First off, let me say that I absolutely LOVE Jane Porter. I love the way she writes. I love the way she takes her characters and opens them up so you can see every aspect of them. I love the reality in her work and that her writing is as real as she is. She writes from the heart and her characters are authentic. Ultimately, Jane rocks and her books are amazing!! I was very blessed to get an advanced reader copy of this book from a contest on her blog. She loves her readers and is always doing contests and sending out goodies! She is such an amazing woman and her books are awesome!
Here's my review of She's Gone Country (which I read in just a few hours and couldn't put down!)...
Shey Darcy has had a rough several months. She was once a top model for Sports Illustrated and Vogue, with her own television show and ran a successful modeling agency. Her marriage of seventeen years has fallen apart because her husband has left her for someone else. Her brother has recently committed suicide. And she and her three teenage boys have now moved back to the family's ranch.
Moving back home brings drama all it's own. Her family is eager to help her and give her advice on how to put all the pieces of her life back together. From her religious mother to her older brothers, she is not lacking for advice. But Shey has to do this her way, which includes dealing with everyday issues with her teenage boys, her work, her self-esteem and her life.
As if her everyday life were not complicated enough, Shey's first true love, professional bull-riding champ, Dane Kelly, enters the picture. Their relationship never got off the ground because she was shipped off to boarding school at the age of sixteen. However, Shey has never forgotten him and her feelings for him are as strong as ever. Now, they are both single and Shey is conflicted on whether or not to explore those feelings.
This book touches on many areas from family drama to romance to parenting issues. The characters are so well-written that it's very hard not to get caught up in the story. It's a story of change, growth and acceptance. It's a story about life.
To quote Jane, "Life isn't pretty and shiny and tidy. It's chaotic and ever changing, sometimes intense, sometimes damn boring. And someimes just perfect, which is pretty incredible when you consider how imperfect we are."
I highly recommend this book to be on your must read list! In fact, if you haven't picked up any of her other books, I suggest you do! She's Gone Country will be released on August 23, 2010.
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