Stephanie Wood

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A few years ago, Stephanie Wood met a sweet guy online.

Let's call him Joe.

Joe was a sheep farmer, reinventing himself after a career as an architect.

He had an ex-wife and two kids at school.

Over romantic weekends away and fireside dinners, Stephanie fell in love.

But things weren't perfect.

Joe began cancelling plans right at the last minute, or would just not show up at all.

Some of the stories he was telling about his business interests and his real estate deals didn't seem to quite add up.

Eventually, Stephanie ended the relationship.

She was heartbroken, but she started using her journalistic nous to look into the things that Joe had told her.

What she uncovered was a dark, messy web of duplicity and manipulation.

Stephanie is not alone.

There are plenty of smart, confident, capable women out there being undone by men like Jo.

Her book is called Fake.

Hi, Stephanie.

Hello, how are you?

What was going on in your life back in 2014 before you met Jo?

Why?

That don't become second dates.