Cara Lockwood

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Cara Lockwood
LanguageEnglish
NationalityTexan
CitizenshipUSA
Alma mater University of Pennsylvania
Genre Chick lit
Notable worksI Do (But I Don't)

CaraTanamachi, better known as Cara Lockwood, is an American novelist from Mesquite, Texas. [1]

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Career

Tanamachi'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

Tanamachi 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

As Cara Lockwood

Adult novels [7] [8]

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, 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, 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.
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