These are novellas that are mostly cute written by our favorite authors. I am not sure if it was my fault, but I thought they should have trigger warnings. I had to DNF the Abby Jimenez book, which was sad because I love her, but the hospice aspect was just too much. These books are good snippets to hold me over for their next publications.

Thank you to NetGalley for a digital copy of this anthology in exchange for my honest review.

I'd like to highlight my favorite story in this collection to review: The Exception to the Rule by Christina Lauren.

Pardon my incoming food metaphor.

You know when you're like damn, I just want a donut?

Then you get a donut, and you're like, ugh, it's stale and not really worth the calories... but it's still a *donut* and you're not a quitter?

Well. That is NOT this novella.

This bebe book is a donut from your most beloved baker fresh out the damn fryer.

It's hecking perfect. Sweet and fluffy and makes you dance in your chair it's so good. When you get to the last bite, you're like, dats it?

The other stories in this collection, if I'm being honest, were grocery store bakery donuts. Some of them from yesterday. I think they were solid, but they just didn't give me the buy-in that the Christina Lauren story had. They were able to create a history between the two leads that made their instant love connection swoon worthy.

Such a cute collaboration of love stories that will keep you wishing there was more to the stories. Each are a quick read that will get you hook like and sinker!

Thank you netgalley for the arcs of these stories! All the authors did such a good job and I loved all of the stories. Some of them I wish were full length novels :) I am super excited for these to be out in the world

Absolutely loved these! I need a whole book to follow worst wingman's and rosie and the dreamboat! Christina Lauren's was really cute especially with the style of emails going back and forth! Loved the series, hope amazon etc does more of these types of packaged stories!

These were just the perfect stories for a pick-me-up whenever I needed a bit of a perk. I opted to read each story in between other stories as I got bored/needed a break between heavy reads.

Christina Lauren and Abby's books were the highlights for me but all were immensely enjoyable and fun!

Another entertaining and enjoyable romantic collection from a powerhouse group of authors. All recognizable and popular in their own way, have come together to give readers everything they never knew they even needed! Highly recommend this fun and flirty collection.

What a fun idea! All of my favorite authors in one place. Every story left me wanting more!
Extra shout out to Christina Lauren and Abby Jimenez for being my favorites.

This collections of stories was awesome! I enjoyed each story and would recommend to romance lovers. My favorites were by Christina Lauren and Abby Jimenez. The connections between some of the stories were a fun surprise!

This collection is so FUN!!! I love that these 6 amazing romance authors came together to write these short stories. The premise of each one is so fun, since it's such a unique and improbable meet cute. They varied in length, but were all quick and easy reads with a surprising amount of depth! I was surprised at how engaged I got with some of the storylines. My favorite was BY FAR the Christina Lauren novella - I wish this was a full length book. I can't believe how much impact they put into so few pages! The storyline was so convincing and romantic. Abby Jimenez was my next favorite, but overall these are such great palette cleansers and I would recommend to anyone looking for a fun romance!

Such a fun collaboration of some great rom-com authors, combining some familiar names with some new for me which gave me the opportunity to preview some of their work! I really enjoyed the aspect of having multiple short stories that I could each fit into a sitting, makes it much less daunting than getting into a whole new story and allowed me to have a short little escape from time to time as I made my way through them. This does also make it challenging for the authors to have an opportunity to make the characters and story shine, some were able to accomplish this a bit better than others. But overall they were all pretty enjoyable!

Overall I really enjoyed this collection! My favorite story was the first one by Christina Lauren. This gave me the opportunity to try authors I hadn’t before. I’ve read books by Christina Lauren and Ashley Poston, but was new to the other four. I loved this collection though and would love if they collaborated again. While some needed a bit more work than others, it was worth the read. I especially loved Sally Thorne’s story. I was laughing like a child while reading the banter. Christina Lauren’s book was a bit confusing at first with the back and forth, but I enjoyed the meet cute. Abby Jimenez’s story wasn’t my favorite but that’s only because it was quite short and had a lot of heavy material in it. I’d be interested in reading more from her.

Averaged out to 3.5 stars so I rounded up. Not crazy about these novellas but I did like that they took place over Valentine’s Day.

The Exception to the Rule ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
This story was so cute! I love the idea of them communicating only on Valentine’s Day over a decade but falling for each other that way.

Worst Wingman Ever ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
This was also super cute! I think I have a thing for epistolary romances if done right. I like the mix of seriousness and the romance. Abby does this very well!

