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Accidentally Yours
Serendipity works wonders for a woman and her seemingly unattainable crush in a funny and flirty short story by Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners and My Favorite Half-Night Stand.
When marketing consultant Veronica accidentally crashes the wrong Zoom meeting and brutally critiques their presentation, she’s shocked to receive a job offer from the company’s intriguing CEO. Their professional email exchanges quickly turn flirty, but Veronica’s mind keeps drifting to her reserved but gorgeous new neighbor. As Valentine’s Day approaches, she’ll discover that sometimes the most improbable meet-cute can lead to the perfect match.
Christina Lauren’s Accidentally Yours is part of The Improbable Meet-Cute: Second Chances, stories for star-crossed lovers and hopeless romantics. They can be read or listened to in one sitting. Let’s do it again.
When marketing consultant Veronica accidentally crashes the wrong Zoom meeting and brutally critiques their presentation, she’s shocked to receive a job offer from the company’s intriguing CEO. Their professional email exchanges quickly turn flirty, but Veronica’s mind keeps drifting to her reserved but gorgeous new neighbor. As Valentine’s Day approaches, she’ll discover that sometimes the most improbable meet-cute can lead to the perfect match.
Christina Lauren’s Accidentally Yours is part of The Improbable Meet-Cute: Second Chances, stories for star-crossed lovers and hopeless romantics. They can be read or listened to in one sitting. Let’s do it again.
93 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 20, 2026
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Christina Lauren
97 books100k followersChristina Lauren is the combined pen name of long-time writing partners/best friends Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings. The coauthor duo writes both Young Adult and Adult Fiction, and together has produced twenty New York Times bestselling novels. Their books have been translated into 30+ languages. (Some of these books have kissing. Some of these books have A LOT of kissing.)
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February 1, 2026
ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ 2.5/5
...girllll please 🤣😭
It was supposed to be fun in theory, but I don't think I enjoyed this as much as I thought I was going to. Maybe I went in with too many expectations, but it didn't quite give me the feel of a Valentine's Day novella until the date.
I'm definitely in the minority with this opinion, so I would say check it out if you haven't yet. The biggest reason I couldn't rate this higher even though it's a cute novella would be that it just felt like there was so much going on even thought it was under 100 pages if you catch my drift.
Anyways, short books for the win especially when my January has been slow reading-wise. In my free time, I've been binging all those tv shows I've been meaning to get to for a long time.
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pre-read: short books hate to see me and my 2026 reading challenge coming lmao
"...caught a flash of two of the deepest dimples I’d ever seen and probably should have taken a pregnancy test a few days later."
...girllll please 🤣😭
It was supposed to be fun in theory, but I don't think I enjoyed this as much as I thought I was going to. Maybe I went in with too many expectations, but it didn't quite give me the feel of a Valentine's Day novella until the date.
I'm definitely in the minority with this opinion, so I would say check it out if you haven't yet. The biggest reason I couldn't rate this higher even though it's a cute novella would be that it just felt like there was so much going on even thought it was under 100 pages if you catch my drift.
Anyways, short books for the win especially when my January has been slow reading-wise. In my free time, I've been binging all those tv shows I've been meaning to get to for a long time.
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pre-read: short books hate to see me and my 2026 reading challenge coming lmao
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February 15, 2026
⤿ rating: 4 stars
⤿ age: 12+
⤿ spice: none
This was so, so cute, but the FMC was a childish bitch. I adored the heck out of Jude, though. They were such a cute couple, and I loved seeing their dynamic with each other.
This reminded me too much of their other novella, "The Exception to the Rule"—they were very similar. However, I enjoyed The Exception to the Rule more than this one.
⤿ age: 12+
⤿ spice: none
This was so, so cute, but the FMC was a childish bitch. I adored the heck out of Jude, though. They were such a cute couple, and I loved seeing their dynamic with each other.
This reminded me too much of their other novella, "The Exception to the Rule"—they were very similar. However, I enjoyed The Exception to the Rule more than this one.
February 10, 2026
Omg, this was so freaking cute and funny! 🤭😭❤️ The banter and chemistry between Jude and Veronica made me giggle and kick my feet, and the story and writing itself was so good and addicting! I would love a full-length novel about those two because this was just so sweet and the plot was literally the best because what are the odds?? 🥹😆💕 This one has to be my favorite one of the series so far! 🤭
❗️Content Warnings❗️
Swearing: Not a lot.
Spice: No-only a kiss.
❗️Content Warnings❗️
Swearing: Not a lot.
Spice: No-only a kiss.
