When Sara Donovan joins Project Enterprise she finds out that what doesn't kill her makes her stronger. An Air Force pilot - the best of the best to be assigned to this mission - Sara isn't afraid to travel far beyond the Milky Way on an assignment that takes her into a galaxy torn apart by a long and bitter warfare between the Dusan and the Gadi. After she's shot down and manages to land safely on an inhospitable planet, Sara encounters Kiernan Fyn - a seriously hot alien with a few secrets of his own - he's a member of a resistance group called the Ojemba, lead by the mysterious and ruthless Kalian. Together they must avoid capture, but can they avoid their growing attraction to each other? A mysterious, hidden city on the planet brings Sara closer to the answers she seeks - about her baffling abilities and her mother's past. She has no idea she's being pulled into the same danger her mother fled - the key to a secret left behind by a lost civilization, the Garradians. The Dusan and the Gadi want the key. So do the Ojemba. They think Sara has it. They are willing to do anything to get it. Sara will have to do anything to stop them.
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"From the beginning, action is non-stop and filled with suspense. Sara is more than the quintessential kick-butt heroine...This sci-fi adds a nice dose of romance and a touch of humor, placing it at the top of the list for a danged good read." Midwest Book Review
"Award winning author Pauline Baird Jones has created a dynamic other worldly story...Ms. Jones has given her readers wonderful dialogue, adventure, humor, kick-butt action and thrilling romance; all set in alien territories. So, slip into another galaxy and revel in THE KEY by Pauline Baird Jones." Single Titles.com
"Ms. Jones wrote a wonderful book. I will certainly put her on my to be read list." The Romance Studio
"The Key was good in every way a novel can be. It's an engrossing story with full character development and growth... For me, The Key is one of those rare books that strengthened my love of reading. Thanks for the story Pauline." Night Owl Romances Top Pick and Reviewer's Choice.
"Love Linnea Sinclair? Get a kick out of Susan Grant? The Key isn't so much a sci-fi release as it is a dang good read, and this reviewer is anxious to read more of Baird Jones. Fun and fantastic at the same time, The Key is an intergalactic space adventure that will thrill readers to the very tips of their toes." Heartstrings Reviews
"Award winning author Pauline Baird Jones has created a dynamic other worldly story...Ms. Jones has given her readers wonderful dialogue, adventure, humor, kick-butt action and thrilling romance; all set in alien territories. So, slip into another galaxy and revel in THE KEY by Pauline Baird Jones." Single Titles.com
"Ms. Jones wrote a wonderful book. I will certainly put her on my to be read list." The Romance Studio
"The Key was good in every way a novel can be. It's an engrossing story with full character development and growth... For me, The Key is one of those rare books that strengthened my love of reading. Thanks for the story Pauline." Night Owl Romances Top Pick and Reviewer's Choice.
"Love Linnea Sinclair? Get a kick out of Susan Grant? The Key isn't so much a sci-fi release as it is a dang good read, and this reviewer is anxious to read more of Baird Jones. Fun and fantastic at the same time, The Key is an intergalactic space adventure that will thrill readers to the very tips of their toes." Heartstrings Reviews
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The Key was a wonderful book to write and I'm thrilled it won a Bronze Ippy and Dream Realm Award the year it released. While I did not plan to make this a series, I found myself unready to leave the world I'd created. Girl Gone Nova followed, then Tangled in Time and Steamrolled.There is also a connected short story in the Dreamspell Steampunk anthology, Vol 1 and Kicking Ashe will conclude the series in 2012.
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Pauline Baird Jones is the award-winning author of twelve novels of science fiction romance, action-adventure, suspense, romantic suspense and comedy-mystery. Her latest releases are Steamrolled and a short story in the Dreamspell Steampunk Anthology Vol 1. Girl Gone Nova and Out of Time were EPIC Book Award winners. She's written two non-fiction books, Adapting Your Novel for Film and Made-up Mayhem, and she co-wrote Managing Your Book Writing Business with Jamie Engle. Her eighth novel, The Key won an Independent Book Award Bronze Medal (IPPY) for 2008 and is a 2007 Dream Realm Awards Winner. She also has short stories in several anthologies. Originally from Wyoming, she and her family moved from New Orleans to Texas before Katrina.
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That's what Sara Donovan would say. What a ride! Pauline Baird Jones has ventured where she's never ventured before, and I'm one pleased, satisfied reader who tagged along with The Key's characters for the ride of a lifetime. Dang!
A female U.S. Top Gun is part of a mission to another galaxy where three factions are looking for the key to the secrets of a lost civilization. Sara is shot down & rescued by a seriously hot alien pilot, with dreads, who's stranded on the same small planet. The rescuer, Fyn, becomes the rescued when Sara's team picks them up--but they both have secrets, secrets that can destroy the love that grows between them & promises to rescue both of them. The Key is full of believable characters, and military, flying, and combat lingo. Sara never slips out of character. In fact, she never blinks. If you happen to be male and read the words 'throw down,' run away. If you read the word 'nice,' read faster. You won't be sorry. Neither will anyone else who reads The Key. Sharon K. Garner, Sanctuary/River of Dreams/Lokelani Nights/The Spaniard's Cross
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I loved it! I couldn't put it down! The story got me from the first page, and I didn't come up for air until I got to the end. What a great ride! This is intelligently written, fun, with believable characters. I loved Sara Donovan's character! She rocks! Another really fun book from Pauline B Jones! Thanks Pauline!
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For fans of Pauline B. Jones AND for Sci-Fi lovers, you can't beat this book! Gripping, exciting, wonderful plot! The space battle is a work of art! Also has great humor and characters that are real - not always an easy feat with a Sci-Fi style book. There's romance, but this is not just for chicks - my 17 yr. old son LOVED it!! It crosses genres and you will love this book and remember Sara Donovan long after the last page! Give yourself a treat and read this book!
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