Staci Andrea

I am a married mom of two adult daughters and a son in law, (also a brand new grandma!!!) living in a quiet little lakeside town in Iowa, where we move softly through each other's lives and there is no shortage of stories to tell around the bonfire, leading to endless amounts of material to use as writing prompts. After years of working as a dental assistant, ordained pastor and public health worker, I decided to rekindle my passion in life and start living again, kicking off my second half as a thriller/suspense author.

And here we are. Life is funny like that.

My first book, Lake Laps, was published in Jan, 2024 beneath Pegasus Publishers and was a finalist in the 2022 Killer Nashville Claymore Award Competition, as well as being shortlisted for the Hawthorne Prize in 2023, the Page Turner Longlist in 2023, Literary Global Finalist in 2023, and third place in The Bookfest in 2024. My second novel, Fraidy Hole, was released in November of 2023 beneath Black Rose Writing, receiving a gold award from Literary Titan, 2023 Hollywood Bookfestival Honorable Mention, 2023 Literary Global Finalist, Second place in The Bookfest, and a 2024 American Legacy Award Finalist. My third suspense novel, Beneath Her Lies, was published in April of 2024 beneath Kingsley Publishers, and was a 2024 Hawthorne Prize Shortlister, 2023 Literary Global Finalist, 2023 Literary Titan Gold Award winner. My fourth suspense/thriller, published beneath Kingsley Publishers (soon releasing in audio format from Tantor Audio), Ghosts in the Glades, was named the winner in the 2024 Killer Nashville Claymore Awards for Best Southern Gothic, as well as a long-list placement in the 2023 Page Turner Awards, 2024 Maxy Award winner for Best Thriller, and a quarterfinalist placement for the Screencraft Cinematic Book Competition in 2023 as well. My current thriller, Missing In Lincoln Park, will be released by Black Rose Writing in July of 2026. It’s a wild ride, and I am here for it.

When not writing, you can find me on our boat magnet fishing for treasures with my nephews or stalking the local estate sales, searching for the next haunted relic that will guide me into the next tale that I have to tell.