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Valerie Parv is married to her own romantic hero, Paul, a former crocodile hunter in Australia’s tropical north turned cartoonist. With no children of her own, Valerie is happy to play surrogate mother to her "rent-a-kids," Amelia and Nicholas, and to her agent's delightful twins, Kate and Eliza. "There I go again with the best of both worlds," she says. "I get all the fun of having children without any of the hard bits, a bit like the babies in my books!" After many years of living in Sydney, the marriage moved to Australia's capital city, Canberra, where they are surrounded by over half a million trees, making it the most beautiful city in the country. "I wanted the best of both worlds," says Valerie. "I love the cultural and intellectual stimulation of living in a city, but I also want the beauty and tranquility of the country where I can imagine my love stories and bring them to life on paper." Canberra has a thriving writing community and Valerie is well-known there, currently conducting writing courses and having lectured on romance writing at the University of Canberra and given workshops at the Canberra Writers' Center.
With over 60 novels since 1982, and 25 million copies of her books sold internationally, including many Waldenbooks bestsellers, Valerie Parv is known as one of the Australia’s queens of romance and is recognized as their media spokesperson for all things romantic. Already a successful writer of nonfiction, Valerie has made love and romance a career. A qualified trainer and counselor, she conducts seminars and workshops on creativity and all aspects of the writing craft based on her two bestselling guides for writers: The Art of Romance Writing and The Idea Factory, adapted as an online course for writers in 2005. Also her short fiction is also regularly featured in national magazines. Valerie continues to write her page-turning novels because they affirm her belief in love and happy endings. As she says says, "Love gives you wings, romance helps you fly".
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Could he really love an imposter? Danni was a journalist by profession, but because of the debt she owed her identical twin--Trina, a beautiful model--she agreed to fill in for her on a modeling assignment. Too late Danni learned that the photo...
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"We had an agreement," Jake reminded Nash "We agreed that I wouldn't make a nuisance of myself, not that you would treat me like a leper." Jake McVey told everyone she was visiting Australia to study the country's farmin...
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A stairway to the moon? Garth Blackfire wanted nothing less for his romantic paradise on Australia's steamy coast. And for the devastatingly handsome developer, only one person could fulfill his vision--Melody Green. But when Garth began t...
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Stuck in the Australian outback, Jill knew that Bryan McKinley intended that she should pay for her mistake -- in full! But how could she refuse him? If only for her brother's sake, she would have to go along with Bryan's plans and hope that ...
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As a child, Anne Fleming had been devastated by the fickle nature of the film industry. But she had moved on since then. She was now a successful gold geologist in a small outback community -- and loving every minute of it. She had no intention of le...
'This is kidnapping. You won't get away with it!' Linden was outraged! Not only did Steed Dare believe her to be a heartless gold digger, he was convinced she planned to interfere with his favorite cousin's wedding - and was determine...
Deception...or desire? Terise O'Neill has a goal--revenge for her stepsister Clair's unhappy marriage. She needs to get close to Ryan Westmore, and a job in his home--as nanny to his and Clair's twin girls--provides her with the ideal ...
Norah Kelsey had been duped. Duped into marrying a prince -- His Royal Highness Prince Philippe Rasada, no less! There were, of course, worse things in life than marrying a prince -- unless you didn't love him. And Norah was quite sure she didn...
DADDY WITH A DEADLINE Billionaire James Langford had money, power, influence...but none of it mattered. Finding his missing child consumed his every waking thought. Because he needed to locate young Genevieve and claim her as his rightful heir...b...
Arrogant, unfeeling and iron-willed. The dynamic Slade Benedict was all those things -- but given that he was also Eden Lyle's boss, she found it impossible to protest when he commandeered her holiday plans. But what she hadn't counted on w...
THE TYCOON AND THE ADORABLE TYKE Rich, handsome and famous, Nicholas Frakes was the world's sexiest bachelor. But when Bethany Dale first clapped eyes on him, he was spoon-feeding spinach to his orphan to niece, tenderly cradling the infant to...
