Trusted Bond

Change of Heart, Book 2

By: Mary Calmes

Narrated by: Jeff Gelder

Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins

Publisher's summary

Jin Rayne is having trouble adjusting to the new life he’s supposed to love. Instead of adapting to being the mate of tribe leader Logan Church, Jin can't get past the fact that his lover was straight before they met. He's discovered the joy in belonging to Logan but fears his new life could disappear at a moment’s notice, despite Logan's insistence that they are forever, end of story.

Jin wants to trust Logan, but that desire will be put to the test both by a rival tribe leader and by a startling revelation about Jin's existence. At stake is Jin's life and his place in the tribe. If he's going to survive to see Logan again, he'll have to release his fear and freely accept the bond, for only then can he truly trust.

©2012 Mary Calmes (P)2012 Mary Calmes

Jin is so annoying

Jin is so annoying in this book, so annoying he always drags things out and doesn’t do the write thing then makes things worse or gets in trouble. How frustrating

Excellent Narration, Entertaining Sexy Story

What did you love best about Trusted Bond?

Jeff Gelder is an excellent narrator. People had become accustomed to the equally excellent voice of Sean Crisden, but were unwilling to give anyone else a fair hearing. Besides, I think Crisden can sometimes sound very one note with little color in his voice--other than humor. When he is good, he's at the top of heap, but I think Gelder did a superior job with conveying a character's power.

What did you like best about this story?

The close relationships and intimate situations very intense and fulfilling.

Which character – as performed by Jeff Gelder – was your favorite?

Logan Church. His voice was rich and powerful just as one would expect from the leader of a community where domination is everything.

If you could take any character from Trusted Bond out to dinner, who would it be and why?

Domin Thorne would be a witty and interesting dinner partner. There are hinted at depths to Domin that I would like to explore.

Any additional comments?

Sit back and listen to the deep mellifluous voice of Jeff Gelder charm you and entice you into a fantastic, yet frightening, world.

LOVED IT!!!!!!!!

It was a one night listen. Please put the other two books in this series on audible! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Way too drawn out...

Looking at the plot in theory sounds like it’s going to be a great read/listen. The kidnapping/mate separation just went on too long. IMO, the first book was far superior. The side stories were more developed, and you learned more about each person.

Also, even though Cain sounded rather like a muppet, by the end of the book it was kind of endearing, and it went with his personality. Sean Crisden is a much better narrator, and added humor when it was called for. This narrator spoke so fast, and pronounced all the key words completely differently, it was hard to follow, especially in the beginning. He raced through every scene, and there was little voice differentiation. I frequently had to stop to figure out who was speaking. It would have been a better read than listen. I think I’m going to pass on the third book.

Great Series, Bad bad narrator

I love this series. the story was still beautiful but right now I feel like crying the narrator was DISAPPOINTING i was really looking forward to book 2 what a disappointment what happen to sean Crisden? but still i love this book i recommend it

Great story; lousy post production

The story and narrator are good. I've liked everything I've listened to by Mary Calmes. I also enjoy Jeff Gelder as a narrator. However, the editing of the recording was awful. The errors brought me out of the story and when it was jarring enough, I had to rewind and listen again, intentionally waiting for the flub so I could hear the story. Audible should re-edit and update the file. I paid for this book and deserve the high quality I've come to expect from Audible.

Wonderful 2nd book, less than stellar narrator.

I love this genre and story line and was ecstatic to see the second book here. Unfortunately, I didn't pay attention to who the narrator was until after I had purchased the book. I was all set to hear Sean Crisden, and it was such a let down. I see that the first book has a different audio publisher so this explains the new narrator. I wish I had not purchased this book. Jeff Gelder's voice makes it difficult to follow which character is speaking at times, not to mention the monotone and dull recitation with a decided lack of inflection at times. Another problem is the difference in pronunciation of the special titles and words used here, but this just goes back to the different narrators. There are also several spots in this recording where the book just repeats itself. This just shows a lack in production control and very poor sound editing by this studio apparently. I have been an Audible listener almost since the company's beginning and isn't the first time I have noticed the quality change when audio publishers change and narrators change. Listeners like consistency and we all have our favorite authors and narrators. All in all, it is a great book and if you can get around the narrator, it is a great book in the genre.

Disappointing narration, but good story

Really looked forward to this second book in the tri-book series. Again, enjoyed the story very much, but would have preferred that the performance was done with original narrator, Sean Crisden. Eagerly awaiting third book, Honored Vow, in the series....really hoping author will go back to Sean Crisden to narrate.

Poor Narration and editing

Would you try another book from Mary Calmes and/or Jeff Gelder?

Enjoy Mary Calmes book and will buy book 3 in series despite narrator; he didn't take time to listen to first book in series to get pronunciation correct and he clearly lost his place a couple of times because he repeats the same line.

Who was your favorite character and why?

didnt have a favorite character - liked the interaction between the characters

Would you be willing to try another one of Jeff Gelder’s performances?

no, his reading style lacks emotion

Any additional comments?

this tape should have been edited before it was put on the market

This is better...

Wasnt a fan of how the first book was stressed thrue and badly written, so after desiding to give the series another chanse I was happily suprised. This book was so much better and the narrator did a desent job even if I would have liked some difference to the characters voices.
Only thing that annoyed me was that they have been together for 6 months and he is STILL not sure about Logans feelings... really? You do think he would have thrown him out by now if he didnt have feelings for the guy.