• You Never Know

  • By: Mary Calmes
  • Narrated by: Greg Tremblay
  • Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (370 ratings)

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You Never Know

By: Mary Calmes
Narrated by: Greg Tremblay
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Hagen Wylie has it all figured out. He's going to live in his hometown, be everybody's friend, explore new relationships, and rebuild his life after the horrors of war. No muss, no fuss is the plan. He's well on his way - until he finds out his first love has come home too. Hagen says it's no big deal, but a chance encounter with Mitch Thayer's two cute sons puts him directly in the path of the only guy he's never gotten out of his head.

Mitch returned for three reasons: to raise his sons where he grew up, to move his furniture business and encourage it to thrive, and to win Hagen back. Years away made it perfectly clear the young man he loved in high school is the only one for him. The problem? He left town and they have not talked since.

If Hagen's going to trust him again, Mitch needs to show him how he's grown up and isn't going to let go. They could have a new chance at love...but Hagen is insistent he's not reviving a relationship with Mitch. Then again, you never know.

©2017 Mary Calmes (P)2017 Dreamspinner Press
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toxic bull****

no means no, not ignore me carry on. The whole relationship is unhealthy, to have an ex waltz in after 17 years disregard your protests, lay hands on you without permission, and then dictate what's going to happen because of, his pain, his needs, and what he wants is unacceptable.

Neither mental health or PTSD work like that!

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Disappointed

This is the first Mary Calmes book I’ve been disappointed in. It felt like she wrote it because she couldn’t think of anything else to do that day which is disappointing. Her books have usually got a better story line something that keeps you wanting more. This was just a “poor me he broke my heart now He wants you back and he’s dominating so ya have to you got no choice” if I wanted to listen to a story like that I read mills and boon.. or watch a corny rom com.
I hate writing this as I own all of mary books I thought it was the way I was reading it so I bought the audio as I love both but even Greg trembly made Hagen sound like a defenceless chick not an ex marine going through hard times.. the only reason I finished it was because I liked the other characters in the book I looked forward to reading/listening to them which is sad but being in Hagen head was sooooo repetitive fuckkk we get it.
I know Mary writes good HEA but I think a good end would have been for these guys not to have gotten together be good friends yes but for Mitch to realise yep I fucked up I’m sorry and no I don’t deserve you.. Maybe Ashes character not been such a duche or for Hagen to follow him for a few years make a silly decision and then think about Mitch deserving a second. but no we just had the usual boring push till ya get ya own way. I just think it was to easy for Mitch real life is not like that.
Again hated writing this but thought it needed to be done.

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Terrible

This is one of the corniest meaningless books I have read. Complete waste of time

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Not my bag

Utterly ridiculous, and not in a good way.

Look, I get Mary Calmes, and I have realistic expectations of her work. Yes, plots will be bonkers, and yes, there will be certain plot elements repeating, however this one really tested me.

I listened to the audio version, and Greg Tremblay did a fantastic job with the narration. I loved his reading, his natural cadence, and all of the depth and range that he gave these characters. However, the best audio in the world can't make up for a bonkers story.

For the first half of the book I had no idea who the romantic interest was. The MC is literally dating someone else (Ash) for a huge chunk of the story, and it is only towards the end that that the "real romance" starts to happen. If you can call it that... And the whole story is basically "the Ash show." I know more about Ash than anyone else! I was wondering if the blurb was going to be wrong and Hagan and Ash end up together based on the amount of page-time devoted to Ash.

Hagan is the doormat-iest doormat around. He basically forgives Mitch because Mitch tells him to. THAT'S IT! Mitch needed to get on his hands and knees and beg. Beg for like 50 pages! I can't handle stories like this without serious, serious grovelling, and Mitch barely said he was sorry. He was all like, just trust me, you know you want to! and Hagan just TOOK IT. It was infuriating.

When it all comes down to it, the romance wasn't believable, the forgiveness wasn't earned, and the stellar narration can't make up for the lack of character development. Disappointing.

*Copy provided in exchange for an honest review*

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poisonous relationship, weak hero

I love Mary Calmes and own most of her books, but this one is awful. It had potential, but was ruined by the love interest who had no respect for the main character. The "other man," was more respectful of the main character, overall, and he was still an enormous jerk.

The main character was treated terribly by the love interest in their shared past. Instead of there being any period of hesitation after having his heart utterly broken once, he is basically bullied back into a relationship with the same man through a series of "i can't trust you" "yes you can" in one conversation. His PTSD is packaged into one neat paragraph and dismissed just as easily- it's easy to write "it wasn't fixed, that would take time", but when there are no further symptoms of PTSD just because the love interest is so magical, that's poor characterization.

Tremblay, as always, did an excellent job with what he was given.

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Mostly good

I overall enjoyed the book. The story was nice and I really liked the main character. However, I had a hard time with Mitch; the love interest.

He shows up after 15 years being all ‘We were together in high school and now I want you back. And I know you want me even if you say the opposite, and I’ll just keep pressuring you until you give in, because I’m such a dominate and assertive guy.’

I mean, yikes! If an ex of mine did that I’d call the police.

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The heart knows what the heart needs

Hagen Wylie and Mitch Thayer were high school sweethearts, surely voted most likely to succeed. But then Mitch went off to college and let the world dictate how he should live his life. Hagen wasn't just broken hearted, he was destroyed. Years later he finally has his life where he wants it to be, mostly. He's met a man that adores him and Hagen really, really likes him a lot. The problem is, he's not Mitch, he will never be Mitch, no one else will ever compare to Mitch. Then, speak of the devil and he turns up, Mitch is back in town and has his sights set on the man he could never forget. Can Hagen forgive the past? Can Mitch convince him he's worth the risk?

Let me tell you what I adored about this story, the constant inner monologue of one Hagen Wylie. A good portion of the story is Hagen. From his thoughts, to his beliefs, to reliving the past and trying to move past the pain. He's smart, intellectual and stubborn, everyone's friend and he belongs with Mitch. It does take a lot of soul searching to decide that though. And I really couldn't blame him with what Mitch put him through. But you only get one soul mate in each life, if that persons slips away and fate offers you another chance, don't slap her hand away.

Narrated by Greg Tremblay, need I say more? His voice drips from each word like honey. Engaging, intriguing and down right sexy. He truly brings the characters to life and, I have to say, he's the only narrator that puts everything he has into each and every word. Not just subtle nuances and tones, he puts depth and feeling into the Author's words and it's simply eargasmic.

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excellent story excellent narrator

love the story , love the characters. they were School sweethearts and after 17 years the love never left, with all the obstacle life through their way they love survives.

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Not one of my favorite Mary Calmes books

All Hagen did throughout the book was argue with his lovers. When Mitch came into the picture I wasn't fond of him at ALL, he was overly confident and arrogant and didn't come close to grueling enough for me to have Hagen's forgiveness. 🤨 This story had much potential but it fell short for me, I would liked to hear more of Hagen's struggle with PTS and his story when he was captured. Not one of my favorite reads by Mary Calmes.

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Another winner !

Mary Calmes and Greg Tremblay are an unbeatable and amazing combination. Winner, Winner, chicken dinner

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