New Release! Summer 2008!

Jillian of Peach Creek Stables

When she's not at Junior high school, 13 year old Jillian Rhine spends her days working Peach Creek Stables, her fathers horse farm in Red Bank, South Carolina. It's just Jillian and her Dad, now, since her Mother passed away when Jillian was only six. The farm folks make up a funny kind of family, including her horse Reindeer, her first love Jason and her arch nemesis, Sydney. Things start to get more complicated than usual one fall morning, when the questions begin to pile up. Who is the mysterious new boy on the farm? What secrets are lurking in his luggage? And speaking of luggage, why has Aunt Connie arrived with so much of it? Join author R.M.Parrish for all this and a dollop of romance in the first tale of Jillian of Peach Creek Stables: The Mystery of the Medallion.

"A delightful story with endearing characters. This book offers a fun, innocent escape for today's middle school girls."

— Tanya Dennis (www.TanyaDennisBooks.com)
Managing Editor, Christian Children's Book Review (www.CCBReview.blogspot.com)

"After reading this refreshing book, I felt like I'd revisited my early teens. A sweet 'girl meets boy' story. The 'puppy love' they find brought a smile to my face, reminding me of the old days. Young teens will especially enjoy and relate to this book. A good clean story with a very interesting outcome... a great way to curl up and spend an afternoon... every time I had to put it down I couldn't wait to pick it up again."

— Susan B. Powell, Victim Advocate, Lexington County Courthouse and Minister's Wife, Red Bank Baptist Church

ISBN 978-1-60604-505-3/Juvenile Fiction — Tate Publishing

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Love Savannah wins award!

The first Chapter of Ms. Parrish's historical fiction novel, as yet unpublished, Love Savannah, won honorable mention at the St. David's Writers Conference in PA this summer!

Robbie Lee and the Wilds of Houston Valley

ISBN number: 1604416777

East Tennessee Coffee Company

Ms. Parrish offers up book signing in May 2008 and will return to ETCC for book release party Saturday, July 26th!

Robbie Lee Wilds turns six just after the devastating stock market crash of 1929. This funny and moving historical novel is based on stories passed down from the authors grandmother. The Wilds of Houston Valley weather the Great Depression living happily off the land. Sustained by the love and decency that flourish in their valley like the pine and cedar on its surrounding hills, this hardworking farm family never loses sight of its values. Hoover's Presidency and FDR's New Deal measures like the heralded Tennessee Valley Authority are fascinating landmarks in this young girl's life. Through it all, the fiercely inquisitive Robbie wonders about life beyond the valley. She discovers her voracious appetite for reading, shares her mother's poignant secret, and, above all, learns the meaning of faith.

"This book was an absolute find. I grew up during the great depression I am from Atlanta Georgia, not Tennessee, nevertheless, I found this book to be a refreshing trip back in time to my youth - a simple and beautiful story about family. A tear jerker at times, but mostly, a story full of laughter. I stumbled upon it on the recommendation of an old friend who knows of the author and her family. For children and adults."

— Joan Curver, a retired editor and school teacher, A Trip Back in Time, Barnes and Nobles five-star review.

"R.M. Parrish picks up where Laura Ingalls Wilder leaves off. A cozy read for young ones and their parents alike."

— Robert Reale, Tony-nominated composer of Broadway's A Year With Frog and Toad

"This is a book for anyone who ever doubted that history was a vibrant, living thing; who ever thought that hard times would never end; who never believed in the power of family, of the earth, and of love. An entertainment for children, and a revelation for their parents."

— Steve Friedman, author of The Agony of Victory: When Winning Isn't Enough

"In her book, Robbie Lee and the Wilds of Houston Valley, R.M. Parrish captures the voice, eyes and the ears of its eponymous young narrator. The novel provides a fascinating glimpse of life in rural Tennessee, from the late 1920s through the Great Depression years. While written for mid-grade readers, adults, too, will be enchanted with the authentic details and charming characters. A fine first novel."

— Alma Daniel, co-author, Ask Your Angels, published by Ballantine Books, a division of Random House.

Radio Interviews include: KAHI-AM 950, WNTN AM 1500, TalkStar Radio Network, and Issues Today Radio.

Robyne Parrish, actress and author, visits Del Rio and Parrottsville Schools | The Newport Plain Talk

Robbie Lee on MySpace: www.myspace.com/wildsofhoustonvalley

Where can you find RMP books?

Are you from SC? Available in Lexington, South Carolina at Miller's LTD at Cinnamon Hill.

Are you from East Tennessee? Visit the East TN Coffee Company or Meadow Creek Mountain Rustic Resort and buy your copy of Robbie Lee!

For press:
Event Management Public Relations — Richard
robbie.wilds@yahoo.com
212-769-8472
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Del Rio Elementary School in Tennessee students Amber Wilds, center, and Madelyn Reece, right, both fourth-graders. Their cousin, Robyne Parrish, left.

Actress and author Robyne Parrish answers questions from Del Rio Elementary School students in TN in grades 3-4 during a visit there last Friday morning.

R.M. Parrish visits Robbie Lee's hometown

R.M. Parrish visited Robbie Lee's hometown in Tennessee this past May 2008! She spoke at both the Del Rio and Parrotsville school, as well as appeared at a signing sponsored by the Guild of the Smokies and the East Tennessee Coffee Company (click here for more info).

Ms. Parrish will return to ETCC for book release party Saturday, July 26th!

"Many Thanks to those of you who attended in May — I hope I will see you in July!"

For more information you may email her at Robbie.Wilds@yahoo.com.