Check out my Goodreads page for my slightly longer reviews!

The Exception to the Rule by Christina Lauren | 5⭐️
This was such a cutie lil novella! I read it in one sitting and fell head over heels for Callum and Terra and couldn’t wait for their paths to cross FOR REAL. Absolutely loved!

Worst Wingman Ever by Abby Jimenez | 5⭐️
In true Abby fashion, this story had the humor, the health professionals, the doggies, and of course, Nadia Cakes! This story really tugged on my heartstrings, but is a meet-cute worth reading.

Rosie and the Dreamboat by Sally Thorne | 4⭐️
This one was cute, but I had a problem with how self-deprecating Rosie was. It came off super repetitive and I found it frustrating. I really loved the connection between Rosie and Leo and the concept for the story was really entertaining!

Drop, Cover and Hold On by Jasmine Guillory | 2⭐️
I usually LOVE the secret pining trope, but man, this one was not great. No other notes, tbh.

With Any Luck by Ashley Poston | 5⭐️
I thought this story was super charming and I loved the banter between Audrey and Theo. Add in a cute little family curse and you’ve got an entertaining wild goose chase.

Royal Valentine by Sariah Wilson | 4⭐️
I’m kind of a sucker for secret royals and this novella is no exception! This was definitely one that tugged on my heartstrings, and the TWIST! I mean, you can probably guess, but still - so cute!

Thank you to the authors and NetGalley for an eARC of this series of short stories in exchange for an honest review.

Drop, Cover and Hold On: 3 stars, Daisy and Harris are somewhat trapped in his bakery after an earthquake, You'd think with that Earth shattering event, the attraction would also be quaking; however, even though they quickly fell into bed, this one left me wondering how it even happened. Didn't make me laugh out loud, or bring tears to my eyes - both a requirement to get 5 stars from me.

The Exception to the Rule: 4.5 stars, This short story was wonderful, why couldn't there be more! Terra and Callum originally "meet" due to a misdirected email. The first several years of the book is mostly exchanging emails on Valentine's Day. You could feel the characters slow burn getting to know each other little by little even though they never exchanged actual names. Eventually, they end up at the same place, at the same time and through a somewhat embarrassing encounter and subsequent email revel, they learn who the other has been all along. I laughed out loud several times, and giggled like a school girl as well. I will read this one again and again,

Rosie and the Dreamboat: 4 stars. Rosie gets herself stuck in a salt float tank and a firefighter is there to talk her off the panic ledge. Laugh out loud fun - Leo (aka Romeo) uses his sharp wit to keep Rosie calm while they work to get her freed from the tank. I giggled several times at poor Rosie's predicament and how her firefighter kept her engaged in conversation and distracted from her situation. Wish I had more to read of Rosie and Leo.

With Any Luck: 2.5 stars, this one didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. Audrey has memory loss and trying to retrace her steps to figure out what happened the previous night, did she kiss her best friend the groom and cause him to run off? She is the best "man" and Rhett is the "maid" of honor of their best friends. He is now trying to help her find the groom. I never felt the connection between the characters.

Royal Valentine: 2.5 stars, Princess Ilaria and her assistant trade places, she meets a photographer who doesn't recognize her, He was Scottish and the writing had me scratching my head more than one time, Very choppy, and left me not caring what happened at the end, They both had secrets but I didn't even care if the secrets caused them to go their separate ways,

Worst Wingman Ever: 5 stars I laughed and I cried, so automatic 5 stars. Leave it to Abby to achieve that even in a short story! Holly and John meet after he leaves a Valentine on her car that was meant for his brother's girlfriend (hence the worst wingman title). They leave notes and little gifts for one another on Holly's car until one day he shows up at her place, he is the maintenance man, he sees the bobble head he let for her in her kitchen and they realize who they are to each other, I so with there was a full length novel of these two!

These were cute easy reads to set the mood for Valentines Day. Yes, they were a little predictable but that was fine with me because they were so short. I liked all of them, and wish a few could be full length novels. My favorites were Abby Jimenez and Christina Lauren's stories. I recommend these for a quick easy reads when you need just a taste of romance.

Adorable! Yes some of it is predictable but still very cute stories. Light and easy and fun read! Would recommend for anyone to read for a good and easy read! This book adds fun to reading!

What a wonderful collection of short stories. They are a perfect read when you only have a little bit of time, or have to go back and forth but not want to lose their spot in the book. My favorite of all of them had to have been by Christina Lauren followed by Abby Jimenez. Sometimes you just need an intro to ROM COM and not have a full drive in. Most definitely would love to read a compilation like this again!

