Where the Sky Begins - Hardcover

Name: Where the Sky Begins - Hardcover
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SKU: 9798228506497
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by Mary Wine , Cindy Dees

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by Mary Wine (Author), Cindy Dees (Author)

In 1929, twenty daredevil women take to the skies in the most dangerous race of their lives.

Florence "Pancho" Barnes--heiress, rebel, and the most colorful pilot in America--can outfly, outswear, and outdrive any man. When Hollywood tries to turn the first-ever cross-country National Women's Air Derby into a publicity stunt with movie starlets and their male "mechanics" doing the real flying, Pancho rallies the greatest female aviators of the era to fight back.

Alongside aviation legends Amelia Earhart, Louise Thaden, and Marvel Crosson, these fearless women demand the right to fly solo across 2,800 miles of treacherous terrain in primitive, fragile aircraft held together by glue and prayers. But as the race begins, sabotage strikes. Someone wants these women to fail--or worse.

As increasingly serious incidents mount, the pilots realize they're not just racing for glory. They're fighting for their lives and the future of women in aviation. United in their determination to finish the derby, they refuse to back down, watching each other's backs as they barrel across the country in a white-knuckle race that will determine once and for all whether women belong in the skies.

From high-speed car chases to emergency landings, speakeasy showdowns to courtroom battles, Where the Sky Begins is a thrilling ride through one of aviation's most dramatic chapters--a story of courage, sisterhood, and the unbreakable spirit of women who refused to be grounded.

Number of Pages: 378

Dimensions: 1.4 x 9.1 x 6.4 IN

Publication Date: July 28, 2026

ISBN	9798228506497
Author	Mary Wine , Cindy Dees
Publisher	Blackstone Publishing
Genre	Literature
Format	Hardcover
Published	July 2026
Language	ENG- English
Pages	378
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print

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About Cindy Dees

Cindy Dees is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author. Cindy started flying airplanes while sitting in her dad's lap at the age of three and got a pilot's license before she got a driver's license. At age fifteen, she dropped out of high school and left the horse farm in Michigan where she grew up to attend the University of Michigan.After earning a degree in Russian and East European Studies, she joined the US Air Force and became the youngest female pilot in its history. She flew supersonic jets, VIP airlift, and the C-5 Galaxy, one of the world's largest cargo airplanes. She also worked part-time gathering intelligence. During her military career, she traveled to forty-two countries on five continents, was detained by the KGB and East German secret police, got shot at, flew in the first Gulf War, met her husband, and amassed a lifetime's worth of war stories. Cindy has turned many of her experiences into novels of military romance and suspense.Cindy's hobbies include professional Middle Eastern dancing, Japanese gardening, and medieval reenacting. She can also be found often on various social media, hanging out with her friends and fellow readers.Winner of a Golden Heart and Holt Medallion for writing, Cindy is a five-time finalist and two-time winner of the prestigious RITA Award for Romance Fiction, two-time winner of RT Book Review's Best Harlequin Romantic Suspense Novel of the Year, and is a Romantic Times Lifetime Career Achievement nominee.She has published over sixty novels, including thrillers, adventure novels, epic fantasies, and many stories of military romantic suspense.