Abigail Drake
Romance Author, Book Hoarder, Dog Wrangler
Abigail Drake is the award-winning and bestselling author of twenty-four 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.
Abigail is a coffee addict, a dog person, 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.
Abigail is represented by Lauren Bieker of FinePrint Literary Management.
Available December 25, 2026!
A quirky town. A sexy cop. An obituary writer with a secret. A magical rom-com with heat.
Reporter Tiffany Tate has a complicated relationship with death. An obituary writer, she’s also the reincarnation of one of the Assessors of Maat—an ancient Egyptian deity responsible for judging the souls of the recently departed for murder.
When lovable-but-not-exactly-law-abiding Jerry Jacko dies under mysterious circumstances, Tiffany does her duty and finds him guilty. But before he heads off to eternal damnation, Jerry begs her to check on the dog he’s been watching for a friend…a dog named Al Capone.
Capone, it turns out, is an adorable Labrador with a surprising secret. His dog tag says he belongs to Tito Pisano, a legendary Pittsburgh mobster who supposedly died in a car bombing more than thirty years ago. Even stranger? Tito was the great-uncle of Anthony Belfiore, the very hot cop currently investigating Jerry’s murder.
When Anthony discovers Tiffany can speak to the dead, the two join forces to solve the case. But Tiffany keeps Capone’s connection to Tito a secret. After a very public journalistic disaster a few months ago, she desperately needs a story that could redeem her career—and her reputation. This might be the one.
Unfortunately, the deeper Tiffany digs, the more dangerous the story becomes. Someone doesn't want Jerry's murder solved—and they're willing to do anything it takes to make sure Tiffany stays quiet.
Soon, Tiffany has to decide what matters more: the story that could save her career…or the trust of the man who has stolen her heart.
A recipe for love with a major league twist!
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?
Winner of the 2026 Stiletto Contest!
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?
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"