Valerie Christine Parv (1951 – 25 April 2021) was a popular Australian writer of over 70 romance novels, with more than 34 million sales. She published her novels in Mills & Boon's since 1982.

Biography

Valerie married Paul Parv, who was a crocodile hunter in the tropical north of Australia. They lived for some years in Sydney. Her husband became a cartoonist, and they moved to the capital city, Canberra. They were married for 38 years prior to her husband's death in 2008. Valerie published her first novels in 1982. She was recognised as a media spokesperson for all things romantic in Australia.

Awards and honours

Parv was an Australia Day Ambassador for the National Australia Day Council from 2006. She has also been awarded the Romantic Times Book Reviews New York Pioneer of Romance Award. In 2015 Parv was made a member of the Order of Australia for "significant service to the arts as a prolific author, and as a role model and mentor to young emerging writers".

Single Novels

• Love's greatest gamble (1982) • Bound for Kosciusko (1982) • Remember Me, My Love (1983) • The Tall Dark Stranger (1983) • Dreaming Dunes (1984) • Man and Wife (1985) • Heartbreak Plains (1985) • Ask Me No Questions (1985) • The Love Artist (1986) • Return to Faraway (1986) • Boss of Yarrakina (1986) • The Leopard Tree (1987) • Snowy River Man (1987) • Man Shy (1987) • Sapphire Nights (1987) • Centerfold (1988) • Man without a Past (1988) • Crocodile Creek (1988) • Tasmanian Devil (1989) • Lightning's Lady (1990) • That Midas Man (1990) • A Fair Exchange (1991) • Far from Over (1991) • Island of Dreams (1992) • Love Like Gold (1992) • Lovers' Moon (1993) • Flight of Fancy (1993) • Outback Temptation (1994) • Flight of Fantasy (1994) • P.S. I Love You (1995) • A Reluctant Attraction (1995) • Sister of the Bride (1996) • A Royal Romance (1996) • Kissed by a Stranger (1997) • The Princess and the Playboy (1998) • Interrupted Lullaby (2001) • The Prince's Proposal (2002) • Desert Justice (2006)

Baby Chase Series

Carramer Crown Series

Carramer Crown Sub-Series

Carramer Legacy Sub-Series

Carramer Trust Sub-Series

Code of the Outback Series

Beacon Series

Fabulous Fathers Series Multi-Author

Royally Wed Series Multi-Author

Older Man Multi-Author

Romancing the Crown Series Multi-Author

Collections

Omnibus In Collaboration

Non fiction

Resources