What a fun set of stories. I loved each once for different reasons, all of them had me laughing and wanting more. Each one was a quick read definitely want to check these out. Special thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my gifted copy of these

Thank you to the authors, NetGalley, and Amazon Original Stories for a copy of the ARC in exchange of an honest review.

These six novellas were so cute to read. I love how quick they all were and could devour each one in one sitting. The six romance authors really know how to pack a lot into a little. All six had Easter eggs calling back to other books in the collection and it was so fun when I noticed them and felt like they all fit together. My favorite was Christina Lauren's The Exception to the Rule.

This collection of short meet-cute stories by 6 beloved romance authors was the most fun to read! The quality of story varied pretty greatly, but I had a good time reading them all. Christina Lauren takes the cake with theirs. I could NOT get enough of the two MCs and like many others I’ve seen here on Instagram would LOVE an entire novel of their story. 🩷 A few of the stories dove into steam that felt highly unnecessary/unbelievable considering the length of the story being told. All in all though, I highly recommend this little collection.

This is a fantastic collection of short stories with sweet, fun, and sometimes funny meet cutes. I did like some more than others, but each was enjoyable. They all did a nice job writing a full story with an HEA even with the short story length.

My three favorites were the stories from Christina Lauren, Abby Jimenez, and Sally Thorne. I loved the set ups for each of their characters' meet cutes and I didn't want to put them down once I had started reading.

This was really cute! My favourite was definitely the one by Christina Lauren - I loved the letter/email component to it!

The first two stories in this book were EVERYTHING. totally rereaders!
I loved the premise that these are all stories taking place on Valentines day!
There were a few stories that weren't for me at all. And a few that were pretty cute! But definitely the two to shout out for me were Abby Jimenez's book (which let the record show IS a tear jerker) and the Christina Lauren book- which isn't a tear jerker but is an epistolary romance which I love!

overall rating- 4 out of 5 stars!

Oh. My. Sweetness!

This book was curated by some of the best RomCom authors and I ate it up! Some of these short stories NEED to be longer… I am equally impressed that they were able to churn out a short story that made me feel all those built up feelings that you normally get from a romcom.

The first story, The Exception to the Rule, was adorable! This brought me back to my college days and even high school where you would send a message over AIM or email… and wait for that cute boy to write back.
Terra and Callum are accidental penpals. When he accidentally emails her instead of his teacher, they continue to write to each other on Valentine’s Day for the next 10 years. Seeing as they are minors, they do not give out personal information, but they continue to write to one another and have small talk about their lives. Their relationship grows through each interaction, and they secretly want to meet the other person. Then one coincidental night, an accidental meet up happens, does one of them realize who the other person is. I thought this was adorably done, and I would not mind seeing these characters again in another novel!

The second short story, Worst Wingman Ever, was done by the infamous Abby Jimenez. And she’s just one of my favorite authors! Holly and John are just the sweetest. Holly is a hospice nurse, caring for her grandmother, while also nursing her own broken heart. She’s exhausted in so many ways, but when a stranger puts a Valentine’s Day note on her car, instead of the intended car, it sparks a little joy in her life. John, who is working his way through his break up, is the worst wingman ever. He plants a note on the wrong car, but ends up enjoying their back and forth notes. While he fixes up the units in his building, he learns many new things about his neighbors. I loved the way their story unfolded and how genuine each of them were! Their story ended too too fast though!

The third short story was called Rosie and the Dreamboat by Sally Thorne. Rosie and Bree are sisters and are spending Valentine’s Day at the spa together. When Rosie gets herself stuck in an unusual situation, Leo is there to save the day. Some of their conversations were cute, some was just weird… this sadly wasn’t my favorite.

The fourth short story, called Drop, Cover, and Hold On revolves around Daisy and Harris. The start of it… made me kind of annoyed at Daisy. Her self-hate and projections on the Baker who owned the bakery and her indecisiveness on pastries… I don’t know what it was. It just irked me. Then, as she’s questioning her life choices, there is a pretty serious earthquake and Daisy gets trapped in his bakery with no way out. And of course it’s Valentine’s Day. Harris seemed a little off with flirting, Daisy kept questioning him, and his ability to smile. Shouldn’t he hate her, she keeps thinking. I liked the he fell first love story , but I wish she had more confidence. Steamy little ending sure helped solidify their growth.

In the fifth short story, called With Any Luck, is by Ashley Poston who wrote The Dead Romantics, one of my favorite books! I was excited to jump into this one! Rhett and Audie have been best friends for ten years. His relationship track record hasn’t always been reliable, so when he gets engaged to actress Carmilla after only 6 months, she’s questioning her friends choices. But, as she plans his bachelor party, she has no choice but to support him. When she arrives she sees Carmilla’s best friend, and he is someone she wasn’t looking to run into again. Theo irks her, and his handsome smug face will be engraved in her brain all weekend. This was a cute story and I wouldn’t mind seeing these characters again!