January 11, 2026
This was such a cute novella, I really enjoyed it!
It was quick, fun, well developed and it had me giggling so much.
Veronica accidentally crashes a Zoom meeting and gives them some harsh criticism which leads the company CEO to offer her a job.. Their work e-mails lead to banter, which leads to flirting.. They don't know each other, but their connection isn't all that coincidental..
I loved Jude and Veronica, their banter was so good and they really had chemistry, which made the quick timeline much more believable. I loved their e-mails and texting and how well they matched each other's vibe, they were so adorable. I'm also glad we got some backstory.
We got to meet some secondary characters too and I really loved her sister, but Larry was definitely the star of the show.
I really hated the miscommunication though.. That was such an unnecessary addition, it was honestly so stupid, which is why I took away a star..
*Thank you to Netgalley and to Amazon Original Stories for providing me with an ARC.*
It was quick, fun, well developed and it had me giggling so much.
Veronica accidentally crashes a Zoom meeting and gives them some harsh criticism which leads the company CEO to offer her a job.. Their work e-mails lead to banter, which leads to flirting.. They don't know each other, but their connection isn't all that coincidental..
I loved Jude and Veronica, their banter was so good and they really had chemistry, which made the quick timeline much more believable. I loved their e-mails and texting and how well they matched each other's vibe, they were so adorable. I'm also glad we got some backstory.
We got to meet some secondary characters too and I really loved her sister, but Larry was definitely the star of the show.
I really hated the miscommunication though.. That was such an unnecessary addition, it was honestly so stupid, which is why I took away a star..
*Thank you to Netgalley and to Amazon Original Stories for providing me with an ARC.*
January 26, 2026
The anticipation was real for these two to meet face to face. I actually liked the email/text format, but glad it was a short read too. Cute story 3.5 rounded up.
January 24, 2026
my two fave romance authors put out another adorable novella and ofc i gobbled it right up!!!!!
love their novellas and always wishing they were longer! as a chicago native, it’s always fun to read a book set there. this book was cute, creative, funny and quick. the banter was good and Jude is a vibe. parts were unrealistic to me (a CEO doesn’t have a LinkedIn?! her big box didn’t show the chair on the outside?!) but i suspend belief in the spirit of romance!!!
TLDR; a cute little romcom perfect for a february/vday binge!
love their novellas and always wishing they were longer! as a chicago native, it’s always fun to read a book set there. this book was cute, creative, funny and quick. the banter was good and Jude is a vibe. parts were unrealistic to me (a CEO doesn’t have a LinkedIn?! her big box didn’t show the chair on the outside?!) but i suspend belief in the spirit of romance!!!
TLDR; a cute little romcom perfect for a february/vday binge!
February 17, 2026
cute.
fmc was relatable and funny enough that I didn't get bored
mmc was like any mmc in an romance novel
the novella was performative enough that I believe nothing like this would ever happenand this guy's music taste is too good to be true but not performative enough that it makes me believe nothing like this could ever happen
some quotes:
Alas, I remembered that I spent the last four years working with these same kinds of guys, saving them from their bad graphics and terrible pitches and watching them be promoted over me
Company retreats turned out to be full of coke and misogyny.
He’s the kind of beautiful man to be admired from a distance, because there’s no way when he opens his mouth that whatever comes out can live up to the exterior.
You’re pitching a million-dollar campaign with less substance than an influencer’s skin care routine.
She usually chooses well for me, like Tame Impala, Anderson .Paak, Phoebe Bridgers, Kendrick, Frank Ocean.
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pre-read:
novella series hate to see me coming😝
i'm also doing this with my darling vaiash yayy
fmc was relatable and funny enough that I didn't get bored
mmc was like any mmc in an romance novel
the novella was performative enough that I believe nothing like this would ever happen
some quotes:
Alas, I remembered that I spent the last four years working with these same kinds of guys, saving them from their bad graphics and terrible pitches and watching them be promoted over me
Company retreats turned out to be full of coke and misogyny.
He’s the kind of beautiful man to be admired from a distance, because there’s no way when he opens his mouth that whatever comes out can live up to the exterior.
You’re pitching a million-dollar campaign with less substance than an influencer’s skin care routine.
She usually chooses well for me, like Tame Impala, Anderson .Paak, Phoebe Bridgers, Kendrick, Frank Ocean.
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pre-read:
novella series hate to see me coming😝
i'm also doing this with my darling vaiash yayy
January 26, 2026
this was so cute and fun!!! lowkey unrealistic but who cares about that?
