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A Matter of Time (A Matter of Time #1)

by Mary Calmes (Goodreads Author)

4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 · rating details · 2,189 ratings · 172 reviews

Jory Keyes spends his time drinking and cruising gay bars picking up one night stands. Then suddenly he becomes the only witness to a brutal murder. Although the killer vows to silence him, Jory refuses to go into witness protection. This puts him into conflict with Sam Kage, a very straight and very hot police detective. When passion flares between the two men, Sam is ast...more

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Published November 2009 (first published 2009)

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Oct 12, 2012 Akansha rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m

I'm probably going to be in a very tiny minority here but again not trying to be a contrarian. I just didn't like the book. I gave up at 60%. As with the only other Calmes book that I've read, Jory, the narrator is simply perfect. He is from Planet Perfect where no one ever puts a foot wrong or has a hair out of place. I mean, his clothes are perfect, he is the perfect employee, the perfect friend blah, blah, blah. Everyone likes him and he likes everyone. After a while I just wanted to throttle...more

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Feb 10, 2011 ElaineY rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: mm, 1st-person, contemporary-romance, romantic-suspense, cops-sherrifs-p-i-and-firemen

It's been awhile since I've been so delighted with a book and its characters. I was curious by the reviews and comments on AMOT and wondered if I ought to wait for all four books to be released as a package (less expensive that way) but decided not to in the end.

I must say that Club Lighthouse Pub must have the ugliest website I've ever come across. It was an offfence to the eyes and senses. Thankfully, the recs from the GR members helped me ignore that and I'm so glad.

Like many romance readers...more It's been awhile since I've been so delighted with a book and its characters. I was curious by the reviews and comments on AMOT and wondered if I ought to wait for all four books to be released as a package (less expensive that way) but decided not to in the end.

I must say that Club Lighthouse Pub must have the ugliest website I've ever come across. It was an offfence to the eyes and senses. Thankfully, the recs from the GR members helped me ignore that and I'm so glad.

Like many romance readers, I don't care for first-person telling but AMOT is one of those books that suited first-person so well. Jory's personality came through like the burst of a cool shower on a hot tropical day; from the very first page and never let up. He's not perfect but he's so lovable, I wanted to hug him on every page. Never have I come across a protag that evoked such protective feelings in me. He's not sexy (to me, anyway, even though the guys hitting on him think so) and he's promiscuous, thinking nothing of going home with a stranger. After he meets Sam he no longer wants those one-night stands. He may be only 22 but Sam makes him want a longterm commitment. And Sam...ah, he was sexy in that gruff way but at the end of Book One, I want to kick his ass badly. When Book One came to a close, it was Dane I wanted Jory to have instead but that won't happen because it's just platonic between them.

Dane...sigh-worthy, indeed. I'd love him to have his own book. Hey, c'mon - the guy's a serial dater. Of women. And none of them registering a blip on his radar. I'm waiting for da man to make his appearance and turn Dane's immaculate world upside down.

There may be suspense/mystery but this is a totally character-driven story and what delightful characters, even the annoying ones like Nick. Delightful in that no matter whether I liked them or not, they 'fit' in the story, in Jory's life.

As Jen warned, Book One ends in the middle of nowhere since A Matter of Time was written as a single book, not four separate ones.

I'm sure other reviewers have already given a synopsis of each book so I don't want to do that here; just to say that this is one of those feel-good books you want to curl up with on a cold, rainy day (like it is today here in S'pore) with a bowl of home-made brandied cherry ice-cream and indulge in Ms Calmes gift.(less)

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Apr 15, 2013 Kelly Maybedog Hawkins rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: how-ebook, what-glbtq, what-male-protagonist, what-mystery, what-thank-you-officer, where-own, what-thriller-suspense, what-tears-what-tears, nook-lendable, where-b-n, what-m-m-read

DON'T READ THIS BOOK unless you're ready to read all four of the first books at once and you are ready to be really upset for awhile. Apparently the four were written as all one book but the publisher felt it was to long and cut it into four parts. I'm very angry with the publisher. These are emotionally draining.

