Title: Pulled Beneath (Bar Harbor Series #1)
Author: Marni Mann
Genre: New Adult
Publisher: Booktrope (http://booktrope.com/)
Synopsis:
What happens when you uncover years of secrets and find out everything
you thought to be true was a lie?
Drew Stevens finds her world turned upside down when her parents are
brutally murdered. Soon after, she learns she inherited a property in Bar
Harbor, Maine from recently deceased grandparents that she believed had died
when she was a baby.
Drew travels north to settle her grandparents’ estate, but finds more
questions than answers as the truth starts unraveling. What she didn’t expect
to find was Saint, whose reputation was as tumultuous as his past. But the very
thing that brought them together was the same thing that kept them emotionally
caged.
With Saint’s scars so deep and Drew’s so fresh, can the pair heal from
their painful wounds or will they be pulled beneath the darkness of their
pasts?
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/pulled-beneath-marni-mann/1118927292?ean=9781620152195
Excerpt Pulled Beneath:
His nose grazed my
neck and cheek. “I can smell Brady all over you,” he said.
“Brady?”
“You went to Caleb’s
house, didn’t you?”
“Who’s Caleb?”
That name didn’t
sound familiar. But even if it had, I couldn’t concentrate on anything
besides his mouth. The fullness of his lips. The wetness that I wanted to
somehow seep into my own mouth. His warmth was enveloping me.
“It’s the brown
house in the woods, the one I’m pretty sure was having a party tonight.”
His mouth closed and he exhaled through his nose. He was several inches
taller than I was, and his down-pointing gaze sent his breath straight
into my mouth. I swallowed it like it was smoke. There was a hint of salt
in his taste along with something fresh and sweet like mint candy. “I
bet Gabe found you before everyone else.” He dipped the bottom half of his
face into the water, submerging the parts I was having a hard time
dragging my eyes away from. “I imagine Brady hated that. And I bet the two
of them got into a fight.”
“How do you know?”
“You’re new here and
no one’s been able to touch you yet; I know how they think.” One of his
hands gripped the rock above my head; the other hugged my waist, clenching my
skin as he spoke. “I bet you were wearing something tight, too…teasing
them with your body.” My legs lifted on their own and wrapped around him.
He didn’t flinch. He didn’t stop me or pull away. “I can’t really blame Gabe
for wanting you, can I? Or Brady since he was just protecting what’s his.”
Did he really mean
that? Or was he trying to get a reaction out of me?
“I’m not his…or
anyone else’s.” His eyes gleamed from my words. “And you can’t smell
Brady,” I added, “because he wasn’t all over me.”
His nose skimmed my
chin. “I can smell his weed on your skin.” Then it raised an inch
higher and scraped over the edge of my lips. “And his beer on your
breath.”
“Don’t judge me just
because I needed a break. We can’t all be Saints…” He hardly looked like
one, and he wasn’t giving off an innocent vibe despite the lack of booze in his
scent. Still, I couldn’t help but feel like I had done something wrong
tonight. When I went to pull away, to put some space between us, my legs
tightened instead. My body was responding on its own, regardless of what
my mind was telling it to do.
“There’s no judgment
coming from me. I’ve been where you are so I know what it’s like to
find something that makes you feel normal… and to want more of it.” I
remembered the conversation we’d had about this. I didn’t know why we were
talking about it again or why my actions even mattered to him. But there
was a part of me that felt the need to explain myself. I didn’t want
him to get the wrong idea. I wasn’t a pothead, and I definitely didn’t
have a drinking problem. “Just because I can relate,” he said, “doesn’t
mean I’m going to let you go swimming tonight.”
“You say you’ve been
where I am…how do you even know where that is?”
I didn’t even know
what this period of my life was or how I was supposed to overcome
this overwhelming pain and move on. The weed helped; so did the alcohol
that was still warming my chest. But it wasn’t enough.
Nothing was enough
at this point.
“How do I know?” he
echoed. “I just do.” His voice was soft but demanding. His fingers
had found my waist again and held me in such a strong grip that my
emotions began unraveling. Despite my resistance, I was being pulled
toward him. I was opening in a way I had never done before. And I was
doing it for a stranger. A sexy stranger.
I had witnessed his
pain in motion; the way he had stroked over the sea fueled by something so
similar to what fueled me. The agony he couldn’t hide from his caramel-colored
eyes. I was drawn to whatever was broken in him, probably in the same way
he was drawn to what was broken in me.
He continued
speaking…I could feel his words because his breath kept hitting my
face and his sound floated into my ears. But I wasn’t listening. I
couldn’t. My brain had gone to that place…where all I saw was the blood
and all I heard was my parents’ screams. My secrets were on the verge of
being revealed, and there was nothing I could do to stop it.
About Marni Mann:
A New Englander at heart, Marni Mann, now a Floridian is inspired by
the sandy beaches and hot pink sunsets of Sarasota. She taps a mainstream
appeal and shakes worldwide taboos, taking her readers on a dark and breathtaking
journey. When she’s not nose deep in her laptop, she’s scouring for chocolate,
traveling, reading, or walking her four-legged children.
Connect with Marni Mann:
Website: http://marnismann.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarniMannAuthor
Twitter: https://twitter.com/marnimann
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