Cara Tanamachi, better known as Cara Lockwood, is an American novelist from Mesquite, Texas.[1]
Cara Lockwood | |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Texan |
| Citizenship | USA |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Genre | Chick lit |
| Notable works | I Do (But I Don't) |
Career
editTanamachi's novels identify primarily with the romance and chick lit genres. As Cara Lockwood, her most successful book was I Do (But I Don't), which was a USA Today bestseller[citation needed] and was made into a Lifetime Original Movie of the same name starring Denise Richards and Dean Cain.[2]
Tanamachi also wrote the Bard Academy teen series, updating her favorite classics. Titles include Wuthering High, Scarlet Letterman, and Moby Clique.[3][4]
Personal life
editTanamachi graduated from Mesquite High School in Texas and from the University of Pennsylvania, where she majored in English studies.[5][6]
Tanamachi wrote most of her novels using her husband's surname, Lockwood, and began writing under her maiden name after her divorce. She has two children from her first marriage and three stepchildren from her second.[1]
Bibliography
editAs Cara Lockwood
edit- Crandell Sisters Series
- I Do (But I Don't) (Gallery Books, 2003)
- I Did (But I Wouldn't Now) (Gallery Books, 2006)
- Pink Slip Party (Gallery Books, 2004)
- Dixieland Sushi (Gallery Books, 2005)
- In One Year and Out the Other (editor, Pocket Books, 2006)
- Demon Series
- Every Demon Has His Day (Downtown Press, 2009)
- Can't Teach an Old Demon New Tricks (Downtown Press, 2010)
- Follow Me (Harlequin, 2013; 5-part serial)
- Boys and Toys (Harlequin, 2015)
- Texting Under the Influence (Harlequin, 2015)
- Her Hawaiian Homecoming (Harlequin, 2015)
- The Big Break (Harlequin, 2016)
- Shelter in the Tropics (Harlequin, 2017)
- The Shark and I (Audible, 2017)
- Island of Second Chances (Harlequin, 2018)
- Practicing Parenthood (Harlequin, 2018)
- Dater's Handbook (Hallmark Publishing, 2018; novelization of the Hallmark Channel Original Movie)
- No Strings (Harlequin, 2018)
- Look at Me (Harlequin, 2018)
- Trick and Treat (Harlequin, 2018)
- First Class Sin (Harlequin, 2019)
- Cuffs (Harlequin, 2020)
- The Sex Cure (Harlequin, 2020)
- The Love Cure (Harlequin, 2021)
- Masquerade (Harlequin, 2021)
Young adult novels
- Bard Academy Series[4]
As Cara Tanamachi
edit- The Second You're Single (St. Martin's Press, 2023)[10]
References
edit- ^ a b Tanamachi, Cara. "About Cara". Cara Tanamachi. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ^ Makin, Kelly (2004-09-13), I Do (But I Don't) (Comedy, Drama, Romance), Ira Pincus Films, Von Zerneck-Sertner Films, retrieved 2022-07-06
- ^ (10 April 2008). The books: Cara Lockwood's Bard Academy series, Los Angeles Times
- ^ a b The Bard Academy. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ (3 July 2003). Author unveils 1st book: Mesquite High grad draws on wedding experience for story, Dallas Morning News ("The 1991 Mesquite High School graduate - and daughter of school board member Cary Tanamachi - borrowed from her own bridal experience and those of her friends to write her first novel. I Do (But I Don't) was released in early June by Downtown Press, a new imprint of Pocket Books, which is a division of Simon & Schuster.") (subscription required)
- ^ "Cara Lockwood". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ^ Lockwood, Cara. "The Books". Cara Lockwood. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ^ "Books by Cara Lockwood (Author of I Do (But I Don't))". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ^ Cara Lockwood (January 2, 2007). The Scarlet Letterman. MTV Books. ISBN 9781416524908.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ Tanamachi, Cara. "The Book". Cara Tanamachi. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
