What Goodread says:
She
plays by the rules . . .
Captain
Ben Teague is many things: a tough soldier, a loyal friend, and a bona fide
smart-ass. He doesn't have much tolerance for BS, which is why he's mad as hell
when a trusted colleague and mentor is brought up on charges that can't
possibly be true. He's even more frustrated with by-the-book lawyer Major
Olivia Hale. But there's something simmering beneath her icy reserve--and Ben
just can't resist turning up the heat . . .
. . .
and he's determined to break them
The only thing riskier than mixing
business with pleasure is enjoying it . . . and Olivia can't resist locking
horns--and lips--with Ben. He's got more compassion in his little finger than
any commander she's ever met, a fact that makes him a better leader than he
realizes. But when the case that brought them together awakens demons from
Olivia's past, she will have to choose between following orders--or her heart.
It’s Always Been You is the first
time I have read a book by Jessica Scott.
This is part of a series but I had no trouble reading it as a
stand-alone.
The main theme of It’s Always Been
You is the budding romance between two very unlikely people.
Captain Ben Teague has lost faith
in the military. He is just
passing time but that changes when he is given command of a unit. He does not want the command but he
does want to be fair to his troops.
That means he sometimes bends the rules just a little. I felt that he had a lot in common with
some of the long term military out there today.
Major Olivia Hale is just the
opposite. She is a military lawyer
and follows the rules to the letter.
She has a very hard time bending and an even harder time understanding
Ben. When the two first meet it is
oil and water – no chance they will mix.
While this is primarily a love
story Scott touches on some of the problems in the military today. She highlights the drug use, the multiple
deployments into war zones, and the injuries that change the men who
serve. She offers no solutions
just brings the problems to light and makes them an important part of the
story.
It’s Always Been You has all the
elements of a good love story along with a insight into how our military is
coping with some of the problems they face today.
Forever published It’s Always BeenYou by Jessica Scott in 2014.
I received an ARC of It’s Always
Been You from Netgalley.
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