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Jove (2003), Paperback, 352 pages
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Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. HTML:#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts unlocks the dreams of a woman on a quest for the truth in her second Key Trilogy novel. Dana Steele has always found her greatest passion in books. But now her boss is making her job as a librarian a living hell. Luckily, she now has a Plan B�?� High on a hill overlooking the town of Pleasant Valley, Pennsylvania, sits the Warrior�??s Peak estate. It�??s where Dana was invited to meet Malory Price and Zoe McCourt�??and where they learned that they were destined to find three keys to unlock a box holding the souls of three mythical demigoddesses: one an artist, one a bard, and one a warrior. With the promise of a million dollars each dangled before them, the women couldn�??t refuse. And as Malory found the first key, they formed a fast friendship and decided to go into business together. For Dana, that meant her dream of owning a bookstore was about to come true. And now, as Dana finds herself on the threshold of some major life changes, it�??s her turn to find a key. She has four weeks to unravel a riddle involving her past, present, and future, and to find the truth hidden among deception and lies�??or succumb to her worst nightmare. Don�??t miss the other books in the Key Trilogy Key of Light… (more)
User reviews
LibraryThing member carmarie
Easy reads....take this on a plane or to the beach. I was so happy after reading the first one that there were 3 others. Sometimes you just want to read something with a little magic and hope.
LibraryThing member kymmayfield
Great series. However this book wasn't as good as the first. I hope the last book is better. A total must read tho. The main character in this book is one that you want to smack around a little in a couple of the of the points in the books.
LibraryThing member anterastilis
Well, here we are again. Pleasant Valley, a quiet little town in Pennsylvania. Three women were leading normal lives, doing stereotypically "womanish" things (Art gallery curator, librarian, hairdresser) when they plummet into a supernatural mystery. In come three men, who lead fairy tale prince
So, here are some quotations from my review of the first one: "I am NOT impressed...VERY farfetched...highly improbable romance and weak characters!" I decided, with a bit of convincing from Shannon, to try the second one as well.
This time, the protagonist is a librarian named Dana. She loves her job, is kind of a smartass, and used to date Jordan, who left their small town to become a famous writer in the big city. The boss's neice is promoted over her, her hours get cut back, and she quits in a huff. Now she's got problems: she's got no job, Jordan's back in town and wants her but she's still hurt, she and her two best friends (of a month!) are starting a business, AND she's got to find a metaphysical key in order to free her corresponding demigoddess "daughter of glass" from her three-century-long imprisonment, so that the friendly Celtic gods up the road can be set free of their turmoil, and so that she can be rewarded a million dollars. If she fails, a year of her life will disappear.
It just gets me that all three of these women are going to wind up hooking up with these three wealthy men. I mean, they all have job and money trauma backgrounds. They're starting a business and its scary, but...they've got these dudes that shower them with expensive gifts. They love it. They love that they get the bling bling and the fancy houses. Where's the self-reliance? Maybe I'm just jaded. But the whole "meet Mr. Wonderful and never have to worry about money again" thing is kinda...bleh. I wonder how much of the romance aspect is due to my subconsious lust to never have to work again, or to be able to start a store without worry of it failing and having to go bankrupt. Hmm.
Well, I think I liked it better than the first one. Maybe it was because I liked the main character better...even though she's portrayed as a clever girl and she acts mightily stupid at times. Or maybe because i was more in a mood to read paranormal chick lit than last time. I'll probably read the third one eventually...when the mood swings back around again.
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lives (all of them local boys who have become fabulously wealthy: thriller author, home improvement store heir, newspaper editor) for them to fall in love with. Romance and paranormal situations ensue.So, here are some quotations from my review of the first one: "I am NOT impressed...VERY farfetched...highly improbable romance and weak characters!" I decided, with a bit of convincing from Shannon, to try the second one as well.
This time, the protagonist is a librarian named Dana. She loves her job, is kind of a smartass, and used to date Jordan, who left their small town to become a famous writer in the big city. The boss's neice is promoted over her, her hours get cut back, and she quits in a huff. Now she's got problems: she's got no job, Jordan's back in town and wants her but she's still hurt, she and her two best friends (of a month!) are starting a business, AND she's got to find a metaphysical key in order to free her corresponding demigoddess "daughter of glass" from her three-century-long imprisonment, so that the friendly Celtic gods up the road can be set free of their turmoil, and so that she can be rewarded a million dollars. If she fails, a year of her life will disappear.
