Gigi Levangie Grazer is the author of three prior novels: Rescue Me "(2000), Maneater "(2003), and The Starter Wife "(2006). The Starter Wife "was adapted for an Emmy Award winning USA Network miniseries starring Debra Messing, and later for a television series; Maneater "was adapted for a Lifetime "miniseries starring Sarah Chalke in May 2009. In addition, Gigi wrote the screenplay for Stepmom, "starring Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon. Gigi s articles have appeared in Vogue, Harper s Bazaar, "and Glamour. "She lives in L.A. with her two children and three miniature dachshunds.