I'm going to review all of the first four together because they really are one book. I've noticed that now #1 & #2 are called Book I and #3 and #4 are Book II in some places but boo...more

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Jan 19, 2011 Emanuela ~plastic duck~ rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: rainbow-gay, glbt, action-crime-suspense, romance

I devoured this book! Jory is too perfect to be true, at least seen from the outside. Seen from the inside, I think he sells himself cheap. He is one of those people who bring joy and happiness to anyone except to themselves. There are good things in his life, he has a lot of friends, good looks, a good job, but for example he hasn't had a family and although he doesn't really say it, his thoughts sometime betray some bitterness, which he hides behind his congeniality.

Sam. I want to kick his ass...more

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Jan 02, 2010 JenMcJ rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: e-books, mm-mmm-a-few-mmf-too, z-5-star-reads

4.5 stars but under protest

*note* I originally posted this review to book 2. I was so rattled by the ending apparently I lost my mind. Be warned this book literally ends in the middle of a sentence. You need to pick up the story in book 2.

This first book was really interesting. I love Jory. I love Sam. I love Dane. (This is not a ménage, just all pivotal characters in the book)

Right off the bat I was hooked. It is from Jory's POV (although there is some head-hopping to Sam occasionally)as we w...more

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Jan 09, 2013 Sheila ~ minion~ rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m

I just realized this is for book ONE and TWO, I bought the ebook on Amazon and it was both books in one I guess, what's up with that?

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG
I can't believe I only have 5 stars to give!

Wow, what a roller coaster!! I simply loved everything about this story, first I completely fell in love with Jory, I think he's the most adorable guy ever in the history of ever! that doesn't make sense but no matter! my god, he's just so kind and he's pure heart, and not relevant, but we have the s...more

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Apr 24, 2013 Ar-feiniel rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: a-bit-of-drama, assholes-or-bitches-are-not-cool, audiobook, contemporary, distracting-audiobook-narrator, fav-cast-of-characters, fav-vulnerable-yet-strong-heroes, gay-fiction, fav-charming-charismatic-heroes, fav-cinderfellas, fav-series, humorous, part-of-a-series, popular-famous-characters, psycho-on-the-loose, smart-equals-sexy, annoying-or-wishy-washy-characters, romantic-suspense, love-from-afar, z-shelved, overly-macho-tough-guys, cotton-candy-harmless-fluff, crime-mystery-subplot, extraordinary-orphan, petty-selfish-useless-friends, misunderstandings-galore, clingy-obsessive-exes, witty-banter, stalkerish-obsessive-love-interests, fav-adorable-heroes, 3-and-half-stars, cop-fbi-military-pi-bodyguard, sympathetic-characters, hello-gay-now, attitude-will-get-you-there, very-fanfiction-like, are-you-comfy-in-that-closet, corny, read-more-than-once, everybody-loves-me-to-pieces

It started out fine, and then I remembered my previous experiences with Mary Calmes' books - Change of Heart series, which had a great potential but failed to achieve it.
Similarly, this novel was harmless, cute fun, but there's not enough depth to characters, and not enough development to the story. "A matter of time" is mostly character driven.
A propos characters, it made me laugh the way all the guys and girls were all over Jory, and I didn't even mind it, except for the fact that the way th...more It started out fine, and then I remembered my previous experiences with Mary Calmes' books - Change of Heart series, which had a great potential but failed to achieve it.
Similarly, this novel was harmless, cute fun, but there's not enough depth to characters, and not enough development to the story. "A matter of time" is mostly character driven.
A propos characters, it made me laugh the way all the guys and girls were all over Jory, and I didn't even mind it, except for the fact that the way they behaved - it quickly became a repetitive pattern: the guys were coming onto him in the same exact way, or his "accidental"-meetings-with-Sam routine (grab the shoulder, dinner and a lift home). It was too simplistic, too fanfiction-like.
As for Jory being the prettiest, the cutest, the smartest, the wittiest etc guy ever, it amused me to no end.
Usually book/movie characters are sort of the opposite - all those cinderellas/fellas need their prince charming to tell them that they are special and perfect. Mary Calmes just came out and said it: Jory is all that, and for the most part - he knows it. Kudos. I don't know how many times I got oh so annoyed when authors make the characters play dumb: "I'm nothing special, so why does everyone love me?", when it's so far from the truth. But because Calmes was disarmingly upfront and unapologetic about it - instead of rolling my eyes - I just had a laugh every time Jory's cellphone rang, somebody grabbed him, swooned at the sight of him, or told him he's super duper gorgeous. I should make into a drinking game! Such an opportunity forever lost!

