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Robin Alvarez is the author of the #1 New Release YA Ethnic Fairy Tale When Oceans Rise. Strong female characters, mythological creatures, and a mixed-race perspective are staples of her work. While she's spent the majority of her life in beach towns, having almost drowned several times, she currently resides in a desert where the waters are less likely to kill her.

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Average rating: 4.14 · 782 ratings · 466 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	When Oceans Rise really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 527 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paramour (Of Ballads and Banshees, #1) 4.38 avg rating — 160 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Monsters In Masquerade by Robin Alvarez (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Isabel Cañas (Goodreads Author), Angela Montoya (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2025	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jingle These Bells by Melanie Schubert (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Contributor), Angela Montoya (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Contributor), Robin Alvarez (Goodreads Author) (Contributor ) 4.89 avg rating — 27 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Paramour on Netgalley!

Are you an ARC reader interested in YA paranormal romance? Paramour is a Twilight comp featuring banshees! I like to say it's like Twilight but pink where the Gilmore Girls run from Supernatural hunters! lmao is that specific enough?

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“I. Am. Poison.”
― Robin Alvarez, When Oceans Rise

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“I’m stuck in a nightmare and the person I want to save me is also the person causing me pain”
― Robin Alvarez , When Oceans Rise

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“Sure, the soft pinks are disarming, but you're like a thorny rose. Beautiful to look at, but dangerous to mishandle.”
― Robin Alvarez, Paramour

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