Author Valerie Van Wingerden releases unique book that combines personal experiences, poetry, and inspirational stories that will encourage women searching for a soul-mate.

Contact: Robyn Williams, WinePress Publishing, 360-802-9758, robyn@winepresspublishing.com

SEATTLE, Feb. 4, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- You've spent every waking minute thinking about him it seems, so he MUST be the One. At least you've been praying for this to happen. But when you finally get up the nerve to ask him out, he just wants to be friends. What's wrong with him? What's wrong with you?

In a collection of light-hearted, yet open and honest poems, Valerie Van Wingerden reveals her own yearning for a love relationship with someone specific and how she recovered from the disappointment of rejection. "Not His Valentine" chronicles Miss Van Wingerden's first attraction to a fellow classmate, the recognition that he might be a perfect match for her, the let-down of being rejected for her declared intentions, and the emotional growth and maturity she attained as a result of going through this process.

Having formally studied the dynamics of male/female relationships and having experienced heart-break and heart-mend herself, the author maintains that it is better to be unhappily single than unhappily married and that because she lacks a significant other doesn't mean she lacks significance. Each poem and accompanying prose or illustration will be very familiar with many young women and will provide validation and a sense of God's ultimate plan during a time of personal angst.

Regarding this growth spurt in her life, the author says of her poetry, "...something good came out of my persistent and painful disappointments. I feel like a grape that has been squished by circumstances and vain hopes so that fine wi..., I mean, unfermented grape juice (I have to consider my readers who are under twenty-one), burst forth for the benefit of others. Drink up, friends, and may you find yourselves encouraged and perhaps laughing."

For more information, to request a review copy, or to schedule an interview, please contact Robyn Williams by phone at 360-802-9758, by email at robyn@winepresspublishing.com, or by fax at 360-802-9992. To purchase a copy of this book visit www.winepressbooks.com or call 877-421-7323.