EDIT 1.04.2013

"A Matter of Time" series became one of my favourites, and I strongly recommend it to anyone, but I've got one, teeny-tiny-well-not-so-minor-actually-kinda-huge, complaint.
A few days ago I got my hands on audiobooks for both vol. 1 & 2 and book 5 and was overjoyed (because I j'adore audiobooks!), till I listened to them, that is. Cringeworthy - pretty much sums up my feelings about them. The narration for vol. 1 & 2 sounds strangely robotic; it's very sloooooooooow, with unnecessary pauses, and weird intonation at times, like Paul Morey had trouble reading and comprehending the whole sentence. It's also cheesy and exaggerated.
Seriously? Yikes!

I honestly prefer my audiobooks made with textaloud than these.*g*

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Apr 10, 2010 Sath rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m, reviewed

This is a really hard book to rate. Parts of me would have like to give it 4 stars, but parts of me want to give it 1 and throw it down a cliff. It's just really really wierd like that. It's a good story, and it's fairly well written, and I kind of like the romantic angst. But there are several things about it that just really grate on my nerves.
For one thing the main character is apparently too gorgeous to be true, and is fawned over by everyone, but it's done in first person, and we're suppose...more

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May 08, 2013 Alex Alden rated it 2 of 5 stars

I liked this book at the start, but then it became really annoying about 25% of the way through and the downhill slide continued from there.

Everyone loves Jory, and I do mean *everyone*. They see him and instantly fall head-over-heels in love with them and he brushes them off because he doesn't do commitment. He was such a jerk, I really couldn't like him. (view spoiler)...more I liked this book at the start, but then it became really annoying about 25% of the way through and the downhill slide continued from there.

Everyone loves Jory, and I do mean *everyone*. They see him and instantly fall head-over-heels in love with them and he brushes them off because he doesn't do commitment. He was such a jerk, I really couldn't like him. (view spoiler) And Jory's boss is exactly the same way. It's like 2 cardboard cutouts facing off against an adoring crowd of cardboard cutouts. All Jory's lovers were exactly the same person with different names attached.

(view spoiler)

I didn't feel any chemistry with the characters. It was a lot of bantering, which was fun for the first 1/4 of the book and then just got boring and over-done. (view spoiler)

On a more technical note, this book needed a proof reader. While I'm usually forgiving with typos and small mishaps since I know they happen, there were way too many here to ignore, and they didn't read like typos, but more like the author just didn't know which was the proper form of a word. i.e. using "you're" instead of "your". This happened a lot.

I was so relieved when this book ended. By the time I reached about 85%, I was pretty much skimming and flipping pages, looking for the end. (less)

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May 03, 2013 Sabinemama rated it 1 of 5 stars

I don't write reviews, but this book was so disappointing I felt compelled to. The blurb made this sound like gay-cop romance. I love gay-cop romance. But the blurb was misleading.

The 1st person POV meant that the entire story was told from the point of view of Jory--who despite coming from a difficult past filled with abandonment, is too normal and sane to be real. The author paints him as a guy who sleeps around a lot, but it never happens in the story. The only element of it that is in the s...more I don't write reviews, but this book was so disappointing I felt compelled to. The blurb made this sound like gay-cop romance. I love gay-cop romance. But the blurb was misleading.