February 15, 2026
4/5 ★
this was precious. 🥺
this was precious. 🥺
February 14, 2026
“Veronica Cochran, my beautiful neighbor, my brilliant Zoom crasher, and the most perfect first date of my life. We have all the time in the world.” ❤️
This novella was so heartwarming and fun! Perfect for Valentine’s Day! ❤️ I was engaged in sweet romance from the first page. The plot was interesting and the pacing was perfect. The writing was witty, fun, and engaging. I enjoyed the cozy Valentine’s Day vibes. This book felt like a warm hug on a winter day. The characters were relatable and intriguing. Veronica was a great main character, she was smart, hardworking, talented, funny, outgoing, and friendly. Veronica’s character development was decent, I enjoyed seeing her happy in her job and find true love. I would’ve enjoyed learning more about her past and her characteristics in more depth. I really liked Jude, he was funny, smart, sweet, outgoing, caring and respectful. I enjoyed the side characters but they weren’t the focus of the story. I loved the banter between Jude and Veronica. The romance between Jude and Veronica was wonderful. I enjoyed that it was slow burn for a novella they were neighbors for several months before they became closer. The chemistry between them was well done. I enjoyed how relatable their relationship was and it didn’t move too fast. I wasn’t a fan of the miscommunication, but it was resolved very quickly. The ending was heartwarming and lovely.
I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys sweet romance books with relatable characters and great chemistry between the characters.
This novella was so heartwarming and fun! Perfect for Valentine’s Day! ❤️ I was engaged in sweet romance from the first page. The plot was interesting and the pacing was perfect. The writing was witty, fun, and engaging. I enjoyed the cozy Valentine’s Day vibes. This book felt like a warm hug on a winter day. The characters were relatable and intriguing. Veronica was a great main character, she was smart, hardworking, talented, funny, outgoing, and friendly. Veronica’s character development was decent, I enjoyed seeing her happy in her job and find true love. I would’ve enjoyed learning more about her past and her characteristics in more depth. I really liked Jude, he was funny, smart, sweet, outgoing, caring and respectful. I enjoyed the side characters but they weren’t the focus of the story. I loved the banter between Jude and Veronica. The romance between Jude and Veronica was wonderful. I enjoyed that it was slow burn for a novella they were neighbors for several months before they became closer. The chemistry between them was well done. I enjoyed how relatable their relationship was and it didn’t move too fast. I wasn’t a fan of the miscommunication, but it was resolved very quickly. The ending was heartwarming and lovely.
I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys sweet romance books with relatable characters and great chemistry between the characters.
February 5, 2026
3⭐️
This was something that was short and cute and honestly pretty funny! It gives all the fun vibes and hilarious banter an it's perfect to sit here and binge for an hour or so! If there's something I love about Christina Lauren it's that she does dialogue so well and I found myself blushing throughout reading this.
Jude and Veronica actually had fairly good chemistry for a 93 page book! I liked that it was strictly sweet and it's perfect for someone who isn't as big of a fan of spice.
While, of course, this was incredibly unrealistic and very dramatic, I enjoyed the premise and thought it would be the perfect palette cleanser if you just want something to make you giggle and swoon. What an adorable novella! 🩷
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𝓟𝓻𝓮-𝓡𝓮𝓪𝓭: 💌🩷
Ready for something short, sweet, and downright adorable <3
Just wait, I'm about to sit here and binge this entire novella series 🙂↕️
This was something that was short and cute and honestly pretty funny! It gives all the fun vibes and hilarious banter an it's perfect to sit here and binge for an hour or so! If there's something I love about Christina Lauren it's that she does dialogue so well and I found myself blushing throughout reading this.
Jude and Veronica actually had fairly good chemistry for a 93 page book! I liked that it was strictly sweet and it's perfect for someone who isn't as big of a fan of spice.
While, of course, this was incredibly unrealistic and very dramatic, I enjoyed the premise and thought it would be the perfect palette cleanser if you just want something to make you giggle and swoon. What an adorable novella! 🩷
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𝓟𝓻𝓮-𝓡𝓮𝓪𝓭: 💌🩷
Ready for something short, sweet, and downright adorable <3
Just wait, I'm about to sit here and binge this entire novella series 🙂↕️
February 3, 2026
જ⁀➴ 𝟒.𝟐𝟓₊˚⊹💖 𝟘𝟚/𝟘𝟚/𝟚𝟞—𝟘𝟚/𝟘𝟚/𝟚𝟞
this was ADORABLE and if all my next reads are like this—im out of my slump 100%!! this was genuinely so cute and even thought it’s midnight right now for me—i’m so pressured to stay up late and read MORE novellas in this collection!!
definitely recommend for an addicting, cute read 🥺!!! p.s. picture the lead as jude law 👀
𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝟒.𝟎𝟎
𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕: 𝟒.𝟐𝟓 💖
╰┈➤ what to expect!!!
