Roan Hendrix, an operative for an elite force, is angry. Instead of being returned to active/field duty after a leg injury, he is being assigned to train a new recruit. Due to her unique abilities and lack of interpersonal skills, the initial training period will be one on one, no interaction with other recruits.

Lyraka, a half Nerakian and half earthling, is excited and looking forward to become an elite force member. Her entire life she has lived in an artist colony. Even home schooled she has had little opportunity for interaction with others. Now that her mother has returned to the planet Nerak, this is her chance for freedom and the ability to do as she pleased except Joe Beacon her recruiter, has her working alone with a veteran agent. Her first encounter with him heats up her body chemistry. She's got a burning interest to Roan's overpowering presence, but her biology causes her temperature high enough to fry somebody. This isn't what she signed up for and she wonders if she's made a mistake or if this is just one in a long chain of them.

At the training center Roan is disappointed to learn Lyraka has no training to be a warrior, and he begins her with the grueling basics. He figuring if he keeps her busy enough, she'll quit because she's not cut out for this, and he won't succumb to his lust for her. She's beautiful, but Roan wonders how can Joe think she's special, and then he witnesses her speed and ability to camouflage with her surroundings. There is more to her than meets the eye, but is it enough to make her part of the team?

Intell reveals there's trouble in the galaxy. Joe needs his 'special' team ready now. So, after being isolated, Lyraka finally joins a group. Will she fit in? And what about her relationship with Roan? Was it real or now that she doesn't have his undivided attention, will he abandon her for a woman with less baggage?

DATING OUTSIDE YOUR DNA by Karen Kelley is a romance novel sprinkled with suspense, adventure, and science fiction. It was a fun read to fill the time, and kept my interest during the entire novel, especially seeing how Roan gets around literally going up in flames around Lyraka!