The 1st person POV meant that the entire story was told from the point of view of Jory--who despite coming from a difficult past filled with abandonment, is too normal and sane to be real. The author paints him as a guy who sleeps around a lot, but it never happens in the story. The only element of it that is in the story is how his ex-lovers gush over him. But then, EVERYONE IN THE STORY gushes over him. He's gorgeous, beautiful, has hair is too beautiful to cut, etc. Everyone tells him how beautiful he is, all the time! But it's not enough that he has a pretty face, he's also socially charming, a perfect friend to people who stalk him or try to hurt him, and better than a therapist at fixing every single person he encounters. In short, he is annoying.

He's also oblivious to the point of stupidity. He witnesses a murder, fends off the murder in the police station, and then gets on with life. He doesn't seem to notice or question that the police detective is showing up everywhere he goes. They annoy each other a little and fall into bed in one of the most unrealistic romances I've ever read. There is no way a police detective would be following the only witness on his murder case to jump into bed with him, but that's Jory's assumption. Of course, because he's so beautiful, it turns out to be true. There is no protective custody/close quarters leads to inevitable attraction build up. Maybe I misread the blurb and I was unfairly expecting it, but I don't think so.

Jory being oblivious and annoying wouldn't be so bad if his credibility as a narrator came into question, or if he changed. But he doesn't change over the course of the story. He stays oblivious, annoying, and perfect through volumes I and II. I didn't pick up the rest, since I couldn't handle anymore pointless secondary characters who exist just to remind the narrator about how beautiful he is. (less)

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Aug 11, 2012 Vicktor Alexander rated it 5 of 5 stars

Perfection thy name is Mary Calmes.

This book was perfectly angsty, perfectly hot, perfectly passionate, perfectly action packed, perfectly amusing... and if that's not enough perfection for you...

It was a perfect cliff-hanger too.

Jory and Sam are the greatest "love to hate you" "thin line between love and hate" couple that I've ever read before and I think there's a huge possibility that I just may be a little bit in love with Jory, Sam and Jory's boss Dane. Me? Have a harem with these three men...more

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Jun 26, 2011 Tracy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: m-m-romantic-suspense

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Woo boy. I'm not really sure where to start. Oh, wait - first and foremost, I want to warn readers who are interested in purchasing A Matter of Time (Book I) that it is not a stand-alone book. It ends with nothing really resolved - not what I'd call a cliffhanger, exactly, but something similar...and it just sort of cuts off mid-sentence. By the time you get to the end of Book II...and Book III...you'll see that each of them do, too. And despite it's many, many fla...more

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Mar 21, 2011 Mel Bradley rated it 5 of 5 stars

This story is well-written and best of all, it’s a story. There is a real plot, relatable characters, and people work! While there is heat and a little bit of sex, although honestly not much in this first book, the dynamics and inter-connectedness between all of the characters is truly the pull, and leaves you wanting more.

This is a very easy read and the plot and characters will pull you in. The sex is hot, but don’t read this expecting a lot of scenes or anything too detailed – that comes late...more

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Jan 04, 2010 Maygirl7 rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m

Loved it! Just loved it! I am glad that I read the great reviews of this and bought it and the next two all at the same time from Fictionwise.

I woke up at 4:30 am and thought to do a bit of reading to help me get back to sleep. The story was a bit slow to pull me in, and there were moments when Jory's personality almost irritated me, but then I was sucked in and didn't turn back. At 8:00 am I gave up on the idea of sleeping and got some tea to drink in bed and kept reading. I finished Books I,...more

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Apr 26, 2013 Maggie Sims rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: angst, alpha-hero, funny, gay, romance, worth-rereading

Wow. This is a fantastic book. How have I not read this before???

I loved Sam and Jory! There were both very likable characters. I loved their development and even the struggles that Sam went through being in the closet. The plot was great too. Mary Calmes knows how to write good romance with awesome sexual tension. I was very entertained every step of the way which is very rare. I tend to skim at one point or another with most books.

I must confessed that I was sort of hoping that Dane and Jory w...more

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Jul 24, 2010 Styles rated it 5 of 5 stars

I presume you know what the book is about. I'm letting you know what I liked or disliked about it.

WOW! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS BOOK!!!

I'd never heard of the author before - Mary Calmes - but I sure know the name now!

