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January 13, 2015
What’s the Reading Order for….
I get asked this question repeatedly, “What is the reading order for….?”. In fact, it is the top question asked in Google associated with my name. I love that this question is asked often because it means there are new readers joining us and current readers are sharing with their friends and family or reading again for themselves. Whatever the case, I’m glad you’re not tired of me. 
I’ll start with the Rosemary Beach series. Here is the link to the series page on my website with the book list in the reading order. I also get asked often about where the Rosemary Beach series is going, what are the next books, etc. Of course, I have already revealed and available for pre-order the next two books in the series – WHEN I’M GONE and WHEN YOU’RE BACK – Mase Manning’s story. After those two books release, the next in the series will be Captain’s story, followed by a novella for Dean, and ending with Nan’s highly requested story to finish out the series. Dates are not currently available for the books past Mase.
Now, here are the links to the rest of my series pages:
Happy Reading!
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January 9, 2015
The Field Party – I need your questions – #AskAbbi #YAbooks
If you follow me on social media, many of you know by now how absolutely excited I am about writing my next series. It will be an all new Young Adult (YA) series called THE FIELD PARTY coming Fall 2015. My team is hard at work creating a website, graphics, videos, promotional materials and more. As always, we need your help to spread the word.
Next week we are filming a Q&A video about The Field Party and we need your questions. Ask your questions on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Be sure you include the hashtags #AskAbbi and #YAbooks. We will select the most asked and most original questions we receive. I will even answer questions about my own field party experiences.
So get to Tweeting…… uh…… Facebooking and Instagraming.
Is that right? …….just add -ing to the end of the……
ANYway. You know what I mean. Post away! Just DON’T forget those HASHTAGS!!!
#AskAbbi and #YAbooks
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January 6, 2015
CLEARANCE SALE in Abbi’s Online Store
New Year means CLEARANCE SALE!
Dear Santa Bring Me Rush Finlay and The Back of Beau’s Truck T-shirts are now on clearance.
Plus, use this coupon code to receive 10% off all regular price items in Abbi’s Online Store through the month of January!
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January 1, 2015
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Looking back at 2014 I’m thankful for the year I’ve had. It makes me look forward to what will come in 2015. In 2014 I closed out a series that I loved. In 2015 I will begin a new series that I am obsessed with. I can’t wait until readers meet the boys of Lawton, Alabama in The Field Party series.
Thank you… all of you… for every book you read of mine, for every tweet, email, Facebook message, Instagram comment and letter you’ve mailed me. It’s because of you that I write. Knowing there is someone out there that wants to read my stories still blows my mind.
I wish you all a year of epic moments. May all your dreams come true.
Happy New Year!
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December 29, 2014
A Very Rosemary Beach Christmas Winners
I hope everyone had a great Christmas! Here is the announcement of the final winner and a recap of all the winners of the Very Rosemary Beach Christmas.
Week 4 – Jackie Jackson @blueyedgal623 on Instagram from Mountville, PA, USA
Week 3 – Sara @Lolapunk20 on Twitter from Dallas, TX, USA
Week 2 – Ylwa Thörnberg of Älandsbro, Sweden
Week 1 – Krista Mawbey from Duncan, BC, Canada
Winners please send an email with “VERY ROSEMARY BEACH CHRISTMAS” as the subject to info@abbiglines.com. Include your t-shirt size, panties size for the boy shorts, and mailing address.
Thank you to everyone who participated in this contest and help promote my books. I appreciate all of you and can’t do any of this without all of you.
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December 22, 2014
A Very Rosemary Beach Christmas – Week 4
This is it! Christmas is three short days away. Since this is the last full week of December, it is also the last week of the Very Rosemary Beach Christmas contest.
Click HERE to enter for your chance to win the last Rosemary Beach Christmas basket. There are many ways to enter to win!
Congrats to the winner of last weeks contest, Sara @Lolapunk20 on Twitter from Dallas, TX. Sara, please send an email with “Rosemary Beach Christmas Winner” in the subject. Include your full name, t-shirt and panty sizes, and mailing address.
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December 19, 2014
20% OFF of Dear Santa Tees
Now through Sunday get 20% OFF of the Dear Santa T-shirts. We will be processing these orders on Monday and Tuesday of next week. We cannot guarantee that orders will arrive by Christmas, however selecting priority 2-day shipping will improve the chances.
Also, while other items are not currently on sale, you are still able to make purchases. However, some items are low in inventory and may not be available until after Christmas for shipping.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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December 16, 2014
A Very Rosemary Beach Christmas – Week 3
Sorry for the delay in getting this post out. We had some hackers visit our site for Christmas and had to get rid of them!
