Cosmic Boom — Pauline Baird Jones

A critical mission, a cosmic event, and a secret....USAF Captain Hedy Quinton joined Project Enterprise so she could travel to a distant galaxy. Excited about her first command, she never expected the headaches that would go with it. She's dealing with a lonely AI in her ship's systems, a really cute deck officer who used to be a robot, a disgruntled ally who wants to be in command, and a passel of possibly dubious scientists. The only thing going for her is that none of them are named Dr. Smith.BoomerJ-known as Boom-is still getting used to his new human body. His new form feels and needs things that his robot body never did, especially when he is around his new commanding officer, Hedy Quinton. His new emotions also make him realize something else-that his new form is fragile compared to his old one.For Hedy, the pressures of command come into sharp conflict with the longings of her heart when Boom goes down to check out the weird happenings on an unknown planet. Things don't go well down on the planet or up on the ship, making Hedy wonder if she should rethink her life's choices.Can their love survive a cosmic event, betrayal, and the secret of Boom's past, or will they be destined to be lost in space?If you love your chemistry interstellar, your action fast-paced, and your space opera sprawling, then grab COSMIC BOOM, the second entry in The Cyborg Chronicles, a spin-off series of the award-winning Project Enterprise series. Take an exciting adventure into the unknown.