On Wednesday, Quinn Mc Kenzie adopted a dog and changed her life. On Thursday, she tried to get somebody to notice. On Thursday night, somebody did Quinn Mc Kenzie has always lived what she calls a “beige” life. She’s dating the world’s nicest guy, she had a good job as a high school art teacher, she’s surrounded by family and friends who rely on her, and she’s bored to the point of insanity. But when Quinn decides to changes her life by adopting a stray dog over everyone’s objections, everything begins to spiral out of control. Now she’s coping with dog-napping, breaking and entering, seduction, sabotage, stalking, more secrets than she really wants to know, and two men who are suddenly crazy for her. Buy the Book A Literary Guild/ Doubleday Book Club Alternate Selection One of RWA's Top Ten Romances of Rita Nominee for Contemporary Romance RRA List Best Love and Laughter Romance of 1999 “ She met his eyes and playing fair lost its appeal. “ You are not going to forget me,” she said, her chin up. “ I don’t give a damn what your plans are, you still want me. Just don’t expect me to sit around waiting until you get your commitment problem worked out because I’m getting a brand-new life with this haircut, and it’s going to include a brand-new sex life, too. Sorry you won’t be joining me.” Note from Jenny Book Notes On writing: I wrote Tell Me Lies to tell the story of a woman who, through a series of traumatic events in her life, throws off her old identity and, at the climax of the book, demands that people see her for who she really is. Then I realized that woman’s troubles were just starting because the one thing that all people resist in others is change, and they resist it in their mothers and wives and daughters more than anywhere else because women are so often the wallpaper for other people’s lives, the context against which the other people grow and change.
Jennifer Crusie (born 1949) is a pseudonym for Jennifer Smith, a bestselling and award winning author of contemporary romance novels. She has written more than twenty novels, which have been published in 20 countries. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Education 1.2 Family and career 1.3 Writing career 2 Awards and honors 3 Bibliography 3.1 Fiction 3.2 Non-fiction 4 References 5 External links Biography[edit] Crusie was born as Jennifer Smith in Wapakoneta, Ohio to Jack and Jo Ann Smith.[1] She chose to honor her maternal grandmother by writing under her grandmother's maiden name, Crusie.[1] Crusie has spent much of her life living and working in Ohio. She now resides in New Jersey. Education[edit] Crusie was graduated from Wapakoneta High School, and then earned a bachelor's degree in Art Education from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio.[1] She has a Master's degree from Wright State University in Professional Writing and Women's Literature,[1] her master's thesis, A Spirit More Capable Of Looking Up To Him, was on the role of women in mystery fiction from 1840 to 1920.[2] Her second master's degree is an MFA in Fiction from Ohio State University.[1] She has also completed all the coursework towards a Ph. D. at Ohio State University. Family and career[edit] Crusie married in 1971, and followed her Air Force husband to Wichita Falls, Texas. He was soon transferred to Dayton, Ohio[1] and they have since divorced. They have one daughter, Mollie, who manages her mother's business dealings through Crusie's Argh Ink LLC. Crusie's first career was a teacher, beginning with pre-school, then elementary and junior high art, high school English, and undergraduate college English courses, including 15 years in the Beavercreek, Ohio public school system. Her teaching subjects included art, literature, mythology, the Bible in literature, college composition, creative.
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