Rixen by Ella Blake [Review]

Rixen (Holidate with an Alien) by Ella Blake
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: September 7, 2024

Holidate with an Alien
Skruj
Ozias
Rixen - Paperback | Kindle
Yool
Sleye
Tinzel
Khane

Ella Blake
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Rubi
I’m visiting my daughter and her Stryxian mate for the holidays, but a certain gorgeous merchant has thoroughly captured my attention. I thought I was well past these fluttery feelings, but Rixen ties my tongue in knots and makes my heart pound. He keeps to himself, but when we team up to prepare the settlement for the upcoming festival, I know the sparks fly in both directions. But how do I get a grumpy alien to admit his feelings for me?

Rixen
Rubi is lovely in every way, but the feisty human female isn’t planning to stay on Stryxia. Her home is on Earth. I’ve no interest in a brief romance. I want Rubi as my mate, permanently, but that isn’t on her agenda. Still, I agree to work with her on the upcoming human-Stryxian festivities. When one of my transports, which is carrying supplies to my settlement, is disabled out on the Sanrous Plains, I head out to repair it. In a moment of weakness, I agree to let Rubi come along for the ride. It shouldn’t take more than a day, after all. But the problems with the transport ship are a little more complicated than they appear. It seems Rubi and I are in for a bumpy—and very surprising—ride.

Thoughts on Rixen: An older human lady (Rubi's about to become a grandma!) and an older alien male (Rixen's an alien silver fox, imo) finally stop dancing around one another and YESSSSS. To be fair, they had some baggage they had to unload before they could get all relationshippy and there was maybe a little, tiny sandstorm that forced them to spend additional time together and possibly there was a little bit of danger during their forced confinement but THERE WAS ALSO ONLY ONE BED and I like that.

So. Rubi is visiting Stryxia to be there for her daughter when she has her kiddo. Rixen likes Rubi (and vice versa), but her temporary visit has him pulling back because he doesn't want to have to say goodbye. Rubi's in the same boat (metaphorically speaking). She gets a little fluttery around Rixen, but his stoic demeanor has her thinking he's not interested. Which is FAR from the truth.

So when Rubi joins Rixen on a little retrieval mission, they have a chance to get to know one another as two mature, consenting people might do. What they didn't count on was a sandstorm, a critter hiding in the bowels of the ship they're retrieving, and another critter who could cause a lot of damage in its attempt to escape. Throw in some steamy looks and ONLY ONE BED and YESSSSSS.

Not going to lie, I liked this one a lot. And Rixen's delighted shock at the idea of his ready-made family was just ADORABLE. GOOD STUFF!