Smitten Book Club - Smitten

Publisher Marketing: 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! The thick, leathery tome Heather pulled out of the dusty cardboard box was definitely coming home with her. Not only was "The Gentlewoman's Guide to Love and Courtship" an appealing curiosity by virtue of its title; it was also written by Smitten, Vermont native Pearl Chambers, a local gentlewoman from three generations back. Little did Heather know the repercussions this little curiosity would have on her and her friends' romantic exploits. When Heather and her fellow book club members begin passing the book around, their respective interpretations are unleashed on their respective love lives . . . for better or for worse. Is it a mystery? An idealist fantasy? An intimation of Jane Austen? As romantic love finds its way to each woman, the "Guide" proves itself both surprisingly prescient and hilariously irrelevant. What's more, a handwritten inscription indicates that the arcane book might hold the only extant clues leading to buried gold--exactly what one of the members needs to keep her house. How could they not go treasure hunting? In this remarkable collaborative novel, besties Colleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Denise Hunter, and Diann Hunt tackle the tale of the "Gentlewoman's Guide" by writing for one book club member apiece. "Smitten Book Club" is a hopeful, hilarious story of friendship and healing, written by friends for friends. Review Citations:

Audio File 06/01/2014 pg. 29 (EAN 9781613755877, Compact Disc)

Contributor Bio:  Coble, Colleen "USA Today "best-selling authorColleen Coble has writtenseveral romantic suspense novels including "Tidewater Inn", "Rosemary Cottage", and theMercy Falls, Lonestar, and Rock Harbor series. Visit her website at www.colleencoble.com Twitter: @colleencoble Facebook: colleencoblebooksContributor Bio:  Billerbeck, Kristin Kristin Billerbeck is the author of numerous Christian novels, hitting the CBA bestseller list and winning the coveted ACFW Book of the Year in 2004 for What a Girl Wants and again in 2006 for With this Ring, I m Confused. She has been featured in the New York Times, USA Today, World Magazine, the Atlanta Journal Constitition and been seen on the "Today Show" for her pioneering role in Christian Chick Lit. She has a bachelor s degree in advertising from San Jose State University. Contributor Bio:  Hunt, Diann Diann Hunt writes heart-warming stories with a rose-colored view of the world. Author of 25 books, many of them award winners, Diann lives in Indiana with her husband Jim. Visit her website at diannhunt.com. Twitter: @DiannHuntContributor Bio:  Hunter, Denise Denise Hunter is the bestselling author of "The Convenient Groom" and "The Trouble with Cowboys". She has won The Holt Medallion Award, The Reader's Choice Award, The Foreword Book of the Year Award, and is a RITA finalist. Twitter: @deniseahunterFacebook: authordenisehunter