Julie Christensen is the author of "Searching for Meredith Love," "The Truth About Dating," and two Ruby Neptune mysteries: "Murder Beyond Words" and "Murder with Art." A native New Yorker, Julie studied painting at Pratt Institute and worked briefly in advertising on Fifth Avenue before she realized that her "creative" job was sucking the life out of her soul. Julie worked as a live-in Au Pair in Brooklyn, taught preschool, and lived in Barcelona and New Mexico before finally going back to school to get her Masters in Audiology. It was while living in Omaha, Nebraska that she discovered how hard dating is for thirty-somethings. She began writing about her horrible dates to amuse her single friends and make her married friends appreciate their husbands. "The Truth About Dating" is based on these experiences. Julie was introduced to her future husband by an acquaintance who, after reading a draft of "The Truth About Dating," realized that she knew the perfect man for Julie. One blind date led to marriage less than a year later. They now have two children, ages 3 and 4. Julie continues to paint (juliechristensen.net) and write (julielivingthedream.blogspot.com). She is currently at work on her fifth novel, the sequel to "The Truth About Dating."