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Smitten Book Club (2014)

by Colleen Coble(Favorite Author)
3.74 of 5 Votes: 3
ISBN
1401687164 (ISBN13: 9781401687168)
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English
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Thomas Nelson Publishers
series
Smitten
review 1: Smitten Book Club is an anthology of four short and sweet contemporary romance with one connecting element, the women are all part of the town Smitten's local Book Club. The stories were all interesting and sweet with each chapter of each story starting with a passage from a book that the women found in a box of old books for sale. Pearl Chambers " The Gentlewoman's Guide to Love and Courtship" seem to guide the women in the proper way to behave while in the pursuit of love, kind of. Great holiday reading.*ARC provided by the publisher thru NetGalley in return for an honest review*
review 2: Smitten Book Club By Coleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Diman Heart and Denise HunterAnthology, 4 stores based on the same theme from 4 different authors. Community help
... moreing one another...Love By The Book by Colleen CobleTown of Smitten as in prior books in this saga. The Gentleman's Guide to Love and Courtship, this book is the basis of this anthology.Molly has lost her fireman husband, Curtis in a fire and the others try to raise money to help her. The book club sells books and Heather finds an old book guiding one how to attract the opposite looks appealing and a letter drops out that promises clues to the gold mine are in the book. Paul comes to aid to help in the book sale.Advice is given at the beginning of each chapter and discussed during the chapter as the women go through Pearl's old photo albums to find more clues to the mine. Paul has returned and he's working on an organic farm project and Heather can help him-she's not gotten over him since they split. Lots of secrets.Although there are other books that build the characters and town, you can get a good idea from the current events in this book. Authors don't leave you in the dark about the past.Heather is afraid that she still cares for Paul but then she sees him kissing Isabella.....Shelved Under Romance by Kristin BillerbackThis story in the continuing saga is mostly about Abby, librarian, another book club member. Wyatt really likes books also and has volunteered his time to catalog the whole library into digital format, keeping paper trail.The saga continues about the gold mine and the others in the club intervene to take Abby out to update her...Heather has given the book to Abby and she's able to uncover a few more clues... Love how Wyatt's mixng up business with pleasure...liked hearing of how his app can help others who are medically challenged.He also has a letter from her father and she's agreed to use the tickets... Loved hearing of this adventure! Sad misconceptions about the letter occur-you're so sure they will find one another...A New Chapter by Diann HuntThis one is about Lia and on Thanksgiving Day she bites into a walnut shell and cracks a tooth. Her mother and others talk her into getting it fixed that day as the dentist owes them a favor. Joey is the dentist when she arrives and they agree to have a coffee after...They meet for coffee later and catch up with one another. He's lost his wife and has a child and is living at his relatives house til his house can be built. Lia's mother talks him into renting Lia's apartment upstairs and that way she can watch the child when needed.Lia is also given the book from Abby in hopes they can find the gold for Molly. Lia is a school teacher.Grace has a problem communicating with others since her mother died but Lia knows sign language. Joey wants to take Grace away for the holidays because he thinks it's too much of a reminder of her mother. Love hearing of Lia's mother and her knitting.Reading her bible and the guide help her to see things in a new light and she tells Joey he needs to forgive the man who ran into his wife's car..Happily Ever After by Denise HunterThis part of the book concentrates on Molly and her son Noah and she knows the business is failing. She does get an offer for help from a competitor and she learns to accept his help.She needs to learn the business of giving tours from Gage Turner. Love all the talk of getting ready, right equipment, etc.The girls give the book to her in hopes she can find more clues to solve the mystery of where the gold mine is, that could save her life.God will get her through the hard times.Won this book along with 9 other copies in a Facebook contest. I have read the other Smitten books and liked them. less
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Lily
Four more novellas about Smitten, Vermont. These are quick tender reads by four good authors.
wilna
4.5 Always enjoy smitten anthology
dexter
just a good read.
hope
CR - Vermont
Steph
3.5 stars
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