What happens when a city girl goes country?She is a driven city girl with her eyes on the prize.He is a smoking hot country mechanic whose prize is her.Stella Monroe has her eye on one thing…a promotion. So when her boss offers her an opportunity to show her value to the company, she decides to take it. There is just one problem. Moving to a small town away from her city life isn’t Stella’s … town away from her city life isn’t Stella’s idea of a good time. But she’s got this. Right?
From the minute she arrives in the country, Stella is beginning to lose her confidence. Her car ends up in a ditch, a snake decides to visit her in the shower, and the quiet is driving her crazy. Her only saving grace is the hot mechanic that rescued her from the side of the road. His mix of kindness and cocky playfulness is definitely appealing, but can she manage her career and a fling?
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I loved Gone Country by Katrina Marie. It was such a sweet, easy to read, love story. The chemistry between the main characters was so real, you could feel it from the book. I am looking forward to more books by this author and more from this series. I love happily ever after, romantic books with great characters and a great story.
I must say, this was a very happy and fun read to engage in upon reading! From the start to the main plot concept to the character introductions I was defiantly hooked. It was impossible not to get hooked in with the drama or the funny moments going on as the book progressed its plot!
The story of this book was so sweet and full of heart for sure. I loved the story as well as the characters. It was a fun and light hearted read for me to enjoy. I’m a country girl at heart so this book defiantly felt like home to be in more ways than one. I loved it! The story of city girl with big dream, doesn’t plan on finding the most amazing guy ever, Will it come down to having to make her choose one or the other perhaps? I think you will have to read this one to find out!
Johnny and Stella were for sure two different, but special characters. Johnny reminded me of my husband, Sweet, good soul, and good with his hands in more than one way maybe haha. Stella was a girl with her head on her shoulders well, but not prepared for what life can throw at her. She was fun to read and her alone gave me a lot of chuckles as I read. It was comical in a good way to read about her and Johnny and time together and the events they faced. It was a good and fun read for me!
The book was very enjoyable and as I have said gave a lot of heart and then some! I really enjoyed this first book in a series. I was very happy reading this and I will for sure be enjoying more from this wonderful author! I highly suggest you read it, you will for sure enjoy yourself as much as I did!
3.5 stars
Gone Country (Gone in Love) by Katrina Marie is a romantic comedy story. City girl meets country boy. It is told from one POV but would have given the story more depth if it had been written in dual POV thus I found it hard to fully connect with the characters. The story was fun, but I didn’t fall in love with it. There were some moments that made me smile as we watch Stella navigate her time in the country and all that it has to offer, creepy crawlies and all and her attraction to the country boy who helped her when she first arrived.
Gone Country by Katrina Marie a delightfully charming four-star read. This could have been a five-star read, and I had high hopes for it, I am hoping that the next one will knock it over the edge. This took a while to warm up to and get into, Stella I got as I am also clumsy and have some shocking luck, but other parts left me cold. But by the end of the story, her and Johnny give you the warm and fuzzies. It has a good story, once you get to the meat of it, so I would say keep going if you start and wonder what is going on.
3 Stars
Gone Country is the first book in the Cousins Gone series by Katrina Marie. This is the first book that I have read from this author so I really didn’t know what to expect going in. What I found between the covers was a cute and very light read.
Diehard city girl meets down to earth country boy. This is a tried and true recipe that I have read many times before and have enjoyed- especially as an in-between my heavier reads book-snack. I think this story held a lot of potential, but failed to deliver, for me. Like I said, it is a cute and light read- there really wasn’t anything there that really grabbed my attention to make it stand out from the crowd. The characters were ok, but they frustrated me so much, I really had trouble connecting with them. But I feel that with some tweaking like fixing the grammar issues, keeping the pace from lagging and dragging, having more detailed descriptions, with more development of the story and characters, and a little extra (realistic and unmanufactured) drama or conflict would definitely go a long way to making this book more memorable… but again that is just me. Please don’t let me put you off reading this story if you like a lighter read- I just prefer my stories with a bit more ‘meat’.
I am curious to read some of Katrina Marie’s other work to see what else she can do and if this is just a one-off issue, for me. I will probably go back and read this book again in a few weeks to see if I still feel the same way, or if maybe I was just having an ‘off’ reading day with this.
Thank you, Katrina Marie!
Some times our priorities get rearranged….
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Stella was a career orentented kind of woman who had her eyes on the final prize so in order to compete with all the jock strap wearing dudes she had to prove herself ten times over.
