Bio
Mary Karlik combines her Texas roots with her Scottish heritage to write happily-ever-after from Texas to Scotland.
Honoring her Scottish roots, Mary is writing her new series under her mother’s maiden name, Wilson. This Sweet Contemporary Romance series is set in the Celtic Music world of Scotland.
You can find her Texas roots in her indie published, Contemporary Young Adult romance Hickville series. She brings her two worlds closer together than ever in her latest novel—Hickville Crossroads—when a young, up-and-coming Scottish teen heartthrob goes undercover in a Texas high school to research his latest role.
She is traditionally published in Young Adult Fantasy with her Fairy Trafficking series set in the magical world of Scotland. The audio version of Magic Heist, the second in the series, was nominated in 2019 for the One Voice Award for “Best Fiction Novel UK Voices Only.”
Mary is currently studying Scottish Gaelic at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig in Skye, Scotland. She also earned her MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University, has a B.S. degree from Texas A&M University, is a certified, professional ski instructor, and a Registered Nurse.
Mary is an active member of Romance Writers of America where she serves on the Board of Directors. She formerly served on the board of the Young Adult Romance Writers of America and the Dallas Area Romance Authors and looks forward to raising a glass or two of gin and tonic with her fellow writers—whether virtual or in person—at RWA’s national convention.
