Secretly Smitten By Colleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Denise Hunter, and Diann Hunt

Secretly Smitten is the second book in the Smitten series, written by the authors in a collaborative process made into 4 novellas.  The basic premise of the Smitten series takes place in a town called Smitten, an old logging town that reinvents itself into Vermont's love capital.  

These novellas center on 4 women; Anna, and her 3 daughters (Tess, Zoe and Clare.)  As they go through the ups and downs of  life and finding love they work to solve a mystery about a past romance of Grandma Rose's.  Apparently she was engaged to a soldier, thought to be MIA, until one day they discover his dog tags in Grandma's attic. They all go on a wild (and highly entertaining) goose chase to answer their questions.

I  liked this book.  It is an easy read, but full of fun, comforting stories.  It is a little slice of feel-good, knock your socks off romance and adventure.  The characters are fun and lively, and the town of Smitten becomes more endearing with each chapter.  Well done ladies!

Here is a link of my review of their first book, Smitten.  Equally as good, and all about how Smitten came to be a love capital. http://simplychangingchapters.blogspot.ca/2011/12/smitten-by-by-colleen-coble-kristin.html

4 Stars Out of 5

This book was provided to me for free by BookSneeze contingent on a non-biased review.

Smitten by By Colleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Denise Hunter, & Diann Hunt

Smitten is a fictional story about four women on a mission to revamp their hometown, Smitten, Vermont.  The town's life-sustaining mill closes, and they realize that they can capitalize on tourism with an idea to turn Smitten into a romance capital.  Throughout this journey they each find their own hearts unexpectedly opened to love.


This was an interesting book.  It had a good premise, broken up into 4 parts, one part per main character.  The book had a nice flow even though the individual stories kept changing.  The characters were well developed, full of life and quirkiness.


Honestly, it was an easy read, not too stressful or challenging to experience. It is an original idea, fun and fresh. Some might be a little bored with the plot line, but I will remind you, it is named Smitten.  The fact this is a Christian romance novel should be a no brainer.


If you are looking for a book that is not too heavy in nature, inspiring, and maybe even a little escapist, this is the book for you.


4 stars out of 5

This book was provided to me for free by Book Sneeze, contingent on a non-biased review.