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She's Gone Country
by
Jane Porter (Goodreads Author)
Shey Darcy, a 39-year-old former top model for Vogue and Sports Illustrated led a charmed life in New York City with a handsome photographer husband until the day he announced he'd fallen in love with someone else. Left to pick up the pieces of her once happy world, Shey decides to move back home to Texas with her three teenage sons. Life on the family ranch, however, br...more
Paperback, 384 pages
Published
August 23rd 2010
by 5 Spot
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I loved this book. Porter does such a good job of writing human emotion. She had my stomach doing flip flops, crying, and feeling like my heart was being ripped out. I loved watching Shey regain her old self. The feelings she went through from dealing with the divorce and everything that entails to dealing with her teenage boys. The parental emotions were pretty strong for me since my boys are the same age as 2 of Shey's. At one point when working through something one of the boys was goin...more
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From My Blog...[return][return]She’s Gone Country by Jane Porter is filled with drama, romance, and a hint of mystery. Shey Darcy, a model in New York has it all; three sons, a wonderful home and a fabulous marriage, or so she thought until John decided he was in love with another man. Shey and her sons return to her childhood family ranch in Texas to pick up the pieces and Shey is reacquainted with an old love of hers, Dane Kelly, an extremely handsome cowboy. If this sounds like a faintly fami...more
Jane Porter has written 5 novels focusing on a group of women friends who are all in their late-30's to just hitting 40, and she proves without a doubt that sometimes starting over when you're "middle-aged" is sometimes the best thing to happen.
Shey Darcy has watched her friends rebuild their lives and find love over the past few years. Now she's in a situation where she too has to figure out where her life is headed now that she's reaching 40. Shey's husband of 17 years h...more
Shey Darcy has watched her friends rebuild their lives and find love over the past few years. Now she's in a situation where she too has to figure out where her life is headed now that she's reaching 40. Shey's husband of 17 years h...more
Okay, let's be honest here. If you're anything like me, you don't read a book like this because it's a lyrical masterpiece or because you expect to get a lot out of it. You read it for entertainment, and because you like things that wrap up in nice boxes with happy endings. You read it because it's fun. Like candy for the brain.
In this variety of brain candy, model Shey Lynne moves back to her small Texas town with her three sons after her husband announces that he is gay and wants a d...more
In this variety of brain candy, model Shey Lynne moves back to her small Texas town with her three sons after her husband announces that he is gay and wants a d...more
Publisher: 5 Spot
Released: August 23, 2010
Pages: 400
ISBN-10: 0446509418
ISBN-13: 978-0446509411
Stars: 3.5
It’s Jane Porter month for me. I’m a lucky woman because I have had the privilege of reading a galley copy of Jane’s newest contemporary fiction novel, She’s Gone Country, which won’t be released nationally until next month, and it only took me 4 days to finish it!
She’s Gone Country is the story of 39-year-old Shey Lynne Callen Darcy, best ...more
Released: August 23, 2010
Pages: 400
ISBN-10: 0446509418
ISBN-13: 978-0446509411
Stars: 3.5
It’s Jane Porter month for me. I’m a lucky woman because I have had the privilege of reading a galley copy of Jane’s newest contemporary fiction novel, She’s Gone Country, which won’t be released nationally until next month, and it only took me 4 days to finish it!
She’s Gone Country is the story of 39-year-old Shey Lynne Callen Darcy, best ...more
A lot of readers will recognize Jane's name from the many Harlequin Presents novels she's written over the years. That's why I was a bit wary of reading She's Gone Country at first. It didn't take long for me to change my way of thinking.
Jane's character's are grown up, have "real life troubles" and are for the most part, are people you'd like to call a friend. I can't say that I can relate to a former supermodel with a gay ex-husband, but she felt real, and it was easy to...more
Jane's character's are grown up, have "real life troubles" and are for the most part, are people you'd like to call a friend. I can't say that I can relate to a former supermodel with a gay ex-husband, but she felt real, and it was easy to...more
SHE'S GONE COUNTRY by Jane Porter is a contemporary romance set in modern day Texas. It is well written with details and depth. It has romance, cowboys, ranch life, divorce, bullying, second chances, major life changes, adolescent issues and betrayal. The characters are strong, determined, likable and interesting. The heroine, Shey, is in the middle of a divorce, just learned her husband of years is in love with someone else, a male. She moves back home to Texas where she learns to reinvent hers...more
From the very first page, you will find yourself relating to and loving Shey! She is every woman who has to start a new chapter of her life with her boys now that her husband has found another.
Everytime I look at the cover, I hear Alan Jackson singing:
She's gone country, look at them boots
She's gone country, back to her roots
She's gone country, a new kind of suit
She's gone country, here she comes
I loved her relationship with her mother and her boys. The ...more
Everytime I look at the cover, I hear Alan Jackson singing:
She's gone country, look at them boots
She's gone country, back to her roots
She's gone country, a new kind of suit
She's gone country, here she comes
I loved her relationship with her mother and her boys. The ...more
Shey Darcy has just become a single mother of three boys. Her husband of seventeen years has decided to quit beating around the bush and finally declare that he likes men. Shey packs up her and her three sons and moves back to Parkfield, Texas. Population sixty seven. As if Shey doesn’t have enough to worry about trying to raise her sons, she now has to deal with her mother. Plus, Shey is constantly arguing with her sons.
