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Alien Orc's Prize

Starlight Brides
by Ursa Dax
Alien Orc's Prize (Starlight Brides) by Ursa Dax
⧗ 8.00 / 1
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My human Starlight Lottery bride was supposed to be a pawn, not become my most precious prize…

As the eldest prince of an ancient and regal orc bloodline, I should be focused on my lands and people.
Instead, I’m constantly thwarting my family’s attempts to ensure that I produce an heir.

Having no interest in the wealthy, well-bred women my family keeps foisting upon me, I lose my patience and take things into my own hands.

I will marry. But it will be a woman from one of the weakest and most detestable races in the universe.
I will marry a human.

But what begins as a malicious jab at my meddling family turns into something else entirely when Luna actually arrives. She’s lovely, tiny, and soft in a way that makes me feral with the need to protect her.

She looks at me with trusting eyes and sees a worthy husband. She thinks I truly wanted a bride.
That I truly wanted her.

And the great, misguided joke of it all is…
It turns out she is right.

Welcome to the Starlight Brides – where luck is optional, but the hot alien is guaranteed! 

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Release date: October 28, 2024

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Ursa Dax

Ursa Dax is obsessed with big, brutal, brooding aliens. But despite her love for them, she also believes that her warrior heroes need to be kept on their toes - and brought to their knees. And if there's anyone who can keep a massive alien hero in check, it's a feisty human woman from across the universe.

Ursa got her MA in Creative Writing from the University of Toronto in 2017 and has been writing novels ever since. She lives in Canada with her ever-supportive husband and their two cats.

Starlight Brides

Across galaxies and oceans of stars, the Starlight Brides series dares to ask what happens when fate takes human hearts light-years from home. Each story casts a different woman into the unknown—into alien cultures and unfamiliar planets—through a celestial lottery that promises more than adventure. What begins as an escape from Earth often becomes a reckoning of identity, trust, and connection in places where human rules no longer apply.

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This isn’t your typical alien romance. The series pulses with intimate, character-driven narratives that explore how vulnerability can become a strength, even in worlds that seem harsh or strange. The aliens aren’t just love interests—they’re warriors, rulers, and guardians with their own scars, traditions, and secrets. The tension isn’t just physical; it’s emotional, cultural, sometimes political. And yet, somewhere between duty and desire, survival and surrender, something unmistakably tender begins to take root.

With vivid world-building, unexpected pairings, and slow-burn intimacy layered into science fiction adventure, these stories explore themes like interspecies understanding, autonomy, and the quiet courage it takes to choose love where it isn’t expected. Whether on water worlds, frozen outposts, or domed alien cities, each book immerses readers in a unique setting that feels fully realized without losing sight of the emotional core.

For fans of sci-fi romance who crave both depth and heat, Starlight Brides offers a universe where hearts are not only won—they’re transformed.


Starlight Brides consists of 4 total books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

Alien Minotaur's Prize (Starlight Brides)
⧗ 8.00 / 1
Alien Triton's Prize (Starlight Brides)
★ 10.00 / 1
Alien Orc's Prize (Starlight Brides)
⧗ 8.00 / 1
Alien Naga's Prize (Starlight Brides)
⧗ 8.00 / 1


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