Amy J. Markstahler lives with her husband and two children, near the banks of the Salt Fork River, just outside Urbana, Illinois. Life Happens on the Stairs has received five awards since and before it's release in 2018. 1st place - The Maggie Award, Young Adult, Georgia Romance Writers, 2019; Solo Medalist Winner: Young Adult, 2019 New Apple Awards; Finalist - 2019 IAN Book of the Year Awards, Young Adult and First Novel; Winner of the 2018 Breakthrough Novel Awards; 3rd Place, Young Adult Romance - 2016 Linda Howard Award of Excellence. 

Her latest release A Precarious Lead is now available from Fire and Ice Young Adult Books.