A Very Rosemary Beach Christmas
Click HERE to help promote Abbi’s special Christmas present to her readers, the FREE Novella ~ KIRO’S EMILY, and enter to win the Rosemary Beach Christmas Basket!
20% OFF in Abbi’s Online Store thru tonight with this code: WJYKMPDYYJ6P http://t.co/huJdobCt5A
CONTEST WINNER:
The following is the winner of the Very Rosemary Beach Christmas – Week 2.
Ylwa Thörnberg of Älandsbro, Sweden
Please send an email with “ROSEMARY BEACH CHRISTMAS” in the subject line to info@abbiglines.com and include your t-shirt size and mailing address.
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December 11, 2014
Cover Reveal
DOUBLE COVER REVEAL = DOUBLE THE AWESOMENESS
Yep, you read correctly. Today we’re revealing not one, but TWO covers!!! For a look at WHEN I’M GONE and WHEN YOU’RE BACK, head on over to PopSugar Love & Sex (and you’ll also get a bonus excerpt from WHEN I’M GONE). Don’t say I never gave you anything, ladies!
WHEN I’M GONE (on sale April 7, 2015)
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Abbi Glines comes a steamy new adult novel in the Rosemary Beach series, in which we meet Mase, a Texas heartthrob (first introduced in Take a Chance) who comes to Rosemary Beach to stir things up.
“I had an urge to fix all her problems. Which was stupid. She was doing fine without me. But something about those big eyes…”
Mase Colt-Manning has always preferred his humble life as a Texas rancher to his birthright as the son of a legendary rock star. In fact, he rarely visits his father’s rarefied world in Rosemary Beach, especially if it means bunking at his vile half-sister Nan’s house—until one visit leads to a chance encounter with a young, gorgeous house maid who awakens him with her off-key but spirited imitation of a country music star…
Reese Ellis finally has her freedom. After escaping a lifetime of abuse from her parents and classmates for an undiagnosed learning disorder, she seizes the opportunity to be a house maid to some of the richest families in Rosemary Beach. But her job is in jeopardy when she causes an accident at the home of her most important client, Nan Dillon. When a hot, half-naked stranger with a cowboy’s swagger comes to her rescue, she’s intrigued—then afraid once he shows his own interest. Reese has never met a trustworthy man in her life. Will Mase be any different?
Atria Books | 256 pages | ISBN 9781476776095 | April 7, 2015 | $15.00
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WHEN YOU’RE BACK (on sale June 30, 2015)
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Abbi Glines comes the next new adult novel in her beloved Rosemary Beach series, which continues the story of Mase and Reese from When I’m Gone.
The future is bright for Reese Ellis. She has Mase Colt-Manning, the man of her dreams, and a family she didn’t know existed until her long-lost father arrived on her doorstep in Rosemary Beach. After growing up with a cruel mother and abusive stepfather, Reese is eager to get to know the caring and charming man who wants to be a part of her life. Everything is finally falling into place.
While Reese is visiting her new family in Chicago, Mase spends time with his “cousin,” Aida, who has worshipped him since childhood. Though they’re unrelated by blood, Mase and Aida have been raised to think of each other as family. But when Reese returns, she can tell something isn’t quite right with Aida, who clearly resents Reese and excels at manipulative little games. And though Mase is unsuspecting, Reese knows Aida doesn’t love him like a cousin should…
Atria Books | 256 pages | ISBN 9781476776118 | June 30, 2015 | $15.00
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AMAZON | iBOOKS | BARNES & NOBLE (Paperback eBook) | Indie Bookstores
And don’t worry my beautiful Brits and Aussies – you can get in on the fun too. Your covers are being revealed for the first time as well, right now. Or below. Just scroll down for your pre-order links and a glimpse at the slightly tweaked versions of your covers!
UK – When I’m Gone
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UK – When You’re Back
http://bit.ly/WhenImGoneiTunes
AUS – When I’m Gone
http://bit.ly/WhenImGoneAusiTunes
AUS – When You’re Back
http://bit.ly/WhenYoureBackAusiTunes
BUT WAIT! There’s more. Back in September, I announced a FREE eBook novella that I’m giving to all of ya’ll as an early holiday present. You know me, I love presents. So don’t forget about KIRO’S EMILY, which is available at all eTailors on Monday, December 15th (at midnight!). A book description and order links are below:
KIRO’S EMILY (available 12/15 for FREE!)
