Wild Orchids
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Ford Newcombe has. For years he loved his wife, Pat, more than anyone -- and anything -- in the world. She came into his life when he was just an inexperienced college student with big dreams of becoming a published author. With love and humour, she guided him down the path that would eventually lead him to more success than he ever dreamed possible. Since Pat's death six years ago, Ford has lived a life of solitude, barely able to put pen to paper, and rumours are flying that it was Pat who actually created the books the world so loved. If there's one thing that Ford needs it's inspiration, and it finally comes in the guise of Jackie Maxwell -- a smart, sassy university researcher with just enough attitude to match Ford's sharp intellect. But it's her intimate knowledge of the story of a young woman's friendship with the devil -- and what the townspeople did to her -- that persuades Ford to hire Jackie as his assistant and to move to Cole Creek, North Carolina, where the story is said to have taken place. They soon learn that even though the inhabitants of Cole Creek try to deny it, they are still plagued by the consequences of the otherworldly tale of passion and death. As Ford and Jackie work to unravel the truth, they discover a connection between their lives and the past, a connection that not only helps them solve a long-ago crime but offers the promise of new love.
Jude Deveraux
Jude Deveraux is the author of historical and contemporary women's fiction featuring women of strong character and gorgeous, exciting men. Jude has had more than thirty books on the New York Times bestsellers list, 60 million copies in print, and has been translated into 18 languages. When she's not writing, she enjoys reading murder mysteries, working in her garden, and in boxing class she likes to show much younger males that she can throw a mean right cross.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This was one of the first books I've read that is written in the first person. I enjoyed the story.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ford Newcombe became a famous writer with his wife's support, but he was devastated when she died young of cancer. He hires a bright, witty young woman, Jackie, as his assistant, because she tells an interesting story of a woman who was stoned for loving the devil. They track down the town where this story originated, and are quickly in the middle of a mystery. Jackie has a few psychic moments where she predicts and prevents a catastrophe. They slowly figure out that she witnessed this stoning as a child, and there truly is a devil--who now tries to win Jackie. Ford also faces his own past and makes peace with his estranged relatives. A slightly creepy, but very interesting and funny story.
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