A Maverick of Honor

by Rochelle Alers

A soldier’s second chance

Military working-dog handler Liam Martin is glad to be back in Tenacity, Montana, reuniting with his family and his K-9 partner, Harley, after sustaining injuries overseas. But returning to civilian life is a bigger emotional challenge than he expected. And he can’t understand why a beautiful, joyful young ranching heiress like Charity John would want a working-class guy like him, someone who is still trying to figure out his life. Charity, though, sees what Liam can’ a true hero rich in everything that really matters.

From Harlequin Montana  Legacy of Tenacity

Book 1: My Heart Belongs to the Maverick by Carrie Nichols
Book 2: Maverick's Prince Charming by Stella Bagwell
Book 3: Roping the Maverick by Kathy Douglass
Book 4: A Maverick of Convenience by JoAnna Sims
Book 5: A Maverick of Honor by Rochelle Alers
Book 6: Counting on a Maverick by Makenna Lee

224 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 26, 2026

About the author

Rochelle Alers was born in Manhattan, New York, USA, where she raised. She obtained degrees in Sociology and Psychology, before started to work. She is a member of the Iota Theta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., and her interests include gourmet cooking and traveling. She has traveled to countries in North, Central and South America, and Europe. She is also in accomplished in knitting, crocheting and needlepoint.

Published since 1988, today a full-time writer, has been hailed by readers and booksellers alike as one of today's most prolific and popular African-American authors of romance and women's fiction. With more than fifty titles and nearly two million copies of her novels in print, she is a regular on the Waldenbooks, Borders and Essence bestseller lists, regularly chosen by Black Expressions Book Club, and has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Gold Pen Award, the Emma Award, Vivian Stephens Award for Excellence in Romance Writing, the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award and the Zora Neale Hurston Literary Award. She also wrote as Susan James and Rena McLeary.

Rochelle Alers lives in a charming hamlet on Long Island.

Reviews

[Debbi · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had high hopes when I first found Rochelle Alers’ books on Harlequin. There’s not a lot of diversity in Harlequin books; they are overwhelmingly white characters with the occasional Mexican. So finally someone on mainstream with African-American characters as the main focus? I’m in!

Unfortunately, just because you can write with diverse characters doesn’t mean you can write. After forcing my way through two of hers, I left her series because I never force myself to read. Then she started writing in the Maverick series. Now, as with this book, I’m forced to read one book she does in each series in order to keep the overall arc.

She’s not bad, per se, because technically she can write sentences well. Her sense of her characters is flawed, their dialogue running the gamut from stilted to, well, all over the place. She runs them literally hot and cold, sometimes in the same paragraph. Also, there’s little chemistry between her characters and their romance. Every moment seems forced. As Liam keeps telling himself they are just friends, she’s leaving soon, they are so different, etc., I’m right there with him, telling him, “dude, there’s not a single spark there! Why are you even looking at her?”

The best I can say about this book is I’m done and can move on to the next in the series while dreading that another of her books is coming up in the next Maverick series. I’ve been reading the Mavericks of Montana series since their start and can honestly say I’ve never found one of the authors I ever wanted to avoid like this.

[reneita williams · Rating 3 out of 5]

Different Writing

Writing seem different from previous Alers' book. It was short and sweet but seemed forced, did not flow and ended abruptly. Like the story line of Liam the vet; was not sold on his love interest. Okay read.

[Linnie Thompson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tenacity

I love the way the younger folks are coming back home to the little town and falling in love. Mixing the races and different ethics together is wonderful. Great story from Rochelle Alers. Thank you.

[Patricia Poindexter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rochelle Alers as the first author I read when I started reading romance novels . This offering is nothing like she used to deliver . Not much romance , the ending was too abrupt, loads of typos . Disappointed

[Ava Smith-forrest · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Maverick of Honor

Liam Martin and Charity John fell in love at first sight but because of Liam PTSD he tried to be just friends but he pull of love was stronger. Loved the Martins and let's not talk about the Johns.

[Jeanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Abrupt ending and more typos than there should be but good story line