Cara Lockwood

Cara Lockwood
Cara Lockwood
Language	English
Nationality	Texan
Citizenship	USA
Alma mater	University of Pennsylvania
Genre	Chick lit
Notable works	I Do (But I Don't)

Cara Lockwood is an American novelist and the bestselling author of nine novels from Mesquite, Texas.

Career

Lockwood's novels identify primarily with the chick lit genre. Her most successful book is I Do (But I Don't), which was made into a Lifetime Original Movie starring Denise Richards and Dean Cain and was a USA Today bestseller.

Lockwood also wrote the Bard Academy teen series, updating her favorite classics. Titles include Wuthering High, Scarlet Letterman, and Moby Clique.[1]

The majority of her books have been published by Downtown Press and MTV Books.

Personal life

Lockwood graduated from Mesquite High School and University of Pennsylvania, where she majored in English studies.[2]

She is married and lives in Chicago with her kids.

Bibliography

Adult novels

Dixieland Sushi
Pink Slip Party
I Do (But I Don't)
In One Year and Out the Other
I Did (But I Wouldn't Now)
Every Demon Has His Day
You Can't Teach An Old Demon New Tricks
Follow Me (Serial starting 2013)

Young adult novels

Wuthering High (Bard Academy)
The Scarlet Letterman (Bard Academy)
Moby Clique (Bard Academy)
A Tale of Two Proms (Bard Academy)

References

(10 April 2008). The books: Cara Lockwood's Bard Academy series, Los Angeles Times
(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)

External links

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[bard1-1] (10 April 2008). The books: Cara Lockwood's Bard Academy series, Los Angeles Times

[source2-2] (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)