Just Jory

A Matter of Time #5.5

by Mary Calmes

A ficlet which is set in the time period between Bulletproof and But For You .
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Status: complete
Words: 2,783

Genres: M M Romance, Contemporary, Romance, Short Stories, Humor, LGBT, Novella

11 pages, ebook

First published October 9, 2012

About the author

Mary Calmes believes in romance, happily ever afters, and the faith it takes for her characters to get there. She bleeds coffee, thinks chocolate should be its own food group, and currently lives in Kentucky with a six-pound furry ninja that protects her from baby birds, spiders and the neighbor’s dogs. To stay up to date on her ponderings and pandemonium (as well as the adventures of the ninja) follow her on Twitter @MaryCalmes, connect with her on Facebook, and subscribe to her Mary’s Mob newsletter.

Reviews

[Imme [trying to crawl out of hiatus] van Gorp · Rating 4 out of 5]

|| 4.0 stars ||

This little short story could do nothing but put a big giant smile on my face. It was just so typically Jory; of course he would get in a hostage situation in a bank, and of course his non-stop no-filter rambling about his big scary Marshal boyfriend would have the bank robbers running. Of course. God, I love him.
And yes, okay, I really am coming around to Sam and Jory as a couple. I mean, even I can’t deny that they have plenty of cute and bantery moments together.

“Why weren’t you scared?”
“Because you were right outside. Why would I be scared?”
“What if I couldn’t get to you?”
“You?” I chuckled. “Not be there to save me? Is that even possible?”
“No, it’s not.”

'A Matter of Time' series:
1. Book I - 3.5 stars
2. Book II - 3.5 stars
3. Book III - 2.5 stars
4. Book IV - 4.0 stars
5. Bulletproof - 4.5 stars
6. But for You - 2.0 stars
7. Parting Shot - dnf
8. Piece of Cake - 2.5 stars

Short Stories:
5.5. Just Jory - 4.0 stars
6.5. Ears, Eggs and Bunnies - 3.0 stars

[Deborah · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a free short story (11 pages) which is about Jory getting himself in another crazy situation.

[Meags · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 Stars

11 short pages of Jory just being Jory, foiling a bank robbery with his unfathomable mouth.

[Barbara➰ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just a quickie representing Jory’s penchant for attracting trouble.

[Jenni Lea · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have finally read every single Jory story out there.


My life is now complete.

[Diana]

I don't know how to rate this novella. It was only 11 pages long, and didn't really add to much to the story. It was Jory being Jory.

[Elise ✘ a.k.a Ryder's Pet ✘ · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not a necessary short story for the series, one that we don't need to read, but it was still cute and we did get more of Jory and Sam, and a few lines from Dane through the phone.
Rate: 2.5 stars

[BWT · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short, fun, and very Jory. ❤️

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short story, cute

[Leaundra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Damn, I love Jory! I have from the very first book...

[Mirjana **DTR - Down to Read** · Rating 3 out of 5]

Of course Jory would get held hostage during a bank robbery....why wouldn't he?

"Why weren't you scared?"

"Because you were right outside. Why would I be scared?"

"What if I couldn't get to you?"

"You? Not be there to save me? Is that even possible?"

"No, it's not."

[Erth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another good read

[Gin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Jory's life is really crossing over into the realm of Way Beyond Believable now.

[Bronwyn · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is an extremely short freebie (I guess it’s called a “ficlet”) that is available on the author’s website. It started off pretty good, but then it just ended. The short “He said, he said” bit with Jory and Sam that Mary Calmes writes at the end of her newsletter feels longer and more complete than this did.

[Danielle Gypsy Soul · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute, funny and completely ridiculous and OTT but hey that's Jory. If you love this series you'll love this short little snipet.

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

2,783 words has me stupidly in love. This was classic Jory and I adored his ramble about Sam going to kill him. The man truly is a trouble magnet but he wouldn't be Jory any other way.

[I~❤️~Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

✮4 Stars✮

[Relly · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars

A good little addition to the series, that shows Jory in all his glory. I love that he just talks and scares the crap out of people, its comical at times

[HJ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very short, very cute, 'scene.'

[Kelly (Maybedog) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Jory so much. He just makes me laugh every time. He's so oblivious sometimes and so ADHD. This time I felt he was actually doing some of it on purpose but he's so adorable.

The scenario made no sense--the bankrobbers are holding the people hostage so they can get away clean but when Jory freaks them out, they go out the back way. Hunh?--which is why I (originally) gave it four stars instead of five. But Jory is just so much fun to read about that as soon as I was done I went right back and read it a second time.

I also love that Jory is little and gorgeous and he's constantly eating. In the previous book he says his brother thinks Jory has a tapeworm.

This has spoilers for the previous books, so be sure to read it in order.

Update 1/12/14: I still remember this story so fondly and have read it several times (and I am not a rereader) that I'm giving it five stars after all.

[Sophia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun romp of an installment to get us by until the next book in the series.

Jory is just supposed to enter a bank and make a deposit, but instead he gets held as a hostage for a bank robbery. The robbers find themselves confounded when they learn that it is just not their day. They've captured the spouse of a lethal US Marshall who has a long and tenacious memory it seems. Jory is more worried about what Sam will think about him getting into trouble than he is about getting held as a hostage.

Like I said, it was hilarious and quintessential Jory.

[↜ƈɦǟռ☂ɛℓℓɛ↝ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Leave it to Jory to be able to talk his way out of anything.

[Trisha Harrington · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm a huge MC fan and I loved this series, but I never really read this short for some reason. I don't know why now. I just didn't think it would be enough, you know? But it was! It was funny and I loved seeing Jory and Sam again.

[Alexandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Disbelief. Who acts like Jory? No one.

[Valerie ❈M/M Romance Junkie❈ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read 12/23/2013
Reread 3/28/2016. Jory is a menace.
Reread 5/10/2017 Month of Mary
Reread 1/19/2018

[Jennifer☠Pher☠ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Re-Read, 2024

Oh, yes. I'm glad I took the few minutes to give this another go. Why didn't I give this 5 stars? I loved this!
*******
Trouble magnet :) ♥ Jory.

[Natalia · Rating 3 out of 5]

RR January 2019

[Jenny Wood · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sigh... I just love Jory and Sam. I'll never get enough of them.

[Janeylou · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Lucia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short but cute - love Jory and all the trouble he seems to find :-)