Review: A Romance Between Two Unlikely People
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 12, 2014
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.