Abby Jimenez

Romance, as a genre of literature, has long been skewered for its impossibilities, unlikelihoods, and flat-out fantasies. But part of what has made Abby Jimenez’s books into global phenomena is her unwillingness to separate romance from the truth of our flawed, human existence.These are romance books that serve as reminders that we all deserve love, joy, connection, and that we do not have to be perfect to accept it, nor does our world. Abby Jimenez is known for first catapulting into the spotlight as the champion of the hit TV show Cupcake Wars, which lead to her bakery Nadia Cakes and numerous other Food Network competition wins and delicious confections. On stage with SAL, Jimenez guides the reader through her journey from cupcakes to writing bestselling novels selling over 1.5 million copies, and how it all began in a tent during a thunderstorm where this soon to be author told her daughters the story that would become her first novel.