Smitten Book Club

I’ve enjoyed reading every Smitten book. Each of these authors bring something special to each story. I look forward to reading their individual books. This Smitten VT series would make a great series or movies for Hallmark. I’m just saying. Too bad there’s not really a Smitten in VT I’d move there in a heartbeat. To all of the authors. Thank You for sharing your gift with the world. Blessings to you all. 😇

Hott Synopsis: While preparing for a book sale Heather, Abby, Lia find A Gentlewoman’s Guide to Love and Courtship and discover that it has clues that could lead them to missing gold that would rightfully belong to their dear friend and new widow Molly. As each of them read the book they close in on the clues and learn a lot about themselves.Love by the BookHeather is still embarrassed about how she acted when Paul shunned her advances but she has a son and divorce paper to prove her poor choice.Now Paul is back and is the same playboy he always was – is Heather willing to let her guard down and give Paul a chance?Review: Loved it!! Heather is one of those people who is so wrapped up in helping others that she forgets that she isn’t just a mom and employee. She just needs someone to see through the walls she put up for everyone except her closest girlfriends.Author: Colleen CobleGrade: AAges: 16+Shelved Under RomanceAbby can’t believe it when he friends tell her she acts like a grandmother instead of the twenty-seven year old she is. They insist on new clothes and try to help her be a bit more… young.In walks Wyatt, adventurer extraordinaire. Not only has he been crushing on Abby from afar but he also made a death-bed promise to her father to help Abby learn to be more adventuresome.Can Wyatt & the girls get Abby to live life a little?Review:Author: Kristen BillerbeckGrade: AAges: 16+A New ChapterLia has been in love with Joey since she met him way back in elementary school. She dealt with them only being friends and has patiently waited for God to give her someone to love. Now, he’s back a widowed father needing his friend back – could there ever be more?Review: Adorable! I loved Joey’s daughter, Grace. It was a great story to get lost in!Author: Diann HuntGrade: AAges: 16+Happily Ever AfterIt’s been a year since Molly’s husband died and she’s still buried under the debt and lies he left for her to deal with. Can she swallow her pride and ask her only competitor for help? Especially, she this competitor and her husband disliked each other so intensely?Review: WOW! A strong finale. I couldn’t put it down!Author: Denise HunterGrade: AAges: 16+Hott Review:What I liked: I LOVED the quotes from the book the girls found. They were absolutely perfect!What I didn’t like: It ended :,(More…Source: Thomas Nelson via Netgalley -- I liked it so much I bought it!Grade: ASteam: YASetting: Smitten, VermontSeries: Smitten Novella Series #3

Smitten Book ClubColleen Coble, Diann Hunt, Denise Hunter, & Kristen BillerbeckBook Summary: At a rummage sale, Heather, a member of the Fireside Book Club, discovers a turn-of-the-century romantic advice book written by a once-famous Smitten, Vermont, resident. When she shares the precious volume with her friends in the club, they find clues about a hidden treasure rumored to be buried in their tiny town. As Heather, Abby, Lia, and Molly take turns reading the book, each projects onto it her own literary tastes. Heather sees it as a mystery. Abby discovers delicious dashes of Jane Austen. Lia sees in it the idealism of a bygone day. And Molly just wishes they'd made the book into a movie! One by one, each of the women finds romantic love—often in spite of the historic book's advice. And in searching for the legendary gold, the friends discover the best kind of treasure. The kind that brings hope and healing to each of their hearts.Review: I liked the overall theme that the stories kept of the Treasure hunt through the book historic book of advice. It was fun to watch this time into the stories. I liked most of the characters but did not enjoy Molly’s story as much. I felt sorry for her the book opened with the death of her husband. But for me I could not connect with Molly as easily as I did Lia, Heather and even Abby. I like the male characters in all the stories. I think the changing seasons lent itself to the moving of time that led into Molly’s story. I liked Heather’s story the best overall. Usually if I like the first story I tend to enjoy all of them. Despite not connecting with Molly, I did find her spunk to be a plus by her learning to run the company. I think the most moving part for me is that Diann Hunt is now with the Lord and this is her last story. It is bitter sweet for her friends and family left behind. All that being said the book was worth the read and continues in the periphery the characters that have gone before always a real plus when reading a series style book.I would like to thank Net Galley and Thomas Nelson for allowing me to read and review this book in return for a free copy and I was never asked to write a favorable review by anyone.

I love romance series, but dislike starting in the middle of a series. I prefer reading books in order. I can tell within a page or two if there are previous books when characters come into the story that are already familiar...to the other characters in the book. It's a big tell there may be previous books. So I read one book and then set on the journey to find the reading order.🤦🏼‍♀️ Usually it's pretty easy to research, but I found this series very difficult because double titling the books, collection of stories by author (and there are 4 in this series) and everything has Smitten all over it. I hope this is IT. The one book that has all the stories in order. Good luck if you like to read in order...this is pretty messed up imho.

Love these three stories. Such a nice feel to every book. Wish smitten was real so I could visit myself!!

The author tends to stomp on the same details over and over (big ugly shoes) and is repetitive ("clenched" is used three times over a one-page space). Plus the premise of, one year later telling the protagonist that her father wrote a note so she'd take chances, just doesn't work.

Awesome light read. Loved it.

Good light reading. Enjoyable