Cara Lockwood

Cara Lockwood
CitizenshipUSA
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania
Writing career
LanguageEnglish
GenreRomantic comedy
Notable workI Do (But I Don't)

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[citation needed] 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.

Personal life

Tanamachi graduated from Mesquite High School in Texas and from the University of Pennsylvania, where she majored in English studies.

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

Young adult novels

As Cara Tanamachi

References

  1. 1 2 Tanamachi, Cara. "About Cara". Cara Tanamachi. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  2. ↑ 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
  3. ↑ (10 April 2008). The books: Cara Lockwood's Bard Academy series[link removed], Los Angeles Times
  4. 1 2 The Bard Academy. Retrieved 6 July 2022. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  5. ↑ (3 July 2003). Author unveils 1st book: Mesquite High grad draws on wedding experience for story Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, 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)
  6. ↑ "Cara Lockwood". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  7. ↑ Lockwood, Cara. "The Books". Cara Lockwood. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  8. ↑ "Books by Cara Lockwood (Author of I Do (But I Don't))". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  9. ↑ Cara Lockwood (January 2, 2007). The Scarlet Letterman. MTV Books. ISBN 9781416524908. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  10. ↑ Tanamachi, Cara. "The Book". Cara Tanamachi. Retrieved 2022-07-06.