LOVE, SAVANNAH is available for purchase NOW at www.champagnebooks.com. You may also purchase a copy in e book format.
Visit www.champagnebooks.com to puchase your copy today! BUT FIRST, watch the trailer for the book!
“Mystery and romance tangle during a hot Georgian summer. R. M. Parrish has done her research. Grab a tall glass of iced tea and let her take you back to the turn of the century, to a plantation turned inn where the romance sizzles, guests are family and everyone has something to say.”
— Tanya Dennis
Managing Editor, Christian Children’s Book Review
Freelance Editor and Writer
www.TanyaDennisBooks.com
A review from You Gotta Read Reviews
“I recommend this book to anyone. This is one you can definitely enjoy as well as allow young adults to read without compromise.”
— Brenda Talley
“LOVE, SAVANNAH has that Southern charm that pulls the reader into the post Civil War lives of the people in Savannah and Carolina’s world. The affects of war on lives long after the war ends is very evident. Overcoming some horrific deeds, the characters more on with their lives and the reader breaths a sigh of relief to know love finds a way.”
— Long and Short Romance Reviews
Love, Savannah receiveded a four and 1/2 heart review from TheRomanceStudio.com!
Love Savannah wins award!
The first Chapter of Ms. Parrish’s historical fiction novel, Love Savannah, won honorable mention at the St. David’s Writers Conference in PA, summer 2008!
The Event at Joseph Beth Booksellers September 17th, 2009 at 7pm was a success!
I HEART TEEN LIT BOOK CLUB
featuring R.M. Parrish and Jillian of Peach Creek Stables
josephbeth.com
I’m Not Your Princess Diaries: The I’m Not Your Princess Diaries
of
Shelby Sweet Book No. 1
Teen Fiction-Light Inspirational
WILD CHILD PUBLISHING (wildchildpublishing.com)
NOW #1 in the Young Adult category at Wild Child Publishing! Order your copy today!
In this first installment of the Shelby Sweet diaries, the troubled Shelby has a terrible secret. Shelby’s secret could blow her whole life to smithereens. Her most important job is to never tell a soul. Ever. Shelby meets Scott who leads the tween youth group at the family church. Shelby is sure she could never be worthy of someone like Scott, but she keeps bumping into him. Then there is C.W., her mysterious and totally gorgeous next door neighbor who keeps sending out mixed signals. Her sister refuses to speak to her, and something is horribly wrong with Grandma Sweet. And worst of all, there is the lingering fear that at any moment, Shelby’s father might sweep the family away again to some new town and she’ll have to start all over.
Is it worth getting close to anyone at all?
With the help of some new friends, and a Grandmother just struck down by Alzheimer’s, she learns that while people fail you, God doesn’t.
“I absolutely LOVED it. The voice is fantastic. It has all the elements of a teenager’s life: secrets, angst, feelings of low self-worth, and sprinkles of happiness. After leaving all she holds dear behind, Shelby has to move to a new area with her family. Convinced they don’t like her, she embarks on making friends and settling in to a new church. Will her secret come out? And if it does, how will everyone perceive her? Wracked with guilt, Shelby holds the burdens inside with only her diary to share her woes with. Until someone very special arrives in her life…"
— Michelle E. Ellis, author and editor, Wild Child Publishing, www.meellis.blogspot.comISBN: 978-1-935013-53-2
“Shelby is a teen with a big secret. After moving to a new town, Shelby not only has to come to terms with her past but also try and fit in to a new neighbourhood and school. Shelby feels alone, despite living with her parents and her sister. No one listens to her, and Shelby feels no one even cares.
The teenager muddles through, despite her terrible burden — one no teen should go through alone — and forces herself to ‘fit in’. Always feeling she doesn’t, it’s a hard feat to carry on day to day with a smile on her face.
She meets Scott, the church’s teen group leader, and finally finds someone who doesn’t judge her for her secret or the way she looks and dresses. I felt empathy with Shelby and above all wanted to give her a big hug. Hopefully, as the title suggests, there may be another instalment, and I’m really looking forward to reading it to see how Shelby’s later years progress.
A really poignant tale that many teens will relate to, and not just because of the big secret, but the identity issues, the feelings of being alone, unloved, and ignored.”
— Cocktail Reviews“With crisp prose and cathartic diary entries, we follow Shelby through this trying summer before she starts high school. While religion is present in this inspirational tale, I believe both religious and non-religious readers will enjoy the story and relate to Shelby’s conflicts. Parrish deftly depicts a turning-point summer for Shelby, and I look forward to future volumes in this series.”
— Dark Angel Reviews, 4 1/2 stars
Book Signing at Borders
Saturday, December 21st, 2008 2-4pm
Borders
1061 Greenacres Mall
Valley Stream, New York
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Jillian of Peach Creek Stables
Jillian is now available in AUDIO CD!! Order yours today!
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
“A good, clean story that mother and daughter will find hard to put down. I hope Robyne has more tales of Jillian in the making.”
— Rose T. Wilkins
Sandlapper Magazine of South Carolina
ISBN 978-1-60604-505-3/Juvenile Fiction — Tate Publishing
Order Your Copy Now!
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.
“…This was another one of my favorite books and I included it in my summer reading program for the grandchildren.”
— Review, Rose T. Wilkins, Sandlapper Magazine of South Carolina, Autumn 2008 issue
Radio Interviews include: KAHI-AM 950, WNTN AM 1500, TalkStar Radio Network, and Issues Today Radio.
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!
Are you from Pennsylvania? Visit Joseph Beth Booksellers to purchase her books!
For press:
Event Management Public Relations — Richard
robbie.wilds@yahoo.com
212-769-8472
Download Press Release (PDF)
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).
For more information you may email her at Robbie.Wilds@yahoo.com.
Robyne at NYC book release party in March 2008.
Author bio
R.M. Parrish was raised in the Carolina’s by a whole bunch of Southerners from Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina. For part of the year, she lives in New York City with her husband, James, where she writes, teaches and works as an actress. Ms. Parrish is a graduate of North Carolina School of the Arts with a BFA in Drama, and a Master of Science in Psychology from UOP. She is currently earning her MFA in Theatre and Pedagogy at Point Park University Conservatory of Performing Arts in Pittsburgh where she spends the other part of her year. Her poetry and prose have been featured in: The Writers Outlet and Helium.com. Her column “Making It Happen” appears quarterly in The Christian Filmworks Magazine at www.christianfilmworksmagazine.com (Read her latest column).