💖 workplace romance
💌 valentines novella
💖 secret identity
💌 emails trope
💖 dual pov
💌 neighbors
₊˚⊹ ᰔ 𝐩𝐫𝐞-𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝:
took a long(ish) break from reading to find some peace and overall just get a break 😭! while it was needed and good, i’ve been missing reading so i was thinking of reading these 6 Valentine’s Day novellas hopefully to get me out of this slump 💖. I LOVED the other novella for the first meet cute collection by them so i hope this will be the same as well!
this was ADORABLE and if all my next reads are like this—im out of my slump 100%!! this was genuinely so cute and even thought it’s midnight right now for me—i’m so pressured to stay up late and read MORE novellas in this collection!!
definitely recommend for an addicting, cute read 🥺!!! p.s. picture the lead as jude law 👀
𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝟒.𝟎𝟎
𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕: 𝟒.𝟐𝟓 💖
╰┈➤ what to expect!!!
💖 workplace romance
💌 valentines novella
💖 secret identity
💌 emails trope
💖 dual pov
💌 neighbors
₊˚⊹ ᰔ 𝐩𝐫𝐞-𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝:
took a long(ish) break from reading to find some peace and overall just get a break 😭! while it was needed and good, i’ve been missing reading so i was thinking of reading these 6 Valentine’s Day novellas hopefully to get me out of this slump 💖. I LOVED the other novella for the first meet cute collection by them so i hope this will be the same as well!
January 23, 2026
Rating: 3.5⭐️
This novella was super cute and quick to read. I really liked the emails Veronica and Jude wrote back and forth. You could really tell how much chemistry they had even though they haven’t met each other in person yet. It is probably my favorite of the series so far.
This novella was super cute and quick to read. I really liked the emails Veronica and Jude wrote back and forth. You could really tell how much chemistry they had even though they haven’t met each other in person yet. It is probably my favorite of the series so far.
January 21, 2026
I was excited for this one, because I saw good early reviews, but I found this incredibly boring.
I usually enjoy the email and text format throughout books as it is usually fun, but it was basically all about work and not exciting work. I felt like I was back at work instead of reading a romance.
This was a total miss for me, so hope others enjoy this one more than I did.
I usually enjoy the email and text format throughout books as it is usually fun, but it was basically all about work and not exciting work. I felt like I was back at work instead of reading a romance.
This was a total miss for me, so hope others enjoy this one more than I did.
February 9, 2026
Valentine #1 🩷
This was such a cute and very funny read 😭✨
The zoom-crasher moment and every single email exchange was so adorable and entertaining. It honestly gave me nostalgic vibes for old-school love stories and long-distance relationships — that cozy, simple kind of romance 🫶🏻📧
Some of Veronica’s actions annoyed me a bit, especially when Jude came to her house — she felt a little childish there. But still, I couldn’t help but love Jude and Veronica together and how they were already crushing on each other both in real life and online 🤭💌
Overall, such a lovely read for February — the month of love, feelings, and falling a little too hard 🫠🩷
𓂃 ࣪˖ 💐 𓈒࣪ ˖💌♡₊˚
This was such a cute and very funny read 😭✨
The zoom-crasher moment and every single email exchange was so adorable and entertaining. It honestly gave me nostalgic vibes for old-school love stories and long-distance relationships — that cozy, simple kind of romance 🫶🏻📧
Some of Veronica’s actions annoyed me a bit, especially when Jude came to her house — she felt a little childish there. But still, I couldn’t help but love Jude and Veronica together and how they were already crushing on each other both in real life and online 🤭💌
Overall, such a lovely read for February — the month of love, feelings, and falling a little too hard 🫠🩷
𓂃 ࣪˖ 💐 𓈒࣪ ˖💌♡₊˚
January 25, 2026
super cute read that i read in less than an hour 💓🥰💌
they fall in love through email after she accidentally entered his business’s zoom meeting, and it’s just a fun time! perfect for the lead up to valentine’s day.
pick this up if you are in the mood for a quick, cutesy romance 💘
they fall in love through email after she accidentally entered his business’s zoom meeting, and it’s just a fun time! perfect for the lead up to valentine’s day.
pick this up if you are in the mood for a quick, cutesy romance 💘
February 15, 2026
📮 𖧷◟˚ 𝓥𝐢𝐭𝐚´𝐬 𝓓𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐲 ⊰⊹ ࣪ .
