R.S. Parker is a pen name used by Robin Schadel. She has degrees in English and Linguistics. After leaving teaching, she became a qualitative research mentor. She lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with her wife and their two cats. When she's not writing or reading romance novels, R.S. enjoys playing board games, picnics in the park, cooking with and for her family and friends, and watching true crime documentaries and paranormal investigation shows.