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ⓘ About Jennifer Crusie
Jennifer Crusie was born in 1949 in small town known as Wapakoneta, Ohio. After Crusie’s graduation from Wapakoneta High School, she joined college at the Bowling Green state university where she earned a degree in Art and Education. She also has a Master’s degree upon her graduation from Wright State University in women’s literature and Professional writing. she was also on the role of women in a mystery fiction from 1840 to 1920. She has a master’s degree of MFA in Fiction from the Ohio State University. Jennifer has also finished all the Ph.D. coursework at the Ohio State University. She got married in 1971, whereby she followed her husband of the air force to Wichita Falls in Texas. Soon he was transferred to Dayton, Ohio which somehow led to their divorce.
All Book Series by Jennifer Crusie
Red Rain
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2026 Anthology · Bob Mayer
I Love You, You Idiot
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2002 Anthology · Cathy East Dubowski
Coffee at Luke's
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2007 Co-authored · Leah Wilson
Rocky Start
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2024 Co-authored · Bob Mayer
Rocky Road
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2026 Anthology · Bob Mayer
Arresting Anna
Latest in the series · book 19 of 19 · published 2026 Co-authored · Bob Mayer
Bitter Honey
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 1993 Anthology · Helen Brooks
Maggie And Her Colonel
Book 4 of 6 · published 1994 Anthology · Merline Lovelace
Heart's Refuge
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 1995 Anthology · Quinn Wilder
Stepping through the Stargate
Book 4 of 41 · published 2004 Anthology · P.N. Elrod,Roxanne Conrad
What Would Sipowicz Do? Race, Rights and Redemption in NYPD Blue
Book 5 of 41 · published 2004 Anthology · Glenn Yeffeth,Shanna Caughey
The Anthology at the End of the Universe
Book 6 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Stephen Baxter,John Shirley,Adam-Troy Castro,Lawrence Watt-Evans,Adam Roberts,Susan Sizemore,Mark W. Tiedemann,Jacqueline Carey,Vox Day,Cory Doctorow,A.M. Dellamonica,Glenn Yeffeth,Selina Rosen,Amy Berner,Maria Alexander,Marguerite Krause,Bruce Bethke,Don DeBrandt,Marie-Catherine Caillava,Mike Byrne
The War of the Worlds
Book 8 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Connie Willis,Mercedes Lackey,H.G. Wells,Mike Resnick,Stephen Baxter,Lawrence Watt-Evans
Navigating the Golden Compass
Book 9 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Glenn Yeffeth
Farscape Forever! Sex, Drugs and Killer Muppets
Book 11 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Glenn Yeffeth
King Kong Is Back! An Unauthorized Look at One Humongous Ape!
Book 14 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · David Brin
The Unauthorized X-Men
Book 16 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Len Wein
This Is Chick-Lit
Book 17 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Lauren Baratz-Logsted
Welcome to Wisteria Lane
Book 18 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Leah Wilson
The Battle for Azeroth
Book 20 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Jody Lynn Nye,Justina Robson,Doranna Durgin,Bill Fawcett,Mel White,James John Bell,James M. Ward,Scott Cuthbertson,Nancy Berman,Jerry Jackson,Chris McCubbin,Maressa Hecht Orzack,Nancy Durgin
Boarding the Enterprise
Book 22 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Robert J. Sawyer,David Gerrold
So Say We All
Book 23 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Peter B. Lloyd,Richard Hatch
Investigating CSI
Book 24 of 41 · published 2006 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Donn Cortez
Jack Bauer for President
Book 28 of 41 · published 2007 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Richard Miniter
Halo Effect
Book 29 of 41 · published 2007 Anthology · Glenn Yeffeth,Jennifer Thomason
Serenity Found
Book 33 of 41 · published 2007 Anthology · Orson Scott Card,Jacob Clifton,Michael Marano,Jane Espenson,Natalie Haynes,Nathan Fillion
Batman Unauthorized
Book 35 of 41 · published 2008 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Alan J. Porter
Secrets of the Dragon Riders
Book 36 of 41 · published 2008 Anthology · James A. Owen
James Bond in the 21st Century
Book 38 of 41 · published 2009 Anthology · Leah Wilson,Glenn Yeffeth
You Do Not Talk About Fight Club
Latest in the series · book 41 of 41 · published 2015 Anthology · Chuck Palahniuk,Read Mercer Schuchardt
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Jennifer Crusie?
Jennifer Crusie was born in 1949 in small town known as Wapakoneta, Ohio. After Crusie’s graduation from Wapakoneta High School, she joined college at the Bowling Green state university where she earned a degree in Art and Education. She also has a Master's degree upon her graduation from Wright State University in women’s literature and Professional writing. she was also on the role of women in a mystery fiction from 1840 to 1920.
Which Jennifer Crusie series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Stolen Moments series, the earliest of Jennifer Crusie's multi-book series: it opens with Bitter Honey (1993) and runs to 6 books across 1993–1995, ending with Heart's Refuge (1995). Jennifer Crusie's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Jennifer Crusie written?
Jennifer Crusie has 86 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1993 and 2026. 60 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being the Stolen Moments series with 6 books — and 26 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Jennifer Crusie's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jennifer Crusie's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Stolen Moments (1993–1995, 6 books), Dempseys (2000–2002, 2 books) and Gilmore Girls (2002–2007, 2 books), plus 3 more.
How are Jennifer Crusie's books organised into series?
This guide splits Jennifer Crusie's 86 books into 7 named series and 26 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Stolen Moments (6 books, 1993–1995); Liz Danger (4 books, 2023–2026); Rocky Start (4 books, 2024–2026); Dempseys (2 books, 2000–2002); Gilmore Girls (2 books, 2002–2007), plus 2 further series.