Wendy Corsi Staub


Wendy Corsi Staub is an American writer of suspense novels and young adult fiction. She has written under her own name as well as Wendy Brody, Wendy Markham, and Wendy Morgan.

Career

Staub was born in Dunkirk, New York on October 29, 1964. She enjoyed reading as a child, serving on her student newspaper and yearbooks and publishing poetry in Seventeen. After graduating from State University of New York at Fredonia, Staub joined the publishing industry.

Awards and adaptations

Staub has won various awards during her career. Summer Lightning won a Romance Writers of America Rita Award in 1994.
Staub won the Romance Writers of America-NYC Golden Apple Award for lifetime achievement in 2007. She has won several Washington Irving Book Awards from the Westchester Library Association, including one for Nightwatcher in 2012.
Her book Live to Tell received a starred review from Publishers Weekly.
Blue Moon was nominated for a Mary Higgins Clark award.
Hello, It's Me was adapted into a television movie starring Kellie Martin.

Personal life

She married Mark J. Staub in 1991. She has two sons, Morgan and Brody.

Works

The Foundlings trilogy

Little Girl Lost. William Morrow, 2018. Dead Silence. William Morrow, 2019.

The Mundy’s Landing trilogy

Blood Red. William Morrow, 2015.
  • Blue Moon. William Morrow, 2015. Bone White. William Morrow, 2017.

The Lily Dale series

Nine Lives. Crooked Lane Books, 2015. Something Buried, Something Blue. Crooked Lane Books, 2016. Dead of Winter. Crooked Lane Books, 2017.

Social Media series

The Good Sister. Harper, 2013. The Perfect Stranger. Harper, 2014. The Black Widow. Harper, 2015.

Nightwatcher trilogy

Nightwatcher. Harper, 2012. Sleepwalker. Harper, 2012. Shadowkiller. Harper, 2013.

Live to Tell trilogy

Live to Tell. Avon, 2010. Scared to Death. Avon, 2010. Hell to Pay. Avon, 2011.

Standalones

Dying Breath. Zebra, 2008. Dead Before Dark. Zebra, 2009. Lullaby and Goodnight. Pinnacle, 2005. Kiss Her Goodbye. Pinnacle, 2004. Most Likely to Die. Zebra, 2007. The Final Victim. Kensington, 2006. She Loves Me Not. Pinnacle, 2003. In the Blink of an Eye. Pinnacle, 2002. The Last To Know. Pinnacle, 2001. All The Way Home. Pinnacle, 2000. Fade to Black. Pinnacle, 2002. Dearly Beloved. Pinnacle, 2003.

Written as Wendy Markham

Standalone books

Hello, It’s Me. Forever, 2005. If Only in My Dreams. Signet, 2006. The Best Gift. Signet, 2009. Love, Suburban Style. Forever, 2007. Mike, Mike and Me. Red Dress Ink, 2004.
  • Thoroughly Modern Princess. Avon, 2003. The Long Way Home. Jove, 1999.

“Slightly” series

Slightly Single. Harlequin, 2004. Slightly Settled. Red Dress Ink, 2004. Slightly Engaged. Red Dress Ink, 2004. Slightly Married. Red Dress Ink, 2007. Slightly Suburban. Red Dress Ink, 2008.

Chickalini Family series

The Nine Month Plan. Forever, 2003. Once Upon a Blind Date. Warner Books, 2005. Bride Needs Groom. Forever, 2005. That’s Amore. Forever, 2008.

Young adult works

Standalone and short stories

Scream and Scream Again. HarperCollins, 2018. Witch Hunt. Zebra, 1995. Sweet Valley University: Rush Week. Halloween Party. Zebra, 1994. Summer Lightning. HarperPrism, 1993. Real Life: Help Me. Simon Pulse, 1995. Turning 17: More Than This. HarperCollins, 2000. Turning 17: This Boy Is Mine. HarperCollins, 2001. Charmed: Voodoo Moon. Pocket Books, 1999.

Lily Dale series

  • Lily Dale: Awakening. Walker Books for Young Readers, 2007. Lily Dale: Believing. Walker Books for Young Readers, 2008. Lily Dale: Connecting. Walker Books for Young Readers, 2008. Lily Dale: Discovering. Walker Books for Young Readers, 2009.

Teen Angels series

Mitzi Malloy and the Anything but Heavenly Summer. Zebra, 1995. Brittany Butterfield and the Back to School Blues. Zebra, 1995. Henry Hopkins and the Horrible Halloween Happening. Zebra, 1995. Candace Caine and the Bah, Humbug Christmas. Zebra, 1995.

The Loop series

  • Getting Attached. Silhouette, 1994.
  • Getting Hitched. Silhouette, 1995.
  • Getting It Together. Silhouette, 1994.

Voodoo series

  • Obsession. Pinnacle, 1996.
  • Possession. Zebra, 1996.

Other writings

Gossip. Avon Books, 1999. Party of Five: A Family Album. Berkley Trade, 1998. Prince Harry. Pinnacle, 2000. Never on a Sundae. Berkley Trade, 2004. Ask Me Again. Zebra, 2000. Loving Max . Zebra, 1999. Murder on Broadway. Kensington, 1996. Murder on 34th Street. Kensington, 1997. The Senator Must Die. Kensington, 1998. Dangerous. Pinnacle, 1996. Wild. Pinnacle, 1997. Mysterious. Pinnacle, 1998.