• Matter of Time: Vol. 1

  • By: Mary Calmes
  • Narrated by: Paul Morey
  • Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (1,051 ratings)

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Matter of Time: Vol. 1

By: Mary Calmes
Narrated by: Paul Morey
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Publisher's summary

Jory Keyes leads a normal life as an architect’s assistant until he is witness to a brutal murder. Though initially saved by police Detective Sam Kage, Jory refuses protective custody - he has a life he loves that he won’t give up no matter who is after him. But Jory’s life is in real jeopardy, especially after he agrees to testify about what he saw.

While dealing with attempts on his life, well-meaning friends who want to see him happy, an overly protective boss, and a slowly unfolding mystery that is much more sinister than he could ever imagine, the young gay man finds himself getting involved with Sam, the conflicted and closeted detective. And though Jory may survive the danger, he may not survive a broken heart.

©2010 Mary Calmes (P)2012 Mary Calmes

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Love all the characters in this series!!

Love this series! I really like the back and forth between Sam Kage and Jorey. I love the dom vs sub relationship they have, makes for some steamy seens.

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Love the books .. really dislike reader!

I read this book many years ago and loved it, (as I have all of ms.Calmes books.) Most of them I have reread MANY times and still enjoy..my only complaint about this one is I can’t tell if the reader is reading this or if he sometimes is trying to use his voice to make the story people seem real, but mostly they all sound alike. His voice is very pleasant but if he’s acting the book as most good narrators do he’s failing badly. I still am so happy that I found one of my favorite “go to” books is on Audible and as a newby to them I’m going to be looking for many more.. don’t want to be rude but could you maybe have this one re-recorded ?

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LOVE this story!

Would you consider the audio edition of Matter of Time: Vol. 1 to be better than the print version?

No not really - but it is not a bad performance. The voice of the storyteller was a little bit different in my head - younger sounding and lighter.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The main character, who also tells the story - Jory. He is weird, flawed and absolutely perfect at the same time. His personality is actualy the main reason why this is an amazing story. You cant help loving him and the way his mind work. It makes you listen to the story with a smile on your face.

What does Paul Morey bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Cant really tell you - nothing?

Who was the most memorable character of Matter of Time: Vol. 1 and why?

se above...

Any additional comments?

Best book by Mary Calmes by far - but you might want to wait until you can listen to all of the books in the "Matter of time" series - because this book is only the begining of the story.

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Kudos to Morey's characterization of Det Sam Kaje!

An enjoyable series made better by the narrator. Morey's characterization of Sam Kaje is incomparable!

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Love the story!!

What did you love best about Matter of Time: Vol. 1?

I loved the whole concept of the story. I loved how it showed the way true love should be..

What did you like best about this story?

Everything it kept me interested the entire time. I couldn't out it down.

What does Paul Morey bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The voices were great he really brought out the story..

If you could take any character from Matter of Time: Vol. 1 out to dinner, who would it be and why?

Jory's brother and Sam

Any additional comments?

Everyone should try this book. It took me a while I kept going back in forth reading comments but i took the plunge and glad I did. Mary Calmes is a wonderful writer and I love all her books. I can't wait for Volume 6 to be released to audio.

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My all time favorite series!

I love this series. I have listened to all volumes several times over. Mr Morey is my favorite narrator for the series too. I find the characters engaging and the story captivating all of the way through. I really wish that Ms Calmes would continue on with these characters. I enjoy living in their world!!

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Great Story, bad narrator

Having read this book before purchasing the audio book, I can say that this is the wrong narrator for this series. Narrator is dull. Jory is this wonderful character, who is suppose to be spunky with a little snark thrown in. After listening to this book, the whole story just comes across boring and that is because of the narrator, not the story. I recommend reading this one instead of listening to it.

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Great book

love this audiobook very interesting. going to listen to the next one and the narrator was awesome.

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Use of negative stigmas ruins this book...

The narrator did an amazing job, voicing the different characters, setting the scene, and properly pacing the story. Audible needs more narrators like this.

This author continues to use the term "CLEAN" to denote HIV Status, several times in this story alone. Using that term not only shows complete ignorance on the author's part, but also infers that people living with HIV are "DIRTY"

Anyone with even the slightest modicum of compassion would know better than to use such a disgusting term or perpetuate such a nasty stigma!

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I’m totally addicted!!😍❤️

This is my favorite series!!
Sooo entertaining!!
I have listened to every audiobook book at least 10 times. Mary Calmes is just wonderful. I love the narrator’s too.❤️❤️❤️

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