Pulled Within by Marni Mann – Review & Giveaway

Pulled Within
Bar Harbor series – Book #2
by Marni Mann
Release Date: September 12, 2014

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DESCRIPTION
Storms can’t last forever…can they?

For five long years, Rae Ryan has lived in a storm over which she has no control. Little by little, everything has been taken away from her—her job, her relationship, her best friend and her home. Plagued by nightmares and a terrible family secret, she carries her scars as much on the inside as she does on the outside.

Hart Booker, another disappointment from her past, returns to Bar Harbor and shelters her from the rain. He reminds Rae that forgiveness is possible, happiness can be found on the other side of darkness, and beauty rests beneath her scars. But a sinister figure lingering in the background seems determined to pull Rae back into a past she’s been trying to outrun. Can she survive the storm and become part of the light she so desperately desires? Or is she destined to remain

Pulled Within?

REVIEW

5 out of 5 for this reader folks!

Stripped to the bone, raw and emotionally exhausted. Just a few words to describe a Marni Mann experience. There are only a handful of authors that I have read that are capable of leaving me so completely spent but so satisfied .. well folks .. Marni Mann is one of them! Every single book of hers that I have read has taken me by surprise in one way or another and this read is no exception.

The second book of her Bar Harbor series, Pulled Within is about Rae and Hart. We met Rae in the first book and I was pleased that she was getting her story as she is a character that you knew had a deep past. Scarred in more ways than one, she has demons upon demons, is down on her luck, has an ex with a new love and just trying to keep it together day to day. Then another ex and the contributor to her pain comes back into the picture. This time however, he wants to help her heal.

Hart is another deep character but with him comes retribution and light. He knows how he contributed to Rae’s pain and does everything in his power to knock down her defences and force her to trust. He is patient and kind but also gives Rae the kind of love she needs .. be it sweet and tough. He brings reality and truth to the table and while he appreciates how wrong he did by her, he forces them to move forward.

If you are looking for a sweet, kind read you will find that here! You will also find heart break, angst, abuse, language etc … you will walk away from a well thought out, perfectly paced novel that you will not forget. Be prepared to go on one heck of a ride though, and you may also find yourself relating to these characters in more ways than one.

Well done Marni Mann. You consistently deliver, and just when I think I have you figured out, you go and take me in a different direction. You are one talented lady and you sure know how to use your words!

HAPPY READING! 🙂

Reviewed by Rachel

Copy provided by Publisher

Best-selling Author Marni Mann knew she was going to be a writer since middle school. While other girls her age were daydreaming about teenage pop stars, Mann was fantasizing about penning her first novel. She crafts sexy, titillating stories that weave together her love of darkness, mystery, passion, and human emotion. A New Englander at heart, she now lives in Sarasota, Florida with her husband and their two dogs who subsequently have been characters in her books. When she’s not nose deep in her laptop working on her next novel, she’s scouring for chocolate, sipping wine, traveling to new locations, and devouring fabulous books.

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