Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Control Author: Cardeno C. and Mary Calmes Narrator: Greg Tremblay Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 Hours, 44 Minutes At a Glance: It still amazes me, listening to these audiobooks, that it is one person doing all the voices. Greg is a master at it! Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: Vy Aleknos is the leader... Continue Reading →
Title: Just Desserts (Tales of the Curious Cookbook) Author: Mary Calmes Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 102 Pages At a Glance: This novella is another winner from one of my absolute favorite authors. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Boone Walton has tried hard to create some distance between himself and his past. He's invested in his... Continue Reading →
Title: Fighting Instinct (L'Ange: Book Two) Author: Mary Calmes Narrator: Tristan James Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 Hours, 25 Minutes At a Glance: What can I say about Tristan James? I have heard this narrator before, and my expectations were high. As usual he didn’t disappoint me. Reviewed By: Amy Blurb: Only a privileged... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes Mary Calmes today to chat about her new contemporary romance novella with a bit of a paranormal twist, Just Desserts. Mary's also giving the chance for one lucky reader to win an e-copy of Just Desserts, to be delivered right to your Dreamspinner Press bookshelf on release day, April 29, 2015.... Continue Reading →
Title: After the Sunset Author: Mary Calmes Narrator: Sean Crisden Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 4 Hours, 57 Minutes At a Glance: I found this audio so fun and cute that it had me sitting here listening to it with a smile on my face. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: Two years after riding off into... Continue Reading →
Title: Blue Days Author: Mary Calmes Narrator: Greg Tremblay Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 2 Hours, 49 Minutes At a Glance: I’m definitely recommending Blue Days in audio! Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: Falling for a coworker is rarely a good idea, especially for a man getting a last chance at salvaging his career. But from... Continue Reading →
Title: Quiet Nights: Mangrove Stories Author: Mary Calmes Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 80 Pages At a Glance: I loved Quiet Nights; it was an adventure and I enjoyed the way the plot unfolded. Reviewed By: Janet Blurb: It’s a lovely little life Kelly Seaton leads. He’s got his own landscaping business, a nice little... Continue Reading →
Title: Old Loyalty, New Love (L’Ange: Book One) Author: Mary Calmes Narrator:: Tristan James Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 8 Hours At a Glance: Old Loyalty, New Love is another winner well worth the listen. Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: When jackal shifter Quade Danas was banished from his pack for being gay, he spent years... Continue Reading →
Title: Floodgates Author: Mary Calmes Narrator:: Michael Anthony Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 Hours, 53 Minutes At a Glance: Michal Anthony did an excellent job narrating Floodgates Blurb: Tracy Brandt considers himself a lucky man. He has a wonderful family, good friends, and a dependable job. His love life, however, features a cheating ex... Continue Reading →
Title: Still Author: Mary Calmes Narrator:: Tristan James Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 4 Hours, 19 Minutes At a Glance: As usual, Tristan James delivers an excellent performance Blurb: What happens when two men who have been together for seventeen years fall out of love? Sivan Cruz, a set director in San Francisco, and Walter... Continue Reading →
Title: Frog Author: Mary Calmes Narrator:: K.C. Kelly Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 5 Hours, 23 Minutes At a Glance: Worth listening to over and over again Blurb: Weber Yates's dreams of stardom are about to be reduced to a ranch hand's job in Texas, and his one relationship is with a guy so far... Continue Reading →
Title: Blue Days Author: Mary Calmes Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 98 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Falling for a coworker is rarely a good idea, especially for a man getting a last chance at salvaging his career. But from the moment Dwyer Knolls sees the beautiful but socially awkward Takeo Hiroyuki, he seems destined... Continue Reading →
Title: Crucible of Fate Author: Mary Calmes Narrator:: Sean Crisden Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 6 Hours, 57 Minutes Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: A Change of Heart Novel In the secret city of Sobek, Domin Thorne is making his way as the newly chosen semel-aten, the leader of the werepanther world. He aspires to make... Continue Reading →
How would you like a chance to win an e-copy of Mary Calmes' Fighting Instinct? Pretty great, right? You can enter in the drawing by clicking the Rafflecopter link below. The contest deadline is Midnight Pacific time on Saturday, December 6, 2014. The winner will be selected and announced on Sunday, the 7th, and the... Continue Reading →
Title: All Kinds of Tied Down Author: Mary Calmes Narrator:: Tristan James Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 9 hours, 1 minute Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Deputy US Marshal Miro Jones has a reputation for being calm and collected under fire. These traits serve him well with his hotshot partner, Ian Doyle, the kind of guy... Continue Reading →
“Love isn’t something you find. Love is something that finds you.” – Loretta Young Title: All Kinds of Tied Down Author: Mary Calmes Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 290 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Deputy US Marshal Miro Jones has a reputation for being calm and collected under fire. These traits serve him well with... Continue Reading →
“Love isn’t something you find. Love is something that finds you.” – Loretta Young Title: All Kinds of Tied Down Author: Mary Calmes Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 290 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Deputy US Marshal Miro Jones has a reputation for being calm and collected under fire. These traits serve him well with... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hey, guys, thanks for being here with us today. I can’t believe Mary set this up for me. I’ve been anxious to talk to you about a few things like, for instance, now that the book is getting set for publication, are you nervous at all? Feeling any anxiety about putting your story out... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hey, guys, thanks for being here with us today. I can’t believe Mary set this up for me. I’ve been anxious to talk to you about a few things like, for instance, now that the book is getting set for publication, are you nervous at all? Feeling any anxiety about putting your story out... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, I hope you've all had a great week. Before I get to the week ahead, I’m looking for a few good reviewers. If you, or anyone you know, loves to read, will read from a variety of sub-genres (though that’s not a deal breaker), and loves to devour books then share your opinion... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, I hope you've all had a great week. Before I get to the week ahead, I’m looking for a few good reviewers. If you, or anyone you know, loves to read, will read from a variety of sub-genres (though that’s not a deal breaker), and loves to devour books then share your opinion... Continue Reading →
I’m a really lucky author! I’ve had the opportunity to co-write with three of my absolute favorite authors. I thought it might be fun to let them turn the tables on me as I reveal the cover of Creature Feature 2, my newest co-writing adventure with Rhys Ford which is coming in October from Dreamspinner... Continue Reading →
Blurb: Deputy US Marshal Miro Jones has a reputation for being calm and collected under fire. These traits serve him well with his hotshot partner, Ian Doyle, the kind of guy who can start a fight in an empty room. In the past three years of their life-and-death job, they’ve gone from strangers to professional... Continue Reading →
Blurb: Deputy US Marshal Miro Jones has a reputation for being calm and collected under fire. These traits serve him well with his hotshot partner, Ian Doyle, the kind of guy who can start a fight in an empty room. In the past three years of their life-and-death job, they’ve gone from strangers to professional... Continue Reading →
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