Sarah Strohmeyer (born December 17, 1962) is an American author of eighteen crime novels and humorous books about
relations
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between men and women. She is best known for her Bubbles Yablonsky series about a Pennsylvania hairdresser who is drawn into solving various crimes and murders.
After graduation, Strohmeyer began work as a journalist for '' Home News Tribune'' in
New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick is a city (New Jersey), city in and the county seat, seat of government of Middlesex County, New Jersey, Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.The Plain Dealer'' in Cleveland, and later '' Valley News''.
In 1997, Strohmeyer published ''Barbie Unbound'', which she wrote in response to her seeing several mothers refuse to allow their children to play with the doll due to it being perceived as being a "bimbo".
Strohmeyer's work has been book ''The Cinderella Pact'' was reviewed by '' The Roanoke Times''. The book was later turned into a 2010 movie, ''Lying to be Perfect'', which aired on
Lifetime
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* Lifetime (band), a rock band from New Jersey
* ''Life Time'' (Rollins Band album), by Rollins Band
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Awards
*2001
Agatha Award
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, Best First Novel for ''Bubbles Unbound''
Bibliography
Bubbles Yablonsky series
* ''Bubbles Unbound'' (2001)
* ''Bubbles in Trouble'' (2002)
* ''Bubbles Ablaze'' (2003)
* ''Bubbles a Broad'' (2004)
* ''Bubbles Betrothed'' (2005)
* ''Bubbles All The Way'' (2006)
* ‘'Bubbles Reboots'’ (2018)
Stand-alone novels
*'' The Secret Lives of Fortunate Wives'' (2005)
*'' The Cinderella Pact'' (2006)
*''The Sleeping Beauty Proposal'' (2007)
*''Sweet Love'' (2008)
*''The Penny Pinchers Club'' (2009)
*''Kindred Spirits'' (2011)
*'' Smart Girls Get What They Want'' (2012)
*''How Zoe Made Her Dreams (Mostly) Come True'' (2013)
*''The Secrets of Lily Graves'' (2014)
*''This Is My Brain on Boys'' (2016)
Non-fiction
*''Barbie Unbound: A Parody of the Barbie Obsession'' (1997)
Personal life
Strohmeyer has two grown children and lives in Middlesex, Vermont with her husband. She is currently the town clerk.