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Looking for the After-the-End for The Comeback (which also provides a wrap-up for the whole Matheson family)? Click here!

Check out Adorable, the After-the-End to Her Surprise Hero, which provides a wrap-up to the entire Those Merritt Girls trilogy. This is also a standalone short story – unlike the other After-the-End scenes on this page, you don’t need to have read the book to make sense of it (though it makes for quite a long short story)!

A small gift for readers: a short story by Abby Gaines, So, How Did You Two Meet? . If you enjoy the story, why not forward the link to a friend?

Want another short story? Check out Take A Chance On Me. And click here to read The Brat, another short story by Abby Gaines.

If you like connected stories, check out the Book Connections page. You’ll see which of Abby’s books link to each other, and what’s coming up.

After The End: If you’ve read Her Secret Rival, and would like to read more about Travis and Megan, then click here for some short bonus scenes that take place after the book ends.

If you’ve read Her So-Called Fiance, and would like to read more about Jake and Sabrina, then click here for a bonus scene that takes place after the book ends.

If you’ve read The Groom Came Back, and would like to read more about Jack and Callie, then click here for some short bonus scenes that take place after the book ends.

If you’ve read The Diaper Diaries, and would like to read about Tyler’s and Bethany’s wedding, and catch up with Olivia and Silas, click here to read a couple of bonus scenes that you won’t find in the book.

If you’ve read Fully Engaged, and would like to read about Sandra’s and Taney’s wedding, click here.

If you’ve read Married by Mistake, and are looking for those After the End scenes, click here.

Here are some of Abby’s all-time favorite recommended reads. What do they have in common? That blend of humor and emotion that has the reader laughing and crying….

Contemporary Romance

Susan Elizabeth Phillips is hard—make that impossible—to beat! Her blend of comedy, deep emotion and great story-telling make her a stand-out writer. This Heart of Mine and Nobody’s Baby But Mine are both a lot of fun and have great family subplots. Match Me If You Can, is also fabulous, a contender for best-of-the-best. Try Kiss an Angel for a story that is a bit different from Susan’s other work, and which will produce tears as often as laughter.

And another Susan… Susan Mallery delivers fun, quirky comedies, such as Falling for Gracie, whose first chapter has one of those scenes that makes you laugh out loud and cringe at the same time, as you think, “I could have done something that embarrassing, back when I was single.” In fact, now that I think about it, I did exactly that…and just like Gracie, I got the guy in the end! Susan Mallery’s series romances for Silhouette Special Edition are also excellent.

For romantic comedy, Jennifer Crusie’s Man-Hunting and Bet Me.

Chick Lit

Sophie Kinsella’s Shopaholic series is hilarious, and her heroine is so likable, a factor sometimes overlooked in chick lit. She’s managed to keep the characters fresh in her latest in the series, Shopaholic and Baby.

Historical Romance

To be honest, Abby’s more of a contemporary gal, but one or two historical names make her top picks. Laura Kinsale’s Flowers from the Storm is intensely romantic and probably unlike any other romance you’ve read.

Just about anything by Stephanie Laurens, the mistress of regency romances, is a good bet for a light tone, nice humor and that all-important regency “feel”. And of course, for traditional regencies, Georgette Heyer is, to use one of her words, a nonpareil—unequaled.

Inspirational Romance

Brenda Coulter still ranks as my number one inspirational author. I recently read her new book, A Season of Forgiveness, and it was right up there with my other favorites. I also really enjoy Angela Benson’s work.