Abby Jimenez Books in Order

By the Ember team · Updated July 2026

Abby Jimenez has written 11 books since 2019. She has three main series: The Friend Zone (3 books), Part of Your World (3 books), and Say You'll Remember Me (2 books so far, with more coming). She also has a holiday novella and another novel on the way.

All her books are standalone, but reading each series in publication order gives you character crossovers and Easter eggs. If you are new to her work, start with The Friend Zone (her debut), Part of Your World (small-town romance with an age gap), or Just For the Summer (feel-good summer fling).

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Abby Jimenez has written 11 books since 2019 across three series. Start with The Friend Zone (her debut), Part of Your World (small-town doctor romance), or Just For the Summer (traveling nurse summer fling). Read each series in publication order for character crossovers.

Where to start with Abby Jimenez books

If you want humor and heartbreak about infertility

The Friend Zone

Her debut. Kristen and Josh have instant chemistry, but she's facing surgery that will leave her unable to have children. It's funny, devastating, and handles real-world pain with grace and wit.

If you want small-town romance with an age gap

Part of Your World

Alexis is a wealthy city doctor who gets stuck in tiny Wakan, Minnesota, and meets Daniel, the much younger mayor. City versus small town, choosing happiness over expectations, and a love story that requires sacrifice.

If you want fake dating and organ donation

Yours Truly

Two ER doctors who start as enemies become friends through handwritten letters. When her brother needs a kidney transplant, he volunteers to be tested. Then they fake date for a wedding. It's emotional, swoony, and deeply human.

If you want a feel-good summer romance

Just For the Summer

Emma and Justin believe they share a dating curse, so they decide to date each other for the summer to break it. Traveling nurse, private island cottage, family chaos, and falling for someone you were never supposed to keep.

If you want grief and second chances

The Happy Ever After Playlist

Sloan finds a lost dog and calls the owner, Jason, who's on tour. Their phone calls turn into something more. It's about healing from loss, falling in love with a voice, and risking your heart again.

The Friend Zone series

1

The Friend Zone

Published 2019

Kristen meets Josh at her best friend's wedding. The chemistry is instant, but Kristen keeps him at a distance because she's about to have surgery that will leave her unable to have children, and Josh wants a big family. A funny, heartbreaking look at infertility and impossible choices.

2

The Happy Ever After Playlist

Published 2020

Sloan finds an adorable dog named Tucker who belongs to Jason, a musician on tour. Their phone calls about the dog turn flirty, then romantic. Grief, second chances, and falling in love with someone before you meet them.

3

Life's Too Short

Published 2021

Vanessa is a travel YouTuber who unexpectedly becomes guardian of her half sister's baby. She meets Adrian, a lonely lawyer next door. The catch: Vanessa carries a gene that gives her a 50% risk of ALS, the disease that killed her mother and sister.

Part of Your World series

1

Part of Your World

Published 2022

Alexis, a wealthy ER doctor from Minneapolis, gets stuck in the small town of Wakan and meets Daniel, the much younger town mayor. One night turns into something more, but their lives could not be more different. City versus small town, age gap, choosing happiness.

2

Yours Truly

Published 2023

Briana and Jacob are ER doctors who get off on the wrong foot. Jacob writes her a handwritten letter to clear the air, and they become friends. When Briana's brother needs a kidney transplant, Jacob volunteers to be tested. Fake dating, organ donation, workplace romance.

3

Just For the Summer

Published 2024

Emma and Justin are strangers who believe they share a curse: after they break up with someone, that ex finds their soulmate. They decide to date each other for the summer to break the pattern. Traveling nurse meets software engineer, family drama, fake dating that turns real.

Say You'll Remember Me series

1

Say You'll Remember Me

Published 2025

The first book in Abby's newest series. A story about memory, identity, and whether love can survive when the past is rewritten.

2

The Night We Met

Published 2026

Published March 2026. The sequel continues the story, told from a new perspective.

Upcoming releases

Abby Jimenez has two more books scheduled for release in late 2026 and 2027.

A Married Little Christmas

October 2026

A holiday romance releasing in fall 2026.

Feels Like Falling

Spring 2027

Abby's next full-length novel, scheduled for 2027.

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Frequently asked questions

What order should I read Abby Jimenez books?

Abby Jimenez has written 11 books since 2019 across three series. Start with The Friend Zone (her debut), Part of Your World (small-town doctor romance), or Just For the Summer (traveling nurse summer fling). Read each series in publication order for character crossovers.

Which Abby Jimenez book should I read first?

Most readers start with The Friend Zone (her debut from 2019), Part of Your World (small-town romance with an age gap), or Just For the Summer (feel-good summer fling). All her books are standalone, so you can start almost anywhere. If you want character crossovers, read each series in publication order.

Are Abby Jimenez books standalone or series?

Abby Jimenez has three series: The Friend Zone (3 books), Part of Your World (3 books), and Say You'll Remember Me (2 books so far). Each book can be read standalone, but reading them in publication order gives you character crossovers and Easter eggs.

What is the heat level of Abby Jimenez books?

Abby Jimenez books are sweet with a touch of heat. They have a couple of spicy scenes per book, but the focus is emotional connection, laugh-out-loud humor, and deeply real characters. Not the spiciest romances out there, but not closed-door either.

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Sources

Bibliography and series order verified as of July 2026.

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