{"product_id":"smitten-book-club-3-9781401687168","title":"Smitten Book Club: 3","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe century-old\u003cem\u003e Gentlewoman's Guide to Love and Courtship\u003c\/em\u003e is no ordinary book club choice. But for the little book club in Smitten, Vermont, it might be their best pick yet!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe thick, leathery tome Heather pulled out of the dusty cardboard box was definitely coming home with her. Not only was \u003cem\u003eThe Gentlewoman's Guide to Love and Courtship\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLittle did Heather know the repercussions this little curiosity would have on her and her friends' romantic exploits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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 \u003cem\u003eGuide\u003c\/em\u003e proves itself both surprisingly prescient and hilariously irrelevant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat'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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this remarkable collaborative novel, besties \u003cstrong\u003eColleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Denise Hunter, \u003c\/strong\u003e and\u003cstrong\u003e Diann Hunt \u003c\/strong\u003etackle the tale of the \u003cem\u003eGentlewoman's Guide\u003c\/em\u003e by writing for one book club member apiece. \u003cem\u003eSmitten Book Club\u003c\/em\u003e is a hopeful, hilarious story of friendship and healing, written by friends for friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRITA-finalist \u003cb\u003eColleen Coble\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several best-selling romantic suspense novels, including \u003ci\u003eTidewater Inn\u003c\/i\u003e and the Mercy Falls, Lonestar, and Rock Harbor series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Thomas Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527571902738,"sku":"9781401687168","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_425f14ad-8518-43b0-a551-3f502dfd88df.jpg?v=1731305986","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/smitten-book-club-3-9781401687168","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}