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Abby Jimenez

출생: March 21, 1980 – Washington, D.C., United States

Abby Jimenez is an American romance novelist known for contemporary love stories that blend humor, grief, and mental-health themes. Her notable books include The Friend Zone, Part of Your World, Yours Truly, and Just for the Summer. She is a New York Times bestselling author and founder of Nadia Cakes.

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Abby Jimenez built her career in two distinct public acts, first as a baker and entrepreneur, then as a bestselling romance novelist. Born in Washington, D.C., and raised partly in Virginia before moving to California, she grew up in a financially strained household and, after her mother left when she was young, took on adult responsibilities early. She finished high school through independent study so she could work full time, and she has spoken about not having the money to attend college. After years in retail and food-service jobs, she was laid off while pregnant with her third child, took cake-decorating classes, and in 2007 started Nadia Cakes from her home kitchen. The business expanded into a brick-and-mortar bakery, won national attention through Food Network’s Cupcake Wars, and helped establish the pragmatic, self-made identity that would later carry into her fiction. ((https://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/abby-jimenez-romancing-the-page/))

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No two people are made the same
-Just for the Summer Reading Group Guide
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So you know that no matter what the author put you through in those pages, at the end, everything is going to be okay
-Owner of Maple Grove’s Nadia Cakes Releases Second Book
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It’s a little surreal, especially because being an author is never really something I thought I was going to do
-Owner of Maple Grove’s Nadia Cakes Releases Best-selling Novel
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This whole last six weeks has been absolutely horrible, absolutely terrifying
-Author and Entrepreneur Abby Jimenez Opens Up About Ovarian Cancer Battle
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I treated my mental health like it was a job
-Creating Art from Adversity
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I never in a million years thought that I would ever be a published author
-PBS Books National Book Festival Author Talk: Abby Jimenez
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I was writing the books because it was fun
-How Author Abby Jimenez Built a Book and Bakery Empire

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"Abby Jimenez’s debut is as hysterical as it is tear-jerking"

Publishers Weekly ((

"Abby Jimenez delivers a swoony and heartfelt romance about navigating life’s difficulties"

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"Abby Jimenez has become a rom-com powerhouse and a booster for the state"

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"Abby Jimenez’s debut combines wit, humor, and emotional intensity"

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"Abby Jimenez once again flexes her ability to tackle big feelings and sensitive topics"

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"Abby Jimenez is the latest writer with a dual career who has skyrocketed to success"

Marie Claire ((

"Abby Jimenez combines sentimentality, sexiness, and humor in a remarkable rom-com"

Publishers Weekly ((

"The celebrated Abby Jimenez gives a summer fling a whole new meaning in an ideal beach read"

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