BEST-SELLING AUTHOR of 31 books, Mary Tate Engels is a novelist, editor, and teacher with roots in the South and a love for the Southwest, published in romance fiction, Western history and an authentic Mexican cookbook.

Summertime and the livin' is easy –

 

and hot in the desert. The cacti are strong and resilient, taking the heat and bloomin' big, like those prickly pear above. But we all look forward to the monsoon rains in July. 

I love writing about people who live in the desert because they tend to be strong and resilient, too. They take the heat and bloom, but seek refuge in the cooling summer rains. "Speak to the Wind" is one of my books set in the Arizona mountains, on one of the Apache Reservations. Within a few hours of the desert sky are cool, pine-covered mountains where a big threat is wildfires. Beautiful, but dangerous. Great fodder for a love story. 

Watch for my books on sale this summer and one will be free on Smashwords for Christmas in July! Follow me on Face Book and I'll announce the sales and freebies.
 

Thanks for stopping by and for reading my books about strong, resilient people – like you and me. Remember, every success starts with a dream. So, dream big and make it happen. My dream is that my books will entertain and inspire you.

Follow your dreams,

       Mary Tate



In print:
 Corazon Contento, Sonoran Recipes and Stories from the Heart. This is the most authentic and downright good Mexican food  plus dichos (sayings), remedios (remedies) and a beautiful story of family life in the Old Pueblo (Tucson) by my co-author, Madeline Gallego Thorpe. Look for some of these recipes in my novels.
Tales from Wide Ruins, Jean and Bill Cousins, Traders - memoirs of lifetime traders to the Navajo and Zuni.
Both print books are available on Amazon or a book store near you

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