Temel by Honey Phillips [Review]

Temel (How the Aliens Were Won #2) by Honey Phillips
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: January 25, 2024

How the Aliens Were Won
1. Borgaz
2. Temel - Paperback | Kindle
3. Naffon
4. S'kal
5. Celenk
6. Kalpar
7. H'zim
8. Tomlin

Related Series:
(find all the books in the series on the 1st book review)
Seven Brides for Seven Alien Brothers
1. Artek

Honey Phillips
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

A proud alien, a desperate widow, and a misfit family…

Temel was raised to place duty above all else. Even though the war has ended, his duty is to the warriors who need him rather than his own desires. Until he encounters a curvy, spirited female who makes him long for things he never thought to have.

After her husband’s death, Ida struggles to provide for her rebellious stepdaughter and two small children. When a huge, intimidating alien warrior rescues them from an unexpected storm, he insists on helping her. Despite her reluctance, the more time they spend together, the more she begins to care for the kind, lonely male.

But Temel has his warriors to protect and Ida has responsibilities of her own - how can he ask her to take a chance on a warrior who has nothing left to offer except his devotion?

Thoughts on Temel: The leader of the new group of aliens trying to find themselves again after the ending if their terrible war is up and his lady is a sweet widow with a ready-made family. Temel is quiet, careful, and has plans for all his soldiers to find their peace, but he doesn't think much about himself and what might make him happy.

As it turns out, the answer to that last part is Ida. Ida makes him happy. Ida and her son and stepdaughter and kinda-other-daughter (it's complicated). When circumstances allow him to offer Ida and her family a job and place to live, things start falling into place.

Which isn't to say things are easy. Ida's stepdaughter is not thrilled to be living with aliens (one alien in particular gets under her skin), Ida is afraid too rely to heavily on anyone after the struggle she had when her husband died, and Temel has convinced himself he has nothing to offer to someone as wonderful as Ida. That said, these two seem to gravitate toward one another constantly and they just can't keep their hands off one another when they're alone.

Which is EXACTLY what I like in a couple!