After 5 years of searching, Elkeles finally found an agent, Nadia Cornier, who loved How to Ruin a Summer Vacation and would be willing to sign her. After she completed How to Ruin a Summer Vacation, Elkeles began sending her book to agents. Simone starting writing in 2000, but she did not sign right away. In 2014, Elkeles was divorced from her husband. She learned about marketing and about business, instead of teaching her about writing. When he died, she-at 24 years old-became the CEO. After finishing her education she went to work at her father's manufacturing company. While working for manufacturing company creating diversity programs for their employees, she continued her education at Loyola University-Chicago, where she received her Master of Science degree in industrial relations.

She later earned her Master of Science degree in industrial relations from Loyola University-Chicago. She then attended Purdue University, but graduated from the University of Illinois, earning a Bachelor of Science in psychology. She attended Deerfield High School and graduated in 1988. Her family later moved to Glenview, Illinois, up until her freshman year of high school, when they moved to Deerfield, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Simone Elkeles was born in Chicago, Illinois, on April 24, 1970. The sequel to Perfect Chemistry, Rules of Attraction, appeared on USA Today Best Sellers List and The New York Times Best Sellers List. Simone has won the 2010 RITA Award for Best Young Adult Romance from the Romance Writers of America for her book Perfect Chemistry. She is a New York Times Bestselling young adult author.

Simone Elkeles (born April 24, 1970) is an American author known for the teen romance Perfect Chemistry trilogy and How To Ruin trilogy. Perfect Chemistry Trilogy, How to Ruin Trilogy, Leaving Paradise, Return to Paradise Young adult fiction, romance, teen romance

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