Taken by Storm

Perfect Storm, Book 1

By: Mari Carr

Narrated by: Jarman Day, Grace Noble

There’s a storm coming...and he’s not taking no for an answer.

Life has dealt Kasi one blow after another. Following her mother’s untimely death, her family implodes, leaving her alone to run the farm. Fatigue and stress have become her new best friends, every day passing in a blur of work, work, and more work. When Levi Storm, her lifelong crush, keeps her from face-planting due to exhaustion, she’s mortified…and more than a little bit turned on.

A person could set a clock by Levi’s daily routine, right down to his afternoon trip to the Mills’ farm market to buy one of Kasi’s delicious pies. He’s known Kasi her entire life, so when the beautiful young woman faints in front of him, coming to in his arms, Levi is stunned by the sudden realization that she’s meant to be his, and he’s prepared to move heaven and earth to claim her.

Kasi should at least try to shake the sexy new six foot five shadow she’s acquired, but Levi’s much-needed help around the farm, his comfort as she struggles with grief, and his breath-stealing kisses are reigniting the hope and happiness she’s lost.

Until reality crashes in again, forcing her to choose between the dominant, possessive, amazing man who makes her heart race and her family’s beloved farm.

©2025 Mari Carr Books LLC (P)2025 Mari Carr Books LLC

I enjoyed it!

Taken by Storm (Perfect Storm #1) is an age gap, small town romance.

Kasi and Levi’s story was interesting and held my attention. My heart ached for Kasi as she dealt with her family struggles. She showed so much strength through it all. Levi was so supportive and I enjoyed how much attention he displayed towards everything. The POV isn’t my usual go to, but I was able to follow along fairly well. I enjoyed the drama, and tender moments. I look forward to reading the rest of the series.

Jarman Day and Grace Noble are both new narrators for me and I think they did a wonderful job. Their portrayals of the characters in this book was spot on.

Great beginning to this series

I enjoyed Mari Carr's ITALIAN STALLIONS series so was excited to begin this one. It was a love at first touch (that was new to me), age gap, small town romance. Had some steamy talk that didn't quite feel real, so it took me out of the story. But after getting though the first couple instances, I was able to immerse myself into it. I loved the characters, even if I got frustrated at times. I wouldn't pause the audio and listened into the early morning hours where it ended with a beautiful HEA. I look forward to the rest of the brother's stories!

The narrators were excellent. Love there voices. They brought this audiobook to life with emotional performances that had it rolling like a movie in my head.

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Great Start to a New Series!

This is the first story in this new series and is an age gap romance between Kasi and Levi.  They knew each other when they were younger and Kasi had a crush on Levi and because of their age difference, it took him until they were older to have feelings for her.  Sometimes Kasi drove me crazy with not letting Levi help her, but over time she got better at it.  Kasi had been through a lot in life and needed help getting the Farm back to where it should be.  I loved Levi and his family!  Kasi and Levi went through a lot and finally got their HEA.  Looking forward to the next book in the series.  The narrators were very good telling this story.
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Carr keeps it spicy with this emotional firestorm.

The fire of attraction meets the spirit of heart and finds the temptation of romance. Carr keeps it spicy with this emotional firestorm. Kasi and Storm push the boundaries of love and life with seductive repercussions. Taken by Storm is an instalove, second chance, heartache that gets under the skin. Day and Noble give voice to an empowering, inferno that stays on your mind and sticks to the soul.

Decent Story

So my pet peeve in a story is a weak, door mat fmc and I found her to be all that. But then I really thought about the story, and realized some one battling grief, depression, and burning the candle at both ends, would be that naive and co dependent. With that in mind, it all makes sense.
I think the weirdest part in this story is Levi's nickname for her, Little Bear. What is it with these weird names the men give in these stories?
I did like the solution Levi came up with at the end of the story. It was very realistic.
Over all, a decent story and I love the ability to have audio.
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