Khol by Ava Ross [Review]

Khol (Rescued by the Alien #3) by Ava Ross
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: December 2, 2024

Rescued by the Alien
1. Lashe
2. Pyne
3. Khol - Paperback | Kindle
4. Gyft
5. Klaz
6. Kringl
7. Rudi

Ava Ross
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Nancy: One moment, I’m a single mom picking up my four-year-old daughter from daycare, the next, we’re shooting toward an alien planet in a space pod, crashing far from Earth. So much for giving my little girl the Christmas she’s been dreaming of. At this rate, we’ll be lucky to survive the next twenty-four hours.

Then a big, blue-skinned alien scoops us up in his arms and takes us to a lush, tropical paradise where he settles us into his home. If I didn’t keep catching him gazing at me with longing, I’d think this stoic guy was a confirmed loner. When he helps us bring Christmas to this strange new world, all to please me and my daughter, I begin to wonder if life here might not be so bad after all. But I was burned in the past. Do I dare trust my heart to someone new?

Khol: My clan didn’t need to banish me. I did it myself, settling on an uninhabited island where I resigned myself to being alone for the rest of my days. But then a ship crashes near my home. I rush there to salvage what I can, only to rescue a woman and her child. As I help them settle into my home, I start wondering if a male such as me is deserving of a life full of love.

I’m falling for Nancy, but I must atone for my past. If I give her and her daughter the holiday they crave, will I be worthy of a new chance at joy?

Thoughts on Khol: A human lady and her daughter get abducted from Earth and dropped on a distant planet. Fortunately for them, the tropical island they get dumped on has a protective (and lonely) alien making his home there. While Khol doesn't feel he deserves a mate thanks to some not-so-great events in his past, he's more than willing to do anything he needs to do to make Nancy and Flora feel safe and cared for while on his island.

Oh, that whole "doesn't deserve a mate thing"? Khol has it in his head that Nancy would be better off with the other humans on the planet and is making plans to take her and Flora to them even though a big part of him REALLY doesn't want to let them go.

So, yeah. Holidays in the tropics with a protective alien male who is trying to shove his own wants down because he doesn't feel he's worthy. Nancy might have built a wall or two around her heart, but Khol's kindness and willingness to always put her and Flora first start to chip away at said wall pretty quickly.

A glorious tropical island, a helpful water spirit, a holiday to remember, a male who has to face his past, and a lady who will do whatever she needs to do to keep her daughter safe. As it turns out, Khol can do just that. *thumbs up*