Taken by Storm is book 1 in the Perfect Storm spinoff series from Kiss and Tell (Italian Stallions Book 8). In this inaugural book, we follow Levi Storm and Kasi Mills on their journey.
About Taken By Storm
Kasi is Levi’s cousin, Remi’s, best friend. He has always thought of her like a little sister, err cousin. She has always had a “secret” crush on him, but with him being 13 years older than her she knew nothing would ever come of it.
Levi swings by the Mills’ farm market every day for one of their fresh baked pies. Little does he know that Kasi puts aside a pie every day for him. And not just any pie, but the best pie. He has no idea she has had a crush on him for forever. But when she passes out and almost face plants in to the market counter, he catches her.
Kasi is embarrassed, and aroused, when she wakes up with her head in Levi’s lap after passing out. He is worried about her, but she claims she forgot to eat. As all gentleman do, he helps her close down the market stand and then follows her home.
What he learns at her house simply floors him. He cannot believe she is running the market stand, baking all of the goods she sells, making dinner for her dad, managing the farm workers, managing the bills, and so on. It is overwhelming for one person to do it all.
Oh yeah, did I mention Kasi has a brother who parties all night and then does not do his chores around the farm, so she has to?
And let us not forget, she has an unwanted suitor who is trying to get his hands on her family’s farm so that his family can expand their business.
When Levi realizes, early on, that Kasi is the ONE for him, he sets about winning her heart. But will he be able to convince her that he is in love with her? Or will this unwanted suitor beat him to the punch by knowingly making her question Levi and his family?
When her father starts to rejoin the family after the untimely death of his wife, will he be able to reason with Kasi and give her the support she needs? Will he merge his family and farm with the Storm’s or with the unwanted suitor’s family?
Impressions
For as young as she is, Kasi is truly amazing. She is doing the work of 3, or more, people around the farm. In addition, she is dealing with a person she has no desire to deal with. So when his family starts overstepping boundaries, her spine stiffens. She starts pushing back and saying NO.
Also, her memories of her parents dancing in the kitchen is something she dreams of having for herself. So when that dream comes true with her, she knows she has made the right decision.
Narration
Both Grace Noble and Jarman Day are new narrators for me. I enjoyed both of their voices, especially as these lead characters. We shall see how many more Perfect Storm books they narrate.
Availability
Taken By Storm is currently available in all formats on Amazon.
Series Listing
- Taken By Storm (Perfect Storm Book 1)
- Shelter From The Storm (Perfect Storm Book 2)
- Against The 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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