Maddie Dawson is the author of eleven novels centered around themes of love, crazy families, secrets, and parenthood. Her works are known for their happy endings and incorporate both laughter and tears, much like life itself. Her newest novel, SNAP OUT OF IT, was released on January 3, 2023.

Her other notable works include The Magic of Found Objects, A Happy Catastrophe, Matchmaking for Beginners, The Survivor's Guide to Family Happiness, The Opposite of Maybe, The Stuff That Never Happened, Kissing Games of the World, and A Piece of Normal. Her first novel, What Comes After Crazy, was published under the name Sandi Kahn Shelton.