Wendy Toliver has lived in Texas, Colorado, and now resides in Utah with her husband and three sons where they enjoy snowboarding, hiking and wakeboarding. Having graduated with a B.A. in Speech Communication/Broadcast, she's held a variety of jobs, including: delivering singing telegrams as Marilyn Monroe; dressing up as Funshine Bear for store openings; singing the National Anthem for university basketball games; acting in TV shows, movies and commericals; working at an advertising agency; freelance copy writing and editing; presenting at conferences and schools; coaching; and, of course, writing YA and MG novels. 

 

She's written two Simon Pulse Romantic Comedies: THE SECRET LIFE OF A TEENAGE SIREN and MISS MATCH, and the latter was a finalist for the Romance Writers of America's prestigious Golden Heart award. 

 

Her third YA novel, LIFTED (Simon Pulse), was nominated for YALSA's Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers and Popular Paperback lists. 

Wendy Toliver

• website: www.wendytoliver.com/