For readers who savor slow burn romance amid cosmic danger
Tim was once an unstoppable cyborg; now he’s painfully human—clumsy in a flesh body, flooded with emotions he didn’t program, and dangerously drawn to one scientist. Riina Katala must lead a high-stakes rescue on Arroxan Prime with Tim at her side, racing to stop an accidental first contact that could doom a world. This is a pulse-pounding, heart-first space adventure about identity, duty, and the cost of second chances.
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When Armor Falls, Hearts Rise
On Arroxan Prime, a stranded geologist’s accidental first contact threatens to trigger a planetary disaster. Riina Katala is ordered to lead the rescue—alongside Tim, the former cyborg who now feels every misstep and longing in a human body. As an ominous alien presence darkens the skies, their mission becomes a race against time and a crucible for unspoken desires.
Pauline Baird Jones balances high-stakes rescue and first-contact suspense with a tender, slow-burn romance and a compelling cyborg-to-human emotional arc. Book seven in the Cyborg Chronicles rewards longtime readers with series payoff while remaining a self-contained, accessible thrill for newcomers who love character-driven space opera and stories about what it truly means to be human.
Can they avert planetary catastrophe—and admit what they really mean to one another?
When a Machine Becomes Human, Everything Changes
A heart-pounding space romance of second chances, impossible duty, and an alien threat that won’t wait.
Tim was once an unstoppable cyborg. Now he’s human again—too human, with a body that feels clumsy, emotions he doesn’t know how to control, and one scientist he can’t stop thinking about. Riina Katala never expected the easy camaraderie with her former partner to turn into something that keeps her awake. Thrust together on a rescue mission to save a stranded geologist, they must navigate fragile bodies, fragile hearts, and an ominous alien presence darkening the skies above Arroxan Prime.
From pulse-quickening action to tender, messy intimacy, OmnitronW blends high-stakes science fiction with a deeply human love story. Fans of character-driven space opera, readers who crave emotional stakes alongside interstellar danger, and anyone who loves second-chance romance will find themselves swept into Tim and Riina’s world. As secrets unravel and loyalties are tested, the pair must decide whether duty will cost them the chance at what could be the most dangerous—and most rewarding—thing of all: love.
Begin the Rescue
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Pauline Baird Jones is an award-winning author of romantic science fiction. She writes fast-paced, emotionally charged stories about love, loyalty, and second chances set against imaginative futures. OmnitronW continues her beloved Cyborg Chronicles with heart, humor, and relentless momentum.