Ellen Fein, co-author of the "Rules" books that teach women how to snag men by playing hard to get, is getting a divorce.
The announcement comes just three months before the release of the third book in the series, which Fein again co-wrote with Sherrie Schneider. AOL Time Warner is expected to release "The Rules III: Time-Tested Secrets for Making Your Marriage Work," in June.
Fein, 43, has been married to pharmacist Paul Feingertz, 41, for more than 15 years, People magazine reported. The publisher will insert a paragraph into the new book's introduction, stating that Fein and her husband are divorcing.
Schneider is still married.
There are more than 2 million copies in print of the original 1996 book, "The Rules: Time-Tested Secrets for Capturing the Heart of Mr. Right." That number dropped to 350,000 for the sequel, "The Rules II: More Rules to Live and Love By," which came out in 1997. The third "Rules" book has a first printing of just 75,000 copies.