Roan Parrish is an American author of gay romance fiction.

Writing career

Parrish began writing gay romance fiction while pursuing a

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in literature. She contributed the story "Company" to the collection ''All in Fear'' (2016). Her 2017 novel ''Out of Nowhere'' was shortlisted for ''

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'''s best

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: romance and for RUSA's top romance genre fiction. ''Riven'' (2018) was called "generous and tender in all the right ways" by ''

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''. It received a starred review from ''

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''. ''Better than People'' (2020) received a

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from ''Publishers Weekly'': "Parrish ..delivers an irresistible queer romance between a grumpy children’s book illustrator and a pathologically shy

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". ''Best Laid Plans'' (2021) received a starred review from ''Publishers Weekly'', which wrote, "Parrish’s sweet and sensitive treatment allows the men to become partners in healing. This love story is heartrending, swoon-worthy, and extremely well-told". ''The Lights on Knockbridge Lane'' (2021) received a starred review from ''Publishers Weekly'': "Parrish elevates what often can be formulaic in category romances to a fine art, with laugh-out-loud dialogue, eccentric but endearing characters, and an emotionally satisfying finale". ''The Rivals of Casper Road'' (2022) received a critical review from ''Publishers Weekly'': "Parrish’s sweet but shallow fourth ''Garnet Run romance'' ..leaves readers wanting more". ''Publishers Weekly'' called ''The Holiday Trap'' (2022) "a fluffy wintertime treat". It received a starred review from ''Library Journal'' that noted, "Readers will be captivated by the atmospheric settings, the witty dialogue, and the well-developed, adorably quirky characters in this stand-alone novel". ''Library Journal'' listed it as a best romance of 2022. Parrish co-hosts the Dear Romance Writer podcast.

Personal life

Parrish is

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and lives in

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. Parrish, who uses both she/her and they/them pronouns, is a member of the

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community.

Selected works

In the Middle of Somewhere series

* * ''Out of Nowhere''. Dreamspinner Press. 2016. ISBN 9781634769037. * ''Where We Left Off''. Dreamspinner Press. 2016. ISBN 9781634776905.

Riven series

* * ''Rend''. Loveswept. 2018. ISBN 9781524799335. * ''Raze''. Loveswept. 2019. ISBN 9781984818331.

Garnet Run series

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References

External links

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