⊹ ࣪ ˖ ໒ valentine’s day books #1 [ rating: 2 ☆ ]
ꔛ💌ྀི⋆.˚𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔 𝜗ৎ
𓍢ִ໋🍫⊹˙⋆what to expect .ᐟ
⤿ valentines novella
⤿ dual pov
⤿ neighbours / coworkers
⤿ secret identity
𓍢ִ໋🍒⊹˙⋆ summary and thoughts .ᐟ
veronica, who is looking for a new job has an online interview but mistakenly joins a meeting for another company and vents her frustration about her old job by sharing her unfiltered opinion. surprisingly, she receives a job offer from that same company. she and the CEO begin exchanging professional emails that quickly turn flirty.
alright please don't pay attention to my rating because this book wasn't terrible but i've read this type of story about twice now and it seems like a copy-and-paste from the same book. "someone has a crush on their neighbour, then exchanges flirty messages with someone else but oh, surprise! your real-life crush and your online crush are the same person! wow, fate, coincidence, destiny" (!!) positive things: their banter was funny, the email exchanges were entertaining and their sense of humour was enjoyable. anyway i'll keep reading this series in the hope of finding a favourite 🤞🏻
—— 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 ੭ 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩-𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙚: 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨
⠀⠀⋆｡‧˚ʚ started: february 09 ✧ finished: february 09 ɞ˚‧｡⋆
⊹ ࣪ ˖ ໒ valentine’s day books #1 [ rating: 2 ☆ ]
ꔛ💌ྀི⋆.˚𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔 𝜗ৎ
𓍢ִ໋🍫⊹˙⋆what to expect .ᐟ
⤿ valentines novella
⤿ dual pov
⤿ neighbours / coworkers
⤿ secret identity
𓍢ִ໋🍒⊹˙⋆ summary and thoughts .ᐟ
veronica, who is looking for a new job has an online interview but mistakenly joins a meeting for another company and vents her frustration about her old job by sharing her unfiltered opinion. surprisingly, she receives a job offer from that same company. she and the CEO begin exchanging professional emails that quickly turn flirty.
alright please don't pay attention to my rating because this book wasn't terrible but i've read this type of story about twice now and it seems like a copy-and-paste from the same book. "someone has a crush on their neighbour, then exchanges flirty messages with someone else but oh, surprise! your real-life crush and your online crush are the same person! wow, fate, coincidence, destiny" (!!) positive things: their banter was funny, the email exchanges were entertaining and their sense of humour was enjoyable. anyway i'll keep reading this series in the hope of finding a favourite 🤞🏻
—— 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 ੭ 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩-𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙚: 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨
⠀⠀⋆｡‧˚ʚ started: february 09 ✧ finished: february 09 ɞ˚‧｡⋆
February 18, 2026
it wasn't anything special, but it was cute! and i enjoyed reading it. i am a big fan of when authors incorporate different formats in their books, so this gets an extra point for that too!
there were certain moments that made me cringe though 😐 for example, the below quote:
like - that's cute in theory, but let's not actually put them in books!
but there's also real stuff in here:
── .✦ pre-read 𖹭.ᐟ
reading this with enola 😙🫶🏻 hopefully a perfect read for valentine's 🤞🏻
there were certain moments that made me cringe though 😐 for example, the below quote:
I caught a flash of two of the deepest dimples I’d ever seen and probably should have taken a pregnancy test a few days later.
like - that's cute in theory, but let's not actually put them in books!
but there's also real stuff in here:
He’s the kind of beautiful man to be admired from a distance, because there’s no way when he opens his mouth that whatever comes out can live up to the exterior.
── .✦ pre-read 𖹭.ᐟ
reading this with enola 😙🫶🏻 hopefully a perfect read for valentine's 🤞🏻
February 15, 2026
3.75 ⭐️
╰► 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶-𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄
“𝑽𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂 𝑪𝒐𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒂𝒏, 𝒎𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒏𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒃𝒐𝒓, 𝒎𝒚 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒁𝒐𝒐𝒎 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒓, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆.” 𝑯𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆, 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅. “𝑰 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒘𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅.”
₊˚ʚ ➼➻❥ 𝙢𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨💭
╰┈➤ i haven’t read a christina lauren book since 2023 (it was love and other words; my first book by them) and i honestly really like their writing. this book was pretty funny to me and i really enjoyed veronica’s character. like she had me cackling out loud 😭 i also—of course—really liked jude 😝 there’s not much to say honestly…it was cute, fun, and quick!
