Love, Regret and Accidental Nudity is Mariana's first non-fiction book. She penned three novels in the Veronica Bennett Series: Happy New Year, Darling, The Valentine State and Stars or Stripes 4th of July. The protagonist of the novels, is also a musician, talent booker and mom of a wild teenager. By mixing humor, love and accidental crime, the successful series was born. Born in Los Angeles, California, Mariana Williams has a Bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of the Americas, in Puebla, Mexico. After college, she worked as a pianist/singer performing in the U.S. and Japan. She sharpened her wit booking comedy in LA. then found her own voice as a storyteller finalist in the nationally acclaimed Moth GrandSlam. This led to producing "Long Beach Searches for Greatest Storyteller," now in its fourth year. Mariana lives in a southern California beach town with her songwriter husband, Paul Williams. Her son and daughter have left the nest, and have been (almost) replaced by two calico cats.