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The Improbable Meet-Cute #4
Drop, Cover, and Hold On
It takes nothing less than a fateful natural disaster to throw two opposites together in a ground-shakingly charming short story by the New York Times bestselling author of Drunk on Love.
This Valentine’s Day, Daisy Murray has her heart set on binge-watching rom-coms. Instead, an earthquake traps her inside a bakery with its impossibly rude and insufferably handsome owner and head baker. They already have a history: she’s always smiled, he’s always scowled. Where better to finally get to know each other than amid the disaster? Then again, they have no choice. Besides, it could have its sweet, undeniable, and unpredictable perks.
Jasmine Guillory’s Drop, Cover, and Hold On 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.
This Valentine’s Day, Daisy Murray has her heart set on binge-watching rom-coms. Instead, an earthquake traps her inside a bakery with its impossibly rude and insufferably handsome owner and head baker. They already have a history: she’s always smiled, he’s always scowled. Where better to finally get to know each other than amid the disaster? Then again, they have no choice. Besides, it could have its sweet, undeniable, and unpredictable perks.
Jasmine Guillory’s Drop, Cover, and Hold On 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.
40 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 23, 2024
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Jasmine Guillory
25 books22.9k followersJasmine Guillory is a graduate of Wellesley College and Stanford Law School. She is a Bay Area native who has towering stacks of books in her living room, a cake recipe for every occasion, and upwards of 50 lipsticks.
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February 2, 2024
What even was this one. 🤦🏼♀️
January 23, 2024
1.25⭐
It was only 40 pages, so I don’t have much to say. It wasn't anything special and I don't understand how the mmc claimed that he liked her all along, but is always glaring at her. I didn't really feel anything for this short story.
It was only 40 pages, so I don’t have much to say. It wasn't anything special and I don't understand how the mmc claimed that he liked her all along, but is always glaring at her. I didn't really feel anything for this short story.
February 8, 2024
★2 stars
Hmmm wasn't expecting it to get almost smutty but Daisy was a no for me 😵💫
EAT YOUR FAV BAKERY SWEETS WHENEVER YOU WANT LIFE IS TOO SHORT 🧁
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Pre-Review:
Lmao this one is rated even lower but I'm a sucker for punishment and can't leave the series unfinished 😅 At least it's only 40 pages! 🏃🏻♀️
Hmmm wasn't expecting it to get almost smutty but Daisy was a no for me 😵💫
EAT YOUR FAV BAKERY SWEETS WHENEVER YOU WANT LIFE IS TOO SHORT 🧁
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Pre-Review:
Lmao this one is rated even lower but I'm a sucker for punishment and can't leave the series unfinished 😅 At least it's only 40 pages! 🏃🏻♀️
April 26, 2024
1 ⭐
Oh no... Two readings in a row that I didn't like at all
The main character is so unbearable and stupid, seriously, it's impossible for a person to be THAT stupid 💀
And...seriously? The first thing that comes to your mind after being in an earthquake is having sex with a guy who, 2 hours ago, you thought hated you? The story doesn't make any kind of sense 😭
Oh no... Two readings in a row that I didn't like at all
The main character is so unbearable and stupid, seriously, it's impossible for a person to be THAT stupid 💀
And...seriously? The first thing that comes to your mind after being in an earthquake is having sex with a guy who, 2 hours ago, you thought hated you? The story doesn't make any kind of sense 😭
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 25, 2024
he falls first trope will always be the best<333
this made me realize it’s been forever since i last read something by this author. i loved her books in the past so i should check them🏃♀️💨
this made me realize it’s been forever since i last read something by this author. i loved her books in the past so i should check them🏃♀️💨
June 25, 2024
This is the 4th novella in the Improbable Meet-Cute series, a series of 6 novellas written by popular romance authors. I've accidently went out of order while I've been reading these, and this is the 3rd book I've read from the series. I have not liked the last 2. I am starting to think novellas are just not my thing because they aren't long enough to have much of a storyline. I need more than what these novellas are giving me to get invested. This one was super corny, and there was no chemistry felt at all. I like Jasmine Guillory's books and I know she can write well so I'm not sure what happened here. This is the first one in the series I've read that has had some spice. I was thinking I was going to give up on this novella series but there is one by Abby Jiminez and I really love her books so hoping hers will be a winner for me!!!
