Late in the Day

The Vault, Book 2

By: Mary Calmes

Narrated by: Greg Boudreaux

Terrence Moss. Conrad Harris. Gold Team Leader. Darius Hawthorne. The Vault. Juggling all these names would bother some, but for Darius, it’s business as usual. When he closes a chapter in his life, he leaves a name - and the people associated with it - behind. He’s managed to keep a few colleagues, even fewer friends, and no companionship through his 40-plus years...but that’s now changing.

The newest chapter of his life is bringing serious change: a stable home, a recovered identity, an unlikely family, and now a chance encounter with the one man Darius ever loved: Efrem Lahm. The reasons they parted are still valid, and there’s no way they can trust each other. But Efrem has already decided he won’t let Darius go...and Darius will have to decide if he wants to take a chance with his heart this late in the day.

©2017 Mary Calmes (P)2018 Dreamspinner Press

loved it

These two together for me are ALWAYS a win/win! They both are top ofthe field!

B rating...

My Review:
Overall: 3.5
Performance: 4.0
Story: 3.0

I'll be honest...I had the hardest time figuring out how to approach this review. The problem is....this book is not really a story. It's a series of short stories/anecdotes that all intertwine simply because they all revolve around one person with multiple names...Darius. And in the grand scheme of things, all those short stories combine to explain how Darius got to this point in his life.

But overall, while they were entertaining, there was no point or plot to them. They were just little vignettes of his life. That totally would have worked for me as a support novella to Darius and Efrem's romance if there had been a book where that romance played a major roll. As it is in this book, they didn't even really interact besides surface stuff until the last twenty-five percent of the book.

Overall, that was disappointing. I wanted more meat to my story...more plot and purpose for me to grab onto. That fell flat in this one. It was fine for an afternoon's entertainment listening to quick little anecdotes, but in an overall novel...no, it just didn't quite work for me. I needed more.

True Fan Satisfaction

Lets me start with this being the six degrees of Darius. As our other reviewers cataloged our meetings with Darius and his other identities. I will say I am partial to meeting him as Terrance the childhood friend of Duncan Steil in "Parting Shots" and totally enjoyed his part as Conrad in "Mine", as well as Gold Team Leader in "A Day Makes". This story just satisfies and connects so many dots to other characters in Mary Calmes' novels that you will find your mouth open and your memory reeling. The love story is not our main focus but its such a good one. I must admit one of my favorite connections comes as we really meet the assassin involved in book 1 "All Kinds of Tied Down" of the Marshals series. And yes fans there is a connection that weaves all the way back to "Acrobat". I'm certainly hoping to hear more from The Vault series. I would look for a hint of them in Mary's new book of "Twisted and Tied" which was not available yet on audio at the time I wrote this but is available in print and ebook form. And never let us forget the presentation by Greg Boudreaux truly an artist. Thanks all

awesome 😘

Love story and the narrator, I am looking forward for the next installment of the series, highly recommended.

Holy hotness Batman!

If you could sum up Late in the Day in three words, what would they be?

Short, Sexy and Steamy... my three favorite colors.

What did you like best about this story?

Darius and the way he is always so cool, calm and collect.

Have you listened to any of Greg Boudreaux’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I've listened to just about everything he's voiced and I've absolutely loved them all. Boudreaux is one of those narrators that could read the phone book and keep you on the edge of your seat he has so many different tones and nuances in his voice.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Short, Sexy and Steamy.

Any additional comments?

I really liked Darius in the first book in this series, his completely calm regard no matter the situation. It was fun to get to see everything from his POV and get to meet the one person that can make him raise his voice.

The dialogue is long, intense and witty much like most of Calmes stories. The characters completely flushed out to spite the shortness of the story. The chemistry is electric, intense and amazing! Nice to read/listen to a story with a prominent person of color in the storyline.