Shelter From the Storm is book 2 in the Perfect Storm series and follows Theo Storm as he navigates obstacles left and right as he falls for Gracemont transplant, Gretchen.
About Shelter From the Storm
Theo laughed at Levi when he fell in love at first sight. Granted Levi fell in love with someone they had all grown up with. But still. Love at first sight is just not a thing. At least not for Theo. He is busy running the family’s business and expanding it in to planning and hosting events on the family farm.
Gretchen grew up in the foster system. She has an older brother who is a Navy Seal, but she has not kept in contact with him over the last few years. When she aged out of the foster system, one of the local police officers offered her a place to stay. He is 20 years older, but he is trying to be a mentor for her. Or so he says.
After two years of biding her time and planning everything to a tee, Gretchen manages to get a job at Storm Farm as their Events Coordinator. She takes a circuitous route to Gracemont so that she will not be found. She has changed her last name in the hopes of disappearing. Lucky for her, she has one friend on her side back home who helped her to escape and is keeping an eye out for any sign of trouble.
Theo is surprised to see a woman leaning against the wall. She is wearing a turtleneck top and jeans, but the weather is so warm today that she is overheated. When he finds out she is the new Events Coordinator, he takes her to the brewery for a drink. While there, he has the waitress get her a few shirts to wear. But he has no idea what she is hiding from the world.
Theo watches Gretchen’s reactions to various stimuli. He know something is going on with her, but he is not sure what. When he finally gets her to open up about some of her past, his heart breaks for her. But he has not heard anything yet.
Gretchen does confide in her landlady. She knows something is wrong, so she tells Gretchen about her past. She does this hoping Gretchen will open up to her and tell her what she is running from. And she does. She is the only person Gretchen has trusted enough to tell her story to.
Until her past threatens her future.
Although she is skittish around law enforcement, with Theo’s help she learns that Gracemont protects their own. And she is one of theirs. So when she gets a surprise visit from the Sheriff, she trusts him and tells him her story.
But this is not the end of her past haunting her happiness. Nor is it the end of many more surprises to come.
Storms protect their own, no matter what. Gretchen is one of them. Every single Storm is there for Gretchen. When push comes to shove, though, Gretchen protects herself. Even as all of the Storm men run to her defense.
Impressions
When Gretchen arrived in Gracemont, she was timid and scared of everything and everyone. I loved watching her blossom and thrive. She found friends that had her back. She found a support system that was there for her when she needed them. And she found her strength from within.
I loved that Theo was there for Gretchen, no matter what. He did not shy away from her past. He did not judge her for the life she led. He listened. Yes, it made him angry, but he did not show her that knowing she could not handle his anger.
All I have to say is will the Storms adopt me please? I absolutely love this family.
Narration
It has been awhile since I have listened to a Grace Noble narration. I loved her as Gretchen and as Theo’s cousin, Firecracker. Jarman Day played an understanding Theo. There were so many emotions in this story and these play managed to capture them all.
Availability
Shelter From the Storm is currently available for purchase in all formats on Amazon.
Series Listing
- Taken By Storm (Perfect Storm Book 1)
- Shelter From the Storm (Perfect Storm Book 2)
- Caught In a Storm (Perfect Storm Book 3)
- Riding Out The Storm (Perfect Storm Book 4)
- Edge Of The Storm (Perfect Storm Book 5)
- Heart Of The Storm (Perfect Storm Book 6)
About Mari Carr
Virginia native Mari Carr is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller of contemporary sexy romance and romantic suspense novels. With over two million copies of her books sold, Mari was the winner of the Romance Writers of America’s Passionate Plume award for her novella, Erotic Research. She has over a hundred published works, including her popular Wild Irish and Compass books, along with the Trinity Masters series she writes with Lila Dubois.
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