Abby Jimenez’s newest novel, Say You’ll Remember Me, comes out on Tuesday, April 1. It follows a woman named Samantha, who attempts to balance caring for her sick mother with trying to find love.

Abby Jimenez is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of laugh-out-loud, pull-at-your-heartstrings romantic fiction. Her novels have sold over 1.5 million copies and been translated into 28 languages. Some of her favorite highlights include a Good Morning America Book Club pick, a BOTM’s Book of the Year Award, and the Minnesota Book Award.

Before her writing career, Abby was in the national spotlight as a champion of Cupcake Wars on the Food Network and founder of Nadia Cakes bakery, which has since won numerous Food Network competitions and amass an international following. She lives near Minneapolis with her husband, three daughters, and four dogs—all TikTok famous in their own right. Abby loves romance novels, coffee, doglets, and not leaving the house.

• Admission is free.
• Doors open at 6:00 PM.
• Seating is first-come, first-served.
• Free parking is available:
  • In the Des Moines Public Library parking garage, located on Grand Ave.
  • On the surface lot on the corner of 10th St. and Grand Ave., across from the library.
• At the end of the program, there will be a question and answer period. A chance to meet the author will follow.
• Books will be available to purchase before and after the program courtesy of Beaverdale Books.