Really, truly you should read this book. The main characters Jory and Sam are.... unique, and different, and funny, and endearing, and well Jory is all those things times 100 and Sam well he sure is intense and that intensity had me thinking about the book as I went through the norm...more

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May 08, 2013 Mitch rated it 4 of 5 stars

Oh, what a steamy book! Naughty naughty! I am ashamed and yet also proud (how does that work) to admit that I am a fan of the romance genre. I love the quick stories that Harlequin offers and I wanted that kind of style but with gay characters. You know, to switch it up a bit. Enter "A Matter of Time" (Book One) by Mary Calmes. I read some favourable reviews about this 4 book series, and the fact that it was dirt cheap on Kindle also helped.

The following may contain minor spoilers, but nothing m...more Oh, what a steamy book! Naughty naughty! I am ashamed and yet also proud (how does that work) to admit that I am a fan of the romance genre. I love the quick stories that Harlequin offers and I wanted that kind of style but with gay characters. You know, to switch it up a bit. Enter "A Matter of Time" (Book One) by Mary Calmes. I read some favourable reviews about this 4 book series, and the fact that it was dirt cheap on Kindle also helped.

The following may contain minor spoilers, but nothing major.

I just finished "A Game Of Thrones" and it took me way longer than it usually takes to read a book. So, I was truly hoping to find a more fast-paced book to fly through and this was perfect for it. The story is simple: In Chicago a hot twenty-something gay man named Jory is the "It Boy" of the Chicago homo scene. All the guys would love to have a night with him. He also is the personal assistant to Dane, one of Chicago's most famous architects. But one night when Jory stumbles onto a murder scene and witnesses the killing, detective Sam Kage (a stunningly hot and charming man) is sent to protect him. Jory is constantly running into Sam, and soon the sexual tension between them erupts. Is Sam gay? Is there a relationship blossoming, or just a lustful affair? Is Jory finally falling in love, or does he just cherishing the feeling of being safe?

The characters are all sexy as all getup in the descriptions and all 3 major guys (Jory, Sam, Dane) all seem too good to be true. All are hot and successful yet also slightly damaged. And who doesn't love a hot damaged guy? You can't help but love the characters (even though like I said they are almost TOO perfect and fake bordering on annoying). The writing is a bit amateurish and choppy, yet Calmes is talented at hooking you and keeping you enthralled.

She jumps around a bit and the editing job is poor, but she is effective in her main goal of sucking in the reader. The scenes are steamy and detailed and gives "50 Shades" a run for it's money. What's hotter than a little forbidden man-on-man action? Ok, I guess that is a matter of opinion, but in my book it is all it takes to get this engine revvin'!

So, if you are in the mood for a quick and sizzling read, give this one a try. But trust me...it ends with a cliff hanger, so you'll be scrambling like me to begin book two! In the version I purchased on Kindle you can get one and two together in a set. Books three and four are also available in a separate set. Happy reading!(less)

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Feb 04, 2012 Cheryl rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-challenges, 2012-read

Jory is 22, gay and having fun cruising bars. He's the screw and go type. He gets a phone call while he's out from his friend Anna. She finally decided to leave her abusive husband and she needed Jory's help. See she couldn't take her dog George with her cause that would of tipped the husband off. She asked Jory to go pick up the dog. Jory being the good friend he is went. It didn't go as planned.

Turns out that the abusive husband was also a drug dealer. The police had been watching him and had...more

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Dec 29, 2009 Betryal rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: series

Holy crap... Not sure even where to start on this, but as you can see I reserved my review for the last and fourth book rather that writing it on the first or each one, but decided to post it here as well. Always save the best for last I say.

First, I'll warn any who do want to read this series of one of the best damn series I've ever read that if you're going to purchase the first book to read it you better be ready to purchase them all. Why you might ask: Because each book ends on a cliffhange...more

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Jun 28, 2011 Crys Harris rated it 3 of 5 stars

Why can't this author use commas?! Where is the copy editing?! I'm not copy nut, but the bad grammar and lack of punctuation are really driving me crazy. It's distracting. And why is Jory such a siren? It's weird.

