I was a lucky recipient of Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez in an advanced reader copy from NetGalley. This is my first title to review.

I have been following Abby since the cake posts on Facebook. I have all of her books with personalized signatures. The Angel Network on her Facebook group replaced two of them when they were damaged in an apartment fire, personalized again by Abby.

Yours Truly is brilliant. Reading an Abby Jimenez book is an emotional journey. You will laugh and cry, sometimes in the same sentence. The dialogue between characters are in Abby's voice. I can hear her in the words on the page. I also know they are secondary to the voices of the characters she brings to life for us to consume much too quickly only to be reread over and over.

I am grateful I stumbled upon a post that had the comment, "The cake winks at you." I had to be able to read more of this funny, real, generous, kind, over the top person-even if it was just marketing for the bakery. It's not. That is the gift of Abby Jimenez.

Yours Truly is poetry. The characters are family. The emotions are real. They are human, believable, raw, and sometimes scandalous but always swirled with humor. Abby has the ability to let us see the world in a different way through her characters and through the authenticity that pours off the pages. The way her words play together to make us fall in love over and over again is her magic and it is strong.

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Abby Jiminez has an uncanny way of writing real world scenarios into her happily ever afters. Each one of her novels takes you on an emotional roller coaster and, at the end, leaves you feeling remarkably joyful while thirsting for more. Yours Truly holds true to everything we’ve come to expect from one of Abby’s books. But it was also so much more.

Jaded ER doctor Briana Ortiz learns about the true meaning of love and stability when anxious new-guy Jacob Maddox becomes the rock she didn’t know she needed. And Briana, in turn, does the same for Jacob. That is a vast oversimplification of the layers to this story. But I feel like in the end, what readers really get out of this tale is a glimpse straight into the core of Abby’s soul. I loved everything about this book and I’m so grateful that Abby is the type of author who is willing to put her whole self on the page for the sake of her readers.

** I received an ARC of this book via NetGalley & Forever Publishing in exchange for my honest feedback. Thank you for the opportunity!

Abby has done it again with another amazing book'! Each of her books focus on real life scenarios that just hit you in the gut, but are full of laughs and love. This book is fantastic and reading the author’s note at the end just really helps put things into perspective and gives her books even more love. While not giving any spoilers, this book is about Bri (introduced in Part of your world) and her brother Benny who needs a kidney transplant. A new Dr. is a perfect match for Benny who decides to be a living donor. He needs a date to his brother’s wedding and Bri agrees to be his fake date. This book is cute, funny, and heartwarming. I especially love finding the Easter eggs from previous books! It’s a wonderful light read that you won’t want to put down! You should definitely read this book, and if you haven’t read Abby Jimenez’s previous books you need to read those too!

this might be my new favorite Abby Jimenez book! I've read every single one of her books but none of them have resonated with me like this one. As someone with social anxiety, Jacob's character represents me perfectly. This is one of the most beautiful love stories I have ever read.

This intricate mosaic of a story is a must read - it is simply brilliant. Abby Jimenez is in her most brilliant form in this heart wrenching love story. It is raw, it is touching, it has some of the best lines I’ve ever read. Bri and Jacob’s story is one of love, friendship, and trust sprinkled with a little mischief and tons of hilarity. There were numerous occasions where I laughed out loud as I devoured this in 12 hours. As you read it, enjoy the epilogue and the words that Abby writes at the end - you will be even more in awe. As an early reader, all I can say is add this one to your TBR list and preorder- you won’t be disappointed. Grateful to Abby Jimenez and NetGalley for the very early read. I’ll be thinking about this one for a long time.

I was one of the lucky 500 that snagged an advance copy of Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez. This is my favorite book of hers yet - I devoured it in one day and will definitely read it again! Preorder now, and if you haven’t read her previous books, get started! 🥰

feel like I say this every time But Abby Jimenez gets better with every single book. Brianna Ortiz is a 35 year old divorcee, ER doctor with a brother who is in renal failure. Jacob Maddox is an also 35 year old ER doctor who is almost too anxious to function. they get off on the wrong foot in the beginning, as one does usually. And then Jacob writes her letter. I just want to say that the art of writing the letter needs to make a return. We have fake dating, we have crazy families. (I want more of Benny and Jane) and we have Alexis and Daniel and Grant House! They are two 30-somethings who are trying to get a second chance at love after failed previous relationships. There is good, old fashioned falling in love over time. The anxiety representation is top notch. At times I thought how did she get into my head? Abby is writing books to grow into and I’m thrilled to be along for the ride.

tl;dr Do you enjoy Romance and an amazing HEA? Excellent - then grab a copy of this book ASAP! Preorder for release in 2023, or if you are reading this in the misty future, snap up a copy!

Briana Ortiz is a character we met in Abby Jimenez's last book, Part of Your World (another book I highly recommend!). Bri is a feisty ER doc who takes BS from exactly NO ONE, EVER. She's struggling a bit at our start because she is dealing with the fallout of a failed marriage - her jerk of a husband cheated on her.

Jacob Maddox is also an ER doc, who is just starting a new job at the same Emergency Department as Briana. He has some social anxiety and is extremely introverted. Unfortunately this means he sometimes sticks his foot in his mouth... like the first time he quite literally bumps into Briana. Sparks don't quite fly, but his phone does!

Abby Jimenez has done it again, y'all. Briana's inner monologue had me quite literally cackling in places, and Jimenez's sharp wit is on display in the entire novel. Her dialogue is so fun to read! I completely empathized with both main characters for different reasons - a feat that I don't find as often as I'd like in the Romance genre. Jacob is earnest, kind, loyal, and unflinchingly generous; often this leaves a character flat and uninteresting, but he vaults off the page and into the reader's heart. Bri is exactly my kind of petty, too. Her revenge on her ex is *chef's kiss.* The secondary characters are fantastic and add so much depth to the story. I wish I could read a book for each of them! Lastly, Jimenez seems to always examine a part of the human experience you may not expect - in previous novels she has looked at abuse, terminal illness, infertility, and more. In Yours Truly she helps the reader to see chronic illness, live organ donation, as well as anxiety. She does so in a thoughtful, well-researched way.

All in all, I recommend this book 3,000 - you will absolutely not regret it! 5 out of 5 stars for sure.

My thanks to Forever and NetGalley for the ARC to read. My opinions and thoughts are all mine, precious!

This is another fantastic entry by this author. She goes in-depth on real-life issues, and utilizes qualified sounding boards in her resources to write factual material in a way that draws you in and makes you care about her characters, their lives, and their journeys. Her writing is down-to-earth, hilariously funny, and soul-burningly gorgeous. If you love romance that you can see happening in real life, you will not be disappointed.