Abigail Drake
A Storyteller at Heart
Abigail Drake is the award-winning and bestselling author of twenty-three novels, but she didn’t start her career in writing. She majored in Japanese and economics in college, and spent years traveling the world, collecting stories wherever she visited. She collected a husband from Istanbul on her travels, too, and he is her favorite souvenir.
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Abigail is a coffee addict, a dog wrangler, and the mother of three adult sons. She writes contemporary romance, women’s fiction, and young adult fiction. In her spare time, she blogs about her Labrador, Capone, and teaches writing classes for children and adults.
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Abigail is represented by Lauren Bieker of FinePrint Literary Management.
Poppy Cakes
Available July 1, 2026!
A recipe for love with a major league twist!
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After accidentally live streaming her fiancé cheating with a married woman, baking influencer Poppy Fields becomes the internet’s favorite disaster. But the real catastrophe arrives in the form of Kenzo Wilson: the devastatingly handsome pro pitcher (and betrayed husband) who blames Poppy for demolishing both of their lives in front of millions.
Things go from bad to worse when Kenzo is assigned to help coach a minor league team in Poppy’s hometown and unwittingly buys the house right next door to her. Living so close to the person who turned his private shame into a public spectacle is a nightmare. As Kenzo starts to know Poppy better, however, he realizes she isn’t at all what he thought, and she just might be everything he ever wanted. But how can their relationship succeed after such an unfortunate start, and will being together mean giving up what they both want most?
The Black Lotus Tattoo Parlor
Available now!
He's a wounded warrior. She's a woman with a secret. Can they learn to trust each other?
Tattoo artist Cat Simon has a special ability. When she’s working with a client, she often feels an overwhelming urge to add something extra to their design. It might be an image, a name, or a number, but once she senses it, Cat can’t stop herself. She is compelled find a way to put it into their tattoo.
It’s both a blessing and a curse. And when former Marine Luca Barbero—the sexy, scarred, object of her schoolgirl fantasies—walks into their shop one day, she knows she should hold back. He asks for a memorial tattoo honoring his fallen comrades, but Cat keeps hearing the insistent whispers of a name echoing through her mind.
Matteo.
Although hidden in the design, when Cat puts the name in Luca’s tattoo a secret is revealed. And it’s one with far-reaching consequences.
The attraction between Cat and Luca is impossible to deny, but Luca is a broken man. And now he has unexpected responsibilities to handle and a future to figure out. The question is, will that future include Cat, or will Luca allow the demons in his past to destroy what they could build together?
A Royal Pain
Winner of the 2024 Stiletto Contest!
Impoverished socialite Chloe Burke’s life had hit rock bottom when she accidentally saves a visiting prince from an assassination attempt. Getting shot in the bum turns out to be the best thing to happen to her in a long time, especially when the prince’s very handsome, very sexy bodyguard, Nicolai, comes to her aid.
Chloe feels something for Nico from the start, but she has a terrible secret. She isn’t the heroine everyone thinks she is, and, if the truth comes out, she’ll lose more than just Nico. She’ll lose everything.
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"Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale"