Abby Gaines Views

Books

Ia’m not really a normal Harlequin reader. I find category romances in general to be too short for real character development; they almost inevitably end up as lust = love. This one is different, maybe because it ’s a t“Super Romance ”, but I found the emphasis was in fact totally on the relationship. Amazingly, I could really feel for Casey and Adam and their unique issues and problems. I wasn ’t expecting that from a 268 page mass market paperback, but Abby Gaines must know what shea’s doing. I loved watching this couple fall in love and was pleasantly surprised at the playful banter that the couple shares and their alternate attempts to woo each other. There is sexual tension, but the scenes themselves are much more restrained and later in the book than I expected.

Overall, I may have to revise my opinion on at least this category of romances. I still prefer those with more depth, with an actual storyline in addition to the romance, but I was pleasantly surprised by Married by Mistake. If you-’re interested in more, Abby Gaines has a website with news, excerpts, and added scenes for this and her other novels.

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 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, peacefulu—and a long way from the mall. Contact Abby on abby@abbygaines.com.