February 11, 2024
Oh it’s rockin!😉
A California earthquake is about to rock Daisy’s world! She now finds herself trapped in a bakery with the grumpiest baker in San Francisco!
An Enemies to Lovers trope. They have to make peace pretty quickly, as this short story audio is only 1 hour!😂
But on the bright side…if you have to be trapped somewhere during an earthquake, I can’t think of a better place than a bakery!👩🏼🍳
Unlike the previous short stories in this collection, this one did deliver a bit of spice🌶️🌶️.
Did you hear that?
It was my stomach rumbling! I’m off to my nearest bakery for croissants while I queue up the next in the series!
A California earthquake is about to rock Daisy’s world! She now finds herself trapped in a bakery with the grumpiest baker in San Francisco!
An Enemies to Lovers trope. They have to make peace pretty quickly, as this short story audio is only 1 hour!😂
But on the bright side…if you have to be trapped somewhere during an earthquake, I can’t think of a better place than a bakery!👩🏼🍳
Unlike the previous short stories in this collection, this one did deliver a bit of spice🌶️🌶️.
Did you hear that?
It was my stomach rumbling! I’m off to my nearest bakery for croissants while I queue up the next in the series!
February 14, 2024
2 barely there Stars
Eh.
A baker and his customer get trapped in his bakery in the aftermath of an Earthquake.
She thinks he hates her; he's been pining away since he met her, even though his resting bitch face has been telling the world otherwise.
This could have been fun and sweet, but all the moving parts just felt awkward in their execution.
The chemistry was weird and the dialogue did not work for me.
This short story was only 40 pages and, to be honest, I struggled to get through even that many pages.
At this point, I'm just not sure I get along with Guillory's writing style, so this may very well be my farewell to trying. *waves*
Eh.
A baker and his customer get trapped in his bakery in the aftermath of an Earthquake.
She thinks he hates her; he's been pining away since he met her, even though his resting bitch face has been telling the world otherwise.
This could have been fun and sweet, but all the moving parts just felt awkward in their execution.
The chemistry was weird and the dialogue did not work for me.
This short story was only 40 pages and, to be honest, I struggled to get through even that many pages.
At this point, I'm just not sure I get along with Guillory's writing style, so this may very well be my farewell to trying. *waves*
January 24, 2024
sigh. I didn’t feel like anything happened. no plot just vibes and they were not vibes I enjoyed.
February 10, 2024
3.25 stars
Similar to the last book in this series (Rosie and the Dreamboat) this book takes place during one scene and I think that’s the reason I had trouble connecting with the characters and the romance. I think if this was a little longer, it would have been better for me.
Similar to the last book in this series (Rosie and the Dreamboat) this book takes place during one scene and I think that’s the reason I had trouble connecting with the characters and the romance. I think if this was a little longer, it would have been better for me.
Audio book source: Audible
Story Rating: 3.25 stars
Narrators: Aure Nash
Narration Rating: 4 stars
Genre: Romance
Length: 1h 05m
February 5, 2024
Another improbable meet cute story! 🤗 This is a cute valentines fleet! 🥰
February 10, 2024
•| ⊱✿⊰ |• 2 Stars •| ⊱✿⊰ |•
I don't know what to say about this one.
A grumpy man secretly in love with a client, because she's too good, too smiley to notice?
Until an earthquake put them together…
July 15, 2024
⁀➷ ★.75
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✦ He fell for her because she said his pastries were so good it was like porn… And they say romance is dead 😍
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✦ He fell for her because she said his pastries were so good it was like porn… And they say romance is dead 😍
Want to read
February 8, 2024 Oh no... this one is rated even lower than the last trainwreck ... do I even bother? 😩😭
What the hell... here I go! 💘
What the hell... here I go! 💘
January 24, 2024
Drop, Cover, and Hold On by Jasmine Guillory
Improbable Meet Cute Collection. Contemporary romance novella centered around a meet cute on Valentine’s Day. All six can be read on their own.