The year is 1992, and no one on the rock music scene is hotter than Kiro Manning, the lead singer of Slacker Demon. With a multi-platinum record, total ownership of the Billboard charts, sold-out concerts, and sinful amounts of money, Kiro can have anything—and anyone—he wants.So when a dark-haired, conservative beauty rebuffs him at a concert after-party, his first thought is, “Who the hell does she think she is?” His second thought: “How do I make her mine?” Kiro has always loved a good challenge, but not every girl wants to get involved with a rock god. Especially this girl.
He let her go that night, but he never forgot her. And when they met again, he vowed not to give up again so easily.
As the world worshipped Kiro, he came to worship the girl, who became everything he never knew he needed. The only girl he would ever love. His Emily.
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December 8, 2014
A Very Rosemary Beach Christmas – Week 2
Week 2 of your chance to win the first of four (4) Very Rosemary Beach Christmas Gift Baskets! There are several ways to enter and one winner will be randomly chosen. Winners will be announced here on Monday along with the next opportunity to enter and win!
Promote this post – the first chapter of YOU WERE MINE and win an amazing Rosemary Beach Gift Basket!
A Very Rosemary Beach Christmas – Week 2
YOU WERE MINE – Chapter 1
Tripp
Eight years ago…
It wasn’t just another summer. It was my last summer here in Rosemary Beach. I was already feeling the suffocating presence of my father and his plans for me. He was so sure I’d leave for Yale in the fall. I’d gotten in, thanks to his connections. He’d made me take a tour of the campus, and once I was in, he’d forced me to accept. Nobody turns down Yale. It was all that ever came out of his mouth anymore. Yale this, Yale that. Goddamn Yale.
I wanted to be on my Harley. I wanted another fucking tattoo. I wanted to feel the wind in my hair and know I had nowhere I had to be. That life was free. I was free. Before this summer was over, I was going to ride off without a word. Leave behind the money and power that came with being a Newark and find my path. This wasn’t my world. I would never fit in here.
“Hey, sweetie, I didn’t see you walk in,” London Winchester said as she slipped her arms around one of mine and held on. That was another reason I had to get the fuck out of here. London. My mother was already planning our wedding. Didn’t matter that I’d broken up with her last month. London, her mother, and my mother all believed I was just going through a moody phase or something. My mother said it was okay if I needed to sow some wild oats this summer. London would be patient.
“Where’s Rush?” I asked, glancing around the house full of people. If Rush Finlay was throwing parties again then his mother and younger sister, Nan, had to be out of town. Rush owned the place. His father was the drummer in the legendary rock band Slacker Demon. His mother and sister benefited from all the money Rush had, thanks to his dad. Rush’s mother had been a groupie once, and although Rush’s dad, Dean Finlay, seemed to care about his kid, he didn’t give a shit about Rush’s mom. They never married. Nan had another father who was also out of the picture.
“Outside by the pool. Want me to take you to him?” she asked sweetly. That sweet tone was so fucking fake, it was ridiculous. The girl was venomous. I’d seen her in action.
“I can find him,” I replied shaking her loose and walking away without a backward glance.
“Really? This is how you’re going to be now? I won’t wait around on you forever Tripp Newark!” she called out after me.
“Good,” I said calmly over my shoulder then headed into the crowd, hoping to get some people and distance between us. I’d been with her for two years. She’d been a really good fuck, and once I thought maybe she was it. But I could never actually say I was in love with her. This past year I realized I was simply tolerating her. I dreaded seeing her, and when I faced the facts, I realized I was keeping her around to make my parents happy. But I was done with that. No more keeping the parents happy. I was keeping me happy.
“Tripp!” Woods Kerrington called out from a circle of girls surrounding him. He was such a fucking Romeo. He made them all believe they had a chance. Holding in a chuckle, I nodded my head in his direction.
“What’s up.”
“Hopefully a lot of things real soon,” he replied, and this time I laughed. “Jace is outside with Rush and Grant if you’re looking for him.”
Jace was my younger cousin, and Woods was Jace’s best friend. I’d had them both in my life for as long as I could remember.
“Thanks.”
Turning through the crowd, I headed for the back door.
“Stop it! I said no, Jonathon. I’m not interested.” I stopped in my tracks. That didn’t sound good.
“I got you in here tonight and I’m not getting any thanks for it?” The guy was angry and sounded like a prick.
The girl didn’t respond right away. I moved toward their voices and stopped outside of the kitchen. I recognized the Jonathon the girl was talking to. He was a tennis instructor at Kerrington Club, owned by Woods’s family. He was also a notorious asshole and had fucked most of the cougars in town. If he was about to take advantage of this girl then I was going to throw his ass out.
“I just… I didn’t know… I want to leave.” The way the girl’s timid voice cracked told me she was scared.
“Fuck that, bitch. I don’t care how damn hot your tits are I’m not dealing with this shit. You can find the door by yourself,” Jonathon snarled.
