You can usually find her burning somewhat edible experiments in the kitchen or cracking jokes at the expense of her family members. When she's not pretending to write, she's reading.

Mariana is a native Texan living in a small town in Colorado with her husband and two beloved (and emotionally manipulative) Great Danes, Dorian and Kaiser. She probably shouldn't admit that she started sneaking romance novels from her aunt's bookshelves way before she was old enough to even understand what it meant when a man flipped up a woman's skirt. Mariana Zapata began writing love stories soon after she learned how to spell. But a small town in the mountains might be the perfect remedy for a broken heart. Starting your whole life over probably isn’t supposed to be. Aurora De La Torre knows moving back to a place that was once home isn’t going to be easy.

Her latest novel, Hands Down, was also a top 10 Amazon Overall Best Seller. All Rhodes Lead Here Mariana Zapata 4.33 85,716 ratings10,559 reviews Losing people you love is hard. The Best Thing was a top 10 Amazon Overall Best Seller and a 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards nominee in romance. Luna and the Lie became a #1 Amazon Overall Best Seller. All Rhodes Lead Here Paperback Apby Mariana Zapata (Author) 15,024 ratings Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Paperback 24.90 2 Used from 24.79 10 New from 24.90 Losing people you love is hard.Aurora De La Torre knows moving back to a place that was once home isn’t going to be easy. From Lukov with Love was a top 10 Amazon Overall Best Seller and a finalist in the romance category for the 2018 Goodreads Choice Awards. Dear Aaron was a top 10 Amazon Overall Best Seller and stayed in the top 100 for six weeks. Wait for It reached #2 on the Amazon Overall Best Seller list and stayed in the top 100 for six weeks it was chosen as a 2017 Goodreads Choice Award nominee in the Romance category. Her book The Wall of Winnipeg and Me was a #1 Amazon Overall Best Seller, and was chosen as a 2016 Goodreads Choice Award nominee and also included on Amazon's Best Books of 2016 for Romance.

is a New York Times, USA Today, and #1 Amazon best-selling author and reached #7 on Amazon's Author Ranking in 2016.

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