Unfortunately her two favorite cousins were in their party mode and insisted on driving her crazy; however she had grown up things to do and nope these darn things just didn’t finish themselves.
Stella could have sworn her boss was speaking some foreign language or something but nope he wasn’t.
However once I’ve listen to his spiel
I know I have few options but yeah I’m totally up for a new challenge.
And oh wow they started before she ever made it to her new house and it all really started with her leaving later then she wanted to and now the fact her poor car was in a ditch all because something she barely saw dashed in front of her.
But oh la la that man was definitely a hunk and he actually stopped to help her; she just hoped she wasn’t actually visibly drooling.
I honestly never expected to be experiencing something like this were I’m actually connecting with someone but its a nice change.
Apparently it’s my turn; after all he save me when I needed help so now I needed to return the favor and go rescue him from his unwanted ex.
It was the weekend and obviously her boss had no problems derailing her magic moments as he just did nor did he have any issues threatening her job as well.
Stella seriously couldn’t believe her eyes but nope they weren’t deceiving her unfortunately she really couldn’t or wouldn’t handle this so instead she left so quickly her heels were pratically on fire.
Until she was brought up short in surprised: then she knew it had to be her cousins
because she probably wouldn’t have given him another chance.
what use to be the most important part of her life didn’t seemed to fit so much anymore so here she was now standing at a fork in the road; and yep she knew.
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Stella is a bit of workaholic whose sole purpose is getting her proverbial ducks in a row, so when she’s offered a chance to prove her work she takes it she just didn’t count on it relying on a move to the county side where she meets a Johnny.
Cute feel-good rom-com, with a good storyline and some steamy moments.
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I’ve read several books written by Katrina Marie; she has done a great job at writing a good book; she is becoming one of my favorite authors. I can’t wait to read more of books her books.
The story line caught my attention at the very beginning and kept me interested throughout the entire book.
I loved the chemistry between the characters.
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Stella was a workaholic in Austin with a demanding ungrateful superior when she gets the opportunity to manage opening a new distribution center in Asheville. Johnny is the mechanic who picked her up when she ran off the road to avoid hitting an animal. They decide to have a fling while she’s there, but their feelings for each become stronger until his ex and her job back in Austin get in the way. There were plenty of funny and sexy moments in this romance.
By far one of my favorites! Why you ask because Stella is so relatable. Are you scared of creppy crawlies? Stella has you covered on that. Clumsy AF? You guessed it, Stella again has you covered.. Suspicious if a random dude trying to help you is a serial killer? Stella again has got your back, sista!! She had me dying. Just cause im a country girl and i have these traits but ive gotten better with the creepy crawlies status. Haha. Also, i kinda envy these girls and their relationship. Stella and her two cousins have a close relationship where you could honestly think they are sisters. I don’t have that with my cousins whatever the reason. So this book was so much fun to read cause i got to see a side of a relationship that i don’t have. I absolutely loved Johnny! He was great and so persistent. Which hey when you know what you want, you go for it! Did anyone catch the tiny bit we got of good ole Reaf from Welcome to your life and From this moment? Miss him and the group from Taking Chances series but it was great seeing him. Im super excited to see what’s to come in this series especially since it means we see the cousins get their men!
Gone Country is the first book in the Cousins Gone Series. This is a clean sweet romance with city girl Stella and country boy Johnny. The characters are fun and Johnny is a little gun-shy due to an incident with an ex. This story is well written and has humour, drama with his ex, and a sweet clean romance.
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Gone Country is the first book in an all new series from Katrina Marie. What happens when a city girl has to head to the country temporarily for a job? Well, read and you’ll find out.
Stella was so fun. She is hard working, her job is important to her. She is full of sass but such a klutz. As a character, she is super relatable. She also has her two cousins, Aubrey and Tiffany, who are hilarious! I love the relationship with the three of them, they are much more like sisters than cousins. Johnny, the small town mechanic and Stella’s knight in shining armor when she first comes to town.
Stella and Johnny had instant chemistry and it just grew more intense as the story went on. I loved their relationship and I can’t wait for more of it in the future to see how far the come.
Gone Country is a fairly quick read but it is full of laughs, a little steam and just an overall feel good story.
Sweet and clean, but good
Good romance whose sex scenes are implied and not described, but the story is very romantic and it works well because the characters are endearing without being annoying, and their relationship knows a few twists that keep the interest: Johnny is timid at first, but he’s also an alpha, while Stella is strong, independent, but irresistibly attracted to Johnny.