Like they always say…trouble usually comes in threes. Don’t kn...more
Like they always say…trouble usually comes in threes. Don’t kn...more
This was not a bad book, it just seemed to lack depth. There were so many little things going on in the main character, Shey's, life that none of them seemed to get the depth they deserved. It seemed like each little thing could have been touched on more. Each small sub-plot could have made the story more interesting if they had had the chance to develop instead of just scratching the surface. Cody's death. Why Blue and Brick blame Dane. Emily's drinking. Why Brick and Blue didn't want Shey with...more
I almost didn't finish this book, but I am glad that I kept reading. The beginning of the book was kind of boring for me. It seemed that all the the main character, Shey wanted to do was complain about her mom and her husband who left her for another man. But after a couple of chapters the book really took off and I am so happy that I kept reading because this was my kind of book. A little suspense, and lots of romance. And who doesn't get all hot and bothered by a rough and tough cowboy? These ...more
Shey Lynn has just been dumped by her husband for another man, so she does what any rational woman would do - move back home with her kids to be closer to her family. There, she starts a strained relationship with her teenage crush, rodeo star Dane Kelly. She is a super-model.
What bothered me is that Shey Lynn acted like she had money troubles, when she was still a working model, has her own book published, and has a TV show on a cable network. If she has money troubles, Lord help...more
What bothered me is that Shey Lynn acted like she had money troubles, when she was still a working model, has her own book published, and has a TV show on a cable network. If she has money troubles, Lord help...more
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This is possibly the best book I've read this year, and so far I've read 112 books (yes I keep track ;-) so that's saying something.
We meet Shey who was born and bred in central texas then went to Stanford, moved to NYC, had a great model career, 3 boys and a good marriage. Things change when her husband leaves her for another man. Her brother dies and in the months that follow she decides to move back home in Texas with her boys, back to her roots. The latter was actually why I want...more
We meet Shey who was born and bred in central texas then went to Stanford, moved to NYC, had a great model career, 3 boys and a good marriage. Things change when her husband leaves her for another man. Her brother dies and in the months that follow she decides to move back home in Texas with her boys, back to her roots. The latter was actually why I want...more
she's gone country by jane porter, wow packed book about a lot of things going
on. a mom recently divorced from her husband who is now a gay man. kids go to new
york at thanksgiving to be with him. one stays behind. 2 come back and one is
enthralled with bull riding=he starts lessons. another is being bullied at school
and she finds out. a housebreak on thanksgiving and she's calling a lifelong friend
who comes to her rescue. she is a model to boot and takes off to exotic pl...more
on. a mom recently divorced from her husband who is now a gay man. kids go to new
york at thanksgiving to be with him. one stays behind. 2 come back and one is
enthralled with bull riding=he starts lessons. another is being bullied at school
and she finds out. a housebreak on thanksgiving and she's calling a lifelong friend
who comes to her rescue. she is a model to boot and takes off to exotic pl...more
Every summer Jane Porter brings us a funny, relevant contemporary romance, and this year's She's Gone Country is no exception. The story of former model Shey Darcy's return to her Texas ranching routes gives readers glimpses into both the worlds of professional ranching and bull riding, as well as high-fashion modeling. Shey's seventeen year marriage has fallen apart, and she has returned to her hometown with her three teenage boys, who are having trouble adjusting from their fast-paced New York...more
This book was a mix of humor and frustration for me. Shey's interaction with Dane and her mother provide the bulk of the bright spots of the book. Her romance with Dane seemed to get off to a somewhat slow start, but once it did, it progressed at light speed. Shey's relationship with her mom seemed a little strained, but it provided the comedic outlet.
What kept me from really liking Shey more, was how she seemed to let her children treat her. Her two oldest children, Hank and Bo, see...more
What kept me from really liking Shey more, was how she seemed to let her children treat her. Her two oldest children, Hank and Bo, see...more
I pretty much knew I'd enjoy this book right from the start. I've enjoyed Jane Porter's books before and this one has some elements that I'm familiar with in my own life, including growing up on a ranch. I was very impressed by her treatment of the PBR (Professional Bull Riders). I know several people who are involved both behind the chutes and in the arena and feel that she did a great job of portraying this life.
The fact that Shey isn't a dewy-eyed little girl is another positiv...more
The fact that Shey isn't a dewy-eyed little girl is another positiv...more
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Heroine has moved back home in the midst of a rough divorce with her 3 teenaged sons, back to Texas (Mineral Wells/Weatherford area) from New York. Her soon-to-be ex has just realized/admitted he's gay and has moved in with a lover. Heroine goes back to ranch to lick her wounds. She grew up on the ranch with her brothers, but has been in New York City for years, living the sophisticate life.
