Cara Tanamachi, better known as Cara Lockwood, is an American novelist from Mesquite, Texas.
Career Tanamachi's novels identify primarily with the romance and romantic comedy genres. As Cara Lockwood, her most successful book was I Do (But I Don't), which was a USA Today bestseller and was made into a Lifetime Original Movie of the same name starring Denise Richards and Dean Cain.
Tanamachi also wrote the Bard Academy teen series, updating her favorite classics. Titles include Wuthering High, Scarlet Letterman, and Moby Clique.(10 April 2008). , Los Angeles Times
Personal life Tanamachi graduated from Mesquite High School in Texas and from the University of Pennsylvania, where she majored in English studies.(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.")
Tanamachi wrote most of her novels using her first 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.
Bibliography
As Cara Lockwood Adult novels 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 starring Meghan Markle) 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 Wuthering High (MTV Books, 2006) The Scarlet Letterman (MTV Books, 2007) Moby Clique (MTV Books, 2008) A Tale of Two Proms (self-published, 2011)
As Cara Tanamachi
The Second You're Single (St. Martin's Press, 2023)
References
External links
Official Site of Cara Tanamachi and Cara Lockwood