These characters need therapy. It annoys me for authors to write dominant people as abusive a-holes and submissives as understanding doormats. This dynamic worked brilliantly in Stockholm Syndrome because both characters were emotionally damaged and they fit together like lock and key....more

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Nov 15, 2012 Cj rated it 1 of 5 stars

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Jan 21, 2013 Quirkythrope added it

Shelves: m-m, not-a-fan, twink, law-enforcement

(since I'd rather just put this book out of my head, and since I know it's got a ton of fans, I'm not going to rate it. Also, this is pretty much a repost - with some edits - of a Facebook post I made while listening to the audiobook.)

I've come to the realization that I hate "informed perfect" characters, characters who we're told are perfect with no back up, and sweet Mother of bishouen sparkles is Jory/Jin/Stef (because they seem to be the same character, really) super mega mcawesome perfect....more (since I'd rather just put this book out of my head, and since I know it's got a ton of fans, I'm not going to rate it. Also, this is pretty much a repost - with some edits - of a Facebook post I made while listening to the audiobook.)

I've come to the realization that I hate "informed perfect" characters, characters who we're told are perfect with no back up, and sweet Mother of bishouen sparkles is Jory/Jin/Stef (because they seem to be the same character, really) super mega mcawesome perfect. He does no wrong, he says no wrong. He can solve everyone's problems (in a annoyingly smug fashion) like some ninja shrink. Woman folk to and want to touch him all the time, even women he's just met treat him like a chocolate covered fuzzy thing. Even girls want him, even straight men want him, and I don't find anything in the story that even justifies this other than ZOMG he's teh uber hot. Dude, there are people in this universe who don't find Johnny Depp all that. Throw some flaws up in there, and I mean actual flaws, not just "doesn't realize he's perfect" or "is a complete and utter flake/space case" in Jory's case. It's kinda why I like Landry from Mine so much - he's pretty as all fuck out and people want his crazy ass, but he's flawed and imperfect and needs direction and then works to keep him good with Trevan's help and love.

Speaking of Jory, I've been taking to calling him Captain Too Stupid To Live. Jin had shades of this too, some basic lack of understanding of their own limits, so when they get hurt, they treat it like it's no big deal. For no apparent reason. It's not like say, Zane from the Cut and Run series hopping his broken ass up on stimulants because he's gotta go save his partner i.e. ignoring an injury because he's got a serious case of "life or death shit to do". Jory/Jin's reasons are so 'meh' that I want to pull my hair out and scream "fine, just die then. Obviously you don't give nearly as much of a fuck about yourself as everyone around you, so just lay down and coma/bleed out already." That's goes beyond "lack of awareness of one's precious value", that's just selfishness. And I'm sorry, I can't root for a selfish character, especially when I'm in their head for the whole ride.

I honestly feel sorry for their Alphas, I really do. Well, pity is about all I can feel about them, because I find Sam/Logan/Rand to be so just "I"m an Alpha, you're mine, no one shall look at you, grr" and no more, that pity is all I can feel for them. One of the reasons why I like Trevan (again from Mine), boy's got some personality behind that Alpha.

EDIT TO ADD: And something that really does annoy me about these Alpha's is the insta-gay. They've been married and/or attracted to women all their lives, never even considering bedding another man, until Sparkles McAwesome comes around and *POOF* they're batting solely for the other team with not even the slightest hint of doubt? Not even the slightest stop at Bisexual Town? It IS possible to be bi and in a committed relationship with one person. I promise you this.

EDIT TO ADD FURTHER: Now that I think about it, I actually have issues with Sam. He was so very, very VERY unprofessional with doing his job (really? Jory's your star witness and you're going to leave him alone because you two had a spat? Not to mention even starting a relationship before the fucking trial. He should have had to give up his badge for that at the very least.) and not consistent at all. One moment he's lifting Jory over his shoulder and smacking his ass in public (ugh, ugh, caveman much?), the next he's all about wanting a wife and kids and shit and how Jory's temporary. At least Rand from Timing had years to settle his thoughts about wanting Stef, so when he took the plunge, he was all in. And Logan from Change of Heart didn't give having a man for a mate a second thought. They were all in.

