Claws & Effect

The Otherworldly Pets of Project Enterprise
What do you get when you cross intergalactic danger, swoony heroes, fearless heroines, and pets that are anything but ordinary? You get Claws & Effect—a quirky, heartfelt collection of sci-fi romance adventures from USA Today bestselling author Pauline Baird Jones! 🐾✨
These aren’t your average companion animals—they sass, slither, squawk, and occasionally save the galaxy. Buckle up for five fun-filled stories of love, laughter, and a little chaos, starring the galaxy’s most unexpected MVPs: a caticorn, a chatty parrot, a prophetic python, a snarky frog, and one highly opinionated dragon.
🚀 Time Trap – Sergeant Briggs just wanted to recover and get back to work—not open a mystery package from Area 51 and accidentally unleash a woman claiming to be from the future and her sarcastic talking parrot. Now he's dodging threats from the Time Service Interdiction Force, helping save a base full of genius nerds, and maybe, just maybe, falling for a time-tossed troublemaker.
🪐 Operation Ark – Caro never expected to share a mission—or a spaceship—with a smoldering space pirate and a mischievous caticorn. Together, they must return alien refugees to their home planets while dodging a grudge-holding villain and their growing attraction.
🤖 Cyborg’s Revenge – She’s tired of heartbreak. He’s tired of circuits. Can this bashful cyborg and his determined lady overcome betrayal, battle a terrifying enemy, and trust a snake who thinks he’s the hero of the story?
🐸 General’s Holiday – All General Halliwell wanted was some peace, quiet, and a chance to channel his inner Picard. What he got was a woman with a wild tale, a frog with attitude, and a crisis that might end in either planetary doom—or a first kiss worth the risk.
🥶 Echoes Beneath — Echoes Beneath is a science fiction romance adventure set in the Project Enterprise universe, with alien mysteries, planetary peril, found family, and love tested under pressure.
🔥 The Real Dragon (Bonus Short Story) – When Emma’s pet bearded dragon starts typing (yes, typing), her dad’s bossy bride-to-be may get more than she bargained for. One girl, one dragon, and a Texas-sized mess…what could possibly go wrong?
🛸 Full of romance, snark, interstellar shenanigans, and (very) unexpected heroes, Claws & Effect is your perfect escape into the paws-itively wild world of Project Enterprise. If you like heart, humor, and hot guys with laser blasters—and pets with plans—this collection is for you!