CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2007 ::: Two releases: a novella, “Till Death Do Us Part” in the anthology, Names I Call My Sister (May) and a novel, Swithcraft (September).

2007 ::: In Between Men is voted the Top Romance Book of 2006 by Catalina Magazine’s Book Club members.

2006 ::: In Between Men is Catalina Magazine’s Book Club Read for February.

2005 ::: Catalina Magazine calls Hot Tamara the Best Chick Lit novel of the year.

2005 ::: Mary is named one of the Hottest 25 People in Orange County by OC Metro Magazine.

2005 ::: Hot Tamara is Cosmopolitan Magazine’s Red Hot Read for April.

2004 ::: In its August issue, Latina Magazine calls Mary “an author to look out for”.

ABOUT MARY

::: Mary Castillo is the author of two romantic comedies – Hot Tamara and In Between Men. Her novella, “My Favorite Mistake” is featured in the anthology, Friday Night Chicas. She is a columnist with VidaGirl.com and has also contributed feature articles to Catalina Magazine, Romance Writers Report and Och Tamale (the alumni magazine for the University of Redlands).

::: Mary has two blogs: Chica Lit for writers and readers at www.marycastillo.blogspot.com and How to Survive Your Best Friend’s Baby for friends of new moms at www.bestfriendsbaby.blogspot.com.

::: Mary lives in Orange County, CA with her family.

::: Mary is originally from National City, CA. She graduated from Chula Vista High School in 1992 and then received her BA in History from the University of Southern California in 1996. For a brief time she was a reporter for the Los Angeles Times Community News and also worked as a public relations and advertising copywriter before writing novels full time.

::: Want to know more? Visit Mary's FAQ page, or check out her bio and press archive at the Meet Mary page.

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REAL READERS TALK ABOUT MARY’S BOOKS

» “Throughout, Castillo integrates vibrant descriptions of Latina life into her mainstream California setting without objectifying ethnic difference or using it as a marketing tool — as if it were simply added "spice" to the chick-lit staple diet. Her characters embody the bicultural vibe of L.A., where Chicanas like Isa's friend Patty buy love potions from botanicas but, in classic New Age fashion, also read auras.” – The Statesman on In Between Men.

» “I was SO excited for this book to finally come out, especially after enjoying Hot Tamara so much. Mary has such a magic touch when it comes to comedy and drama. Isa is so dang lovable, you have to check out In Between Men!” – Kathy Cano Murrillo, author of The Crafty Chica

» “Sad to say but, if a book does not catch my interest within the first 40 or 50 pages....I usually don't ever finish it. When I read this book it had me from cover to cover. It was funny, witty, and down to earth.” – A reader’s review of Friday Night Chicas on Amazon.com

» “The other day, I was in the library looking for some books for summer reading, and your book, Hot Tamara was one that caught my eye. I think it was first the cover, and then I read the back part of the book. I knew what Tamara was going through was something that I could go through in my life very soon, so I picked it up and read it. I have to tell you, I could not put the book down.” – A college student in New York

» “I can't tell you how much I LOVED this book. I related to Tamara in so many ways and I wish I could find a guy like Will.” – A reader in Colorado on Hot Tamara

CONTACT INFORMATION

::: For bookmarks, signed coverflats and other promo materials »Mary Castillo mary@marycastillo.com

::: For ARC, Interview and Publicity Requests » Pamela Spengler-Jaffee, Director of Publicity, Avon Romance. pam.jaffee@harpercollins.com

::: For inquiries regarding film/tv/audio/foreign/other rights » Jenny Bent, Trident Media Group.
jbent@tridentmediagroup.com