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The Exception to the Rule
The Exception to the Rule | Christina Lauren
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On February 14, an accidental email to a stranger opens the door to an unexpected relationship in a captivating short story by the New York Times bestselling authors of The Unhoneymooners.
One typo, and a boy and girl connect by chance. Wishing each other a happy Valentine’s Day isn’t the end. In fact, it becomes a friendly annual tradition—with rules: no pics, no real names, nothing too personal. As years pass, the rules for their email “dates” are breaking, and they’re sharing more than they imagined—including the urge to ask…what if we actually met?
Christina Lauren’s The Exception to the Rule is part of The Improbable Meet-Cute, irresistibly romantic stories about finding love when and where you least expect it. They can be read or listened to in one sitting.
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Littlewolf1
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Day two of my short story marathon, and I‘ve officially caught up. I am now seven books ahead of schedule in my reading goal. After tomorrow, I should have a nice cushion to get me through the month of December.

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The Exception to the Rule | Christina Lauren
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The Exception to the Rule: 4⭐️
Worst Wingman Ever: 3⭐️
Rosie and the Dreamboat: 3⭐️
Drop, Cover, and Hold On: 4⭐️
Didn't read the other 2

Read these over Valentines Day and into March. Cute short reads. But, lost interest because I was ready to move on to longer books. I might still read the other 2. We will see!

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kimmypete1
The Exception to the Rule | Christina Lauren
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Perfect cute palate cleanser before I side into another thriller.

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Arvena
The Exception to the Rule | Christina Lauren
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Fun and cute set of novellas :)

charl08 Yes! I skipped the royal one, as not my jam, but loved the others. 9mo
Mshookquilts I‘ve only read the 1st one so far, but it was fun. 9mo
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Mshookquilts
The Exception to the Rule | Christina Lauren
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I loved this. The format was fun. It made me laugh…numerous times. A short, quick romance.

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Read4life
The Exception to the Rule | Christina Lauren
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#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

💙 Dinner with my husband at home and a relaxing evening together.

💙💙 The Improbable Meet Cute series (6 short stories) were all good, cute stories. I just read them/listened to them. Free on Kindle and Audible.

Thanks for the tag, Lisa!

TheSpineView You're welcome! Happy Valentine's Day 10mo
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julesG
The Exception to the Rule | Christina Lauren
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Wait a second, did Christina Lauren hack my laptop and read the story I wrote 12 years ago? Okay, my story wasn't set around Valentine's day, but it was about a misfired email that turned into email-pen-pals to meet-cute to lovers. (no, I won't publish it)

So far my favourite in the series, but I've just started Worst Wingman Ever, which is read by Andy Arndt and Zachary Webber and I really like listening to the two of them.

#SeriesLove2024

Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 10mo
TheSpineView Fantastic! 10mo
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intothehallofbooks
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I reviewed this one before it was added to the database and I just wanted my review in the correct place for my own cataloging purposes.

This was SO CUTE. I loved everything about it!!

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maddie0518
The Exception to the Rule | Christina Lauren
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7/10!

CogsOfEncouragement I enjoyed this one. I‘ve listened to the next two so far. Taking a break for a BR but plan to listen to the whole series this month. 10mo
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CogsOfEncouragement
The Exception to the Rule | Christina Lauren
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First of six in The Improbable Meet-Cute Collection; a cute and short Valentine YA. Available on kindleunlimited with the audio included. I plan to listen to the rest through the month.

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peanutnine
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Super cute short story about an email sent to the wrong person leading to a yearly anonymous correspondence that spans over a decade
I am enjoying listening to this Improbable Meet Cute series, they are the perfect pick-me-up while doing mindless paperwork
#SeriesLove2024 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

CogsOfEncouragement I finished this one today and enjoyed it. I plan to listen to the rest this month. 10mo
TheSpineView Fantastic! 10mo
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Read4life
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#WeeklyFavorites

This is Christina Lauren‘s first short story and it is so good! They said they‘re happy they gave it a shot and so am I.

Written mostly as emails, this is the first book in the Improbable Meet-Cute series. Book 2 is written by Abby Jimenez and it‘s next up for me.

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OriginalCyn620
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Really cute! I plan to read all 6 stories in the series this month!

#booksoinbingo - free space

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 10mo
CogsOfEncouragement I‘m enjoying these too. I‘ve read the first three so far. 10mo
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Nessavamusic
The Exception to the Rule | Christina Lauren
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So I listened to all of these short audiobooks in 2 days. They are fun rom-coms overall. Here are my ranks worst to best:
5. Rosie & the Dreamboat - poorly written heroine but I did finish it 2.5⭐️
4. Royal Valentine - just bland and unoriginal 3⭐️
3. Drop Cover & Hold On - also bland but more original 3⭐️
2. Worst Wingman Ever - Very sweet and heartwarming 4⭐️
1. The Exception to the Rule - so much fun and super cute 4.5⭐️

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behudd
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Give me a romance that begins over email and I am 100% in. This was a perfect short story - the characters felt developed, the relationship made sense, and it‘s a quick read.
I didn‘t listen to the audiobook for this one because the first half is all emails & I don‘t like hear all the sending detail info.
These stories are all free - audiobook & ebook - for Amazon Prime members, and this one, at least, I highly recommend!

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Zbayardo
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February is the month of love and friendship AND OUR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY! And so the obligatory romance reading has begun. And if it‘s written by Christina Lauren then you know it‘s going to be all the 💕😍🥰😘💗
This is a cute novella about an accidental email to a stranger that leads to so much more.

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ShananigansReads
The Exception to the Rule | Christina Lauren
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I‘m loving this series so much already.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#SeriesLove24 @Andrew65 @TheSpineview
#ShananigansReads24

TheSpineView Fantastic! 11mo
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