Valerie Parv
International best-selling author, Valerie Parv, has sold more than twenty-nine million copies of her books which have been widely translated, including into manga, and are now available as ebooks. Valerie is the first Australian writer to receive a Pioneer Award from RT Book Reviews, New York, for her contributions to the field of romance writing. She also proudly serves as an Australia Day Ambassador. Living not far from Australia's capital city, Canberra, she loves nothing better than stretching her writing wings. Valerie has written over 50 novels, 24 non-fiction titles, dozens of short stories in major magazines, and has a movie script currently in pre-production. Not known for her sporting prowess, she finds it extraordinary being featured in the sports pages of her local newspaper when her team wins at indoor bowls.
She has set a number of romantic suspense novels in the fictional island kingdom of Carramer, in the process creating an extensive history, national anthem and royal family tree. Add in an isolated south pacific location and Carramer is the ideal backdrop for Valerie's latest book, BIRTHRIGHT, featuring what fantasy author, Erica Hayes calls, "aliens and evil astronauts" with a side serve of "deadly intrigue, delectable romance, mind bending alien politics and first contact on a tropical island paradise." The aliens will continue their adventures in two related novels now in the works.
The State Library of New South Wales archives Valerie's papers, including manuscripts of her works and correspondence, and she was described by New Woman magazine as "One of the planet's most widely read romance fiction writers."
Valerie Parv died on April 25, 2021.
Books
- Birthright - Danger From The Sky - October, 2012
- Ask Me No Questions - May, 1986 Harlequin Romance #2765
- Baby Wishes And Bachelor Kisses - August 1998 (Silhouette Romance #1313)
- Baron & The Bodyguard, The - November 2002 (Silhouette Romance #1627)
- Billionaire's Baby Chase, The - January 1998 (Silhouette Romance #1270)
- Booties And The Beast - February 2001 (Silhouette Romance #1501)
- Boss Of Yarrakina - November, 1986 Harlequin Romance #2797
- Centrefold - March, 1989 Harlequin Romance #2969
- Code Name: Prince - May 2001 (Silhouette Romance #1516)
- Crocodile Creek - September, 1989 Harlequin Romance #3005
- Crowns And A Cradle - October 2002 (Silhouette Romance #1621)
- Dreaming Dunes, The - September, 1984 Harlequin Romance #2644
- Far From Over - July, 1992 Harlequin Romance #3209
- Heartbreak Plains - September, 1986 Harlequin Romance #2788
- Leopard Tree, The - May 1987 (Silhouette Romance #507)
- Lightning's Lady - May, 1991 Harlequin Romance #3125
- Love Artist, The - September, 1987 Harlequin Romance #2860
- Man And Wife - May, 1985 Harlequin Romance #2693
- Man Shy - March, 1988 Harlequin Romance #2896
- Man Without A Past - December 1989 Presents, #1229
- Marquis And The Mother-To-Be, The - December 2002 (Silhouette Romance #1633)
- Monarch's Son, The - July 2000 (Silhouette Romance #1459)
- Prince & The Marriage Pact, The - December 2003 (Silhouette Romance #1699)
- Prince's Bride-To-Be, The - August 2000 (Silhouette Romance #1465)
- 'Princess & The Masked Man, The - November 2003 (Silhouette Romance #1695)
- Princess's Proposal, The - September 2000 (Silhouette Romance #1471)
- P.S. I Love You - June, 1995 Harlequin Romance #3366
- Remember Me, My Love - June, 1984 Harlequin Romance #2628
- Return To Faraway - July, 1986 Harlequin Romance #2778
- Sapphire Nights - May, 1988 Harlequin Romance #2909
- Snowy River Man - September, 1988 Harlequin Romance #2934
- Tall Dark Stranger, The - December, 1983 Harlequin Romance #2589
- Tasmanian Devil - April 1990 Presents, #1260
- That Midas Man - November 1992 Presents, #1510
- Viscount & The Virgin, The - October 2003 (Silhouette Romance #1691)