Okay, I'm finally running out of steam, but I do have one issue with the writing itself, and I'm gonna be nice because I understand first hand what a prickly bitch actually putting words in pretty order can be. The dialogue is so stilted and repetitive that I found it hard to see the point of why these people are talking to each other in the first place, so it was hard to discern anyone else's personality other than "foil for Jory/Jin/Stef to be awesome at". Maybe I'm ignorant, but do adults actually have conversations like this? I found myself mentally screaming "Get to the point!" more times than not.

That said, again, I like Mine, and Steamroller is on my list of to-reads for this year. I guess I just felt a little burned after reading what appeared to be the same book three times in a row that well...I had a lot to say about it. Needless to say, I won't be finishing the Matter of Time series.(less)

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Mar 01, 2012 Marqie rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: they-said-it-was-good-but

Actually the starter was okay, here we go and see a gay guy with a balls and flipped a murder at the police station but after that it becomes too much.

1. Too many coincidences meetings between Jory and Sam. Jory went to the club he met Sam, Jory went to other club he met Sam, Jory went somewhere he met Sam. coincident. Because how could Sam know where Jory was, they did not communicate and definitely Sam didn't planted a bug on Jory.

2. Jory is too.... perfect. Everyone said how beautiful he is,...more

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Dec 17, 2010 Shell rated it 4 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this story! Jory Keyes is a 22 year old office assistant at a prestigious architecture firm, who, when doing a favor for a friend, finds himself in a very precarious position; which leads him to Detective Sam Kage. Detective Kage is overbearing, loud and firmly in the closet. Door shut, locked, bolted, and chained. Unfortunately for Jory, that little fact doesn't stop him from falling in love with Sam. Sam, however, is not ready to upend his life for Jory or anyone else and is,...more

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Feb 12, 2011 Skargasm rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: yeah-baby

I actually bought parts I and II at the same time, then got halfway through part I and ordered III and IV.

Sam Kage is as straight as they come. Jory Keyes is not. A reluctant witness to a murder, for some reason every time Jory turns round, Sam is there. Every single time. Making him, getting him home. And shouting at him. A lot.

Jory isn't looking for Mr Right and Sam isn't looking for Mr Anything but that's what they end up with. But this isn't a HEA - at least, not in part I anyway. This book...more

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Aug 13, 2010 Lexi Ander rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: mm-romance, mm-series, favorites

When I picked this up I wasn't sure that I would like it, especially after reading the covers for all four books. It sounded utterly depressing. Don't be fooled. This is an Amazing series. You have to read the next book to find out what happened, and then the next book and then the next book until you have completed the series. I think I would have had a conniption fit if book four wasn't the last book in the series.

There is enough going on to keep your attention. All of the characters were beau...more

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Apr 19, 2010 Dee rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Aug 29, 2012 Camille rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m-rom-erotica, male-1stp-pov-romance, gay-for-you

Wtf! Big action and cliffhanger at the very end, just when I thought things were calming down and everyone had gotten their shit together?!

Ugh, this is me hooked, snagged, and about to purchase book 2 *sigh*

I feel like a sheep, a little lamb, rather, that everywhere Mary went I was sure to go.

So anyway, typical Calmes issues: too much perfection in her MC's (seriously, she needs to retire the word beautiful); too much insta-love, acceptance, saviour-complex and worship of the protagonist; same C...more

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Nov 01, 2012 Plainbrownwrapper rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: mm, read-more-than-once-already

Dang, I put my review in the wrong place. The structure of these four books, and the multiple printings, is so confusing that it's hard to put the reviews where they belong. For my combined review of "Books" 1 and 2, look here:

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

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Mar 24, 2011 Nicole rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mm-romance

3.5 stars. Jory is awesome. I love Dane. Sam had his tender moments when he and Jory first got together, then he turned slapable. I'm sure he'll redeem himself eventually. The only issue I have is with the punctuation and editing, but that's just me being anal.

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