Daisy Murray has been going to the local bakery since it opened. She absolutely loves all the pastries. The owner always throws her a fierce scroll her way and Daisy is sure he hates her. So she vows to stop going. But she loves the hand pie so much she goes in anyway on Valentine’s Day where she first sees everything has been sold out and then there is an earthquake and she is stuck in the bakery with the owner.
Impressions are everything. He frowns and looks mean. She has a “resting smile face”. Their time trapped in the bakery makes them talk to each other and Daisy finds out why she always gets an extra pasty in her bag.
Look beyond first impressions. You don’t know what they are actually thinking.
3.5
Improbable Meet Cute Collection. Contemporary romance novella centered around a meet cute on Valentine’s Day. All six can be read on their own.
Daisy Murray has been going to the local bakery since it opened. She absolutely loves all the pastries. The owner always throws her a fierce scroll her way and Daisy is sure he hates her. So she vows to stop going. But she loves the hand pie so much she goes in anyway on Valentine’s Day where she first sees everything has been sold out and then there is an earthquake and she is stuck in the bakery with the owner.
Impressions are everything. He frowns and looks mean. She has a “resting smile face”. Their time trapped in the bakery makes them talk to each other and Daisy finds out why she always gets an extra pasty in her bag.
Look beyond first impressions. You don’t know what they are actually thinking.
3.5
February 7, 2024
With peace and love... no.
I think the first two were absolutely amazing stories, and anything past that has been disappointing so far.
I don't plan on continuing reading this series for my own sanity.
I think the first two were absolutely amazing stories, and anything past that has been disappointing so far.
I don't plan on continuing reading this series for my own sanity.
February 22, 2024
uh... no. i couldn't feel a single ounce of chemistry, their conversations felt weird, and the jump from that to them kissing and having sex was so anticlimactic. i'm confused on what was this 😕
February 13, 2024
Drop, Cover, and Hold On, Jasmine Guillory
Narrator: Aure Nash
We finally got a kiss! And an erection! There’s nothing like a good we-almost-died make-out and near third base sesh. This is the first novella in the anthology where they actually kiss on page lol. It felt like it could’ve been pulled out of the If the Sky Is Falling anthology which is a HUGE plus.
This one felt more like a full story because it didn’t only center meet-cute…which didn’t even happy because it was a meet-disaster almost? I felt like I got to know the characters more.
✨Valentine’s Day
✨Baker hero
✨Pastry porn
✨Forced proximity
✨Grumpy/sunshine
Narrator performance: Fantastic, A+, no notes! I don’t recognize that narrator’s name so I don’t think I’ve listened to her work before, but I hope to again!
⭐️⭐️⭐️.75/5 🌶️/5
CWs: Earthquake
I received an eARC via NetGalley. All opinions are honest and my own.
Narrator: Aure Nash
We finally got a kiss! And an erection! There’s nothing like a good we-almost-died make-out and near third base sesh. This is the first novella in the anthology where they actually kiss on page lol. It felt like it could’ve been pulled out of the If the Sky Is Falling anthology which is a HUGE plus.
This one felt more like a full story because it didn’t only center meet-cute…which didn’t even happy because it was a meet-disaster almost? I felt like I got to know the characters more.
✨Valentine’s Day
✨Baker hero
✨Pastry porn
✨Forced proximity
✨Grumpy/sunshine
Narrator performance: Fantastic, A+, no notes! I don’t recognize that narrator’s name so I don’t think I’ve listened to her work before, but I hope to again!
⭐️⭐️⭐️.75/5 🌶️/5
CWs: Earthquake
I received an eARC via NetGalley. All opinions are honest and my own.
January 26, 2024
This was not very good.
No build up, no true conversation, just how fast can we get into bed without actually knowing each other.
No build up, no true conversation, just how fast can we get into bed without actually knowing each other.