Conflicting desires! Sarah Fox has never let a man come between her and her high-profile career as a TV reporter, until a handsome stranger saves her life. . . And shows her other, more rewarding ways of spending her time! Since a tragic brush wi...
'Princess in Secret Love Tryst!' Princess Talay Rasada's reputation was compromised the minute the newspapers carried the photograph of her kissing the rugged Australian, Jase Clendon. Outraged, he wondered if it had been a desperate pl...
HE'D SAVED HER LIFE When the riptide unloosed her, Allie Carter washed ashore at the feet of Lorne de Marigny, monarch of Carramer. A prince unparalleled in handsomeness...and in having his desires fulfilled. And he demanded that Allie remain at...
She remembered vividly the day they were betrothed. Michael de Marigny had been a young version of the impressive prince he'd become. She'd listened raptly as the teenager enacted the ancient ceremony...with her twin sister. Forever after, Ca...
"MY HORSE AND MY SECRET AGAINST YOUR LAND." Princess Adrienne de Marigny had issued edicts before, but this one was different... and dangerous. Long before arrogant rancher Hugh Jordan had infiltrated her kingdom -- and her fantasies -- Ad...
For Sam Winton, Haley Glen's revelation was a sword through the heart. Sure, he and the pudgy bundle shared the same ebony hair, the same blue eyes, but Sam knew better than this mistress of deception that his bloodlines would course through no w...
HER UNDERCOVER PRINCE CHARMING... Innocent Meagan Moore had never intended to get caught up in her brother's plot to overthrow the Edenbourg throne, or fall for the man thought to be the enigmatic Prince Nicholas. But involved she was -- in th...
SHE HAD BORNE HIM A CHILD IN SECRET... A child taken from her loving arms too soon. So Tara McNiven swallowed her tears, bolstered her pride, and vowed never to let Zeke Blaxland know about the family that might have been.... But when Zeke burs...
When Prince Josquin de Marigny swept struggling single mom Sarah McInnes into a limo, he revealed a secret. Sarah's father had been in line for the Valmont throne -- and now her son was the heir! The brooding, blue-eyed prince promised Sarah ever...
WATCHING OVER HIM... Playing royal bodyguard to Mathiaz de Marigny, the seductive Baron Montravel, was a temptation few women could resist. But the moment he was out of harm's way, Jacinta Newnham had fled his chateau -- and abandoned memories...
Back in her lush, beloved Carramer, Carissa Day purchased the perfect B and B for raising her babies-to-be. Trouble was, an aristocratic "intruder" proved she'd been swindled -- her new home was actually his royal lodge. Worse, he proved ...
SHE WAS A VIRGIN Kirsten Bond was a mother by virtue of adopting her late sister's child. No one knew Jeffrey wasn't really hers and she vowed never to reveal that his father was actually Rowe Sevrin, Viscount Aragon. But then she was assign...
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Since Carramer law stated he must marry a princess or forfeit the throne, Prince Maxim de Marigny had avoided romantic entanglements. But then a chance encounter with a strikingly beautiful -- and startlingly antiroyal -- woman made him wonder if he ...
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To escape an arranged marriage, princess Shara Najran fled the Australian Outback. Her plan: Expose her fiance's plot against the king. But Shara hadn't counted on rugged ranger Tom McCullough. Tom knew he was no Prince Charming. Still, on...
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"How Do I Love Thee?" With these words from Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s famous romantic sonnet to inspire them, twelve wonderful writers offer new and tantalising views on love and romance which will make your heart beat faster. This collec...
There's no blueprint for this! Raised in a family of physicians, chef Emma Jarrett has no interest in the long hours, large egos or constant on-call that come with a medical spouse. Thanks, but no thanks. Of course, that doesn't stop he...
Danger from the skyFormer police officer turned deputy governor, Shana Akers, is used to handling high-stakes situations. But after learning that a space shuttle mission about to be launched from her island home may have a shocking secret agenda, she...
It is one thing to find your path, another entirely to walk it. The beacons -- Adam, Garrett and Elaine -- are cut off from their homeworld. In finding each other they obliterated the first wave of an alien attack on Earth, and together the...