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The Exception to the Rule

The Improbable Meet-Cute Collection

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The Exception to the Rule

By: Christina Lauren
Narrated by: Marli Watson, Andrew Gibson
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About this listen

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. Let’s make a date of it.

©2024 Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings. (P)2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Contemporary Contemporary Romance Romance Romantic Comedy Comedy Feel-Good Heartfelt

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This one took a little while to build, but absolutely loved the build. Very drawn into the characters and the rhythm of writing

Really Sweet and Engaging

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This was so lovely - listening whilst at work and it’s had me smiling all morning. I love the concept of always being someone’s valentine and penpal and the pure coincidences of life!

Adorably addictive meet cute via email

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The first 50% of this story is told through emails which I really enjoyed. This is an adorable short story that had me smiling the whole way through. Dual narration was also great.

Permanent smile on my face :)

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It took a little while to get into the epistolary format on audio because you get constant addresses read it. That aside the story was cute and the miscommunication didn't last too long.

cute story that builds

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This was quite possibly the cutest and most perfect novella I’ve read in a while. Ugh. So cute.

So swoony and cute!

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