About
Robin Reardon is an inveterate observer of human nature, creating stories about all kinds of people, some of whom happen to be gay or transgender—people whose destinies are not determined solely by their sexual orientation or gender identity. She writes endings that are realistically hopeful rather than sugary and "happy ever after."
Robin was thrilled that early readers of her work were convinced she was a gay man. Her motto is this: The only thing wrong with being gay is how some people treat you when they find out. In everything she writes, she challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about what it means to be LGBTQ+.
Robin has published six novels through Kensington Publishing and has three independently published novels. A Secret Edge was a finalist in the annual Lambda Literary competition; The Evolution of Ethan Poe was on the 2012 ALA Rainbow List and won first place in several Rainbow Awards categories; and Waiting for Walker was awarded a cash prize by the North Street Book contest. Her stories feature characters who are gay, lesbian, straight, bi, gender queer, cisgender, trans, and intersex.
Robin has contributed work for LBGTQ+ charitable causes, including a novella benefitting The Trevor Project and a short story supporting author Brent Hartinger's Real Story Safe Sex Project.
Interests outside of writing include singing, nature photography, and the study of comparative religion. Robin writes in a butter yellow study with a view of the Boston, Massachusetts skyline.
Featured Work
For Love

Spencer Hill’s fondest wish has come true. Or maybe his second fondest wish. The northern Vermont town of Assisi, where Spencer is the Unitarian Universalist minister, has at last established close ties with The Forest, a Pagan community just east of town, and it’s mostly due to Spencer’s efforts.
Certain that his greatest wish will never come true, Spencer tries to ignore it—until the man he has tried to forget shows up on the arm of someone else. For a while Spencer is distracted by a Pagan-inspired festival he’s organizing and by the teenaged Kira, who—despite her parents’ refusal to accept her—is “Ralph” no longer.
But soon he can’t avoid the questions. Will Donald stay in Vermont with Jonathan Ehrlich? Will he return to his acting career in Manhattan? Or will his love for Spencer guide him?
And the real question: What would any of them give up for love?
Other Works
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FOR LOVE OF SELF
2023
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For Love Of God
2022
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On The Precipice
2020
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On Chocorua
2019
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On The Kalalau Trail
2019
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And If I Fall
2018
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Waiting for Walker
2017
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A LINE IN THE SAND
2015
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Throwing Stones
2015
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EDUCATING SIMON
2014
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GIUSEPPE AND ME
2014
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THE EVOLUTION OF ETHAN POE
2011
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A QUESTION OF MANHOOD
2010
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THINKING STRAIGHT
2008
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A SECRET EDGE
2007
Awards and Recognition
- AuthorsDB 2015 cover contest. Gold: Throwing Stones; Silver: Educating Simon; Bronze: Giuseppe and Me
- The Evolution of Ethan Poe, 2011 Rainbow Awards: Best LGBT Coming of Age / Young Adult; Best plot development; Best character development; Best writing style; Best gay novel/book
- The Evolution of Ethan Poe: 2012 ALA Rainbow List
- North Street Book Prize, 2018, honorable mention: Waiting for Walker
- On Chocorua (Book 1 of the Trailblazer series): Pencraft Award for Literary Excellence, 2020, First Place in LGBT category
- Q Spirit, top books of 2022: For Love Of God
- FOR LOVE OF GOD: Top Books of 2022, Spirit
- FOR LOVE OF SELF: Top books of 2023, Spirit
- FOR LOVE: Top books of 2024, Spirit