When She’s Merry by Ruby Dixon

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Homesteading on the remote farm planet Risda III can be lonely. So when I notice that my neighbor isn’t doing so well, I ask for help to give her a Christmas celebration to brighten her spirits.

Unfortunately, the person helping me is Sinath, the most infuriating male alien ever. He’s got a weird sense of humor. He doesn’t know what a Christmas tree is. He even tried to exterminate my pet rodent.

And he keeps staring at my mouth, and yet refuses to kiss me. The nerve.

But Sinath is easy to be around, corny jokes and all. He knows just what my friend is going through. And he’s a surprisingly good snuggler.

This is either going to be a complete disaster…or the merriest holiday ever.

When She’s Merry

Awesome character interaction!

The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 💙❤️💚💜
Steam: 🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📘📙📔
World building: 🌏🌍🌏🌎🌍
Character development: 😊😄😘😍🥰
Narration: 🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙
Narration Type: Dual Narration

The Hero: Sinath – he is a Messakah (Blue alien with horns and a tail) who works on Risda 3, the planet that is a home for human females where they can be free and they each get a plot of land to farm, a home, bots to work on the farm, and other things. His job is to help the residents of Risda 3 with anything they need.

The heroine: Devin – She was kidnapped from Earth before the planet was destroyed. She was owned by a Messakah male who kept her as a pet, but often neglected her, forgot to feed her and give her a proper place to sleep. Now she is happy to be free and has her own farm on Risda 3. She didn’t know how lonely she was until she found a ring-tailed rodent one day and made him her pet. She wants to help her neighbor who seems to be in a deep depression and barely gets out of bed. Her farm is in disrepair and her house is a mess.

The Story: Devin goes to Sinath for help, though she dislikes the Messakah male because of her history with Messakah and also because he seems to hate her, and he really dislikes the fact that she keeps a rodent as a pet. However, since one of the colonists complained about Sinath to his boss recently, he doesn’t want Devin to complain about him as well, so he figures he better to everything he can to help her. She wants to have a Christmas tree and celebration for her neighbor, but since there aren’t a lot of trees around, she needs approval to take one from a neighboring farm.

I actually really loved this book and this couple. They started out bickering over everything and despite the short length of this book, they spend a lot of time together getting to know each other and falling for each other. They are silly and funny and both of them are so adorable and interesting. I love the way Sin looks at things so logically. He can’t understand why Devin wants to kill a tree just for a short celebration. Especially when trees are such a rare resource. He also can’t figure out why you would put a skirt on a tree. He pictures the tree dressed up in women’s clothing. Not to mention the fact that you put goodies in a stocking on the mantle. Who would want food or gifts that smell like an old sock?

This audiobook was told in dual points of view via dual narration and was narrated by Jillian Macie and Mason Lloyd. I love Mason Lloyd for these alien romance books, He has a great voice for them and always does a great job. Same for Jillian Macie who has a great voice and in this book her personality really shines through.

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