↠━━━━ღ◆ღ━━━━↞
❀⋆.ೃ࿔*:･pre-read ʚɞ
in honor of my birthday being today and getting a kindle (i’m genuinely so happy i have a kindle now) i thought that i should read this book and the other ones in the series since tomorrow is valentine’s day
╰► 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶-𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄
“𝑽𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂 𝑪𝒐𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒂𝒏, 𝒎𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒏𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒃𝒐𝒓, 𝒎𝒚 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒁𝒐𝒐𝒎 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒓, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆.” 𝑯𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆, 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅. “𝑰 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒘𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅.”
₊˚ʚ ➼➻❥ 𝙢𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨💭
╰┈➤ i haven’t read a christina lauren book since 2023 (it was love and other words; my first book by them) and i honestly really like their writing. this book was pretty funny to me and i really enjoyed veronica’s character. like she had me cackling out loud 😭 i also—of course—really liked jude 😝 there’s not much to say honestly…it was cute, fun, and quick!
↠━━━━ღ◆ღ━━━━↞
❀⋆.ೃ࿔*:･pre-read ʚɞ
in honor of my birthday being today and getting a kindle (i’m genuinely so happy i have a kindle now) i thought that i should read this book and the other ones in the series since tomorrow is valentine’s day
February 8, 2026
4 stars
Okay, this was the cutest! I loved the texts/email threads in the book. Sometimes these shorts hit, and sometimes they miss, but this one was a hit!
Okay, this was the cutest! I loved the texts/email threads in the book. Sometimes these shorts hit, and sometimes they miss, but this one was a hit!
January 27, 2026
I thought the pacing was perfect, the length was perfect, and the characters were perfect. 10/10, no notes.
Fair warning: Like the FMC, I am a woman in marketing that eats/breathes PowerPoint pitch decks, and DEVOURS modern epistolary romances, so I feel like my rating/review is going to be skewed (for the positive). I actually plan on re-reading this again SOON.
▹My ⭐ Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5)
▹Format: 📱 eReader and 🎧Audiobook (Narration rating: 5/5)
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○★○ What to Expect from This Book: ○★○
– About: Veronica accidentally ends up in a sort of “all hands” virtual meeting for a tech company and because she’s anonymous, gives them brutal feedback from a marketing perspective. The CEO tracks her down and begs her to do a consultation, but the two soon realize that there’s more here than meets the eye. But they probably don’t even live in the same town, right? SURELY not the same apartment building… 😉
– FMC: Veronica Cochran. Marketing pitch deck creator looking for a job. Quick witted and a go-getter
– MMC: Jude Tilde (aka “Friday”). Runs his brother’s tech company but misses being the one to do the coding
– Location: Chicago, Illinois
– POV: Dual first-person; additional emails/IMs included
– Spice: None (mostly witty flirting and maybe some innuendo)
– Tropes: URL to IRL, serendipity, secret identity, neighbors, workplace romance
– Content warning: communicating through Slack (hehe), corporate expectations
– Representation: nothing noteworthy
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↻ ◁ || ▷ ↺ 1:00 ──ㅇ────── 4:12
Now Playing: Knock 3 Times by Tony Orlando and Dawn
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★○ If You Like the Following, You Might Like This Book ○★
➼ All Wrapped Up in You by Rosie Danan (minus the holiday theme), The Fall Risk by Abby Jimenez, and Mr. Wrong Number by Lynn Painter
➼ Workplace romance adjacent that pokes fun at the HR of it all
➼ Serendipitous moments between strangers
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⍟»This or That«⍟
Character Driven————✧———————Plot Driven
Fast Burn———————✧————Slow Burn
Sweet—✧——————————Spicy
Light/Fluffy——✧—————————Heavy/Emotional
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🎯 My Thoughts:
OKAY Christina and Lauren! You guys really struck oil with me on this one. I know that it’s because Veronica and I pretty much have the same career (though she seems WAY more put together about it) and you got me with the subtle (and not so subtle) jabs at corporate work. But I very much enjoyed this.
I am a sucker for improbable meet cutes. I think it makes the romance so much more fun if, for example, they meet because a pigeon flies into the room (and one of you are seven years in the past) or they meet at a coffee shop minutes before the FMC has a job interview at the company the MMC also works at or—in this case—the FMC’s accidentally invited to an all hands of the MMCs company and tears them a new one. And then they flirt through email and text? Scrumptious. Give me more.