I took a step toward the door as Jonathon stalked through it. Stupid little fuck.
I shoved him back into the kitchen with one hard push. He was going to apologize for being a dickhead before I threw him out. I doubted Rush even knew he was here. Jonathon wasn’t in our circle of friends. Some of the cougars he had slept with included a couple of our mothers. Not on our favorites list.
Getting his sorry ass to apologize would do him some good. Poor girl should have known better than to mess around with the help at the club. Maybe she’d learn a lesson after this.
“What the fuck?” he shouted, then his eyes widened when he realized who I was. My dad sat on the board at the Kerrington Club, and I could have Jonathon fired with one word. He knew it.
“That’s what I was wondering, Jonathon. What the fuck? What the fuck are you doing at Finlay’s house, and why the fuck are you treating your date so badly? She too young for you? I know you prefer the over-forty crowd,” I said, taunting him. I wanted him gone. Just one wrong move and that was all I needed to make sure he lost his job without feeling a shred of remorse.
“I didn’t… I mean I was invited. I got an invite. This is just a girl whose aunt works at the club. She’s not anybody.”
Glancing over at the girl in question, I recognized her right away from her big brown eyes. She was Darla’s niece, Bethy. I’d seen her before. Hell, it was hard to miss her. Jonathon was right about her tits. They were noticeable. But her sweet face and innocent look had kept me from moving in on that. Besides, Darla was scary as hell. She handled hiring the employees at the club and she’d been there forever.
“Bethy, right?” I asked her.
Her big eyes got even bigger before she nodded.
“This guy’s a douchebag, sweetheart. You shouldn’t trust him. Be careful who you let take you out.”
“You know her?” Jonathon asked incredulously, as if she were too beneath me to notice. Stupid shit was getting on my last nerve.
I turned my attention back to him. “Yeah. I know her aunt. The woman who hired your sorry ass. I wonder how she’d feel if she knew how poorly you were treating her niece?”
Jonathon’s fear was obvious. He had a good gig at the club and he didn’t want to lose it.
“Leave. Don’t ever come back. Finlay finds out about this and he’ll do more than give you a warning. He’ll beat your sorry ass. He likes Darla. We all do. Stay the fuck away from her niece.”
Jonathon turned his attention to Bethy. The furious gleam in his eyes was directed at her. She shrank further back, putting more distance between them until her back was pressed to the wall. Dickhead was getting off on scaring her. Stepping between the two of them I glared at Jonathon. “Leave. Now.”
I could tell it was taking everything he had to keep his mouth shut, but he did. I watched as he muttered a curse then turned to leave the kitchen. “Make sure you don’t stop until you’re off this property,” I called out after him.
When he was gone I turned back to Bethy. She was wringing her hands and looking nervous. I’d gotten rid of the prick. Why was she upset now?
“You good now?” I asked her.
She bit her bottom lip then shrugged. “I, um, don’t know.”
She didn’t know? I couldn’t keep from grinning. She was pretty damn cute. But she was young. “Why don’t you know?” I asked. I enjoyed the way she talked. Her voice was husky but sweet.
She let out a small sigh and dropped her gaze to the floor. “He was my ride. I don’t live close by.”
As if I would let her get back in the car with that fucker. He had to be four years older than her. He was older than me.
“I’ll give you a ride. I’m safe. Jonathon isn’t. Besides, he’s way too old for you. Dude would go to jail if he touched you.”
She lifted her eyes back up to look at me. “I’m almost seventeen,” she said, as if that were legal, though she was a little older than I expected.
She was so expressive. I liked that. She didn’t try to bat her eyelashes or pucker her lips to look sexy. She was real. How long had it been since I’d been with a girl who was real? But then she was young and she’d been raised in a very different world than I had.
“Yeah, sweetheart. But he’s almost twenty. He shouldn’t have gone anywhere near you.”
She looked deflated then nodded. Surely she hadn’t wanted to stay with him? Fuck that, what was Darla teaching this girl?
“I’m sorry I ran him off, but he wasn’t treating you right.”
Those eyes went wide again and a dimple appeared in her cheek. “Oh, don’t apologize for that. He wanted me to go back to a bedroom and uh…” she trailed off. She didn’t need to explain. I was pretty sure of what he wanted to do back in a room with her.
“Come on. Let’s get you home,” I said, nodding toward the door.
A Very Rosemary Beach Christmas CONTEST WINNER – Week 1
Congrats to Krista Mawbey from Duncan, BC, Canada! You are the winner of the first Rosemary Beach Christmas Basket! Please email a screen shot of this announcement along with your t-shirt size and your mailing address to info@abbiglines.com.
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