Stella has to go to a new agency of her company to have a promotion in the American country. She loves to live in city and she’s close to her cousins, so, the shock will be tough. After a car accident, she is rescued by Johnny who will become the first person she will know in her new temporary life. She is attracted to him and vice versa, but because she won’t there for long, they quickly agree not to get attach to each other.
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Ok you guys, YOU ALL NEED TO GO GET THIS NOW! Stella and Johnny are so awesome and so 100% relatable!!! There were so many funny thing about Stella that I kept thinking, OMG THIS IS ME IN THIS BOOK! On top of that, she’s strong willed and super funny. What isn’t to love about a lead woman with those qualities?? Stella is also a city girl, which I can 100% relate to. Although, I may have died if I had been in a situation or two of hers, and I am not exaggerating lol!
Let’s talk a little more about Stella. This girl is so awesome! Part of how I can relate is that she’s super clumsy, but a total workaholic. As much as I try, I’m definitely both of those! BUT this leads her to Johnny, and holy cow is Johnny awesome! Stella is definitely the type whole thinks/thought work was more important. Insert Johnny. I was so dang happy that Johnny wasn’t a serial killer when he helped Stella at the side the road LOL. (I am one to almost never remember a blurb before I read a book, so I was in the dark about the names). He was so perfectly kind, but also had a truck load of charisma. This man was smoooooth! I loved how he treated Stella from the moment they met. Also, THEY HAD SPARKS. Holy cow did they have sparks. They caught each other with lingering eyes more than once. So I was so super excited to see just how daring Johnny was.
Johnny is one relentless people, and I loved that about him! He wasn’t about to let Stella fall through his finger-tips, especially when he could see that her desire matched her own. Watching these two figure things out was SO MUCH FUN. I had so many laughs, but also there were some pretty amazing steamy parts.
Now, I cannot talk about this book without talking about the cousins!! Tiffany & Aubrey are both one of a kind! These girls are definitely ride and die. Made me want to text my cousin and check in! What I loved most was how supportive they were. Although, Tiffany did give a lot of crap, you could tell she 100% cared. Everyone needs an Aubrey and Tiffany in their life!!! I CANNOT wait to see what she has in store for these two!!
Back to the book, this book was so awesome. I don’t want to give away much, but there’s everything you need. There’s some really funny parts, some serious parts, some steamy parts, awesome friends and a few wrenches thrown in to throw you off. You cannot ask for more! Go buy now!
While this light romance got better as it went along, I was already disconnected from the story by the time it got there. It’s not poorly written, but the romance developed slowly and since I didn’t particularly like our heroine (or our hero), that made the book drag. That combined with the wholly unromantic start to their relationship – Johnny asks Stella if she wants to have a non-exclusive, no strings fling before knowing anything about her – and I had difficulty rooting for these two to find their happily ever after.
The story follows Stella, a twenty-something city girl who has been working herself to the bone in the hopes that she’ll soon get a promotion. When her boss asks that she temporarily relocate as the final test before the promotion, she jumps at the chance without learning too much about where she’ll be staying. Upon arrival to the small town, Stella has car trouble and winds up meeting a sexy mechanic. Johnny makes living in the country bearable, and he becomes the person Stella turns to whenever she’s in need. When he proposes that they have a no strings fling, Stella has trouble remembering all the reasons it’s a bad idea.
I did like the light, easy feel to the writing. This book wasn’t for me but I bet I’d enjoy something else by the author. Stella definitely came off as a little bratty and spoiled, while Johnny’s motivations were unclear. It’s told exclusively from Stella’s perspective, and I think getting his side of the story would’ve made the book a lot better. Without knowing his perspective, the reader is sort of led to assume that he’s just excited to sleep with someone who won’t be sticking around, and it left a sour taste in my mouth. We never really learn all that much about him, aside from his job and some drama with his ex. I’m sure there are those who will love this story, but this one didn’t win me over.
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A somewhat flat novel. It wasn’t really for me I’m afraid. Found the plot inadequate, the characters poorly described, their personalities undeveloped. The storyline was predictable and for the first 22% into the story very little had happened. This lengthy introduction did not benefit the book. Although there was a perceived attraction between the main characters Johnny and Stella, the romantic content is so clean, I’d give it a 12 rating. There were a few exchanges between Johnny and Stella that were witty and their developing feelings could be felt There were so many scenes in the book that did not contribute at all to the storyline or made much sense. There were several spelling errors, so the efforts of a good editor would benefit the book. There is a HEA but other than Stella’s close and well-described relationship with her cousins Audrey and Tiffany, the rest of the story had left me wanting.
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