Welcome

Inspiration comes in fits and spurts, laced with time, warmed with the heart. Each of my offerings began with a whisper, a pause to see, hear, and reflect.

Bubbie’s Magical Hair is my first children’s illustrated book with a release date is October 2021. Lynda Porter transformed my prose with her illustrations. A story that follows a grandmother and her grandchildren as they age. A story of love, legacy, and beauty. A must for parents and grandparents to share. You can preorder through your local bookstore or online.

Founding Stones, the third in my Generation of Secrets series, is available for purchase now! You can also download the audiobook through Audible, Kobo, and Hoopla with more options coming – stay tuned! I’m excited for the entire series including River of Angels, and Color of Lies, as audiobooks read by the talented, award-winning narrator Tavia Gilbert. Choosing a narrator for the series meant finding someone who mirrored the voices inside my head. Tavia Gilbert brings each character alive.

For those who love e-books, a compilation of the entire series will be out in e-book form, entitled Generation of Secrets Series.

Tattle Tales: Essays and Stories Along the Way is a compilation of twenty years of revelations. A great read for travel or for when you only have time to delve into a short story.

Cocoon of Cancer: An Invitation to Love Deeply is equally a gift book as well a guide with tender moments, advice, humor, and strength.

Join me weekly for my morning thoughts, Abbe’s Notes, and monthly newsletter, Abbe’s Ruminations. Simply sign up at the bottom of any page. Readers can find more information about my books, my biography, or answers to FAQs here: About Abbe. Book Clubs/Reader Groups can download questions to ponder, after each book description.

I welcome inquires for speaking engagements, workshops, podcasts, and talks with readers. Please use the contact form to get in touch.

Aging Young

Sharp, inquisitive, wise
The mind wonders at
The fragility of the bones
The aches and pains.
Too young to be old
With more to explore
The body wonders about the mind
That weighs it down with memories
Too old to be young
Content to rest as one.

Epilogue

He knew each of us
Loved us for who we were.
He embraced all ways
True love doesn’t rob another of their essence.

Sunning

The exact spot where the sun shines
The wind pauses
Words flow
A bird perched
On a fragile branch
Hidden in plain view
An observer
Of two-footed creatures
Who amble below
You sit with sun’s warmth
A respite
All your own.

River of Angels, does what the very best books do—it paints pictures of a place one has never been, people one has never met, and situations one has never encountered, and makes them real. There are no cardboard characters here and no theater-flat settings. Rolnick weaves a story of tangled relationships and intrigue on a tropical Caribbean island where everyone is struggling, sometimes within themselves, to make a life. I love the way she has seamlessly woven Spanish words and phrases into the book, making the setting even more real. This is a great debut novel, and I look forward to her next book.
Chuck Robinson
Co-Owner, Village Books

About Abbe

Abbe Rolnick grew up in the suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland. Her first major cultural jolt occurred at age 15 when her family moved to Miami Beach, Florida. To find perspective, she climbed the only non-palm tree at her condo complex and wrote what she observed. History came alive with her exposure to Cuban culture. After attending Boston University, she lived in Puerto Rico, where she owned a bookstore. Once Stateside, she capitalized on the knowledge she gained as an independent bookstore owner and worked for one of the finest bookstores, Village Books, in Bellingham, WA. Once a CEO of a manufacturing firm and owner of a healthy foods café, she is now retired. River of … Read More about About Abbe