"Two fine military romantic suspense tales"
One of the BoysM/I>. At Eglin AFB, Florida, test
manager Maura Phillips is attracted to uptight Deputy
Commander for Operations, Colonel Jake McAllister. He
reciprocates as he wants the free spirited civilian. They
go out on a date, but regret that the other is not right
for them. When a test that Maura analyzed almost resulted
in a tragedy, the military wonder whether the flaky
Californian is a serious risk. Jake knows she is
compassionate about her work and the safety of the crews;
he plans to prove her innocence even as they fall in love
encouraged by his fifteen year old daughter. Maggie and her Colonel. At Eglin AFB, Armament
Division Commander Colonel Alastair MacRae is irate with
the new civilian Chief of Environmental Engineering. Dr.
Maggie Westscott explains why she rejected his team's test
proposal. Mac asks Maggie to help his team revise the
test parameters to meet her environmental concerns. As
they work together on the project, they fall in love.
When a colleague accuses Maggie of sabotaging a test to
help her former company gain a contractor's edge, she
wonders what her Colonel believes. ONE OF THE BOYS is a rewrite a fine military romantic
suspense (BITS AND PIECES) that includes the impact of the
Global War on Terrorism on domestic bases since the
original novel was published. The story line is fresh and
tense starring two opposites. Maggie and Her Colonel
is a bonus tale from around the same time frame, but
not updated with the GWOT impact. Still this remains an
insightful look at military life as only retired officer
like Merline Lovelace could provide. Fans of military
romantic suspense will enjoy the two stops at Eglin AFB. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted March 14, 2005
SummaryColonel Jake McAllister doesn't doubt that Maura Phillips
has the qualifications and the know-how to handle a spot on
his all-male, high-tech team at Elgin Air Force Base. As
the test pilot in charge of top secret stealth weapons
development, he's more worried about what's going to happen
when her "free spirit" is introduced into the project's
touchy pressure-cooker environment.
He'd been expecting to meet a buttoned-down engineer in a
severe blue suit, which is why he's not exactly sure what
to make of the leggy California girl with riotous curls,
funky clothes and clunky jewelry who comes flying through
his door. He soon concludes the lady is deadly serious
about her job-and a deadly threat to his self-control.
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