Artek by Honey Phillips [Review]

Artek (Seven Brides for Seven Alien Brothers #1) by Honey Phillips
Format: paperback
Source: purchased
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Date read: August 23, 2022

Seven Brides for Seven Alien Brothers
1. Artek - Paperback | Kindle
2. Benjar
3. Callum
4. Drakkar
5. Endark
6. Frantor
7. Gilmat
7.5. You Got Alien Trouble!

Honey Phillips
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Worn down by war and conflict, Commander Artek and his brothers - the soldiers under his command - have chosen to start a new life on a backwater planet. As hard work and peaceful surroundings start to heal old wounds, he realizes that something - or rather someone - is missing from his new life.

None of the human females in the small town on the other side of the mountains appeal to him except for the shopkeeper’s daughter. She’s smart, sensible - and disturbingly attractive despite her shapeless clothes and brusque manner.

Although Nelly is rapidly turning into the town spinster, she’d rather be alone than married to one of the local bumpkins. But when one of the mysterious aliens who have taken up residence in the mountains behind the town proposes a union, she sees the chance for a new future. He’s big and gruff - but he treats her as if she’s precious.

But a whirlwind courtship and a hasty marriage are only the beginning. Can two people who know nothing about each other possibly find happiness together?

Thoughts on Artek: A frontier-style world with some frontier-style humans and the aliens who are trying to build a new life for themselves after surviving a war. Artek and his brothers in arms came to this planet to heal and forget what they'd been through, but now they're starting to think of making more of a life for themselves.

The lady Artek has his eye on is Nelly. She's human, a little closed off thanks to a bad experience in her past, and Artek is drawn to her. Big time. So when the idea of taking a wife comes up, she's the only one he considers.

Fortunately for him, Nelly isn't as close-minded as some of the others in town. She likes the big, blue alien and accepts his proposal pretty readily when he asks. The downside? The house the men have been living in is a little run down and those men are...not all that great with household chores. Like cooking. And cleaning. They have the handyman and construction side of things down pat, but they've been living rough for a while and it takes Nelly prodding them along to whip the house and grounds into something fit for them to be proud of.

A little misunderstanding or two, a former commander who has a hard time letting people in, a sassy woman who woos the men with her cooking, and a group of soldiers who are ready to start fresh. I'm ready for Benjar! Bring him on!