The Maverick by Rhonda Nelson

Julia Beckham agrees to repay her father’s debt to Colonel Garrett by using her skills as a relationship therapist to help forge a new team to replace Project Chameleon. Garrett also calls in a favor owed to him by Guy McCann, the former leader of Project Chameleon. Together Julia and Guy are given just one week to forge the bonds between the members of the team so they work together as a single unit. But how can the team function as a unit if their instructors can't work together. When the couple finally resolve their differences, they find that they can’t get enough of each other. But at the end of the week, will their new bonds break as the couple goes their own ways or will they remain together.

In the final book of the Men Out Of Uniform series, sparks fly the instant Julia and Guy meet. But each has their reasons for remaining uninvolved. Also, Guy is convinced that Project Chameleon can never be replaced as the new team is filled with conflict also as leader of the new team, Richard Rutland, was the main responsible for Guy, Brian and Payne owing favors to the Colonel. Unfortunately Rutland didn’t play a significant part in this story and I really would have loved to see how the conflict between the two would have been eventually resolved. Still, I really enjoyed this book. If you’re looking for a very hot read, Rhonda’s book won’t disappoint you.

Details: Blaze #283, October 2006

Bottom line: A great book