The Exception to the Rule: A Valentine's Day Email Romance Short Story by Christina Lauren
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A short romance story about two strangers who accidentally connect via email on Valentine's Day and develop an annual email tradition with rules that gradually break down over time, leading them to wonder about meeting in person. Written by Christina Lauren, bestselling authors of The Unhoneymooners.
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· 3 pulledOne typo, and a boy and girl connect by chance.
Wishing each other a happy Valentine's Day isn't the end. In fact, it becomes a friendly annual tradition—with rules: no pics, no real names, nothing too personal.
As years pass, the rules for their email 'dates' are breaking, and they're sharing more than they imagined—including the urge to ask…what if we actually met?
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