Hailey Abbott is an American author of

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. She grew up in

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where she split her time between creative writing and the beach. She now lives in

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. Her first book was ''Summer Boys'', published in 2004, the first of a series. It was described as "escapist beach reading" by the

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Works

Summer Boys Series

# ''Summer Boys'' June 1, 2004 # ''Next Summer'' June 1, 2005 # ''the After Summer'' September 1, 2006 # ''Last Summer'' May 1, 2007

Summer Girls Series

# ''Summer Girls'' May 2009 # ''Girls in Love '' May 2010

Other books

* ''The Bridesmaid'' May 24, 2005 * ''The Secrets of Boys'' May 30, 2006 * '' Getting Lost with Boys'' June 12, 2007 * ''The Perfect Boy'' April 24, 2007 * ''Waking Up to Boys'' May 29, 2007 * '' Forbidden Boy'' April 22, 2008 * ''The Other Boy'' May 27, 2008 * ''Boy Crazy'' April 28, 2009 * ''Flirting With Boys'' April 28, 2009

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abbott, Hailey American women novelists American romantic fiction novelists Living people 21st-century American novelists Women romantic fiction writers 21st-century American women writers Year of birth missing (living people)