Abby McDonald

Abby McDonald is a British author who also writes under the pen name Abigail Haas.^[1] She has written twelve novels.^[2][3] She was born in England and grew up in Sussex, going on to study Politics, Philosophy & Economics at Oxford University.^[4][5][6] She now lives in Los Angeles. As well as writing under her real name and pen name Abby McDonald, she has written as Melody Grace, self-publishing her Beachwood Bay series. The series became a USA Today and international bestseller series before she revealed she was the author.^[7][8][9] She is also a staff writer^[10] for the Netflix series Bridgerton.^[11]

Published works

Young Adult novels:

• Sophomore Switch (Candlewick Press - 2009) (published as Life Swap in the UK)
• Boys, Bears & a Serious Pair of Hiking Boots (Candlewick Press - 2010)
• The Anti-Prom (Candlewick Press - 2011)
• Getting Over Garrett Delaney (Candlewick Press - 2012)
• Jane Austen Goes to Hollywood (Candlewick Press - 2013)
• Dangerous Boys (Simon & Schuster UK - 2014) (as Abigail Haas)
• Dangerous Girls (Simon Pulse - 2013) (as Abigail Haas) (republished as 'I'll Never Tell' in 2019)
• And Then He Kissed Me: an anthology (Avon - 2013)

Adult novels:

• The Popularity Rules (Random House - 2009)
• The Liberation of Alice Love (Random House - 2010)

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TV

• Bridgerton Season 1 - Staff Writer

104 'An Affair of Honor' (written by)

107 'Oceans Apart' (co-written with Jay Ross) ^[15]

• Bridgerton Season 2 - Executive Story Editor

205 'An Unthinkable Fate' (written by) ^[16]

Movies

• Jingle Bell Heist. In December 2023, it was announced that McDonald's original script 'Jingle Bell Heist' started production in London, starring Olivia Holt and Connor Swindells. The film is produced by ACE Entertainment, and directed by Michael Fimognari. ^[17]