Smitten Collection: Smitten, Secretly Smitten, and Smitten Book Club.

Joinpopular romance novelists-and real-life BFFs-Colleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck,Diann Hunt, and Denise Hunter for four delightful intertwined tales of mysteryand sweet intrigue.SmittenWelcome to Smitten,Vermont.With the help of fourfriends, it's about to become the most romantic town in America.The proposed closing ofthe lumber mill comes as unwelcome news for the citizens of Smitten.

How willthe town survive without its main employer? A close-knit group of friends thinkthey've got just the plan to save Smitten.

They'll capitalize on its name andturn it into a tourist destination for lovers-and maybe revived their own lovelives along the way.SecretlySmittenSummer, fall, winter,spring-Smitten, Vermont, is the place for love . . . and mystery!There's a secret in GrandmaRose's attic-a forgotten set of dog tags belonging to her first love.

But DavidHutchins was killed in action and never returned to Smitten.

How did the dogtags end up in the attic?The mystery intriguesRose's three granddaughters-Tess, Clare, and Zoe-and they decide toinvestigate, though their mother, Anna, warns against meddling.

But as theseasons turn and the mystery unravels, they encounter some intriguing mysterymen of their own.SmittenBook ClubThe century-oldGentlewoman's Guide to Love and Courtship is no ordinary book club choice.

Butfor the little book club in Smitten, Vermont, it might be their best pick yet!The thick, leathery tomeHeather pulled out of the dusty cardboard box was definitely coming home withher.

Not only was The Gentlewoman's Guide to Love and Courtship an appealingcuriosity by virtue of its title; it was also written by a Smitten, Vermont,native.

When Heather and her fellow book club members begin passing the bookaround, their respective interpretations are unleashed on their love lives . . . for better or for worse. Is it a mystery? An idealist fantasy? An intimationof Jane Austen? As romantic love finds its way to each woman, the Guide provesitself both surprisingly prescient and hilariously irrelevant.