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Drop, Cover, and Hold On (The Improbable Meet-Cute collection) Kindle Edition

by Jasmine Guillory (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.3 3.3 out of 5 stars 9,382 ratings
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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.

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Jasmine Guillory is the New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding Date, the Reese’s Book Club selection The Proposal, and Drunk on Love. Her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Cosmopolitan, Bon Appétit, and Time, and she is a frequent book contributor on the Today show.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CL7KPNQR
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Amazon Original Stories (January 23, 2024)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 23, 2024
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5359 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 40 pages
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Jasmine Guillory is the New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding Date, The Proposal, The Wedding Party, Royal Holiday, and Party of Two. Her work has appeared in in O, The Oprah Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Real Simple, and Time. She lives in Oakland, California.

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3.3 out of 5 stars
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Funny Romance Short - Drop, Cover, and Hold On!
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Funny Romance Short - Drop, Cover, and Hold On!
The Improbable Meet Cute Collection of 6 short stories by award winning romance authors was delightful! Each story is set around Valentine’s Day and presents unique charisma and charm. These cute stories make fantastic romance reads!Drop, Cover, and Hold On by Jasmine Guillory was my least favorite of the series but was still cute. It is set in a bakery during an earthquake. The spice was spicey and seemed a little forced.
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Reese
3.0 out of 5 stars cute
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2024
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As a Jasmine Guillory fan this one is classic Jasmine Guillory IMO. Lots of food or dessert talk, the Bay area setting and a confident Black FMC. I really liked this one, I thought the premise was cute, I liked the forced proximity of it all. I will say that I wish we got to see the meet cute between the MC since this series is about meet cutes, and I think the end felt a little rushed, but ultimately it was a fun novella.
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Reading The Rainbow
4.0 out of 5 stars This was super cute!
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2024
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I loved Daisy! She was so relatable and the baker / owner had it bad for her, lol! This story was quick, fun, and sweet! For people talking smack about how quick they got their groove on? Hey, they just went through a harrowing experience! Life’s too short not to go with the flow and do what feels right😉 kudos to them!
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LynnS77
5.0 out of 5 stars Grumpy and Delicious
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2024
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Daisy is all alone on Valentine’s Day and has decided to take the day off, binge some rom-coms and buy some of her favorite pastries from the grumpy baker who hates her. Just her luck the bakery cases are empty and there’s that grumpy and gorgeous baker! Suddenly everything started to shake and Daisy knew it was an earthquake, but the grumpy baker just stood there looking stunned. Daisy had to tackle the muscular and hunky guy to save him from a giant bakery rack that was falling toward him, and he returned the favor by dragging Daisy under the table and covering her with his big warm body. (Which she totally didn’t notice.)

As it turns out, the grumpy baker just had resting grump face, and maybe had the hots for Daisy. This is a really cute story with a slightly spicy ending. Happy Valentine’s Day and here’s hoping for good things for all you singles out there. I’ll give this a 4.5 for fun, writing and creativity and even character building in a very short story.
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Ashley
2.0 out of 5 stars Least Fav of Series so far
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2024
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I did not connect with this book like I have the others in the series. It was a cute concept for me and I liked the meet cute, but everything else just kinda fell flat for me.
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Debbie
3.0 out of 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2024
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What stands out in "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" is Guillory's knack for concise storytelling. Within the confines of a short story, she manages to deliver a narrative that is satisfyingly complete, rich with emotional depth, and reflective of the human experience. The story does exactly what it needs to do: it offers a momentary escape into a world where love blossoms unexpectedly, reminding us of the magic of meet-cutes.
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Cori / RomancingtheReader
4.0 out of 5 stars Loved checking out a new author…
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2024
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It was fun to read a new-to-me author. 

📕 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Drop, Cover and Hold On by Jasmine Guillory  

📙 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀:  The Improbable Meet Cute novella series, by various authors. 

📗 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀:  Listened to audio on Kindle.  🆓️ on KU to read & listen. 

