About
Mary Karlik combines her Texas roots with her Scottish heritage to write happily-ever-after’s from Texas to Scotland. Published both traditionally and indie, Mary writes contemporary humorous romances set in Texas and Scotland. She is also published in romantasy with her Fairy Tracking Series.
Mary earned her MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University, has a B.S. degree from Texas A&M University, and studied Scottish Gaelic at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig in Skye, Scotland. Mary is an active member of Romance Novelists Association, Contemporary Romance Writers, Romance Writers of America, and Dallas Area Romance Authors. When she is not writing or reading, Mary can usually be found hanging out with family and friends, or hill walking in Scotland while struggling to speak Gaelic with her Scottish husband.
Mary lives in both and Scotland and Texas.
Featured Work
Lasso My Heart
A rodeo cowboy who’s sworn off love. An optimist who still believes in fairytales. One innocent mistake that could cost them everything.
After more than a dozen epic breakups, physical therapist Lauren Winslow is one teardrop away from locking up her heart forever. A baggage claim mix-up, a swoony cowboy, and the discovery of a love letter meant for someone else convinces her to give love one last shot. The problem? The letter belongs to Rhen McGowan, and Lauren has no idea how to return it without breaking his heart and losing his trust.
Rhen is recovering from a career-ending rodeo injury and rebuilding the therapeutic riding center he nearly lost in his divorce. The last thing he needs is a relentlessly hopeful woman who crashes into his life, charms his family, and makes him feel things he promised himself he was done with.
Their chemistry is instant, irresistible, and impossible to ignore. But when Rhen discovers Lauren kept the letter and lied about it, his fragile trust shatters. Now she must convince him it was an innocent mistake before the past steals their chance at a fairytale future.
Other Works
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Falling For My Rodeo Doctor
2026
Awards and Recognition
- Romance Writers of America Service Award 2026