But also, how did she randomly get invited to that…I get random invitations all the time but it’s super evident that they are spammers, so Veronica either needs some InfoSec training or she just is grinding in hopes of the next big job.
Would I Recommend?: Heck yes! Especially if you’re looking for a quick and clean romance.
Fair warning: Like the FMC, I am a woman in marketing that eats/breathes PowerPoint pitch decks, and DEVOURS modern epistolary romances, so I feel like my rating/review is going to be skewed (for the positive). I actually plan on re-reading this again SOON.
▹My ⭐ Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5)
▹Format: 📱 eReader and 🎧Audiobook (Narration rating: 5/5)
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○★○ What to Expect from This Book: ○★○
– About: Veronica accidentally ends up in a sort of “all hands” virtual meeting for a tech company and because she’s anonymous, gives them brutal feedback from a marketing perspective. The CEO tracks her down and begs her to do a consultation, but the two soon realize that there’s more here than meets the eye. But they probably don’t even live in the same town, right? SURELY not the same apartment building… 😉
– FMC: Veronica Cochran. Marketing pitch deck creator looking for a job. Quick witted and a go-getter
– MMC: Jude Tilde (aka “Friday”). Runs his brother’s tech company but misses being the one to do the coding
– Location: Chicago, Illinois
– POV: Dual first-person; additional emails/IMs included
– Spice: None (mostly witty flirting and maybe some innuendo)
– Tropes: URL to IRL, serendipity, secret identity, neighbors, workplace romance
– Content warning: communicating through Slack (hehe), corporate expectations
– Representation: nothing noteworthy
─────────────────────────
↻ ◁ || ▷ ↺ 1:00 ──ㅇ────── 4:12
Now Playing: Knock 3 Times by Tony Orlando and Dawn
╰┈➤ ❝Knock three times on the ceiling if you want me, oh, twice on the pipes, if the answer is no❞(hahaha this is not GENERATIONALLY appropriate, but they ARE neighbors…)
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★○ If You Like the Following, You Might Like This Book ○★
➼ All Wrapped Up in You by Rosie Danan (minus the holiday theme), The Fall Risk by Abby Jimenez, and Mr. Wrong Number by Lynn Painter
➼ Workplace romance adjacent that pokes fun at the HR of it all
➼ Serendipitous moments between strangers
─────────────────────────
⍟»This or That«⍟
Character Driven————✧———————Plot Driven
Fast Burn———————✧————Slow Burn
Sweet—✧——————————Spicy
Light/Fluffy——✧—————————Heavy/Emotional
─────────────────────────
🎯 My Thoughts:
OKAY Christina and Lauren! You guys really struck oil with me on this one. I know that it’s because Veronica and I pretty much have the same career (though she seems WAY more put together about it) and you got me with the subtle (and not so subtle) jabs at corporate work. But I very much enjoyed this.
I am a sucker for improbable meet cutes. I think it makes the romance so much more fun if, for example, they meet because a pigeon flies into the room (and one of you are seven years in the past) or they meet at a coffee shop minutes before the FMC has a job interview at the company the MMC also works at or—in this case—the FMC’s accidentally invited to an all hands of the MMCs company and tears them a new one. And then they flirt through email and text? Scrumptious. Give me more.
But also, how did she randomly get invited to that…I get random invitations all the time but it’s super evident that they are spammers, so Veronica either needs some InfoSec training or she just is grinding in hopes of the next big job.
Would I Recommend?: Heck yes! Especially if you’re looking for a quick and clean romance.
February 22, 2026
Christina Lauren know how to tell a story!
January 25, 2026
4 ⭐
OMG?? So far this series is incredible, I didn't think I'd like it this much, but I did.
In fact, it's one of the best stories Christina Lauren has ever written 👀
OMG?? So far this series is incredible, I didn't think I'd like it this much, but I did.
In fact, it's one of the best stories Christina Lauren has ever written 👀
January 25, 2026
Workplace romance ✅
Close proximity ✅
Accidental meet-cute ✅
Despite being a quick, fun, and lighthearted read, this book actually had a decent amount of depth to it.
After accidentally joining the wrong zoom-call, Veronica is shocked to receive a job offer from the company she just berated online. Desperate for a job, she accepts a freelance position; intrigued by the company's CEO.
As a proud ‘You’ve got mail’ lover, I always appreciate a bit of back and forth email communication, and Christina definitely delivered with her usual witty banter and lighthearted responses.
