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Meet Cute: Count Down to Valentine's Day by Jennifer L. Armentrout

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Meet Cute: Count Down to Valentine's Day

Jennifer L. Armentrout, Katie Cotugno, Jocelyn Davies

HarperCollins · Paperback · December 16, 2025

Reading lane: Romantic Comedy for Teens

Count down to Valentine’s Day with 14 sealed short stories.

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Sweet Seasonal Sparks

A light, love-forward read with a tidy seasonal hook.

Come here for

  • quick-hit rom-com energy
  • Valentine’s Day countdown feel

Expect

  • short-form YA romance
  • clean, easygoing tone

Book Details

Authors
Jennifer L. Armentrout, Katie Cotugno, Jocelyn Davies
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
December 16, 2025
Format
Paperback
Theme
Romantic Comedy for Teens · Dating & Sex for Teens
Reading lane
Romantic Comedy for Teens

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Publisher Categories

  • Contemporary YA Romance

  • Dating & Sex for Teens

  • Friendship for Teens

About This Book

Count down to Valentine’s Day with 14 sealed short stories. Open one each day between February 1st and 14th! Every romance has to start somewhere... Meet Cute is an anthology of short stories featuring tales of "how they first met" from some of today's hottest YA authors. Open one story each day from February 1st until Valentine's Day to set the mood for a romantic holiday, Meet Cute is the perfect gift for the romance lover in your life! Readers will experience Nina LaCour’...

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Count down to Valentine’s Day with 14 sealed short stories. Open one each day between February 1st and 14th! Every romance has to start somewhere... Meet Cute is an anthology of short stories featuring tales of "how they first met" from some of today's hottest YA authors. Open one story each day from February 1st until Valentine's Day to set the mood for a romantic holiday, Meet Cute is the perfect gift for the romance lover in your life! Readers will experience Nina LaCour’s beautifully written piece about two Bay Area girls meeting via a cranky customer service Tweet, Sara Shepard’s glossy tale about a magazine intern and a young rock star, Nicola Yoon’s imaginative take on break-ups and make-ups, Katie Cotugno’s story of two teens hiding out from the police at a house party, and Huntley Fitzpatrick’s charming love story that begins over iced teas at a diner. There’s futuristic flirting from Kass Morgan and Katharine McGee, a riveting transgender heroine from Meredith Russo, a subway missed connection moment from Jocelyn Davies, and a girl determined to get out of her small town from Ibi Zoboi. Jennifer Armentrout writes a sweet story about finding love from a missing library book, Emery Lord has a heartwarming and funny tale of two girls stuck in an airport, Dhonielle Clayton takes a thoughtful, speculate approach to pre-destined love, and Julie Murphy dreams up a fun twist on reality dating show contestants. This incredibly talented group of authors brings us a collection of stories that are at turns romantic and witty, epic and everyday, heartbreaking and real.

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