best Buy, Lifetime Fitness and Cox Business Systems.&nbsp;<br><br>Rose holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.<br>