With twenty five million copies of her books sold internationally, it's no wonder Valerie Parv is known as one Australia's queen of romance and is recognised as the media spokesperson for all things romantic. Already a successful writer of non-fiction, Valerie has made love and romance a career, with over 60 novels to her name since 1982.

Valerie held Australia's first romance writing workshop in 1988, which led to the founding of Romance Writers of Australia, and she has been a member ever since. A qualified trainer and counsellor, Valerie conducts seminars and workshops on creativity and all aspects of the writing craft based on her two best-selling guides for writers: The Art of Romance Writing (Allen & Unwin 1993, 2004) and The Idea Factory (Allen & Unwin 1995). In 1994 the State Library of New South Wales, Australia, began to acquire Valerie's papers for their collection and continues to acquire material from her.

Valerie continues to write her page-turning novels because they affirm her belief in love and happy endings. As she says... "Love gives you wings, romance helps you fly". Valerie is married to her own romantic hero, Paul, a former crocodile hunter in Australia's tropical north. These days he's a cartoonist and the two live in Australia's capital city - Canberra - where they are volunteer zoo guides.