Valerie Bowen is originally from the city of Belfast, Maine. After her parents divorced, her mother took up roots and moved to Connecticut where she resides now. Valerie has always had a strong desire to return to her roots and the family she was torn from at an early age. She wrote the three part series For the Sake of Amelia after reminiscing of the happier times in life. Camden was always a place she loved and would often visit her family who resided there. With the fond memories and the peaceful feeling Camden always held for Valerie, she decided Camden would be a perfect setting for her character to regain the strength that was so brutally stolen from her.