Jennifer (Brown) Wardrip was born January 11, 1975, in Georgetown, IL. She currently resides in Bloomington, IL, where she has lived for the past 18 years. She is a married mom of two brilliant children, and also works full-time as a third-shift night auditor at a local hotel. She first published back in 2004/2005 with eXtasy Books, New Concepts Publishing, and Kensington Brava (as Alayne Warren and Jen Nicholas), and has only recently gotten back into writing mode. She spent six years running the TeensReadToo website, which specialized in YA/Teen literature. She currently writes short stories & novellas that feature smart erotic romance for intelligent readers.
As far as reading goes, here's everything you could possibly ever want to know:
I have lots of reading loves: zombies; weird horror; gay and lesbian; supernatural; Star Trek; urban fantasy; inspirational/Christian fiction; Buffy the Vampire Slayer; true crime; cozy mysteries; slash-and-dash, slice-and-dice thrillers; non-fiction about anything that sounds interesting; YA and teen; books dealing with the Jehovah's Witnesses religion; stories that deal with 9/11; books about animals.
Basically, if it's a book, and it sounds rather appealing, I'll read it (or at least attempt to). I don't read much fantasy/sci-fi/paranormal, unless it's contemporary (urban), and the one genre I don't read is historical fiction (except for some very, very, VERY rare exceptions, like cowboys in the Wild West!).
I love romance of all types, but don't like menage, BDSM, or D/s in what I read - even the erotica.
And as the mother of a son with what until recently was labeled Asperger's Syndrome, I'm always looking for both fiction and non-fiction on that subject, as well as autism as a whole.
Christopher has a problem. Well, at least that is what his company mandated anger management therapist thinks. Although Christopher has stress problems, his major concern is his relationship with his boss, The Nutcracker, a name he has coined to label Contessa Alexandria Silver. Ms Silver is slowly but surely driving Christopher over the edge. He just has to find a way to either a) live with her and his job or b) kill her. What follows is the funniest set of events that you could ever imagine.
We get to understand Christopher’s mind through his daily mandated journal which points out his continuous, hilarious, internal mental dialogue. Christopher’s silent rationalizations are simply priceless and will have you laughing out loud and long to share this story with your co-workers. His journal entries give us a glimpse of how a man on the edge deals with the everyday stress of a high-pressure job and a very demanding boss. We follow along as he plots his revenge. Life is usually never what we think and in this case the outcome is very different indeed. After a chance meeting with The Nutcracker, Christopher discovers in a very erotic way that The Nutcracker can crack nuts of a very different kind. Suddenly, he can’t wait to get to work!
If you have a few moments and want to experience a hilariously funny look at the corporate business setting, this is the book for you. This is the first release that I have read by [this author] but believe me The Nutcracker won’t be the last. She has a talent for humor that is a very rare gift.