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Married to the Alien Mountain Man by Ursa Dax

5.0

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For most of Jaya’s life, her beloved ship has been her only home. So when she is forced into an emergency landing on Zabria Prinar One. She expects this to be just a quick stop while she has parts shuttled to her but she quickly is told she can only stay if she is a bride in the mail-order bride program. So when Oaken offers to marry her, she finds herself saying yes.

I have been waiting for Oaken’s story since we met him in Magnolia and Garrek’s book (Resisting the Alien Rider). Oaken was such a sweet and compassionate guy that I couldn’t wait to see him get his own wife, especially since he was so excited for it. Oaken was a great husband and partner. He really went out of his way to make sure Jaya was comfortable and did everything to show he can be a good husband, even though he knew it was only supposed to be temporary. Oaken was just adorable and I loved how awkward he was at times with fighting his feelings for Jaya. 

Jaya has spent a lot of her life alone traveling on her ship. She doesn’t think she can stay in one place long but that changes as she spends time on the farm with Oaken. She quickly gets feelings for him, how could she not, but struggles with her need to keep her only home. I liked that Jaya didn’t jump head first into their relationship. It took time for her to accept her attraction to Oaken and want to take it further. Her lessons in husbandry were a bit amusing and really just backfired into making her see how much she cared for him. 

Overall, these two were wonderful characters who had a wonderful relationship. I wasn’t expecting a marriage of convenience in this series, but I really enjoyed it. This series has quickly become one of my favorites and I really can’t wait to read the next book. 

TW: death of parents discussed; on page natural disaster (tornado); 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent