Dark Prince

Qurilixen's four princes never hesitate to commit. Within a single night, they use the power they were born with to find a life mate, and the match is sealed through a brief ritual in which masks come off and crystals are crushed. Few words pass between the couple during this unusually quick courtship, yet once bonded, each prince keeps hold of his bride for good.

Olena Leyton is among the finest space pirates the galaxy has known, and daring escapades are part of who she is. After her crew scatters while fleeing the authorities and her ship crashes in a fiery explosion, she is hurt and takes refuge aboard a Galaxy Brides vessel. She passes herself off as a shy mail-order bride to throw off the bounty hunters after her, and the voyage carries her to the primitive world of Qurilixen. She does not treat the role of bride seriously.

Prince Yusef of Draig commands the Outpost and lives modestly, far from the palace. The instant he sees his fiery newcomer, he is certain he will claim her as his bride permanently. Yusef soon discovers that toying with fire always burns, but this dark prince feels too strongly to surrender her without a battle.

Content warning: graphic sexual content, adult language and violence.