Save time. Save him. Survive the impossible.
Ashe is a time fixer—an expert at patching moments when history starts to fray. When Time kicks her into an unstable world and an alien warrior on the brink of literal erasure, she must stitch together a future while learning to trust the one she’s supposed to save. Fast, funny, and fiercely emotional, this is a race against oblivion where love might be the only anchor left.
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Ashe’s job is rare and dangerous: find the glitches in Time and patch them before history unravels. Sent to a crater on a planet where the laws of physics are suddenly betraying themselves, she finds Vidor Shan—a brooding warrior and sometimes villain—who should exist in every version of the past and future, except someone is trying to wipe him clean. Together they chase clues across collapsing timelines, dodging paradox and predators while the very idea of ‘who he is’ threatens to blink out of existence.
Kicking Ashe blends high-concept time travel with a slow-burn enemies-to-lovers heart: inventive stakes (a man at risk of being erased from history), dry, fish-out-of-time humor, and the satisfying closure of a beloved series finale. Fans of character-driven space opera will love the emotional payoff; readers who crave smart sci-fi with romantic tension and wit will find it impossible to put down.
Can two stubborn survivors stop a force that erases people from history—and hold on to each other when the future keeps changing?
Time’s a Mess. She Cleans Up.
A pulse-pounding sci-fi romance where a time fixer and a stubborn alien warrior race against erasure.
Ashe is a professional time fixer—an unusual job for an unusual woman. When Time itself starts twitching and someone tries to wipe a warrior from existence, Ashe is thrown into a mission that’s anything but ordinary. Kicking Ashe: Project Enterprise 5 follows her as she confronts temporal sabotage, impossible physics, and the consequences of choices that ripple across eras.
On a planet tearing at the seams of known science, Vidor Shan—warrior, sometime villain, and desperate brother—finds himself stranded in a crater with a woman who insists the future is breaking. Ashe claims an enemy aims to erase Vidor from every timeline. As the stakes escalate and reality shudders around them, Ashe and Vidor must learn to trust each other, turning sparks into something far more combustible. Fans of fast-paced worldbuilding, sizzling chemistry, and heartfelt stakes will find this installment a satisfying, thrilling ride.
Claim your copy now and experience the time-bending, heart-stopping finale that longtime fans call unmissable.
Pauline Baird Jones writes sharp, emotional science fiction with heart, humor, and fierce heroines. Her work blends high-concept speculative ideas with vivid characters and romantic heat—perfect for readers who want adventure and emotion in equal measure.
Kicking Ashe is the fifth standalone book in the enthralling Project Enterprise sci-fi romance series. If you like fast-paced action, snarky sidekicks, and pulse-pounding sexual tension, then you’ll love Pauline Baird Jones’ high-spirited adventure.
More Praise for Kicking Ashe:
“KICKING ASHE by award winning author Pauline Baird Jones is the final awesome book in the Project Enterprise series…Fast paced suspense with just a dash of romance, KICKING ASHE is the perfect ending to a favorite sci/fi series.” Single Titles
“Whether you prefer straight science fiction or like yours with a dash of romance, this is a very enjoyable read.” LASR-SFF
“If you love science-fiction romance, then you will want to read KICKING ASHE…” Romance Junkies
“Jones concludes her Project Universe series with this fun, fast-paced tale. Ashe is a tough, no-frills heroine with plenty of spunk and a lovable companion, her nanite Lurch, who steals the show with his snark. Filled with plenty of humor and sexual tension, this quick read is ideal for lovers of sci fi romance.” RT Book Reviews
“This is a series of stories that I can see myself revisiting again in the future when I want something fast paced and fun with strong heroines and hunky heros, even if some of them are completely alien!” Reviews by Martha’s Bookshelf
“Pauline’s novels are perfect for smart women on the move. Her heroines love adventure but are, at the core, still women….Kicking Ashe is an awesome read, so don’t pass up the chance to experience Ashe, Vidor and Lurch’s adventure.” FirePages
“This last installment of the Project Enterprise series proves as good as the ones before it, with a kick-ass heroine going up against an alpha male in a strange, alien world. Lurch is an intriguing addition to the cast of characters and the exchanges between the nanite and Ashe are amusing and fun to read. The witty dialogue and sizzling chemistry between Ashe and Shan make this fast-paced plot even more enjoyable. There’s plenty of action-adventure, suspense and mystery on top of one heck of a romance all woven into a sci-fi all readers will enjoy, no matter which genre they prefer. Jones couldn’t have ended her series with anything better than Kicking Ashe and this reviewer is disappointed to see the series end.” Midwest Book Review