Natalie - Birthday Wishes: Smitten Novella One

When a group of friends devise a plan to turn Smitten, Vermont, into the country's premier romantic getaway, Natalie finds her own true love along the way.

With the local lumber mill closing, residents wonder if their town can stay afloat.

Then four friends and local business owners-Natalie, Julia, Shelby, and Reese-decide the town is worth saving.

How will they do it? They'll turn Smitten into a honeymoon destination! In "Birthday Wishes" by Colleen Coble, Natalie Mansfield must persuade alderman Joe Smitten to agree with their plan to save the town, putting aside her dislike for him-until she discovers he's not the man she thought he was.

Excerpted from Smitten, a novel in four parts written by Christian Fiction's most popular romance novelists-and real life BFFs!