The Library Journal has named five books written by Mary among the top 5 romances of the year. Her novels have made it to the bestseller lists of almost all journals like the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Publishers Weekly and USA Today. The novels written by Mary generally feature a psychological depth in terms of social issues like domestic abuse and alcoholism. Since the start of Mary’s career as an author in the year 1987, she has published around thirty books and is still contributing to her writings. Later, she gave up her job as a freelance graphic designer to become a full time writer. Fortune favored her attempts and her life changed completely with the success of her first book, which sold too quickly after its publication. As soon as she owned a computer, she began working merrily on her first novel, with a sense of rush in getting her first book published soon. However, she began to explore her writing skills after purchasing a computer, knowing that it can be used as an effective tool for writing. After working as a designer for a short period, she moved to Baltimore, Maryland and has been living there comfortably since then and working as a renowned novelist, writing novels for most of the time.Īlthough she had the dream of becoming a writer, she did not feel that it was an achievable goal in the beginning. After that, Mary began working on a number of design projects in England and California. She attended the Syracuse University and earned her degrees in Industrial Design and English Literature. Mary was born and brought up in New York and had an addiction reading books since her childhood. Mary has also published a few other fantasy, romance and adult fiction novels under the pen name M.J. Most of the novels written by her feature the subject matter of domestic abuse, alcoholism and death. Mary Jo Putney is a New York based bestselling American author who has written more than 25 novels based on contemporary and historical romance genres. The Wedding of the Century & Other Stories

Uncommon Vows by Mary Jo Putney