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Abby Jimenez Books in Order (Including Her 2025 Release)
Over the last few years, both Book Girls have fallen in love with Abby Jimenez’s books. She’s rocketed her way into our list of all-time favorite authors with her ability to make us laugh and swoon while still bringing more depth than your average rom-com.
We often see questions about which Abby Jimenez book someone should read first or which of her books belong in a series. We’re here to answer those questions and give you a synopsis of each of her books in order of publication!
While we’ve provided an overview of every book below, be aware that each title goes deeper into the character’s life struggles than you may expect. If you are sensitive to any topics, be sure to check trigger warnings before reading any of her titles. We did not include trigger warnings for all the books as many would be spoilers.
New 2025 Abby Jimenez Book
The Friend Zone Series
There are three books in The Friend Zone series, each following a different main character. Each book is written to work independently as a stand-alone. However, if you plan to read all three, we do recommend picking them up in order to avoid any spoilers. For example, you’ll see an update on the main character from book #1 in book #2.
Part of Your World Series
The Part of Your World series has three books. Like The Friend Zone series, these books have separate main characters, but you’ll see brief updates on the characters from Part of Your World as you read Yours Truly, and meet characters from both books again in Just for the Summer.
If you plan to read all three books, you’ll likely enjoy them best in order of publication because the characters from the books are friends. In subsequent books, you’ll see how life turned out for earlier characters. Nonetheless, any of these books can be enjoyed just as much as a standalone novel.
THE SITUATIONSHIP
This 37-page short story reads more like a bonus chapter that wraps up one of the loose ends for side characters in Just For the Summer.
It’s available exclusively as a Kindle eBook.
Abby Jimenez Stand-Alone Novellas
Printable Abby Jimenez Book Tracker
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About Abby Jimenez
In addition to being a New York Times best-selling author, Abby Jimenez is also a Food Network champion.
Have you ever noticed that the characters in Abby Jimenez books are always ordering delicious treats from Nadia Cakes? That’s because Abby Jimenez owns the bakery, which has locations in Minnesota and California! She’s as talented in the kitchen as she is behind a keyboard. She won Food Network’s Cupcake Wars and was featured on two seasons of TLC’s hit show Fabulous Cakes!
Born and raised in California, Abby now calls the Twin Cities of Minnesota home. Abby and her husband first visited Minnesota on a cross-country trip and immediately fell in love – so much so that they moved there just three months later.
After finding huge success with her bakeries, Abby was ready for a new challenge. She loves romance novels, but had a hard time finding exactly what she wanted to read – “something that was funny, but also had depth.” That’s when she decided maybe she could write her own romance. Six books later, with Just for the Summer reaching #1 on the New York Times Best Seller List, we’d say that yes, she can!
The Abby Jimenez Universe: Do you need to read her books in order?
Abby’s newest novel is a standalone, and her other novels are divided into two series (listed above by series), but the characters all exist in the same universe.
Within the books, you’ll enjoy cameos from other titles, along with other Easter eggs that tie the books together. If you plan to read all the books, you’ll likely enjoy them best in order of publication, but any of them can be equally enjoyed as a standalone novel.
Throughout both series, every book has a different main character and a new storyline. You’ll never be lost if you read out of order. However, reading either series out of order may create some spoilers of earlier books. The characters from the different books within a series are friends, so you’ll see how life turned out for characters in the earlier books in subsequent books.
Authors Like Abby Jimenez
If you enjoy Abby Jimenez, we think you’ll also enjoy novels by Katherine Center. All of her books are excellent and blend romance stories with deeper topics, but we recommend starting with The Bodyguard because it’s the closest match to Abby’s style.
We also recommend Emily Henry, Sara Confino Goodman, and Uzma Jalaluddin novels for fans of Abby Jimenez. All three women write books that draw upon many classic romance tropes, but, like Jimenez, they are also skilled at crafting realistic, three-dimensional characters with lives and challenges outside whatever romance they’ve found.
While Emily Henry focuses on contemporary stories of women in their 20s and 30s, Sara Confino Goodman writes a mix of historical and contemporary stories with Jewish characters. Uzma Jalaluddin incorporates her Muslim heritage to add depth to her contemporary romances.
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