The last and final short story is called Royal Valentine. When Princess Ilaria wants a break, she begs her assistant Anne to trade spots for just two days. She wants some time to breathe before the big ball. When she winds up in Callum’s apartment, she starts a journey that she’s dreamed of. She roams around making memories with Callum, not wanting this time to end. When their secrets are revealed, they have to see if they can find a spot in each other’s lives. Super adorable story.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review!

What a sweet collection of short stories! It is difficult to give an in-depth review due to the short length of these stories, however overall I found them quick enjoyable, particularly the first two stories. I did think some of the stories were a bit ambitious in their relationships which led them to be less believable - you can only do so much in 40 pages. This is a great collection for romance readers to enjoy over the Valentines Day season, and contain bite-sized reads which can be enjoyed in under an hour.

This was a sweet collection just in time for Valentine's Day. The only one of these authors that I had read from before was Ashley Poston, so it was nice to be able to sample these authors' writing without having to commit to full-length books. All of these stories can easily be read in one sitting, so if you have a free hour here and there, you can quickly knock them out.

The stories by Christina Lauren and Abby Jimenez were definitely the strong ones for me here. Overall though, had fun with this collection and will definitely be checking out more of the work from some of these authors in the future.

Overall I enjoyed all the novellas that were apart of the Improbable Cute Meet. Most were hilarious and great even though they were novellas. Perfect reads to gear up for Valentine’s Day.

Thanks to Netgalley and Amazon Original Stories for a copy in exchange of an honest review.

I loved this set of novellas so much! These are some of my all time favorite romance authors and it was so fun to see them all come together to write this collection. Each felt entirely different from the other, but one of my favorite things is that they all had little Easter eggs calling back to each other. It really made them all feel tied together and reminded the reader that all of these stories were occurring in the same universe.

My ranking:
The Worst Wingman Ever
The Exception to the Rule
With Any Luck
Rosie and the Dreamboat
Drop, Cover, and Hold On
Royal Valentine

The Exception to the Rule
Christina Lauren

What a cute story. A meet cute with a misspent email, half the short story is told through emails. It spans 10 years but is a quick read. I liked Terra and Callum.

Worst Wingman Ever
Abby Jimenez

This one had a few sad moments but the ships passing in the night was a clever premise. I would have liked this one to go on.

Rosie and the Dreamboat
Sally Thorne

I wish I would have liked this one more. The couple seemed a little mismatched and I had a hard time connecting to them or seeing their spark. And Rosie’s sour attitude put me off a little.

Drop Cover and Hold On
Jasmine Guillory

Maybe it was the shortness, but I didn’t like David. I want a swoon worthy male lead that I can dream about.

With Any Luck
Ashley Poston

I liked Audrey and her story. It was a cute premise, but probably would have worked better with more development, but liked what it was.

Royal Valentine
Sariah Wilson

This one felt a little like a Valentines inspired Hallmark movie.

Ok. So in all reality I only gave 5 stars to 3 of the books. But overall I did like the collection. So maybe a 4.5 stars in overall. A few good authors. (I'm not going to list who's who because I really don't want too call anybody out.) One that I absolutely LOVE to read! I will read anything she writes! One that I will never read again because unfortunately I did not like their story at all. And a couple that I wouldn't mind trying other books by them. Also a couple that I will be buying books by them to read. I had just never heard of them before now. So now on the stories!
Overall I feel like they were cute short stories. They had really good concept ideas. (Exept for one. I'm sorry that story really bummed me out. And I had a extremely hard time trying to stay awake to read it!) Thank you for letting me read these short stories. I did post a review for the stories individually on Goodreads. So if you want the full review you can always look there.

I ultimately gave The Improbable Meet-Cute Collection four stars, which is probably a little generous. This collection of Valentine's Day novellas is such a great idea - but I either really loved them, or really disliked them. Overall, I feel like these could have been better.

My Favorites: The Exception to the Rule by Christina Lauren and Worst Wingman Ever by Abby Jimenez

Just Okay: Royal Valentine by Sariah Wilson and With Any Luck by Ashley Poston

Skip These: Rosie and the Dreamboat by Sally Thorne and Drop, Cover, and Hold On by Jasmine Guillory

Absolutely loved this format! Even though each story was short in length, I was fully invested in the outcome. I had read Abby Jimenez, Christina Lauren and Jasmine Guillory before and had the opportunity to discover new authors which is always a welcome surprise. My favorite was Worst Wingman Ever (Abby can do no wrong in my eyes!) and would love a sequel!