{"id":142595,"date":"2021-05-11T10:33:18","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T23:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/?p=142595"},"modified":"2021-05-12T12:33:02","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T01:33:02","slug":"amy-in-romancelandia-13-remembering-valerie-parv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/2021\/05\/11\/amy-in-romancelandia-13-remembering-valerie-parv\/","title":{"rendered":"Amy in Romancelandia #13: Remembering Valerie Parv"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hello lovelies and welcome back to Romancelandia, the only place where the earth moving is expected and where seeing stars and hearing the hallelujah chorus in your head is perfectly acceptable!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May is upon us and, along with it, comes a host of new books! I\u2019ve showcased a few below from local and overseas authors for your reading pleasure. If you see anything you like, just click on the cover to check them out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Australian Romance Authors<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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How To Mend A Broken Heart<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Rachael Johns<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Summer in New Orleans means hot days, long nights, spooky stories and surprising new beginnings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Felicity Bell has struggled to move on after her marriage broke down. Her ex has found love again, her children have their own lives, and it’s beginning to feel like her only comfort comes from her dog and her job as a taxidermist. So when Flick gets an offer to work in New Orleans for a few months, she’s drawn to the chance to make a fresh start. But all is not as it seems in New Orleans …<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Beautiful Fall<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Hugh Breaky<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Every 179 days Robbie forgets everything. He knows this because last time it happened he wrote himself a letter explaining it. The disorientation. The fear. The bizarre circumstances imposed by the rare neurological condition he lives with. To survive the forgetting – to cope with his recurring loss of identity – Robbie leads a solitary, regimented life. Lives alone. Speaks to no one if he can avoid it. Works to complete a strange herculean task set for him by his former self.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then, with twelve days left before his next forgetting, Julie invades his life. Young, beautiful – the only woman he can ever remember meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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International Romance Authors<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Joya Goffney<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Quinn keeps lists of everything – from the days she’s ugly cried, to “Things That I Would Never Admit Out Loud”, to all the boys she’d like to kiss. Her lists keep her sane. That is, until her journal goes missing . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An anonymous account posts one of her lists on Instagram for the whole school to see and blackmails her into facing seven of her greatest fears, or else her entire journal will go public. Quinn doesn’t know who to trust. Desperate, she teams up with Carter Bennett – the last known person to have her journal and who Quinn loathes – in a race against time to track down the blackmailer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Road to Rose Bend<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Naima Simone<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sydney Collins left the small Berkshires town of Rose Bend eight years ago, grieving her sister’s death\u2014and heartbroken over her parents’ rejection. But now the rebel is back\u2014newly divorced and pregnant\u2014ready to face her fears and make a home for her child in the caring community she once knew. The last thing she needs is trouble. But trouble just set her body on fire with one hot, hot smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Widower and Rose Bend mayor Coltrane Dennison hasn’t smiled in ages. Until a chance run-in with Sydney Collins, who’s all grown-up and making him want what he knows he can’t have …<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One Week To Claim It All<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Adriana Herrera<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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She’s on track to be the new CEO. Her ex is the only one standing in the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Esmeralda Sambrano-Pena unexpectedly inherits her father’s media empire, it ruffles more than a few feathers. And no one is more conflicted about it than Rodrigo Almanzar. Esmeralda knows her father’s long-time prot\u00e9g\u00e9 \u2014 and her ex-lover \u2014 wants the executive job for himself. Making matters worse, their renewed passion grows undeniable with every late-night meeting. Will Rodrigo prove to be the perfect partner in business and pleasure \u2026 or her professional undoing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Amy\u2019s Favourite of the Month!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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As an extra treat each month, I usually recommend one of my fave reads\/authors to you. This month I\u2019m taking this space to remember an absolute pillar of the Australian romance community, Valerie Parv O.A.M., who passed away late last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As stated in the Romance Writers of Australia monthly magazine, Valerie was a \u2018beloved author, mentor and educator\u2019. She was a Life Member of RWA and achieved national and international recognition for her life\u2019s work. Valerie was a leading light, a loyal friend and a powerful advocate for the romance genre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, as New Woman Magazine put it, \u2018Valerie Parv is one of the planet’s most widely read romance fiction writers. Visit Iceland, Korea, Bulgaria or Czechoslovakia and you’ll find women curled up with a Parv saga\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She sold 34 million books and was translated all around the globe, writing not only romance but sci-fi romance, romantic suspense, movie scripts and short stories. As an aside, Valerie\u2019s how-to book on writing romance \u2013 The Art of Romance Writing – was the first craft book I ever read and it still sits in my book case today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vale Valerie. You will be missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019d like to know more about the warm and fascinating Valerie I recommend her memoir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

34 Million Books<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Valerie Parv<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Have you ever wondered what makes a writer? Or if you might become one yourself? Part memoir and part writing guide, Valerie Parv’s book provides a fascinating look into her world of words. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Valerie has been published since the age of fourteen when the Australian Women’s Weekly accepted her first article. Ninety books, dozens of short fiction, magazine serials, movie scripts and articles followed. She has sold over 34 million books and eBooks translated into 29 languages. As she recounts here, from the drama of Parvgate to meeting some of her personal heroes and being made a Member of the Order of Australia, writing has sustained her, challenged her, frustrated and excited her throughout her career. Valerie concludes each chapter with a “writing takeaway” with unique insights and a few caveats for those interested in how she works her story magic or would like to follow in her footsteps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Okay – that\u2019s the rundown this month. I hope you join me down the rabbit hole next month in Romancelandia. Until then stay safe and happy reading!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Amy

Amy Andrews<\/p><\/div>\n

About Amy<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Amy Andrews is an award-winning, USA Today best-selling Aussie author who has written eighty plus contemporary romances in both the traditional and digital markets.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s sold three million books and been translated into over a dozen languages including manga. She has won three Ruby awards and is a triple RITA finalist.<\/p>\n

In her other life, she was a paediatric intensive care nurse for twenty-one years. Amy lives near the sea with her husband of thirty years.<\/p>\n\n\n

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