Missing in Action

By: Kate Canterbary

Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Jacob Morgan, Christian Fox, Lucy Rivers

Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins

Publisher's summary

Former Navy SEAL turned Covert Agent Wes Halsted spent his days - and weeks and months - being someone else. But with his cover blown and his injuries requiring months of recuperation, he must learn how to be himself again.

Only...he'd rather save his issues for another day and get to know a stressed-out, suited-up businessman instead.

Tom Esbeck has everything under control. Meal plans, workout plans, project plans, five-year plans. A plan for everything and everything according to plan.

Except there's no plan for a surprise - and shirtless - encounter with the built-for-sin spy he'd crushed on years ago.

But crushes - and spies - burn out fast.

Missing in Action is a steamy full-length contemporary gay stand-alone romance with strong ties to the Walsh series.

Performed by Teddy Hamilton as Wes Halsted and Jacob Morgan as Tom Esbeck, with brief appearances by Christian Fox as Will Halsted and Lucy Rivers as Shannon Walsh.

Produced by One Night Stand Studios.

©2019 Kate Canterbary (P)2020 Kate Canterbary

Perfection from Teddy & Jacob!

- Plot - Fans of the Walsh Associates crew are in for a treat with this glimpse into the private life of Tom, Shannon’s assistant turned Managing Director of Operations. We discover the history behind Tom’s quirks and need for control. We also take a deep dive into Wes’ Navy SEAL psyche. The progression of their relationship is one of the sweetest I’ve read. The personal growth of both characters and their journey toward a HEA is heartwarming. Plus: although secondary in this title, the Walshes bring plenty of the shenanigans we know and love!

- Narration - Jacob and Teddy are newcomers to Canterbary’s tales and they fit right in. Jacob’s masterful comedic timing is *chef’s kiss* and guarantees you’ll be laughing out loud. Teddy is perfectly matched with Wes’ sarcasm and laid back attitude. The dynamic duo of MM audio, you’ll enjoy every moment of their passionate, playful performance. In a special treat with one chapter each, Christian Fox and Lucy Rivers return as Will and Shannon, offering advice and support to our heroes.

- The Heat - My first Canterbary MM, I was curious how she would approach intimacy. In their first scene, I expected more prep, but overall, the passion was genuine, with plenty of heat. This couple’s dirty talk game is strong: “I want you to jog your hot (bleep) up the stairs, get rid of your clothes and decide where you want to (bleep).” - Wes. Don’t worry- the tenderness isn’t lacking in any way.

- Style - As usual, Ms. Canterbary knows what we want and she gives it to us, including thorough character development, a complete plot progression and plenty of playful banter. You’ll be transported into the story as the vivid details play like a movie in your head. Another gem in Ms. Canterbary’s catalog, I’m looking forward to more of her MM in the future.

- Memorable Quote - "There we were. Laughing and (bleep) and (bleep) and holding each other like this, this was the only way we'd ever have sex again." -Wes

Good story!💜

This was a good story. In one way I was a little disappointed
that it’s wasn’t as military as I thought it was supposed to be. In another way I was very pleasantly surprised (because clearly I didn’t read the blurb correctly lol) that this was a MM gay romance.
I enjoyed the storyline overall but felt it lacked the WOW factor but I don’t know why exactly.
The narration was absolutely fantastic, the performance by all the narrators was amazing.
This is a standalone with an HEA.

Sisters Spotlight 💜

I love, love, love these boys!

Sometimes it takes a few chapters to get hooked by a story, to become invested in the characters, to even decide if I will like the book at all. Not so with this one. I was in love with these men and rooting for them from their very introduction!

I always enjoy the narration of Teddy Hamilton and Jacob Morgan (by whatever name he uses), but in this story Jacob stole the show for me. With his ability to portray strength in vulnerability, optimism through fear, and always the humor, he really brought these characters to life. I could see these men while I listened. My highest compliment for writing and narration. Excellent! Five stars.

Kate Canterbary is a new author to me. I will definitely look for more books by this author.

This one easily makes it onto my top ten favorites list!

EXQUISITELY PERFECT!

I simply loved every second of this broken and inspiring story.
An amazing love story with struggles and limitations but the overcoming of adversity and their past was so compelling and heartwarming.

The Narration was exceptional 👌

Perfection

Before I listened to this I had already read the book last year and it was one of my top five reads for 2020. When a clip was released and announced that it would Jacob and Teddy with Lucy and Christian (who narrated the entire Walsh series) narrating these, I just about lost it in the best way possible. I couldn’t have imagined anyone but Jacob to be Tom, and he was perfect. While Teddy wouldn’t have been my first choice for Wes, he did a fantastic job. Teddy and Jacob are quite the duo. The one thing that disappointed me was I thought this would be duet narration based on the clip. I thought Lucy would have done on the female voices and the Christian would have done Will, and Walsh male, and the Commodore. That’s not what this was. There was one chapter from the POV of Shannon and Will each. This would have been 10 stars if performed in duet, which also would have costed the author a lot of money.

This book is a standalone, but if you're familiar with the author's Walsh series, then you know that Wes has popped in briefly here and there, and that Tom has straddled the line of a secondary/tertiary character being Shannon's right hand man and all. However, with that said, these characters were even greater than I imagined, and what information I already had about them did not at all prepare me for their personalities, their thoughts, and their actions. Tom was so sassy and dare I say dominate, and Wes, who I expected to be hard and cool, was tender and warm.

Be ready for an emotional rollercoaster of finding love, self acceptance, tough love, tender physical interactions, and seriously steamy sexy times. I'm hoping future stories within the Walsh universe will bring us updates of Tom and Wes's beautiful story.

This is a multiple read book.

So far I've read/listened to it three times.
Let's start with the storyline. It's a beautiful story with flawed characters. In other words, real. I also have the digital book (I like to read along sometimes) and the story unfolds so naturally. It's just angsty enough, but not so much that I have to skip to the end just to see if I can handle it. 2020 provided enough angst in real life! The whole cast is so easy to listen to. It's the first time to hear Christian Fox and Lucy Rivers and it won't be the last. Teddy Hamilton and Jacob Morgan perform so well together! I have purchased audiobooks because of those two alone. They bring so much to their characters, showing their strength as well as their vulnerability. They both do vulnerability well, Jacob excels at it.
So buy the book and enjoy!

More Than I Expected!

I honestly didn't expect to love this book as much as I did. To be honest, half the reason I chose it was because I love the narrators, and I'm SO glad I did! The characters had frustrating flaws, but it only made them more realistic, because who doesn't have struggles?

The angst (which I am always a fan of) was top notch and well written. The sexy times were incredible. And, of course, the happily ever after was well earned.

fantastic story

I loved everything about this book and the narrorators were awesome as usual. Looking forward to what comes next!

Perfection!

I loved this book! I’m not exactly sure what I was expecting when I jumped it but I quickly got swept up in the story of Wes and Tom. While they are both struggling with their own separate issues they come together perfectly as a couple.
This cast of narrators did an amazing job and were so much fun to listen to.

Perfect, all around

How can you go wrong with a dynamite cadre of narrators. As it’s been said, before each one of these guys could read the phonebook and it would have us melting. The Story is wonderful. Finally, it would be great if Ms. Canterbury would bring us more in the MM genre. Well done!