Rescue across galaxies — enemies become family, love, and redemption
USMC Sergeant Carolina City is deployed to a strange galaxy and thrust into a mission that will test every rule she believes in. Opposite her stands Kraye, a man raised by robots who must learn what it means to be human—while together they race to return freed prisoners to their homes before a vengeful enemy can stop them.
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Enemies, Robots, and a Ragtag Crew
In the Garradian Galaxy, Sergeant Carolina City clamps down on protocol but not on her surprise when Kraye—freed from slavery and raised by sentient machines—turns from enemy to uneasy ally. Thrust together to repatriate liberated beings in Operation Ark, their motley ship carries an alien diplomat, a pragmatic robot, and a mischievous caticorn; their mission is noble, but the route home is laden with minefields, old trauma, and a lethal foe bent on revenge.
Operation Ark blends pulse-pounding military action, tender enemies-to-lovers chemistry, and playful found-family moments set against rich sensory worldbuilding. Fans of character-forward space opera, quirky alien life, and slow-burn romance will find a satisfying, emotionally honest ride—accessible to new readers yet deeply rewarding for followers of the Project Enterprise saga.
Can a fractured past be redeemed in time to save a future for them all?
A Cross‑Galactic Adventure of Robots, Redemption, and Romance
When a Marine and a man raised by robots must ferry the freed across galaxies, survival becomes a second chance at being human.
USMC Sergeant Carolina City never imagined that deployment would lead her to the edges of another galaxy — or to a man who challenges everything she thought she knew about duty, loyalty, and love. Kraye was rescued from slavery by sentient machines and raised among them. Haunted by a secret past, he must decide if a life taught by robots can be made whole by human connection.
Thrown together on Operation Ark, their crew — an unlikely mix of alien, robot, and caticorn — races to return freed prisoners to their homeworlds. Between boarding actions, political minefields, and a vengeful enemy determined to see the mission fail, Caro and Kraye struggle to bridge the gap between duty and desire. Operation Ark blends pulse‑pounding action, laugh‑out‑loud moments, and tender romance into a cross‑galactic story about what it really means to be free.
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Pauline Baird Jones is the award‑winning author of the Project Enterprise series. Known for high‑octane plots, quirky humor, and heartfelt character work, Pauline writes smart science fiction that puts people — and the messy business of being human — at the center of extraordinary worlds.