I love love!! This collection is the perfect bundle of everything that is lovey-dovey, heartfelt, fireworks, angst, pining, and connection that you could ever want for Valentine’s Day! I enjoyed reading from different authors and am glad to be introduced to some new voices. Overall, this collection made me feel all the feels and I had fun reading it!

First, thank you to NetGalley and Amazon Original Stories for advanced access to this super adorable collection of meet-cutes by some of my favorite authors! These short stories were exactly what I needed to end my 2023 reading with.

Out of the six, I LOVED the first three the most. They had me laughing out loud and even tearing up. Honestly, I’m surprised they were able to pull on my heart strings as much as they did given their brief lengths. The last three were just ok in my opinion - they didn’t have the same zippy dialogue and didn’t grab my attention as much.

I love that Amazon will be offering these to prime members and would definitely recommend lovers of the individual authors read their short stories.

The Improbable Meet is a collection of six short stories by some of my favorite authors. This book is a great Valentine's read (or really anytime!), and it just so happened I was reading it at Christmas, which was SO much fun. Each of these stories were cute, funny, and engaging light reads with just a little spice, which just gave me a break from some really heavy reads earlier in the year. The other really cool aspect of this collection is that they all have the same general theme around unexpected encounters and easter eggs that connect the stories, even though they are all stand-alone. LOVED them all and would highly recommend!

Story collection includes:

The Exception to the Rule by Christina Lauren - A misdirected email leads to an enduring friendship (and possible love?!)

Worst Wingman Ever by Abby Jimenez - A note on a windshield meant for someone else leads to an unexpected connection

Rosie and the Dreamboat by Sally Thorne - Spa Day gone wrong (or right!)

Drop, Cover, and Hold on by Jasmine Guillory - Earthquake in a bakery

With Any Luck by Ashley Poston - When a wedding goes awry, the best friends of the bride and groom have to put aside their perceptions of each other and work together

Royal Valentine by Sariah Wilson -A royal switcheroo leads to a princess potentially meeting her prince

Thank you to NetGalley, and all six authors for an advanced readers copy. All opinions are my own.

I received this book from NetGalley. I read this book because I'm a huge fan of Abby Jimenez and she had a short story in this book. The book had six authors who each wrote a meet cute short story. I have to say that I enjoyed all the stories in the book. I have read all of Abby's books and one of Jasmine Guillory's books, but nothing from the other authors. I will definitely look for and read books by the other authors though. Such a cute idea and I love that they all followed the same theme and all used aspects of the other stories in their story. I would definitely recommend this book!

These books were so good. My only complaint is they were short stories and not longer. I loved Abby jimminez story the most. Her humor is just so amazing.

Sometimes, you're just in the mood for a short story and I love when you get a book that provides sample stories from some of the best writers! I truly enjoy each and every one of these short stories and hope more collaborations like this one happen in the future!

This collection of short stories was just what I needed. They were short, sweet, and some of the best romance authors around right now wrote them. Each one was its own meet cute (which let’s be honest, is one of the best parts of a romance) but they also connected in one or two ways. I loved the flow of it, and that each author stayed true to their style of writing.

I loved this collection - I finished reading it and instantly went back to reread again. Each of the stories, by each of the amazing authors, was incredible on their own - but the best part was how DIFFERENT each of them were, even all using the same prompt. Incredible.

Absolutely loved this gem of a book! When I saw that one of my favorite RomCom Authors was included, I jumped at the opportunity to read the collection. The short stories included are all fantastic, fun, and read smoothly. I don't often read collections, but I am happy I received this because I discovered other authors that write Meet-Cutes. Thanks Netgalley!!!

This was overall a completely adorable series of meet cute books, by some incredible authors. There were so many fun characters and I loved the way each of the stories ended! I think these will be enjoyed by so many readers in the near future.

6 short stories about meeting your person in an unexpected way - whether it's an earthquake, a valentine, or passing out nearby, these stories are funny, warm and quite frankly delightful!

I'm not normally a short story collection reader, but with Abby Jimenez in the mix, I knew I needed to read this, and I'm so glad I did! I loved the small connections between the stories, and I loved all the possibilities the authors covered within the different stories. My favorite was Rosie and the Dreamboat because I identified so much with Rosie, comparing myself to my sister all the time. I found myself smiling often when reading these stories, and I devoured the book in only two sittings!

I highly recommend this collection to anyone who needs a good romance pick-me-up! 5 stars!

My thanks to NetGalley and Montlake for the chance to read this book - all opinions and thoughts are mine.

