Leslie A. Rasmussen

Leslie A. Rasmussen is the author of After Happily Ever After: A Novel. She graduated with a bachelor’s in communications from UCLA and went on to write television comedies and is a member of Writers’ Guild of America, West. She wrote for Gerald McRaney, Burt Reynolds, Roseanne Barr, Norm McDonald, Drew Carey, and Ralph Macchio as well as The Wild Thornberrys and Sweet Valley High. Later, she earned a master’s degree in nutrition and ran her own business for ten years. Most recently, Leslie has written personal essays for online magazines such as Huffington Post, MariaShriver, and SheKnows. She loves dogs and besides having two adorable Labradors, she is a member of The Alliance of Therapy Dogs and has volunteered at The Burbank Animal Shelter. Leslie lives in Los Angeles and has two sons, and a husband she has been with since college. This is her debut novel. Learn more at: http://www.Lesliearasmussen.com On April 6th, Leslie’s debut novel will be out. It’s the story of a forty-five-year old woman who’s on a journey to rediscover who she is while dealing with a husband who’s distracted and holding on to a secret, a daughter who’ll soon be leaving for college, and a father who’s having major medical issues. After Happily Ever After is both humorous and heartbreaking and deals with family, marriage, the empty nest, and aging parents and what happens when they all come crashing down at the same time.