Below is the complete list of Abby Jimenez’s Improbable Meet-Cute books in publication order. For this series, the chronological reading order is the same as the order of publication.
The Improbable Meet-Cute Books in Publication Order
- Royal Valentine (2024)
(By Sariah Wilson)
Royal Valentine was published in 2024 and is listed as book #1 in the The Improbable Meet-Cute series. - Worst Wingman Ever (2024)
Published in 2024, Worst Wingman Ever is listed as book #2 in the The Improbable Meet-Cute series. - The Exception to the Rule (2024)
(By Christina Lauren)
The Exception to the Rule is a 2024 release and appears as book #3 in the The Improbable Meet-Cute series. - Rosie and the Dreamboat (2024)
(By Sally Thorne)
In the The Improbable Meet-Cute series, Rosie and the Dreamboat is book #4 and was published in 2024. - With Any Luck (2024)
(By Ashley Poston)
With Any Luck was first published in 2024; within the The Improbable Meet-Cute series, it is listed as book #5. - Drop, Cover, and Hold On (2024)
(By Jasmine Guillory)
Drop, Cover, and Hold On was published in 2024 and is listed as book #6 in the The Improbable Meet-Cute series.
About Improbable Meet-Cute
The Improbable Meet-Cute series is a multi-author contemporary romance collection built around short, self-contained stories where unlikely first connections lead to emotional surprise. Rather than functioning as a traditional series with one continuing cast or shared setting, it works as a themed collection. Each author takes the idea of an unexpected romantic beginning and shapes it through her own style, giving the series a light, varied, and highly readable structure.
Abby Jimenez’s contribution, Worst Wingman Ever, is one of the standout entries because it carries the emotional texture readers often expect from her full-length novels. The story begins with a mistaken Valentine’s Day card left on the wrong windshield, but the accidental gesture becomes something gentler and more meaningful. Holly is dealing with grief, heartbreak, and the approaching loss of her grandmother, so the anonymous exchange that follows arrives at a moment when kindness matters more than romance alone. Jimenez uses the short format well, turning a small mistake into a story about loneliness, timing, and the comfort of being seen by someone unexpected.
The wider collection includes stories by Christina Lauren, Sally Thorne, Jasmine Guillory, Ashley Poston, and Sariah Wilson, making it especially appealing for readers who enjoy sampling different contemporary romance voices. Christina Lauren’s The Exception to the Rule uses a mistaken email and a recurring Valentine’s Day connection to create a romance built across time. Sally Thorne’s Rosie and the Dreamboat leans into a more chaotic rescue-style setup, while Jasmine Guillory’s Drop, Cover, and Hold On brings old attraction back into focus through a disaster-preparedness scenario. Ashley Poston’s With Any Luck and Sariah Wilson’s Royal Valentine add their own spins on fate, awkward timing, and romantic possibility.
Because each story is short, the series depends on sharp setup rather than long, layered development. The “meet-cute” idea is the common thread, but the authors do not all interpret it in the same way. Some entries are playful and witty, while others carry more emotional weight. That variety is part of the collection’s appeal. A reader can move from mistaken messages to rescues, second chances, public complications, and royal-adjacent romance without needing to track a complicated series arc.
For Abby Jimenez readers, Worst Wingman Ever fits naturally beside her longer romances even though it is more compact. It has her familiar blend of humor, tenderness, grief, and emotional sincerity, with characters who are carrying more than the premise first suggests. It also shows how effectively she can work in a shorter space: the story does not need a broad supporting cast or extended timeline to feel warm and satisfying.
Improbable Meet-Cute is best understood as a themed romance collection rather than an Abby Jimenez-only series. Her entry is an important part of it, but the full lineup is designed to celebrate different ways love can begin badly, strangely, accidentally, or at exactly the wrong moment. The result is a quick, charming collection for readers who enjoy contemporary romance in concentrated form, with each story offering a different version of the same romantic promise: sometimes the most meaningful connection starts with a mistake.