📘 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗲: Contemporary Romance 

📔 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀: Meet cute, insta-love, grumpy/sunshine 

📖 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: Daisy vows not to go back to the bakery where the grumpy owner always scowls at her.  But an earthquake forces her through the door, and closes them in together.

 🌟 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: One of the thing I was so excited for with this little novella collection was to read a few new-to-me authors, and I can't wait to dig into Jasmin Guillory's backlist.

This novella was perfect - kind of sweet, kind of spicy, and definitely swoony. Not one of these books has left me in a sour mood. They're perfect palette cleansers, and even better if you need something to make you smile.

 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 

 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹: 1/5 🌶️
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Monique Cashmere
3.0 out of 5 stars Secrets Out.
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2024
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3.5 🌟
Now this is my type of romance. A man giving me extra pastries and saving more for Valentine’s Day, he’s a keeper!
The story is only around an hours time frame but there is some backstory that gives them more of a connection. There’s not much to it, it’s super quick but I did enjoyed it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Daisy and the baker
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2024
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Daisy loves the pastries at the new bakery but she thinks the baker hates her because he always has a scowl.The truth is Harris has a crush on her but is afraid to approach her. When they are traped in the bakery after an earth quake she learns the truth. Very enjoyable reading. Love the characters and the situation.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Grumpy vs sunshine
Reviewed in Canada on April 6, 2024
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Daisy & Harris
3.5 ⭐️
Oh I really liked it.
Super fun novella. Just wish we got a little more. We finally get to the good stuff and it’s over. Dummer
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Dee Healey
3.0 out of 5 stars Cute and flirty
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 29, 2024
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Cute and flirty short story that made me smile!

The writing was fun and face paced, and the narration was enjoyable to listen to although this was a very quick story.
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Ambers Book Nest
3.0 out of 5 stars Drop, Cover, and Hold On
Reviewed in Australia on February 21, 2024
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This was quite a short one (40 pages), and it revolved around one single scene. I found that because of this, there wasn't really much to it; however, this was the only one in this series so far to have spice in it. And, while this story was not my favourite in the series, it still piqued my interest. I loved the whole 'mother nature wanted you together so badly, it caused an earthquake' thing. I would have loved this to have been just a little bit longer, and perhaps shown some of the earlier bakery meetings, as it just glanced over them. Overall, this short story was enjoyable, and I can see myself giving some of Jasmine's other books a try.

“I wasn’t giving everyone free stuff. I was giving you free stuff. Because I fell for you that first moment I heard you laugh that day.”
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Anni (Bella) reads a lot
4.0 out of 5 stars A really cute bakery earthquake novella from a beloved author!
Reviewed in Canada on January 25, 2024
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What an absolutely amazing collection of authors and beautiful minds brought together for this collection - so many of my favorites! Each of these six stories was utter perfection! I couldn’t have asked for more!!

Jasmine Guillory - Drop, Cover, and Hold On:
Daisy happens to make a stop in her favorite bakery on Valentine’s Day when she’s promised herself she won’t, because the owner doesn’t like her and makes his opinion known. She walks in the door, he says they’re sold out of baked goods (being late in the day), and… an earthquake hits, trapping them in, alone together!
While they wait for rescue, they end up talking and sharing the couple of items he’s saved (for her!), they admit exactly what they think about each other. A perfect Valentine’s Day earthquake escape!

This whole collection is incredible and I definitely recommend that everyone get all 6 novellas (pick up the full audio collection or each individually from KU )! Soooo goood!!

I received an advance copy from NetGalley and Amazon Original Stories, and this is my honest feedback.
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Holly Baker
4.0 out of 5 stars Cute!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 24, 2024
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This was my first book by Jasmine Guillory, and my first audiobook in ages! I’ve been struggling to focus my mind enough to read recently so a few friends suggested audiobooks, and one suggested this series of short stories.

Drop, Cover, and Hold On was the first I chose and I really enjoyed it! I love a Grumpy/Sunshine romance, and Daisy and Harris’ story was both cute and funny! I loved Daisy, and who wouldn’t love a sexy guy who can bake???

I’m looking forward to listening to more of this series of shorts.
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