Whether or not you believe in destiny, or fortune, or love at first sight, every love has to begin somewhere. Meet up with CUTE can be an anthology of unique short stories featuring tales of ‘how they first met’ from a few of today’s most popular YA authors.

Listeners will encounter Nina LaCour’s beautifully written piece about two Bay Area girls meeting via a cranky customer support Tweet, Sara Shepard’s glossy tale about a magazine intern and a young rock celebrity, Nicola Yoon’s imaginative take on break-ups about Match Cute: Some individuals are destined to meet up. and make-ups, Katie Cotugno’s tale of two teenagers hiding out from the law enforcement at a residence party, and Huntley Fitzpatrick’s charming love tale that starts 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 instant from Jocelyn Davies, and a woman determined to escape her small city from Ibi Zoboi. Jennifer Armentrout writes a lovely story about selecting like from a missing library book, Emery Lord has a heartwarming and funny story of two ladies stuck in an airport terminal, Dhonielle Clayton requires a thoughtful, speculative method of pre-destined love, and Julie Murphy dreams up a fun twist on reality dating show contestants.

This incredibly talented band of authors brings us a assortment of stories that are at turns romantic and witty, epic and everyday, heartbreaking and real.

Audiobook Desk of Material:

‘Siege Etiquette’ by Katie Cotugno, read by Caitlin Davies

‘Print Shop’ by Nina LaCour, go through by Dara Rosenberg

‘Hourglass’ by Ibi Zoboi, go through by Bahni Turpin

‘Click’ by Katharine McGee, read by Betsy Struxness

‘The Intern’ by Sara Shepard, read by Kyla Garcia

‘Someplace That’s Green’ by Meredith Russo, read by Dara Rosenberg

‘The Method We Love Right here’ by Dhonielle Clayton, go through by Bahni Turpin

‘Oomph’ by Emery Lord, go through by Betsy Struxness

‘The Dictionary of You and Me personally’ by Jennifer L. Armentrout, read by Caitlin Davies

‘The Unlikely Odds of Falling in Love’ by Jocelyn Davies, read by Bahni Turpin

‘259 Million Miles’ by Kass Morgan, browse by Sullivan Jones

‘Something Genuine’ by Julie Murphy, examine by Kyla Garcia

‘State Everything’ by Huntley Fitzpatrick, examine by Caitlin Davies

‘The Department of Dead Appreciate’ by Nicola Yoon, read by Sullivan Jones