All Kinds of Tied Down

Marshals (Book 1)

By: Mary Calmes

Narrated by: Tristan James

Length: 9 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

Deputy US Marshal Miro Jones has a reputation for being calm and collected under fire. These traits serve him well with his hotshot partner, Ian Doyle, the kind of guy who can start a fight in an empty room. In the past three years of their life-and-death job, they've gone from strangers to professional coworkers to devoted teammates and best friends. Miro’s cultivated blind faith in the man who has his back…faith and something more.

As a marshal and a soldier, Ian’s expected to lead. But the power and control that brings Ian success and fulfillment in the field isn't working anywhere else. Ian’s always resisted all kinds of tied down, but having no home - and no one to come home to - is slowly eating him up inside. Over time, Ian has grudgingly accepted that going anywhere without his partner simply doesn't work. Now Miro just has to convince him that getting tangled up in heartstrings isn't being tied down at all.

©2014 Mary Calmes (P)2014 Dreamspinner Press

All Kinds Of Tied Down

Impressive! A real love story with lots of crazy humor and a relief to find one gay story with only 1 political statement! I want to be entertained and this story does it! The only thing I did not like was the mention of propaganda regarding religion! I know many gay folks that believe and follow our Creator! Other than that I loved these rascals! Thank You Mary and Tristan!

A MASTERPIECE!

Would you consider the audio edition of All Kinds of Tied Down to be better than the print version?

Haven't read the book.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Both Ian and Miro of course; the interaction was beautiful

Which scene was your favorite?

Mary's description of the guys riding the elevator together. AMAZING AND WONDERFUL!

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When leaving the parking lot and firing their engines up for their very first time.

Any additional comments?

Thank you for a wonderful book!

Lots of suspense, danger and gun fights!!

Hard to put into words with out spoiling it. I loved the way Miro pines away after his partner. The danger of their job as Marshals was crazy dangerous! The author mage you feel like you were right there watching the scenes as they played out. The ending has a twist with their boss that I never saw coming! Overall it was well written and I really enjoyed it!

Excellent narration

This is the best story this author has produced in several years, especially in the Chicago group of stories. The narrator brings to life the main characters' subtle nuances (Ian, subtle? 😄). The narrator really enhanced my enjoyment of a story I already liked.

Amazing

I loved the main characters . They had great chemistry from the beginning. There attraction was a slow sweet climb but worth it because the sexy action is delicious.
The narration made the story come to life. The narration made a great story even better.
Charo

Just wow!

I’ve had this in my library for almost a year and I could beat myself over the head for not getting to it sooner! This was really well done, great story, fun characters and a wonderful love. There are some points of contention but they are so minimal, it’s not worth mentioning. I can’t wait to start the next in the series to follow these Fellas onward :)

Great listen

This entire series is a lot of fun, especially if you like your books with a good mixture of mystery, romance, action and steamy sex scenes. Although I usually like books that have more frequent erotic scenes cos' I'm just greedy like that, the storyline kept me hooked and the buildup to those scenes was well worth it.
One aspect I really enjoyed was that you also really fall in love with the secondary characters because she does a great job of making them part of the story rather than just background noise.
I highly recommend!

Performance 3.5: So-So Narrative Voice

What made the experience of listening to All Kinds of Tied Down the most enjoyable?

When Tristan James stopped expositional narration. It's hard to judge a performance when the narrator does really good character work but has a somewhat annoying voice. When there was dialogue or the protagonist was expressing emotive thoughts, Mr. James's performance was a solid 4 stars.

What aspect of Tristan James’s performance would you have changed?

In my opinion, his voice is so lackadaisical that it constantly borders on bored and detracts from my enjoyment of the story. It's like he feels he has to give all the personality and color in his voice to the characters, and it's quite off-putting.

Mary Calmes you rock!

I love these characters. I have read all of Mary Calmes books. They are all filled with great characters that make you laugh and cry! I can't wait to read the next one!

Law man yummy

This is a great listen from two of my favorites, Mary Calmes and Tristan James -- what a wonderful team. This is sort of a spin off of the Matter of Time series (one of my all time favorites) focusing on the relationship between two of Sam Kage's Deputy US Marshalls, Miro and Ian. They are both alpha males in this GFY romance. Miro is openly gay and Ian is his "straight" partner. Lots of angst and action to lead to a HEA and hopefully more books about this couple. Also, Sam has a role and Jory makes a cameo, which is just great b/c I miss them soooo much. Tristan James is just wonderful as usually. Worth a credit.