A collection of short stories, all romances taking place around Valentine’s Day.

I was so excited to read this as I love so many of these authors. It did not disappoint. I loved these stories, all of them were so adorable and heartwarming. A perfect Valentine’s read.

Partner up six fan favorite romance authors, and you set readers up for 3 hours of continuous boosts of serotonin. Armed and ready with swoon-worthy meet-cutes, readers will be thrilled to wrap up each short story with a HEA ending, albeit slightly sad to have to let the characters go so soon.

The compilation kicks off with the chance to get to witness characters connecting on an intimate level through emails. I was invested from start to finish.

Readers will also enjoy an emotionally charged story that explores the complex feelings of grief with intertwined moments of humor. I loved that story 2 was written in dual POV and felt the pacing was so well done that it did not read like a short story.

Adding comedic relief, story 3 has a FMC who regularly encounters misfortune in her life, eventually requiring the service of a modern-day knight in shining armour. You can't help but swoon for the MMC and find yourself rooting for them to connect in this insta love story.

If you like a bit of chaos and miscommunication in your romance, then there may be a novella here for you. Personally, the FMCs narration in story #4 was a little overwhelming. While the concept had potential, there was a lot happening in a short period of time, and the pacing just didn't agree with me.

The second to last meet-cute included superstition and a family curse that followed a F/M best friend scenario that has your mind scrambling to solve a romantic mystery. My predictions evolved as the story continued, and it made it an enjoyable yet quirky read.

The compilation wrapped up with a royal encounter that is sure to excite the generation who grew up with The Princess Diaries and The Princess Protection Agency. Readers are sure to be swooned by this MMC, and anticipation will build as secrets come to surface.

Overall, this was an adorable series of Meet Cutes that romance lovers are sure to enjoy.

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thanks to Amazon Publishing for an advanced copy of The Improbable Meet Cute Collection!

This was such a fun short story collection by 6 authors I adore. Perfect for Valentine's Day! I loved the little strings that held these stories together. The Christina Lauren story is the best, but they are were great!

3.75 stars.

I adored the first 3 short stories in the collection!! They were so good. However, the last 3 didn't do it for me sadly.

Huge thanks to NetGalley & Amazon Original Stories for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review!

I realized after reading the short stories of these amazing authors, that I prefer long stories. lol. The authors are so good at fleshing out their main characters and their storylines. Short stories do not allow the time for that. That being said, who doesn’t love a light romantic read on Valentine’s Day. My favorite stories were Christina Lauren’s and Abby Jimenez’s, but that does not mean the others were lacking. Also, the crossovers were amazing to catch!

This series of books are short stories of meet cutes that happen near or on Valentine’s Day. I liked the concept of these books, especially bc I love meet cutes, and overall they were all good to great. Here are my mini reviews

Christina Lauren - 5⭐️ - loved it. I love text/email chains so this was right up my alley. It was super cute and felt reminiscent of making online friends back in the day.
Abby Jimenez - 4⭐️ - I didn’t feel the normal Abby magic with this one, and maybe that’s because this has heavier tones, but it definitely had her banter and humor
Sally Thorne - did not read - I’m not really a fan of Sally’s books so I skipped this one
Jasmine Guillory- 3 ⭐️- I liked the premise, but I thought the characters were annoying lol. This felt the most improbable of the meet cutes for how silly they acted
Ashley Poston - 5 ⭐️- loved this one too. It’s like second chance meets the hangover lol. I thought it was cute!
Sarah Wilson - 5⭐️- this has everything I love! Walking date/getting to know you/ traveling in Rome. This was my first book by Sarah and I can’t wait to check her out!

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for this arc in exchange for an honest review. I love love short stories and especially the email format. I finished this one in one setting. Love the twists and turns. A very cute meet cute collection by some of my most favourite romcom authors. I excited for other readers to get their hands on this.

I am not a huge fan of short stories, but these were so cute! My favorites were Worst Wingman Ever and The Exception to the Rule. I loved how every story was set and centered around Valentine’s day, a small similarity that connected these stories together. The lineup of authors in this is so great, all wonderful romance authors who I’ve read books from before made me that much more excited to read this.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

This book contains 6 short stories all taking place on valentines day and feature a "meet-cute" scenario for the main characters. My personal favourites were those by Christina Lauren and Abby Jimenez but all of them were very good! Short stories aren't always my thing but all of these surprisingly worked for me. The story by Jasmine Guillory is spicier then the rest!

Overall, this is the perfect book for Valentine's Day and definitely recommend to romance fans.