It was fun and flirty without too much spice 👌🏽 A perfect little short story to make you smile 😃
“Veronica Cochran, my beautiful neighbor, my brilliant Zoom crasher, and the most perfect first date of my life.” He reaches across the table, taking my hand. “I suspect we have all the time in the world.” 💘✨
4 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Close proximity ✅
Accidental meet-cute ✅
Despite being a quick, fun, and lighthearted read, this book actually had a decent amount of depth to it.
After accidentally joining the wrong zoom-call, Veronica is shocked to receive a job offer from the company she just berated online. Desperate for a job, she accepts a freelance position; intrigued by the company's CEO.
As a proud ‘You’ve got mail’ lover, I always appreciate a bit of back and forth email communication, and Christina definitely delivered with her usual witty banter and lighthearted responses.
It was fun and flirty without too much spice 👌🏽 A perfect little short story to make you smile 😃
“Veronica Cochran, my beautiful neighbor, my brilliant Zoom crasher, and the most perfect first date of my life.” He reaches across the table, taking my hand. “I suspect we have all the time in the world.” 💘✨
4 🌟🌟🌟🌟
February 6, 2026
4 Stars
I’m an absolute sucker for epistolary romances, especially when the characters in question are already in one another’s lives but don’t realise it, so this latest CLo short story was promising to hit a lot of my favourite trope buttons before I’d even turned the first page.
I can now confirm, Accidentally Yours was 93-pages of warmth, laughter, and swoony tummy butterflies, as I eagerly gobbled my way through this charming Valentines-era romance.
Veronica and Jude were effortlessly likeable MCs, delivering some epic banter and laugh-out-loud wit through their online communications that amused and delighted me, reminding me, once again, why I will always be down for any new story Christina (and) Lauren conjure up together, because 9 times out of 10, I know I’m going to walk away a happy and satisfied romance reader.
I’m an absolute sucker for epistolary romances, especially when the characters in question are already in one another’s lives but don’t realise it, so this latest CLo short story was promising to hit a lot of my favourite trope buttons before I’d even turned the first page.
I can now confirm, Accidentally Yours was 93-pages of warmth, laughter, and swoony tummy butterflies, as I eagerly gobbled my way through this charming Valentines-era romance.
Veronica and Jude were effortlessly likeable MCs, delivering some epic banter and laugh-out-loud wit through their online communications that amused and delighted me, reminding me, once again, why I will always be down for any new story Christina (and) Lauren conjure up together, because 9 times out of 10, I know I’m going to walk away a happy and satisfied romance reader.
February 12, 2026
౨ৎꨄ︎ 3 stars
what a cute, quick rom-com. both veronica and jude were great and i loved the messages. the connection and grow in their relationship was well put into the communication. i just wish they figured it all out sooner, the final chapters lacked the passion they put into the messages idk 😭
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౨ৎꨄ︎ pre-read: i miss reading christina lauren!!! super excited for this, i’ll probably be done in like two hours or so hehe <3
what a cute, quick rom-com. both veronica and jude were great and i loved the messages. the connection and grow in their relationship was well put into the communication. i just wish they figured it all out sooner, the final chapters lacked the passion they put into the messages idk 😭
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౨ৎꨄ︎ pre-read: i miss reading christina lauren!!! super excited for this, i’ll probably be done in like two hours or so hehe <3
February 11, 2026
“When I said I was in a relationship, I was being hopeful.” He smiles at me. “I was talking about you.”
i was hopeful that this wouldn’t bore me to death, but unfortunately that’s exactly what happened. in a romance so short, don’t piss me off by having all this work talk. also, the chemistry must’ve been edited out the book cause it was nowhere to be found. i usually love the text & email format but so help me these two were the stalest characters ever.. thanks for nothing.
i was hopeful that this wouldn’t bore me to death, but unfortunately that’s exactly what happened. in a romance so short, don’t piss me off by having all this work talk. also, the chemistry must’ve been edited out the book cause it was nowhere to be found. i usually love the text & email format but so help me these two were the stalest characters ever.. thanks for nothing.
January 23, 2026
I’m a sucker for secrets penpals. Add Christina Lauren’s cute and witty story telling and I know it’s going to be a good time.
February 9, 2026
I absolutely adore Christina Lauren’s 2024 Valentine short story, The Exception to the Rule. Seriously, EttR is the most romantic 103-page short story ever written, imho. Accidentally Yours is written in a similar vein, with a couple corresponding and flirting before meeting or even know what the other looks like. Eventually, one learns that the other is the hot neighbor they’ve been admiring when passing in the apartment lobby. The secret is eventually discovered by both and happy ever after ensues. Lovely, but not as good as EttR (though nothing ever will be).
February 8, 2026
RTC 🩷!!!!
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