Secretly Smitten by Colleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Diann Hunt & Denise Hunter
Summer, fall, winter, spring—Smitten, Vermont, is the place for love . . .
and mystery!
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 Smitten. How did the dog tags end up in the attic?
The mystery intrigues Rose’s three granddaughters—Tess, Clare, and Zoe—and they decide to investigate, though their mother, Anna, warns against meddling. But as the seasons turn and the mystery unravels, the three young women and their mother encounter some intriguing mystery men of their own. Has a sixty-year-old puzzle sparked something new for this close-knit family of women?
Join popular romance novelists—and real-life BFFs—Colleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Diann Hunt, and Denise Hunter for four delightful intertwined tales of mystery and sweet intrigue.
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 Smitten. How did the dog tags end up in the attic?
The mystery intrigues Rose’s three granddaughters—Tess, Clare, and Zoe—and they decide to investigate, though their mother, Anna, warns against meddling. But as the seasons turn and the mystery unravels, the three young women and their mother encounter some intriguing mystery men of their own. Has a sixty-year-old puzzle sparked something new for this close-knit family of women?
Join popular romance novelists—and real-life BFFs—Colleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Diann Hunt, and Denise Hunter for four delightful intertwined tales of mystery and sweet intrigue.
I had not read the first book in this series but this book can stand alone in reading.
I chose to read this book for several reasons.
1. I enjoy each of the authors that contributed to write this book.
2. I was looking for some light reading with a little meat.
3. I enjoy the mix of romance and mystery.
It was so good to read a book about several generations of women in the same family. I found each character to be fresh and interesting. Anna and her daughters, Tess, Clare and Zoe, were dealt a blow when the man in their lives leaves to start another family. How the abandonment affected each one is shown in their relationships with the men who are brought into their lives. To add to the mix, there is Anna's mother and three aunts who each brought something to the story.
The downside to this book, it was extremely predictable. Woman and man connect, woman pushes man away, woman regrets that move, woman and man reconnect.
While I did enjoy this book, I was disappointed that the synopsis on the back of the book hyped up a mystery, which to me, was really just a blip on the radar in this book.
Should you buy the book? Yes, if you want some very lighthearted reading.
I was given this by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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