Project Pardus

by Elizabeth F. Shearly

An entire space station disappears—and someone wants to keep it that way.

All I want is to make a scientific breakthrough that will earn me a legit place in my field. But when I finally nab the perfect project, it’s snatched away from me by the granting agency, clearly puppeted by someone powerful.

I refuse to let them bury this, so my ex (the four-armed emotion-sensing alien, Yarrow) and I go after the evidence we need to prove something weird—maybe even sinister—is going on.

When our ship disappears right out from under us, I can no longer risk anyone else for my research…if only everyone would listen when I tell them that. What with folks I meet trying to make friends, and Yarrow following me halfway across the Galaxy, I can’t shake off the people who care about me.

Even when I flee my lab. Even when my ship is sabotaged. Even when I shatter space itself.

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second chance romance, alien romance, found family, mystery, evil corporation, nerdy FMC, space disappearance, he has four arms, he chases her lightyears, stop running from the people who love you, first person POV, alien banging, forced proximity, workplace romance.

Content Explicit sex scenes, liberal use of obscenities, parental emotional abuse of adult child, burns. See the authors' website for detailed content notes.

Project Pardus is a sci fi space opera alien romance about accepting love and community.

325 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 12, 2025

About the author

Elizabeth F. Shearly writes science fiction and fantasy romance, from flash fiction to novels and everything in between. She holds a B.Sc. in physics, and you'll find plenty of science in her science fiction, though the fiction always takes precedence! No matter what she writes about—spaceships or magic, walking cities or medieval castles—romance always finds a way to blossom, whether as the main plot or as a background story.

When she’s not watching characters play-act in her head, you can find her relaxing on the couch with her two cats, playing a video game or knitting a sweater.

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