AUDIO REVIEW: 'Romanus' by Mary Calmes
Title: Romanus
Series: Romanus #1
Author: Mary Calmes
Narrator: Greg Tremblay
Cover Artist: Reese Dante
Published: January 27, 2016 2nd Edition
Release Date: May 24, 2016
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Genre: Erotic Romance; Paranormal Romance
Length: 1 Hour and 57 Mins/60 Pages
Tags: Gay; M/M; Fireman; Paranormal; Shifter; Novelette; Audiobook
BLURB:
Stopping to offer help one sultry summer night, Mason James is unprepared for the change that this simple act of kindness will bring. After giving an old man a ride home, Mason discovers a new, magical, and even dangerous world he cannot hope to understand. But he also finds Luc Toussaint and is intoxicated at first sight... and even the secret Luc protects won’t be enough to keep Mason away from the truth of his heritage and their love.
REVIEW:
Being that Mary Calmes is a favorite author of mine I was excited for this first book in her Romanus series, aptly named Romanus. Then to have it narrated by one of my favorites, Greg Tremblay, bonus. The fact that this is a short story/ audio rounded out the triple threat and I really enjoyed it!
Mason, a fireman, sees an old man in the middle of the road while driving home late one night after work.
Stopping to help out he has no idea this one simple act of kindness will change his life forever.
Exhausted and coming off a double shift he can only think of sleep. After bringing the old man back to his home, and getting him sorted, Mason gets a glimpse of some strange happenings. Namely a man named Luc who he finds himself instantly attracted to.
What Mason doesn’t realize is that the old man happens to belong to a gargoyle clan and Luc is Mason’s “soul mate”. Mason is a really sweet man but he’s a bit clueless about what seems to be going on here.
Having never read a story about gargoyle shifters I found I was very excited to have the opportunity to listen to this story.
The instant attraction between Mason and Luc is off the charts hot and Mason begins to discover a few things about himself he never knew.
Greg Tremblay has a way with just his voice alone to bring a story alive. He delivers Mason’s confusion and dawning attraction to Luc so expertly. Drawing the listener in so quickly I was wrapped up in the tale and listened to it in one go.
The sexy scenes are done with such heat that you can actually hear the desire in Mason and Luc’s “voices”.
And Greg is a master of accents! His French accent is positively “swoon worthy”.
Throughout this short story I found myself wanting to learn more about this gargoyle clan and their world. The good news is that the story continues in Chevalier and I’ll be sure to pick that one up soon.
I highly recommend this audiobook for all paranormal lovers, as well as Mary Calmes and Greg Tremblay fans.
An audiobook of Romanus was provided to Kimmes’ Erotic Book Banter, by Dreamspinner Press, in exchange for our fair and honest opinion.
...nothing but happily ever afters.
Mary Calmes lives in Lexington, Kentucky, with her husband and two children and loves all the seasons except summer. She graduated from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, with a bachelor's degree in English literature. Due to the fact that it is English lit and not English grammar, do not ask her to point out a clause for you, as it will so not happen. She loves writing, becoming immersed in the process, and falling into the work. She can even tell you what her characters smell like. She loves buying books and going to conventions to meet her fans.
