Hunter's Valentine by Lynnea Lee [Review]

Hunter's Valentine (Xarc'n Warriors #8.5) by Lynnea Lee
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: February 14, 2025

Xarc'n Warriors
0.5. Pursued by the Hunter
1. Claimed by the Hunter
2. Wanted by the Hunter
3. Taken by the Hunter
4. Cherished by the Hunter
5. Rescued by the Hunter
6. Stolen by the Hunter
7. Captured by the Hunter
8. Protected by the Hunter
8.5 Hunter's Valentine - Kindle
9. Desired by the Hunter
10. Coveted by the Hunter
11. Craved by the Hunter
12. Treasured by the Hunter

Related Series:
(find all the books in the series on the 1st book review)
Xarc'n Warriors: Mountains
1. Hunter's Quest

Lynnea Lee
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Food and water? Check. Shelter? Check. Weapons and ammo? Check. Check.

I thought I was ready when the apocalypse came, but I wasn’t prepared for dirty bunker politics. Realizing I’m no longer welcomed, I step foot into a hostile landscape, ready to face down the deadly space bugs in search of a new home.

It’s just my luck that I run afoul of a massively muscular, horned and fanged Xarc’n warrior on my very first day out. Mur’k carries me back to his hideout, claiming that I owe him for messing up his hunt.

Nope! No way! I didn’t survive the bugs just to become some cocky warrior’s plaything. I don’t care if he’s hot as sin and purrs like a big cat. I’m going to make it to New Franklin on my own if it’s the last thing I do!

Thoughts on Hunter's Valentine: We're back with the big purple warriors back in the earlier days of the infestation (ehhh...earlier-ish) and it's loner Mur'k who's up. By the by, Mur'k is NOT looking for a special someone. Nope. Not looking. Not interested. No way.

Until, you know, he is. I mean, sure, he doesn't WANT to be, but Sara captivates him. And somewhere along the way, Mur'k comes to find out that having someone to watch your back isn't such a terrible thing. After all, he can have some pretty epic bug hunts when he's got eyes in his shuttle watching over him.

On Sara's end, she's not necessarily thrilled to run into a Xarc'n warrior almost immediately after leaving the compound she's been surviving in. But Mur'k (and his shuttle) does make traveling a little easier and she doesn't dislike the big guy. It's just, you know, she had a plan. And she kinda wants to stick to it and Mur'k and his muscles are distracting.

A little danger, a sweet look back on the survivors making things happen to take back their corner of the world, a lonely warrior who doesn't realize what he needs until it crosses his path, and a lady who ends up being VERY glad she partnered with her big alien!