It just gets me that all three of these women are going to wind up hooking up with these three wealthy men. I mean, they all have job and money trauma backgrounds. They're starting a business and its scary, but...they've got these dudes that shower them with expensive gifts. They love it. They love that they get the bling bling and the fancy houses. Where's the self-reliance? Maybe I'm just jaded. But the whole "meet Mr. Wonderful and never have to worry about money again" thing is kinda...bleh. I wonder how much of the romance aspect is due to my subconsious lust to never have to work again, or to be able to start a store without worry of it failing and having to go bankrupt. Hmm.
Well, I think I liked it better than the first one. Maybe it was because I liked the main character better...even though she's portrayed as a clever girl and she acts mightily stupid at times. Or maybe because i was more in a mood to read paranormal chick lit than last time. I'll probably read the third one eventually...when the mood swings back around again.
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LibraryThing member pauliharman
The middle installment of the Key trilogy. If you know Roberts, you know what you're going to get; if you don't, what are you waiting for? Great comfort reading.
LibraryThing member Leonor.Ner
This was a second strong installment for Nora Roberts’ trilogy. This book introduces us to Dana Steele, a librarian who quitted her job after an argument with her boss and whose fate is to find one of the three keys to free the souls of three daughters of a Celtic god. To make things worse, her
After book one about Malory Price quest to find the first key, this book delivers us a strong, independent character with a down-to-down personality though difficult to deal with. Dana submerges herself into research while trying to ignore Jordan Hawke, her ex, and into her new store which she’ll be sharing with Malory and Zoe.
Of course that each book is about one good quality of the characters or something they dream about. Dana’s passion, compulsion is books so she’s sure she’ll find the key on a book important to her. What she didn’t know was that the past, the present and the future were going to be the major key in finding the object.
In this book the pace is less fast; you can enjoy the relationship between Jordan and Dana without having the reaction that they’re jumping into something faster than normal. Because of their past together, they’re relation came easy and familiar. There was tension and sensuality between the two of them resulting of great sexy scenes well written without being too much.
The main plot develops also in a slow pace but easy to follow. Roberts leaves clues here and there matching all together in the end.
The final action sequence between Dana and Kane, happening inside Hawke’s book where a character was based on Dana, is an amazingly described scene where you can almost feel what the characters are feeling.
However, I think that some moments in the book were a bit rushed; like Jordan and Flynn’s proposal. In a month the two of them found love and are engaged. I think it was too quick.
Overall, I think this was a strong continuation for a trilogy and the characters are all changing and showing us other facades.
Now, bring me book three.
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ex-boyfriend who has broken her heart by leaving to New York to became a best-seller author, has return and intends to win her heart again.After book one about Malory Price quest to find the first key, this book delivers us a strong, independent character with a down-to-down personality though difficult to deal with. Dana submerges herself into research while trying to ignore Jordan Hawke, her ex, and into her new store which she’ll be sharing with Malory and Zoe.
Of course that each book is about one good quality of the characters or something they dream about. Dana’s passion, compulsion is books so she’s sure she’ll find the key on a book important to her. What she didn’t know was that the past, the present and the future were going to be the major key in finding the object.
In this book the pace is less fast; you can enjoy the relationship between Jordan and Dana without having the reaction that they’re jumping into something faster than normal. Because of their past together, they’re relation came easy and familiar. There was tension and sensuality between the two of them resulting of great sexy scenes well written without being too much.
The main plot develops also in a slow pace but easy to follow. Roberts leaves clues here and there matching all together in the end.
The final action sequence between Dana and Kane, happening inside Hawke’s book where a character was based on Dana, is an amazingly described scene where you can almost feel what the characters are feeling.
However, I think that some moments in the book were a bit rushed; like Jordan and Flynn’s proposal. In a month the two of them found love and are engaged. I think it was too quick.
Overall, I think this was a strong continuation for a trilogy and the characters are all changing and showing us other facades.
Now, bring me book three.
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LibraryThing member tonile.helena
While not as gripping as the first, Key of Knowledge takes the series to another level and promises that the third and final book will be sensational.
LibraryThing member AuggieTalk
Lynda Meyers absolutely blew me out of the water with "Letter's from the Ledge".
As usual I'm going to be very straight forward and say that I wasn't expecting to like the book much, not at all because I didn't expect it to be well written but it just wasn't in my genre sphere. I was fully prepared
I guarantee you he would be more than ready to tell you how much I talked about the book after I started reading it. It took me less than two days. I was sucked in, held captive, and just plain flabbergasted at how compelling the story was. My eagerness to read kept me up late into the night.
I cannot recommend this book highly enough to any of you who are reading this review. My skepticism proved me foolish and showed me that I should never, ever, judge a book by it's genre!
When I expected dry and depressing I got colorful and uplifting.
When I expected an overabundance of angst I received a tidal wave of hope against all odds and strength to overcome.
The book is smart, interesting, compelling, and gritty. The story sucks you in. The likable characters have you searching your own soul for strength to face your darkest places, your own problems, your own prisons. It is impossible to not feel intimately connected to Brendan, Sarah, Paige, and Nate in their struggles with the blackness life might be inclined to offer up. Their hurt become the readers indignation, their triumph the reader's joy. It's a darn good book that can get a handle on your feelings that way.
I must add that there's some great humor and a very amusing Monty Python reference that had me giggling for a while. I couldn't even resist reading it out loud!
Perhaps in life it seems that sometimes walking the ledge is necessary, but darkness is conquerable. That's the feeling I took away from this book.
Truthfully I believe that "Letter's From the Ledge" gives the reader a small, shining hope that they too can find their wings, their great freedom, and learn to embrace life with abandon.
As usual I'm going to be very straight forward and say that I wasn't expecting to like the book much, not at all because I didn't expect it to be well written but it just wasn't in my genre sphere. I was fully prepared
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to encounter a book that was good but not appealing to my reading interests. I even told my Fiance that very thing.I guarantee you he would be more than ready to tell you how much I talked about the book after I started reading it. It took me less than two days. I was sucked in, held captive, and just plain flabbergasted at how compelling the story was. My eagerness to read kept me up late into the night.
I cannot recommend this book highly enough to any of you who are reading this review. My skepticism proved me foolish and showed me that I should never, ever, judge a book by it's genre!
When I expected dry and depressing I got colorful and uplifting.
When I expected an overabundance of angst I received a tidal wave of hope against all odds and strength to overcome.
The book is smart, interesting, compelling, and gritty. The story sucks you in. The likable characters have you searching your own soul for strength to face your darkest places, your own problems, your own prisons. It is impossible to not feel intimately connected to Brendan, Sarah, Paige, and Nate in their struggles with the blackness life might be inclined to offer up. Their hurt become the readers indignation, their triumph the reader's joy. It's a darn good book that can get a handle on your feelings that way.
I must add that there's some great humor and a very amusing Monty Python reference that had me giggling for a while. I couldn't even resist reading it out loud!
Perhaps in life it seems that sometimes walking the ledge is necessary, but darkness is conquerable. That's the feeling I took away from this book.
Truthfully I believe that "Letter's From the Ledge" gives the reader a small, shining hope that they too can find their wings, their great freedom, and learn to embrace life with abandon.
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LibraryThing member KamGeb
Second in the Trilogy. It is very much like the first book. Nothing novel happens. It is all predictable.
LibraryThing member ChristineEllei
Now that Malory has discovered the first key (Key of Light, Book 1) Dana must take on the task of locating the second key to unlock the “Daughters of Glass”. Limited by a one-month time crunch, her rekindled feelings for ex-lover Jordan Hawke and, her distraction in trying to get her new
As was the first book, this was an easy and fun read for a long winter’s evening. I enjoy the characters despite the fact that they and the action are a little predictable. The first and second book could be interchangeable by switching character names. Despite that, I am interested enough to continue on to Zoe’s quest in the third book of the trilogy. Like sorbet between courses of a meal, these books are great for in-between the non-fiction I have on my TBR list.