Rosie and the Dreamboat ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Cute that he kept her calm but the premise that she was stuck in that flotation thing was just over the top.

Drop, Cover, and Hold On ⭐️⭐️
I love grump sunshine but not when miscommunication trope is involved. This was a miss for me.

With Any Luck ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
Really liked the premise that was similar to Abby Jimenez’s Just For The Summer but with a different spin. I wish it was more developed.

Royal Valentine ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
Added a star for the Rome travels because I love when travels are worked into romance but I didn’t feel like they had chemistry. Kind of creepy that he took an unconscious girl off the Spanish Steps and kept her there for a night. Otherwise it gave me The Princess Diaries vibes.

Loved Christina Lauren, Abby Jimenez, Jasmine Guillory, Ashley Poston

Okay: Rosie and the dreamboat, Royal Valentine

This was so fun. Love these authors and the stories!

Overall, I thought this collection was a huge hit! There were some really great stand out stories and a couple I could have done without. Here are my thoughts on each individual story and my ratings:

Drop, Cover, and Hold On by Jasmine Guillory-
This was really cute! The audio narration was fantastic, but the ending was a bit of a let down. It felt very abrupt, like she didn't quite know where to end the story. I gave it 4/5 stars.

With Any Luck by Ashley Poston-
I'm a huge fan of Ashley Poston and this short story was a bit of a let down. It didn't have that magical spark her books had.
I gave this one 3.5/5 stars.

Rosie and the Dreamboat by Sally Thorne-
Another great audiobook in the collection! The idea was cute and the chemistry between the characters was perfection.
I gave this one 4/5 stars.

The Exception to the Rule by Christina Lauren-
One of my favorites! The audio was good, but you lost a little with the email correspondence. Storyline was great though and I loved the ending. I gave this one 4/5 stars.

Worst Wingman Ever by Abby Jimenez-
My favorite of the collection! She really knows how to tell a story and make you connect with the characters in a short amount of time.
This was an easy 5/5 stars.

Royal Valentine by Sariah Wilson-
The audiobook was TERRIBLE. The accents were just so so bad. On top of that, it just had too much go on and the ending with the big reveal made my eyes roll. I gave it 3/5 stars.

This was a collection of 6 stories that are incredibly entertaining. These are cute quick Novella that all give me that romcom feel I enjoyed each of the authors stories.

LOVE LOVE LOVE. Lets do this again every holiday, mmmkay? I do think the word count was just a bit short, and the authors who pushed past the specific number a little bit wound up with slightly more rounded out stories but over all I found them all enjoyable. Christina Lauren and Abby Jimenez were my top favorites in this collection.

I will never skip a book written by Abby Jimenez or Christina Lauren! Thank you, NetGalley and Amazon Original Stories, for allowing me access to this anthology! My favorite short story goes to "Worst Wingman Ever" by Abby Jimenez. Told with Jimenez's signature humor and heart, I was so glad to have my Abby fix while I anxiously await the release of Just For The Summer! Christina Lauren's novella, "The Exception to the Rule" was also delightful. I enjoyed the way that the first half was told in email form. Sally Thorne's "Rosie and the Dreamboat" was solid. I'm not sure anything could hold a candle to The Hating Game, but it was enjoyable. The other three novellas were less memorable for me, but they were short, sweet, and fun to read in one session. Honestly, The Improbable Meet-Cute Collection is worth purchasing for Jimenez & Lauren's stories alone!

The Exception to the rule

Two students send each other gmail every year on Valentine's Day, without saying their names and nothing that can identify them. All dialogue is gmail style. I understand that it was a short story but it didn't have a meaningful development. It was a very rushed story and it didn't give me anything, except that he has a good penis.

Worst wingman Ever

They fell in love without knowing who they were. I liked the relationship that these characters had the most, the backstory of each one and the plot of Holly's grandmother.

Rosie and the dreamboat

Two sisters went to a spa and had a problem with a toilet. I don't have anything good to say about it.

Drop, Cover, and Hold on

He owns a coffee shop and she loves going there but she thinks he hates her. Until one day they are trapped and her mind changes.

With any luck
Two confused friends who realize on their wedding day that they are in love with their best friend. The story goes from yesterday to the present all on the same Valentine's Day. She was very boring.

Royal Valentine
DNF

I truly adored all the novellas in this book. It was the perfect book to read in February. Even though the stories were around 50-100 pages long, I felt that they captured the perfect essence of a cute, wholesome love story. I think all six authors wrote beautiful stories and I highly recommend these books to anyone looking for an easy read and a cute rom-com story.