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.

Other Works

  • Falling For My Rodeo Doctor

    2026

Awards and Recognition

  • Romance Writers of America Service Award 2026