Levon Rider
State: Utah
Levon Rider is a novelist and educator based in Utah. By day, she teaches young minds while parenting her chihuahua; by night, she crafts emotionally resonant fiction. Her debut novel, Someone to You, follows Esmeralda “Emmy” Martinez, a creative dreamer whose ambitions are overshadowed by her father’s unfulfilled musical dreams—and when a new band member enters the picture, Emmy discovers a path back to her own identity. Blending themes of family dynamics, artistic passion, and personal resilience, Rider’s writing explores the tension between expectation and self‑discovery. Though still early in her literary career, she’s already earned attention for her character-driven storytelling and heartfelt perspective. She continues to write while nurturing both her readers and her community, one story at a time.
Genres: Contemporary
Audiences: Young Adult
Books by Levon Rider
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Someone to You
Genre: Contemporary
Audience: Young Adult
Someone to You by Levon Rider is a heartfelt coming-of-age romance about chasing dreams, finding love, and learning to stand on your own. Esmeralda "Emmy" Martinez has always longed for a life filled with creativity, love, and family, but her controlling father has forced her into living out his failed ambition of becoming a musician. When Aiden Richards joins their band, Emmy’s carefully contained world expands, giving her a glimpse of freedom, independence, and the possibility of a future she chooses for herself. But to claim her own dreams, Emmy must decide if she’s strong enough to defy her father’s expectations—or if she’ll remain bound by them forever.