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Orchid Blooming
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781958223031
Publisher: Azine Press
Published: Sep 13 2022
Pages: 248
Weight: 1.18
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A literary masterpiece of contemporary romance fiction - Midwest Book Review
Orchid Paige has learned to hide her pain. After a childhood tragedy shattered her family, she built a life of hard work and quiet resilience. Now, as a beauty industry marketer, she sees a chance to honor her mother's heritage with a promotion to China. But the competition is fierce, and victory feels out of reach, until she meets Phoenix Walker.
Phoenix is an entrepreneur whose own scars run deep. His quiet strength draws Orchid in, though her heart resists the pull of a man who could so easily break it. When he invites her to work on his military ad campaign for veterans, she begins to see him as more than a mentor. In his presence she feels an unfamiliar safety, yet their growing closeness awakens fears she thought she had mastered.
Working side by side forces Orchid to face her own past. The project's images and stories stir her unresolved PTSD, testing her resolve and her trust. Phoenix understands sacrifice, but love is a battlefield neither of them has prepared for. She begins to see in him the tenderness of a second chance romance, the quiet courage and the unwavering hope that marks true inspirational fiction.
Drawn together across cultural boundaries, their relationship becomes a multicultural love story rooted in empathy and the belief that kindness can heal. But trust is fragile. Old wounds, the shadows of loss, and the risk of heartbreak threaten to undo what they are building together. Orchid must decide if the chance at real happiness is worth risking everything, even her carefully guarded heart.
And yet, this story does not dwell on limitations. Instead, it celebrates the depth of love that can grow when two people truly see each other beyond the surface.
For readers who crave emotional depth in romance novels, who believe that brokenness does not end love, and who cherish the triumph of resilience over fear, Orchid Blooming offers a tender, unforgettable journey. This is contemporary fiction woven with the emotional pull of romantic suspense, the compassion of disability romance, and the enduring beauty of star-crossed lovers who dare to dream of forever.
Buy Orchid Blooming today and discover a love story that blooms against all odds.
This novel is the prequel to Goodbye, Orchid and reveals Orchid Paige's early journey before she meets Phoenix Walker. It can be read as a standalone and offers insight into Orchid's past and the challenges that shaped her.
■Independent Press Award Best Contemporary Novel
■International Chanticleer Chatelaine Award 1st Place Winner
■The Pulpwood Queen June International Book of the Month
■Pinnacle Achievement Award Best Multicultural Fiction
■Royal Dragonfly Awards 1st Place Winner Cultural Diversity, 2nd Place Cover Design
■Shelf Unbound Best Indie Book Top 100 Notable Book Winner
■Best Book Award 1st Place Multicultural Fiction Winner
■American Writing Award Women's Fiction Finalist, Multicultural Fiction Winner
■Book Excellence Award Best Book Cover
■INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST
■NEW YORK BOOK FESTIVAL HONORABLE MENTION
■BEACH BOOK FESTIVAL HONORABLE MENTION
■INTERNATIONAL IMPACT AWARD
■HOLLYWOOD BOOK FESTIVAL HONORABLE MENTION
■OUTSTANDING CREATOR AWARDS: Women's Fiction, Literary & Contemporary Fiction, Multicultural Fiction, Romance, Drama, Best Couple
■BOOK FEST 2nd Place Award
■Independent Press Award Best Contemporary Novel
Publication order:
Book 1: Goodbye, Orchid
Book 2: Orchid Blooming (prequel)
Book 3: Always Orchid (sequel, and can be read as standalone)
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