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business started she is concerned that she will not be successful, thereby causing her new friends to lose the ultimate prize of one millions dollars … and the release of the three maidens.As was the first book, this was an easy and fun read for a long winter’s evening. I enjoy the characters despite the fact that they and the action are a little predictable. The first and second book could be interchangeable by switching character names. Despite that, I am interested enough to continue on to Zoe’s quest in the third book of the trilogy. Like sorbet between courses of a meal, these books are great for in-between the non-fiction I have on my TBR list.
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LibraryThing member ig3514
I don’t particularly like the continuous replay of previously read material, but I felt the need to read Dana’s story because she is a part of this series. I will definitely read Zoe’s. But I was not disappointed. Each character and their relationships with each other deserve a story and not
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to be judged on the first book of the series. But I will say that so far, that I still like Malory’s and Flynn’s book better. You are a uniquely, gifted writer NORA ROBERTS! ❤️❤️❤️ Show Less
LibraryThing member Preston.Kringle
Nora Robert’s Key of Knowledge is a fascinating tale of a quest to find a key hidden in one woman’s past. Full of magic, mystery, and love; this book examines the importance of life and how the past has a way of affecting us both in good and bad ways.
LibraryThing member tldegray
Review for all three books in the trilogy.
The thing about these books isn't the vaguely supernatural plot or the romance, it's the found-family.
There is a vaguely supernatural plot. Strangers, Malory, Dana, and Zoe, are all invited to a mysterious gathering hosted by the even more mysterious Rowena
There is romance. The first book centers on Malory, and deals with her romance with Finn. The second on Dana and her romance with Jordan. The third on Zoe and Brad. But the wonderful thing about these books is how little time they spend on romance and how much they spend on the friendship growing between Malory, Dana, and Zoe, the pre-existing friendsihp between Flynn, Jordan, and Brad, and the way these six people become family to each other. Not only do the three women fulfill their quests and find their loves, they also start a business together and spend a great deal of time discussing how wonderful, helpful, and supportive the friendship they're developing is. Sure, there's a great deal of discussion about each other's love lives, but there's also a great deal of discussion about the business, each other's talents, and what each wants from life. To a lesser degree--because this is the women's story, after all--the men have similar discussions.
Found-family is my thing. It gets me every time. And these six people, plus Rowena, Pitte, Zoe's son Simon, and Flynn's goofy dog Moe, make a great family.
The thing about these books isn't the vaguely supernatural plot or the romance, it's the found-family.
There is a vaguely supernatural plot. Strangers, Malory, Dana, and Zoe, are all invited to a mysterious gathering hosted by the even more mysterious Rowena
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and Pitte. They're told a story about a god, soon to be king, who traveled into the mortal world, fell in love with a human woman. He brought her back to his world and they had three beautiful daughters. When those daughters were grown an evil sorcerer, rival for the king's power, cast a spell on them, trapping their souls in a glass box, leaving their bodies lifeless. The only way the spell could be broken is if three mortal women found the keys to the glass box. Malory, Dana, and Zoe are those three mortal women.There is romance. The first book centers on Malory, and deals with her romance with Finn. The second on Dana and her romance with Jordan. The third on Zoe and Brad. But the wonderful thing about these books is how little time they spend on romance and how much they spend on the friendship growing between Malory, Dana, and Zoe, the pre-existing friendsihp between Flynn, Jordan, and Brad, and the way these six people become family to each other. Not only do the three women fulfill their quests and find their loves, they also start a business together and spend a great deal of time discussing how wonderful, helpful, and supportive the friendship they're developing is. Sure, there's a great deal of discussion about each other's love lives, but there's also a great deal of discussion about the business, each other's talents, and what each wants from life. To a lesser degree--because this is the women's story, after all--the men have similar discussions.
Found-family is my thing. It gets me every time. And these six people, plus Rowena, Pitte, Zoe's son Simon, and Flynn's goofy dog Moe, make a great family.
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Original publication date
2003-11
Physical description
352 p.; 6.22 inches
ISBN
0515136379 / 9780515136371
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Keys, 2
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