Scratch the Surface cover art

Scratch the Surface

Preview

£0.00 for first 30 days

Try for £0.00
Thousands of incredible audiobooks and podcasts to take wherever you go.
Immerse yourself in a world of storytelling with the Plus Catalogue - unlimited listening to thousands of select audiobooks, podcasts and Audible Originals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Scratch the Surface

By: Mary Calmes
Narrated by: Tristan James, Tim Paige
Try for £0.00

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically.

Buy Now for £12.99

Buy Now for £12.99

Confirm Purchase
Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.
Cancel

About this listen

Sometimes things look one way, but when you scratch the surface, there's more than meets the eye.

Jeremiah Wolfe has always done what was necessary to survive. When a rare night off finds him with the chance to make a quick buck, he jumps on it. A meaningless one-night stand is simple and easy, so he steps into the hotel room - as he has many - without expectation. But the man behind the door is a surprise, as is the instant connection that builds along with passion and a glimpse of his heart.

Cameron Gallagher has never been accused of being spontaneous. He's always been the careful one, so inviting a stranger into his bed on the lure of his gorgeous smile and warm brown eyes isn't only out of his comfort zone, it's entirely out of character. Surprisingly, when he wakes in the morning alone, it's not regret he feels, but the need to find the man who held him in his arms all night.

When they're brought back together, each man believes it's more than luck. They feel as though they've gotten a second chance. Sure, love at first sight is just a myth, the stuff of romance novels, but the more they scratch the surface, the more they realize they've got a shot at something lasting.

©2021 Mary Calmes (P)2022 Tantor
Contemporary Contemporary Romance Romance Heartfelt
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

Listeners also enjoyed...

No Quick Fix cover art
Woods of the Raven cover art
Wayward cover art
Muscle and Bone cover art
All Kinds of Tied Down cover art
A Day Makes cover art
Stand in Place cover art
The List cover art
The Turncoat King cover art
Frog cover art
Confetti Hearts cover art
The WITSEC Series: Complete Boxed Set cover art
Ghost of Lies cover art
Moving On cover art
A Mage's Guide to Human Familiars cover art
The Cuckoo's Call cover art

What listeners say about Scratch the Surface

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    14
  • 4 Stars
    10
  • 3 Stars
    3
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    13
  • 4 Stars
    7
  • 3 Stars
    3
  • 2 Stars
    2
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    15
  • 4 Stars
    4
  • 3 Stars
    4
  • 2 Stars
    2
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Nice story, easy listen

I enjoyed the story, it's a stress free listen from start to finish. The story and characters were enough to keep me engaged throughout. The only negative was the narration. The narrator that voiced Cameron was great (5 stars) & I would have preferred that he'd voiced the entire book. The narrator that voiced Jeremiah was a let down for me (3 stars) and so I had to give the narration an over all four stars.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Works better as a book

I read this tale and loved the book, but the audio didn’t transition well for me. I couldn’t get on with the narrators and their voices didn’t work with the characters they were portraying. If you like the narrators you’ll likely love the story - it was pure romance with a little bit of a side story but basically all about Jeremiah and Cam and it was just lovely.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Scratch the surface

This is my first dual narration and I have to say that I really enjoyed it! I sped up the speed to 1.2 and have found that really works for me

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Narration not so great.

Tristan James is very am dram and stilted unfortunatel, although he has a lovely voice. The other narrator is excellent. The story is sweet.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Just wow!

Not only do I love these two narrators, their voices do something to me, make me feel all squishy inside, especially Tristan James, but then there were Jeremiah and Cameron. And wow, do they have something incredibly special, real and brutally honest from the outset.

This story had me hooked and staying awake far too late because I couldn't let go! The dual narration brings each of the characters to life and blends seamlessly so you know who you are listening to and are totally absorbed at the same time. Jeremiah and Cameron's lives could not be more different and yet there is so much about these men that calls them together, the lure is impossible to resist and they bring something the other needs. Their love, understanding and devotion to one another is so incredibly heartwarming that I thought mine might burst from my chest. This is a keeper, they are keepers. I am going to find some more Mary Calmes books now!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    2 out of 5 stars

This story is a mess

This book isn't sure what it wants to be. It begins with hustler Jeremiah who is looking for tricks at a hotel, and then ends up spending the night with a man named Cameron. I thought then that the book would be an instalove ...but then the story twists then, and gets bogged down with Jeremiah's other jobs because, as it turns out, he's a social work grad student who works as a restaurant manager, and at a mission for troubled teens...and one of the troubled teens was the victim of an abduction...But..... Then we have Cameron...and his story is a whole other kettle of fish. And after I night of hot sex these guys are 'in a committed relationship'. WTH!! It's like the author had a bunch of stories and ideas for backstories and mushed them together. There's no linear narrative, and I have no idea what the story wants to be. it's a mess.
Tristan James narration is really disappointing here. It sounds like he's phoning it in, i couldn't differentiate the characters he read, and the tone was a bit cheesy and unnecessarily sarcastic. Tim Paige was better, but with 2 hours left I was just so confused and bored with the below par writing that I dnf.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful