The Nanny and the Alien Warrior by Honey Phillips and Bex McLynnMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Sweet and Hot Alien Romance
This is the fifth book in a series set in the same universe with some cross over of characters. Much of the world-building is done in earlier books, but you can follow the story without that knowledge.
Joanna is a professor at a small and friendly college, resigned to a life without a family after her long term relationship ended. Single and childless she loves teaching, and her students, but is often lonely. When she is abducted by aliens, whilst trying to save one of her students, her life is turned on its head. She is sold as a slave to a wealthy alien Lord who wants a nanny for his young daughter.
In this part of the galaxy, women are scarce as there was a severe plague that killed massive portions of the population, most of which were women. Joanna’s owner was sick of his nanny’s getting married so decided to buy a slave instead. However, he didn’t mistreat her and seemed to see her as a valued employee who couldn’t leave or get paid.
When there is a coup and Tavi’s father is killed, she runs with her charge, helped by loyal followers. Finally, she is rescued by Craxan a Cire mercenary and gets off-planet on a cargo ship by offering to work their way to somewhere safe.
As with all the other books in this series I really loved the characters. I really liked that Joanna wasn’t in the first flush of youth. She is not slim and pretty, but round and ordinary looking. The way she looks after Tavi is so sweet and I really like that when she first arrived to look after Tavi she noticed her getting a bit spoiled and worked hard to put a stop to it. Tavi is sweet-natured and quite good at getting her own way, so everyone finds it hard to resist her.
Joanna is intelligent and interesting to read about. She is strong and compassionate and having Tavi has helped her stay that way. Craxan has had a hard life and lost everyone he has ever loved. He’s a strong warrior and longs to have someone worthwhile to protect.
Though this is a fated mates type story, it takes a little while in close quarters in unusual circumstances to get the romance going. I liked that it took some navigating.
The supporting characters were all really well rounded and thought out carefully. They were engaging and entertaining.
Most of the world-building was done in the previous books, but I still felt this book managed to convey the essence of the part of the galaxy that Joanna ended up in.
The plot was intriguing and entertaining with a few twists along the way. Though at its heart this is a romance, there is still enough plot to keep everyone engaged, even the most hard-hearted cynic.
This is a very sweet romance, with some very tender moments, but it’s not sickly sweet. It’s also got plenty of passion and heat to counter-balance the sweet.
If you are in the market for hot and sweet alien romances, this is a good place to look.
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