Abby Jimenez (writer)

Abby Jimenez is an American romance novelist and founder of Nadia Cakes. She is the author of the books The Friend Zone (2019), The Happy Ever After Playlist (2020) (both gaining recognition as USA Today best sellers.)[1][2][3][4]

Abby Jimenez
OccupationNovelist and baker
NationalityAmerican/Sicilian
GenreRomance
Years active2007-present
Notable worksThe Friend Zone, The Happy Ever After Playlist, Life's too Short, Part of Your World
Website
www.authorabbyjimenez.com

She later released her third and fourth novels, Life's Too Short (2021) and Part of Your World (2022). Life's Too Short and Part of Your World both went on to become USA Today and New York Times Bestsellers.[5][6][7][8] Her novels have been optioned by Thruline Entertainment, which has begun work on a film adaptation of The Happy Ever After Playlist.[9]

Career

Jimenez was a retail manager in 2007. She lost her job and founded Nadia Cakes in the same year. She now owns and operates cake shops in Maple Grove and Woodbury in Minnesota and in Palmdale, California. She was the winner of Food Network’s Cupcake Wars in 2013.[10][1]

Works
  • The Friend Zone (2019)[11][12]
  • The Happy Ever After Playlist (2020)[13][14]
  • Life’s Too Short (2021)[9]
  • Part of Your World (2022)[15]
  • Yours Truly (2023)[16]

Awards

Jimenez's Life's Too Short won a 2022 Minnesota Book Award in the Genre Fiction category.[17]

Her novel The Friend Zone was a bestseller in Poland and won an Empik award in 2020.[18] The audiobook for her 2019 novel The Friend Zone, narrated by Teddy Hamilton and Erin Mallon, was nominated for an Audie Award for Romance in 2020.[19]

References
  1. Aviles, Gwen. "Abby Jimenez's 'The Happy Ever After Playlist' explores healing from grief—with a dose of humor". NBC News. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  2. Rodale, Maya. "For April, 3 Romances That Provide Delicious Escapes". NPR. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  3. Stewart-Hester, Renee. "Nadia Cakes Owner Abby Jimenez Pens Infertility Romance Novel 'The Friend Zone'". Maple Grove Magazine. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  4. Bussel, Rachel Kramer. "How This Romance Novelist Connected Readers In All 50 States With A Galley Exchange Program". Forbes. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  5. "Paperback Trade Fiction". 'New York Times'.
  6. "Combined Print & E-Book Fiction". 'New York Times'.
  7. "Part of Your World - USA Today". 'USA Today'.
  8. "Life's Too Short - USA Today". 'USA Today'.
  9. "NADIA CAKES OWNER ABBY JIMENEZ RELEASES THIRD BOOK". CCX. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  10. Khori, Sophia. "Meet Maple Grove bake shop owner, romance novelist Abby Jimenez". Press & News. hometownsource.com. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  11. Thomas, Leah; Allen, Kelly; Newbould, Niko (2019-12-13). "38 Brand-Spanking-New Books You Have to Read ASAP". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  12. "2020 Audie Awards Finalists Named". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  13. "See the cover for Abby Jimenez's follow-up to her best-selling 'The Friend Zone'". EW.com. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  14. VanDenburgh, Barbara. "5 books not to miss: New Madeleine Albright memoir, 'Simon the Fiddler' by Paulette Jiles". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  15. "A tangled story about a wedding guest who falls for the groom tops April's must-read rom-coms". 'USA TODAY'.
  16. https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781538704394
  17. "Winners announced for 2022 Minnesota Book Awards". 'MPR News'.
  18. "Bestsellery Empiku 2020 rozdane! Sprawdź kto dostał nagrodę". www.empik.com (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  19. "Audies Award Finalists and Winners 2020". www.audiopub.org. Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2019.


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