July 30, 2024
I ATE this story up 😋 (note: the story takes place in a bakery 🧁)
Miss Jasmine Guillory, you served queen 🍰👑😩🙌🏽
Miss Jasmine Guillory, you served queen 🍰👑😩🙌🏽
February 3, 2024
1 star. literally no. ew. no. i couldn’t wait for this 40 page book to be over😅
March 1, 2024
Reread for bingo. On second listen, I’m dropping my rating to 3.5⭐️. It’s cute but not my favorite.
When an earthquake traps Daisy Murray inside her favorite bakery with the grumpy baker who does nothing but scowl, the two have no choice but to finally get to know one another.
When I think of Valentine’s Day, it’s hard not to think of baked goods and decedent desserts. Guillory takes us right there with this super cute foodie romance involving a grumpy baker and a sunshine customer who just so happens to have a “resting smile face.” I’ll admit to a moment of frustration that our MC was so blind to the obvious, but overall this adorable novella was such a ray of sunshine, I can forgive her.
Read if you like:
•grumpy x sunshine
•foodie romance
•he falls first
•forced proximity
Available on KU and Audible (free listening).
When an earthquake traps Daisy Murray inside her favorite bakery with the grumpy baker who does nothing but scowl, the two have no choice but to finally get to know one another.
When I think of Valentine’s Day, it’s hard not to think of baked goods and decedent desserts. Guillory takes us right there with this super cute foodie romance involving a grumpy baker and a sunshine customer who just so happens to have a “resting smile face.” I’ll admit to a moment of frustration that our MC was so blind to the obvious, but overall this adorable novella was such a ray of sunshine, I can forgive her.
Read if you like:
•grumpy x sunshine
•foodie romance
•he falls first
•forced proximity
Available on KU and Audible (free listening).
January 23, 2024
It did take me until the fourth one to realize they’re all on Valentine’s Day 🤣
February 9, 2024
I mean, if a guy wooed me with pastries, I’d want to lick sugar and lemon curd off him, too.
March 23, 2024
I liked it. It was cute. Three Stars.
January 24, 2024
As with any jasmine guillory book, WAY too much exposition. And the dialogue is so simplistic. Why do the characters narrate every minute thought in their heads? Its exhausting.
January 25, 2024
Insta-love is definitely not my thing.
February 5, 2024
2 Stars (one because I liked the narrator)! ⭐️⭐️
This is the 4th book in the Improbable Meet-Cute series on Kindle Unlimited. As I read through this series of little short stories I’m quickly realizing that they are just getting worse. I’m hesitant to keep going.
I’ve never read a book by this author. Prob not the smartest to start with this disaster. So many things wrong here but I won’t mention in an effort to not seem like a total meanie.
I listened to this on my way to work this morning. The narrator was good but the dialogue and cringey moments were just too much. The ending was awful. Not my thing.
It’s a good thing Christina Lauren and Abby Jimenez opened this series with the first two books. Read those, but I’d stop there.
This is the 4th book in the Improbable Meet-Cute series on Kindle Unlimited. As I read through this series of little short stories I’m quickly realizing that they are just getting worse. I’m hesitant to keep going.
I’ve never read a book by this author. Prob not the smartest to start with this disaster. So many things wrong here but I won’t mention in an effort to not seem like a total meanie.
I listened to this on my way to work this morning. The narrator was good but the dialogue and cringey moments were just too much. The ending was awful. Not my thing.
It’s a good thing Christina Lauren and Abby Jimenez opened this series with the first two books. Read those, but I’d stop there.
April 1, 2024
Ugh I struggled with this one. It was short, which was a plus, and I did like the concept of being trapped together after an earthquake, but that was about it. I didn’t love the narrator’s voice for the MMC, which made it incredibly hard to get into. It also moved quickly, and I get that it’s a short story, I just don’t understand how you can decide you love someone and they are perfect for you without ever having a conversation with them, which is what the MMC did immediately after meeting her. Then he continued to still not talk to her for however long she was coming to the bakery. Just weird. To me it doesn’t feel believable and takes me right out of the story.
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