Abby Jimenez is an American romance novelist and founder of Nadia Cakes. She is the author of the books The Friend Zone (2019), The Happy Ever After Playlist (2020) (both gaining recognition as USA Today best sellers.) She later released her third and fourth novels, Life's Too Short (2021) and Part of Your World (2022). Life's Too Short and Part of Your World both went on to become USA Today and New York Times Bestsellers. Her novels have been optioned by Thruline Entertainment, who have begun work on a film adaptation of The Happy Ever After Playlist. Career Jimenez was a retail manager in 2007. She lost her job and founded Nadia Cakes in the same year. She now owns and operates cake shops in Maple Grove, Woodbury and Palmdale, California. She was the winner of Food Network’s Cupcake Wars in 2013. Works The Friend Zone (2019) The Happy Ever After Playlist (2020) Life’s Too Short (2021) Part of Your World (2022) Awards Jimenez's Life's Too Short won the 2022 Minnesota Book Awards under Genre Fiction category. References External links Official website. Discover the Abby Jimenez popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Abby Jimenez books.