Abby Gaines

Abby Gaines wrote her first romance novel while still in her teens. Encouraged by her incredibly supportive parents, she wrote her novel longhand in school notebooks, supplying new pages daily to her biggest fan, her younger sister. When she'd finished, she typed up the manuscript and sent it to Mills & Boon in London—and was shocked when they rejected it. To this day, no trace remains of that original work.

Abby shelved her writing dreams while she studied languages in college, then worked in marketing in the computer industry. It wasn't until she'd married and had children, and was working as a freelance business journalist, that her ambition to write romance resurfaced.

Over the next few years, she submitted several manuscripts to Harlequin. She also took on the role of editor of a speedway magazine—about as far removed from business journalism and romance writing as can be. But the speedway job turned out to be a lot of fun, and Abby became just as passionate about the sport as any longtime fan.

After five years of submitting to Harlequin lines, Abby sold her first Superromance book—and soon after, she sold to Harlequin's NASCAR series.

Abby loves reading, traveling and cooking for friends. She knows how to use a credit card as a lethal weapon, and proves it regularly by putting major dents in the household budget. A few years ago Abby and her family moved out of the city to live on an olive grove. It's beautiful, peaceful—and a long way from the mall.

Abby Gaines - Fully Engaged




Motor Media Group president Sandra Jacobs is desperate to find new sponsorship for scandal-plagued driver Will Branch. If she fails, her PR firm goes bankrupt—a frightening first step down the same road her invalid father is traveling now.

Surprisingly, Will's team owner Gideon Taney decides to oversee the sponsorship bid personally. Handsome, accomplished and notoriously aloof, he raises plenty of eyebrows on the circuit with his sudden renewed interest in the team.

Working long hours together, Sandra and Gideon struggle to keep each other at arm's length—they want the same thing for the team, but for very different reasons. Just how much will each one risk to secure a sponsor…and how much will they conceal?

Abby Gaines - The Diaper Diaries




In truth, philanthropist singleton Tyler Warrington doesn't do empathy—he writes checks. Giving away millions is all part of a plan to schmooze into a big-shot government job. So when a baby is left at his doorstep, it's the PR opportunity of a lifetime!

One problem: who's going to take care of the diapers and drool until Tyler can track down the thing's mother? It could only be the do-gooder pediatrician who's been hounding him for funding: Bethany Hart.

But the sizzling attraction between them is causing cracks in Tyler's armor. Is the so-called most caring man in the South actually starting to care?

Abby Gaines - Checkered Past





NASCAR team owner Chad Matheson is most comfortable when he's in control. But his control took a time-out during a few days in Las Vegas - and he impulsively wed hotel heiress Brianna Hudson. The marriage lasted only one night, though, before they both had second thoughts..

Two years later Brianna holds the keys to a much-needed sponsorship for Chad's team, and Chad is determined to keep things between them strictly business. But he knows he's fighting a losing battle. Because where Brianna is concerned, the atmosphere is anything but professional. And the last thing he needs is anyone finding out that, legally, they're still Mr. and Mrs.!