Twisted and Tied

https://optimumm.blog/2019/12/24/review-of-twisted-and-tied-by-mary-calmes-audiobook/

Narration: Tristan James…another hit for me! I Love his voice. The cadence was perfect, and he kept the tempo and emphasis where it was called for. After 4 books and I’m a huge fan! I will be spending more audible credits for his work list! If I wasn’t married to my guy with his Scottish accent…

Story: This is the fourth and last book by Mary Calmes in this series. So by now, we know the series is focused on Miro and Ian as life partners and US Marshal partners.

Things are changing. People have grown and Kage is ready to move them along in their careers. There are still the hot scenes we want from our two guys here, but its more of a back story to the changes and the main plots going on. The choices the two make at work will change who they are as a couple, but is it a good thing or a bad thing? Well, by now we know Mary Calmes doesn’t disappoint with the HEA, so there is that. But it’s how they get there that we’re all hooked on, and these two…OMG yeah, the feels! I listened any chance I had but didn’t want to finish it at the same time because I knew it was the end of this series.

Creepy dude…wow, okay! And FBI ass&*le! But we also see someone in Miro’s family really need the them and the rest of the make-shift family. It puts a realistic sub-plot woven in there that showed the loyalty of their chosen family through all the books. Plus, the women are just awesome. And now I have to go back and read Together Tied since its not avail on audio ☹
But after that I shall go haunt Dreamspinner until I get more Mary Calmes and Tristan James to review!

I have to say I was worried when I read the synopsis for this one. Miro has been through SO much, I just wanted to him to have five solid minutes of happiness and peace. The way things roll out in the story though, I shouldn't have been worried. It's an action packed, non stop roller coaster that twists and turns and hurls you sideways then drops you on your ass. But it's so damn good!!! The book literally hits the ground running and it doesn't stop until the very end. I was beyond engrossed with this story, I was listening in the car via my Zune which I don't normally do.

After listening to the entire book, the path Calmes put these characters on made perfect sense. I mean, seriously, if you know Ian and Miro you know that life is never going to be home by five, dinner at the table with an aged red wine, feeding each other strawberries and making love by candlelight. With these two it's more like spaghetti that doesn't drip it's so thick at damn near midnight after dropping a sociopath of at the nuthouse. Followed up with hot, rough, sweaty sex in the pantry before falling into bed exhausted and sticky then waking up with thoughts of beating the shit out of the ringing cell phone with a very big gun.

Tristan James, goddamn I love this man. There is nothing he can't do with his voice. What I love is that each and every book in this story flows seemlesly with each and every character clearly conveyed with the same tones, nuances and vocal ticks from one book to the next. I could probably spend a weekend listening to this series back to back and be perfectly content.

If you like stories with two strong willed gentleman that can't get enough of each other and like to chase crazy people into burning buildings or run toward a spray of bullets instead of away from them. You'll love this one! You have to start with book 1 though, they must be read or listened to in order.

Miro Jones has everything he's ever wanted with his marriage to his partner Ian Doyle. Their strengths and weaknesses have made their personal and professional lives mesh but now it seems that those same strengths and weaknesses are leading their professional lives on separate courses. When Miro's past resurfaces, it gives Miro, Ian, and the rest of the team a huge jolt. Between the past coming back, the team's new paths, and married life will Miro and Ian find time for their happily ever after?

I can't believe it's over. With the end of the Marshals series at hand in Twisted and Tied, maybe its no surprise that it slipped down my TBR list till now, perhaps it wasn't just a blip of unforgivable forgetfulness on my part but a subconscious need to prolong saying goodbye to Miro and Ian? Who knows. I have now read Twisted and hate the idea there won't be any more Miro Jones and Ian Doyle, however something tells me they may not be front and center any more but I doubt we've actually seen the last of them, after all we've seen Sam and Jory pop up once in a while so I'm sure Miro & Ian will be seen around the water cooler again.

So onto Twisted and Tied, well as you know I don't do spoilers but as this is the final entry in Mary Calmes' Marshals series I'll touch on the plot even less. I will say its a wonderfully written tale of love, drama, mystery, family, friendship, moving on, and of course it wouldn't be Miro and Ian without some heat. Married life has not dampened their spirit, if anything the manic bickering is even more charged now that they have that piece of paper tying them together.

If you haven't started Miro and Ian's journey yet, there is no better time to get your feet wet because you can experience their journey from beginning to end without the dreaded "waiting" between entries😉😉 But seriously, you won't regret it.

You know I started out a little nervous about where this was going from the blurb, but I was also really excited for this being it's the last story in the Marshals series told from Miro's POV.

Then once I began reading, whoo! Let me tell you boys and girls, BIG changes are coming, changes that mean Ian and Miro don't always see eye to eye, but the love between them though is too strong for anything to get in the way...Even a monster - especially when it's time to say goodbye...

And at the end of it all, his family - Ian and the girls and a few other friends who love him - will always be there for him. Especially Ian.

"He was mine, my husband, my partner in all things, and the job didn’t matter, only life did, and for my life, there was Ian."

I loved it. I loved it and can see all the changes that happen only making them all stronger. I'm looking forward to new threads being used to weave new stories, and getting to see what happens next in the Marshals universe, even if it's not Miro who will be the single POV narrating it all.

P.S.: Tristan James is going to kick this audio's ass. I cannot wait!!

This is book #4 in the Marshals series. This book can be read as standalone novel. For reader understanding, and to avoid spoilers, I do not recommend reading this series out of order.

Ian & Miro's story continues with them going on with their lives as a married couple who works together. Ian has changed up pieces of his life in order to make Miro his priority. With all that goes on, and there are many surprises in store for the reader, this is a bit of a juggle.

I am not one to give spoilers in my reviews, so I will summarize by saying if you are a true fan of this incredibly satisfying series, you will love this book. The characters are fun to read with steady banter and humor. There is always the ever present heat and sparks. Just an all around good read with these characters inside.