Stand in Place

By: Mary Calmes

Narrated by: Greg Boudreaux

One summer won’t be enough....

Kaenon Geary was done fighting the small minds in his sleepy Texas town when he made his escape and never looked back. But now, for the first time in more than a decade, he’s returned to Braxton to spend the summer with his beloved grandmother - her final summer - and no longer recognizes the home he’d left behind all those years ago.

Everything has changed.

Everything but the man he’s never stopped wanting.

Brody Scott was the local football hero who became a gridiron champ, but he retired from the fast lane to forge a new life as the Chief Constable of Braxton. He longs to put down roots in the community he is now sworn to protect. Though he’s not at all sure he can protect his heart from the quiet, earnest boy he once knew. The boy who has come back a man.

Starting something would be a mistake. Kaenon plans to fly away at summer’s end, but his love is something Brody desperately wants to have...and to keep. Their days together are numbered. Unless some simple hometown magic can make all the right things bloom and show them the true definition of love.

©2019 Mary Calmes (P)2019 Mary Calmes

The MOST WONDERFUL M/M love story that I have ever experienced! Hands down!

This story grabbed me from the very beginning. How in the hell can a woman know how a gay man’s mind and heart works? But the author may as well have written my experience growing up in the south. This story takes place in Texas but that’s close enough… I laughed, I cried, I swooned, and found myself engaged to the last words and wishing for a continuation. Ms. Calmes please continue this series. Thank you for your heart and mind. Thank you for giving me the ability to fall in love with this story.

OK, not a re-listen for me

4 Blue Roses
4 Blue Flames

Narrator Greg Boudreaux gave his best performance. When it works, stick to it!
I was not a fan of the book itself. I couldn't put my finger on it. I was crying at one stage, but I think we needed more magic, more garden and more miracles.
It is an OK book to listen to, but to me it was not much memorable. I won't put this one down as a re-listen.

Happy Listening

Too many characters

Ending
💖Happily Ever After

Comedy Level
😄Minimal Comedy

Romance
❤️Old crush, second chance.

Sex
🔥Short Sex Scenes

Misc
👨‍👨‍👧‍👦Too Many Characters (Hard to follow along)
🌲Slice of Life (no big dramatic event)
👻Supernatural

Narrator
💎Distinct Voice for Each Character
🎭Voice acting on point and matching emotion of story

Biased Review
WAY too many characters. Hard to follow along. But still a good story.

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I love this book.

This book is a whole a$$ mood. It's basically a grown up version of The Secret Garden, but for the LGBTQ+ community. I'm in awe of the storytelling and how the theme of forgiveness just bleeds into every word Calmes has written. It's easily one of my favorite places to retire when I'm feeling sad or overwhelmed. It's technically a romance, but idk, it feels like so much more than that. I'm already eager to listen to this book again.

A great story highly recommend!

I love Mary Calmes books and this one didn't disappoint. Greg Boudreaux did and excellent job narrating and brong the story to life.