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Sweetly Smitten
Three Small-Town Love Stories
2014
First Published
4.19
Average Rating
271
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Part of Series

All Along When a group of friends devise a plan to turn Smitten, Vermont, into the country’s premier romantic getaway, Reese finds her own true love along the way. With the local lumber mill closing, residents wonder if their town can stay afloat. Then four friends and local business owners—Natalie, Julia, Shelby, and Reese—decide the town is worth saving. How will they do it? They’ll turn Smitten into a honeymoon destination! In "All Along" by Denise Hunter, Reese Mackenzie, the town’s finest planner, falls for her best friend Griffen, she hatches a scheme to capture his romantic attention. But it turns out Griffen knows her better than she knows herself. Excerpted from Smitten, a novel in four parts written by Christian Fiction’s most popular romance novelists—and real life BFFs! Love Blooms Spring, summer, fall, and winter, Smitten is a place for love . . . and mystery. But master gardener Clare Thomas is about to dig up something surprising. There’s a secret in Grandma Rose’s attic—a forgotten set of dog tags belonging to her first love. But David Hutchins was killed in action and never returned to town. How did the dog tags end up in the Grandma’s attic? It’s a romantic mystery fit for a town like Smitten, Vermont, which has been working hard to reinvent itself as a destination for lovers. Rose’s three granddaughters are determined to investigate, though their mother Anna has reservations about digging up the past. But will they get distracted by mystery men of their own before they solve the puzzle of the dogtags? In Love Blooms, Clare is really, really tired of being called predictable, which is why she decides to gives a job at her nursery to the scruffy vagabond on a motorcycle. Is trusting her instincts the most foolish thing she’s ever done . . . or the smartest? Excerpted from Secretly Smitten. Happily Ever After The century-old Gentlewoman's Guide to Love and Courtship is no ordinary book club choice. But for the little book club in Smitten, Vermont, it might be their best pick yet! Molly may not be the Smitten Book Club's biggest reader, but her new friend Gage seems to read her like an open book. Molly's really more of a romantic comedy movie fan than a reader, but being a member of the Smitten Book Club is so much fun that she reads the selections anyway. And the Book Club has seen her through some dark days. When Gage Turner offers to help Molly with her failing business, her book club talks her into accepting his help, even though Molly wonders if his motives are pure. After all, his business could easily absorb her customer base. But in truth Gage has admired Molly for years and has been hoping for a way to connect with her. Will his efforts prove fruitful or will Molly's pride get in the way of her own happily ever after? Excerpted from Smitten Book Club.

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Author

Denise Hunter
Denise Hunter
Author · 54 books

Denise Hunter is the award-winning author of more than 40 novels, three of which have been adapted into Hallmark movies. Denise writes heartwarming, small-town romances, peopled with layered characters who have real-life issues. Her readers enjoy the vicarious thrill of falling in love and the promise of a happily-ever-after sigh as they savor the final pages of her books. In 1996, Denise began her first novel, writing while her children napped. Two years later it was published, and she's been writing ever since. Her books contain a strong romantic element, and her husband says he provides all her romantic material, but Denise insists a good imagination helps too! Denise and her husband live in Indiana, where they raised three sons, and are currently enjoying an empty nest.

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