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Smitten
"We need some kind of gimmick.”
Reese tapped her pen against her chin. “I have an idea,” she said. “Everyone jokes about the town name. Why not capitalize on it?”
“How do you capitalize on a name like Smitten?”
“What does Smitten make you think of?” Reese asked. “Love, right? What if we turn the town into a place for honeymooners?”
Shelby adjusted the bow on Penelope’s head. “I went to Santa Claus, Indiana, once. Tons of people, even in July.”
Natalie swallowed a groan. They’d all heard about Santa Claus too many times to count. She needed to derail Shelby before she broke into a rendition of “Jingle Bells.” “We could have love songs playing as people strolled the streets.”
Julia snickered and nodded toward the man striding past outside the window. “I have a feeling Carson would have something to say about that. He hated all the jokes about his name in high school.”
Natalie followed the angle of Julia’s nod. Her gut clenched the way it always did when she saw Carson Smitten. He was a man who attracted female attention wherever he went. He looked like his lumberjack great-grandfather, with his broad shoulders and closely cropped dark hair.
He had all the single women in town drooling over him. Except for Natalie, of course. If the other girls knew what she knew about him, they wouldn’t think he was so great.
“I’m still thinking about my idea,” Reese said. “This will mean new businesses, new jobs, lots of revenue pouring in. We’d have to get the entire town on board.”
Natalie’s excitement level went up a notch as she imagined the town transformed with its new mission. “The town meeting is coming up. I can present the idea there.”
“It’s a good thing you’re a selectperson,” Shelby said. “People listen to you.”
Natalie dug paper and a pen from her purse, a Brighton that Julia had given her for her last birthday. “There needs to be a cohesive plan. What would this love town look like? Besides romantic songs playing over speakers around town.” She peered at Reese’s list and copied down the items.
Shelby retied Penelope’s bow. “We need a lingerie shop that sells perfume,” she said. “Fudge. Some plush hotels and bed-and-breakfasts with tubs for two.” Her smile grew larger. “Maybe old-fashioned lampposts along the path around the lake. You could put outside tables on the street and white lights in the trees. Flower boxes all around town.”
“And we’ll need more restaurants,” Julia added. Natalie eyed her. “You said a good manicure was impossible to find. What if you started a spa?”
Julia’s perfectly plucked brows lifted. She grabbed the tablet and pen from Natalie. “I don’t know. I’d like to move back to New York eventually.”
Excerpt from SMITTEN by Colleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Diann Hunt and Denise Hunter. Copyright ©2011 by Kristin Billerbeck, Colleen Coble, Diann Hunt, and Denise Hunter. Published in Nashville, Tennessee by Thomas Nelson. Used with Permission. All Rights Reserved.
Smitten
This gem of a novel is written by four of Christian fiction’s most popular award-winning and bestselling romance novelists—Colleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Diann Hunt and Denise Hunter. These four friends in real life have teamed up to create an amazing story of four fictional friends, for an unforgettable, entertaining read. Smitten includes a Reading Group Guide, as well as the very special “Conversation over Coffee with the Authors,” describing their friendship and how this truly unique novel came to be.
When four friends devise a plan to turn Smitten, Vermont, into the country’s premier romantic getaway, they’re in for a surprise when each one finds her own true love along the way! With Smitten Lumber closing, residents wonder if their town can stay afloat. Then the four friends—Natalie, Julia, Shelby and Reese—who also own local businesses—decide the town is worth saving. How will they do it? They’ll turn Smitten into a honeymoon destination!%E2%80%A8%E2%80%A8
As the four women work to save the town, each one discovers romance in her own life. Meanwhile, the faith of a little child reminds everyone what it means to have real faith in the loving God who is always and forever present.%E2%80%A8%E2%80%A8
Hardcover : 432 pages
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc. ( December 20, 2011 )
Item #: 13-496204
ISBN: 9781617938511
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.25 x 1.0inches
Product Weight: 15.0 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
smitten 
May 09, 2012
i really didn't care for it. it was far fetched. not really about the lord, all about them!
Reviewer: jmla
Loved It!!!
April 19, 2012
I read the book in 4 days. I couldn't put it down. I really enjoyed it :-)
Reviewer: Diedre H
Smitten
April 13, 2012
I enjoyed all the stories. After reading one, I was really ready to get reading the next one! I don't have a lot of time for my reading so it was nice to have the 4 separate stories (I could at least finish reading each one at a time!). I like all of the authors, & have read a number of other of their stories.
Reviewer: Elene D
Smitten
March 31, 2012
I was so into Smitten. I started reading it and couldn't put it down. It made me believe in laughter, friends and love again. I am so honored to know Diane Hunt and enjoyed all her books. She has become a great author.
Reviewer: Vicki H
March 01, 2012
I have not received my book yet. It was on backorder.
Reviewer: Nancy H
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