Escape, first contact, and love across the stars
Arian Teraz runs from an arranged marriage and a life tethered to rocky farmland—only to be flung through a wormhole into a soldier’s arms. When Captain Jackson “Coop” Cooper rescues the injured alien and her telepathic Draze companion, sparks ignite amid gunfire, mystery, and a destiny that refuses to stay buried.
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A Farm Girl’s Leap
Into Destiny

On a windbent outer-world farm, Arian Teraz has one path: marriage and duty. When a strange ship offers escape, hostile forces force her through a wormhole and into the life of Captain Jackson “Coop” Cooper—a bored, battle-hungry soldier who finally finds someone worth fighting for. Hunted, injured, and sheltered with a telepathic Draze companion, Arian and Coop must uncover the secrets of her hidden heritage while surviving threats that want her silenced forever.
Found Girl is a standalone entry in the hit Project Enterprise series that fuses gritty space combat, wormhole thrills, and a tender, sexy human‑alien romance. Fans of space opera, military heroes, stubborn alien heroines, and unique worldbuilding (hello, telepathic Draze!) will find escape, tension, and heart in equal measure—no prior books required.
Can two fugitives unravel a buried destiny before the sanctuary becomes a trap?
A Star-Bound Romance of Destiny and Danger

When a farm girl leaps through a wormhole, love, secrets, and war follow — a standalone sci‑fi romance that will steal your breath and your heart.
Embark on an intergalactic journey with Found Girl, the sixth standalone installment in Pauline Baird Jones’s Project Enterprise series. Follow Arian Teraz, an alien farm girl determined not to spend her life bound to an arranged marriage on a rocky world. When a mysterious ship appears, she seizes a chance at more — but hostile attackers send her tumbling through a wormhole and into the arms of a daring soldier.
Captain Jackson “Coop” Cooper is starved for action and finally gets the thrill he’s been waiting for when Arian’s ship drops into his path. Rescuing her sets off a chain of events that throws them both into a hidden sanctuary with secrets that could change everything. As danger mounts and loyalties are tested, Arian and Coop must uncover the truth of Arian’s hidden destiny before enemies close the net.
Found Girl blends fast-paced space adventure, heat-of-the-moment chemistry, and tender moments of discovery. It’s perfect for readers who love interspecies romance, bold heroines fighting for agency, and immersive worldbuilding that keeps you turning pages long into the night.
Jump into this standalone interstellar romance—buy now and start reading tonight.
Pauline Baird Jones writes emotionally driven science fiction romance filled with daring heroes, stubborn heroines, and inventive future worlds. With the Project Enterprise series, she crafts standalone stories that invite new readers while rewarding longtime fans with recurring threads and cosmic stakes.
