Reviewed by Karen Pirnot for Readers' Favorite

Shey Darcy seems to have it all. She is a top notch New York model with a handsome husband and three intelligent sons. Her world is nearly perfect until her husband of seventeen years tells her he is gay.

Shey feels betrayed and decides to go back to her country roots in Texas where she will have the support and encouragement of friends and family. The major obstacle to adjustment in small town Texas appears to be her ongoing attraction to her childhood sweetheart, Dane Kelly.

In Texas, Shey's life begins to unravel as her oldest son insists on returning to New York and the middle son admits he has suicidal feelings. Intermingled in the turmoil is the insistence of Shey's husband that the children live with him and his partner in New York where opportunities for educational achievement appear more abundant.

As if Shey did not already have enough problems during her transition to single person status, she is continually hounded by her Southern Baptist mother who believes any and all problems can be solved via regular church attendance. The book is rich with ongoing parenting problems juxtaposed to the real and urgent needs for the nearly forty Shea Darcy to develop a life of her own.

Those liking strong women and happy endings will be drawn to the book.