Jennifer Crusie

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Jennifer Crusie's career as a romance author began when she read over 100 titles as part of a class project. She is known throughout the industry as a generous mentor, while her readers are attracted to her smart, funny style. Crusie began her career as an author for Harlequin. After leaving Harlequin, she moved to St. Martin's Press where she has been wildly successful.

Crusie recently teamed with author Bob Mayer to co-author a series of books.


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Dogs

Jennifer Crusie novels often feature dogs as characters (clearly she's not a cat person). Her ability to make canines come alive on the page has often lead to readers to refer to Anyone But You as "Fred's book". The depressed half-basset hound, half-beagle steals every scene he's in.

A stray dog also plays a key role in Crusie's breakout classic Welcome To Temptation. Other Crusie books featuring dogs in major roles include Charlie All Night, Crazy For You -- the dog leads to a break-up.