Mary-Kate Thomas

Biography

​Mary-Kate Thomas is the pen name of the author of the Castlewood High Tales, a retold sweet romance series.

A mom to four great kids - two daughters, two sons - she's been happily married for over twenty years. She spends her days wrangling her latest pair of bird dogs, driving carpool around her lovely corner of Ohio, and writing stories.

To keep up-to-date with her book releases, visit her website at www.marykatethomas.com and subscribe to her monthly newsletter.



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Books

Camp Castlewood: A Beauty and the Beast Retelling, Clean & Wholesome Teen Romance
Series: Castlewood High Tales, Book 3. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 61,680. Language: English. Originally Published: April 25, 2023 by Mary-Kate Thomas. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fairy Tales, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Romance » Clean & Wholesome, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Romance » Romantic Comedy
When Bonnie Libros finds out she's leaving the big city to move to Castlewood where she'll go to high school for the first time in her life, she wishes she could stay behind with her quirky great-aunt Alma who homeschooled Bonnie after her mom died. But with her dad taking a new teaching job in the science department at Castlewood High, Bonnie has no choice but to pack up her favorite books and...
Team Peabrain: A Princess and the Pea Retelling, Clean & Wholesome Teen Romance
Series: Castlewood High Tales, Book 2. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 57,270. Language: English. Originally Published: April 30, 2021 by Mary-Kate Thomas. Categories: Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Clean & wholesome
Bronwyn Clancy would do anything to win the title of junior captain of the Academic Team at Castlewood High School so she can get close to her long time crush, Adam Greenville, the senior captain of the A-Team. From volunteering to chair the thankless Castlewood High Redirection Project to taking two science classes her junior year taught by Mrs. Monnark, the A-Team advisor, Bronwyn is sure...
Pumpkin Run: A Cinderella Retelling, Clean & Wholesome Teen Romance
Series: Castlewood High Tales, Book 1. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 45,790. Language: English. Originally Published: June 22, 2020 by Mary-Kate Thomas. Categories: Fiction » Fairy tales, Fiction » Romance » General, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Clean & wholesome
Cici Norwell's life is anything but magical. She spends her days cooking and cleaning for her stepmother, a badly aging beauty pageant queen, and doing homework for her two mean girl stepsisters, Stacie and Drew, all while trying to earn straight A's so she can one day escape to college… and freedom. But Cici's life takes an unexpected turn one fateful Saturday morning when she's running late...
Booted Out: A Castlewood High Short Story
Series: Castlewood High Origin Stories, Book 2. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 8,350. Language: English. Originally Published: July 1, 2022 by Mary-Kate Thomas. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fairy Tales, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure
Booted from her old life, Carol finds a new path... In this retake of the classic fairy tale, Puss in Boots, learn the origin story of Linda Monnark, the ruinous teacher from Team Peabrain, Book 2 of the Castlewood High Tales Series. BONUS! Read the first chapter of Team Peabrain, Book 2 of the Castlewood High Tales Series, included at the end of this story.
The Ugly Truth: A Castlewood Short Story
Series: Castlewood High Origin Stories, Book 1. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 10,460. Language: English. Originally Published: June 11, 2021 by Mary-Kate Thomas. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Mystery & Detective, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fairy Tales, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Romance » Clean & Wholesome
Beauty queen, evil stepmother... and ugly duckling? In this retake of the classic fairy tale, The Ugly Duckling, learn the origin story of Tammy Norwell, the mean stepmother character in Pumpkin Run, Book 1 of the Castlewood High Tales Series. BONUS! Read the first chapter of Pumpkin Run, Book 1 of the Castlewood High Tales Series, included at the end of this story.