FICTION · CHICK LIT
Wendy Markham
Wendy Corsi Staub (born October 29, 1964) 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.
When one has lived someplace for as long as you've inhabited apartment 4E at 397 West Broadway in lower Manhattan, one accumulates a lot of crap.
— from Never on a sundae
Most acclaimed
Bride Needs Groom
Things to do before Grandpa Junie turns eighty-five -- and I'm disinherited: — Find a guy to marry (preferably a stranger of my own choosing, not Grandpa's) — Tell the groom it's only temporary (and platonic, naturally) — Tie the knot ASAP! — Untie the knot ASAP! — Queens-born-and-bred Mia Calogera needs a husband-like, yesterday. Eloping with her Internet pen pal Derek sounds like a plan. Which is why Mia's dressed in a beaded gown and white satin shoes, headed for Vegas. Advertising dynamo Dominic Chickalini has vowed to be the last single man standing. Then he spies the gorgeous bride-to-be in the aisle seat of the plane. The sexual sparks fly, but this woman's already spoken for. Or is she? When Mia's wedding plans go south, she makes Dom an offer that's hard to refuse. It's not like it's forever. It's not like they're even in love. So why does her heart pound at the thought of looking into his eyes and saying "I do"?
Slightly Engaged (Red Dress Ink)
There are a lot of things worse than being SLIGHTLY ENGAGED. . . being entirely broke, completely alone and wholly perplexed. It's been a year and a half since Tracey and Jack moved in together, and everything's totally perfect-well, okay, almost perfect. There's still Tracey's mom, who says they're "living in sin," and her friends, who are all smug, married and totally sure that there would already be a ring on Tracey's finger if she hadn't been in such a rush to cosign a lease. Even Tracey is beginning to wonder whether Jack really is looking for a permanent relationship, or whether she's just renting space in his heart. But just when Tracey's doubts are seriously raging out of control, Jack's mom lets her in on a secret-he's just taken an heirloom diamond out of the family's safe-deposit box, which must mean that he's going to propose any day now. Okay, any week now. . . Any month now?
Love, suburban style
Fed up with her moody teenage daughter, Meg Addams decides what they both need is a good dose of suburban wholesomeness. But when they leave Manhattan behind for Meg's humble blue-collar hometown, they find it crowded with wealthy strangers and upscale boutiques. Settling into a creaky fixer-upper, Meg finally spots a familiar face right next door--and it belongs to none other than Sam Rooney. The would-be love of Meg's high school life is now a single dad, her daughter's new soccer coach--and a neighborly ghost-buster whenever things go bump in the night. With three kids and an undeniable attraction between them, Meg and Sam are in for some heart-racing, wee-hour encounters that have nothing to do with spirits...but everything to do with hearts.