Then her high school heartthrob shows up. And he's a little battered, physically, from the bull-...more
Then her high school heartthrob shows up. And he's a little battered, physically, from the bull-...more
This book was just okay for me. I expected way more out of it. Any bookwith a country/ranch story line I am a sucker for, but after reading the queens of country life (Linda Lael Miller and Debbie Macomber) I was a little disappointed. I didn't like the main character much at all. I didn't even like the "love interest". The story didn't even flow well for me. But for some reason I stuck it out and finished it and while it wasn't anywhere close to a favorite, I liked it enough that I fi...more
Shey Darcy moves home to Texas with her three boys after her NYC marriage comes to an end. It is tough to go home again and Shey really falls into all of the old traps with her family. Being that she was an international model (and SI cover model, twice!), I thought she would have been a bit stronger character. If you haven't read any Jane Porter before, I don't know if I'd start with this one, Shey really needs a sequel to blossom. Every single character in the book seemed to have some sort of ...more
After Shey's husband of 17 years turns her world upside down by leaving her for a man, she takes her 3 boys and moves back home to Texas to be close to her family and regroup. Moving 3 teenage boys from New York to Texas definitely causes problems. On top of this, she runs into Dane, her first love.
As Shey copes with the changes in her life, she finds herself getting stronger and becoming more like the young Shey - fun, strong and adventurous.
Jane Porter has written the story of...more
As Shey copes with the changes in her life, she finds herself getting stronger and becoming more like the young Shey - fun, strong and adventurous.
Jane Porter has written the story of...more
NL's book crawl for TX. Great book I gave it a 10 rating. Started out I thought I wouldn't like it but it grabbed me right away after the first few pages. I'm looking forward to trying her other books. One of her books was made into a lifetime movie and it's one of my favorite. Flirting with Forty. Also have that book which I haven't read yet.
This is a story about a ex model whose husband suddenly tell her after 17 years together that he's gay. So she moves back to her family ranch ...more
This is a story about a ex model whose husband suddenly tell her after 17 years together that he's gay. So she moves back to her family ranch ...more
I was in the mood for a romantic-but-not-smarmy novel, and I was sure Jane Porter would give me a strong woman protagonist. She delivered. Our heroine packs up her three sons, leaves her high-powered Manhattan modeling career and her unfaithful husband, and heads home to Texas and the family ranch. Mama is not quite Ann Richards, and the rodeo-hero high school ex isn't waiting with open arms, but those are just two of the challenges that Shey lassos and overcomes. There's food for thought he...more
I've been in a bit of a "book funk" lately. I, for some reason, have not been able to finish a book in a few months. So I saw this book at Wal-Mart and the cover caught my eye. I thought I'd read something light hearted and quick to get me out of my funk and it worked. AND, I surprisingly really liked the book. It's a little on the predictable side but there were a LOT of themes in it that I totally can identify with. Not to mention the extraordinarily hot cowboy, Dane Kelly. Wh...more
She's Gone Country by Jane Porter is firmly entrenched on my keeper shelf. I liked that the heroine, Shey, is in her late 30s (I'm tiring of heroines who are my children's ages. It's me, it's not them, but early 20 somethings still have so much to experience before they turn into the wise-souls some authors make them. .
Shey's dealing with the aftermath of a divorce after her husband has come out of the closet. She's taken her three sons back to her hometown in Texas and is struggling t...more
Shey's dealing with the aftermath of a divorce after her husband has come out of the closet. She's taken her three sons back to her hometown in Texas and is struggling t...more
Shey Darcy, at 39, has lived the life many of us can only dream of. She is a former top model that has graced the covers of Vogue and Sport Illustrated, lives in New York City with her husband and three boys. Life is perfect, or at least it was, when her husband of 17 years decides to finally come out of the closet and confesses to liking men.
Shey decides that moving back to her hometown of Parkfield, Texas is the best thing for her and her three boys. But packing up and heading ...more
Shey decides that moving back to her hometown of Parkfield, Texas is the best thing for her and her three boys. But packing up and heading ...more
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She's Gone Country has everything a good Chick Lit novel should have. A strong woman character, a problem to solve that most women can relate to, and a sexy love interest. She's Gone Country is a very easy and quick book to read, but once you get to the end of the book, you are glad you have spent some time with the characters and are left wanting a sequel.
This is my new favorite Jane Porter. I ripped through it in two days and for the first time ever I wanted to immediately turn to page one and read it again. As a mother of boys this story just pulled me in. And Shey's long lost love just hooked me the rest of the way. Dane is my new favorite hero. I reread Flirting With Forty every year, it's been my favorite book since it was released. But this book just took the number one spot on my bookshelf.
Shey struck me as selfish, but I was thrilled when she helped out Delilah (a classmate of her son, Bo) especially since that inspired her to stop being so self-absorbed. Fortunately, not liking Shey didn't take away (much) from enjoying the book since so many of the other characters were great. I did find that ending wrapped it all up too neatly. The happy ending's nice, but I liked the book better without the epilogue.
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