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by Jayne Castle (Author) "Stolen?" Stunned, Orchid Adams managed to keep her jaw from dropping in open-mouthed amazement, but it was not easy ..." (more)
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Determined to rescue his family's company from impending ruin by becoming CEO, Rafe StonebreakerAwho's gifted with psychic strategizing abilitiesAhas everything in place to make it happen, except the one thing he desperately needs to win over the boardAa wife! But it isn't easy for such an exotic talent as Rafe to find a wife through a recognized matchmaking agency. Then he encounters the icy writer of psychic vampire romance novels, Orchid Adams. With her typical offbeat humor and flair, Castle once again takes a pair of powerful, "unmatchable" protagonists, sets them down in her innovative, synergistic world of St. Helens, and gives them a mystery to solve, villains to outwit, and a passion to explore. Readers will be waiting for this terrifically sexy romance, the third in the series. Castle (Zinnia, LJ 8/97) also writes as Amanda Quick and under her own name, Jayne Ann Krentz; she lives in the Seattle area.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.


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Psychic romance novelist Orchid Adams has yet to meet her match on the space colony of St. Helen's--until an assignment with a lone-wolf private investigator puts her mind and her heart on a collision course. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars delightful tale from JAK, Sep 30 2004
By Deborah MacGillivray "Author," (US & UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Orchid (Mass Market Paperback)
Orchid is the follow up book to the futuristic stories Amaryllis and Zinnia, in the off world old Earth colony of Harmony on the planet of St. Helens. When the first children of this colony grew up, it was discovered they were gifted with one of two talents: psychic ability or what they call a prism. The psychics were powerful, but they cannot control this ability, focus it for long periods of time. For that they need a prism. A prism channels their power and amplifies it. However, a psychic and a prism must be of the same level of strength or the psychic can overload and burn out the prism.

Orchid Adams is a strong prism, and she is just what Rafe Stonebreaker needs: a wife! He is trying to take over control of his grandfathers shipping cooperation, and to do that he needs a wife to make him appear settled. Only problem: is he is an off the chart psychic talent that has made placing him with in the Harmony romance matching agencies a bit of a problem. He has contracted Orchid to help him with some private investigations, but he soon decides to do some matchmaking of his own, and encourages her to enter in a Harmony temporary marriage, a cover to aid him in taking power of the shipping business.

When Orchid's friend steals an ancient artifact, Rafe and she are tangled into a deep mystery of a mad killer desperate to cover his mistakes.

Once again, Jayne Anne Krentz, writing under the Castle name, gives us the dazzling shine of her talent! This is some of her best writing over the last decade, JAK at her very best.
Early this year, they released the first two tales Amaryllis and Zinnia under the title HARMONY. So if you enjoyed them, you will most definitely wish to have Orchid as well. After Dark and After Glow are set on this same world, too.

People that love Nora Robert's JD Robb series should snap these up. These are in the same style. The romance sizzles, the banter is dazzling - it just does not get any better than this.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVED IT, May 6 2004
By Elaine C McTyer "avid reader" (Dawson, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Orchid (Mass Market Paperback)
This is the third and last of the St. Helens triligy. I really wish she would write more in this universe.

Orchid Adams is one of my favorite characters. After hearing about her in AMARYLLIS, and ZINNIA, we finally meet her in this book.

Orchid writes PV (psychic vampires)novels. Imagine her surprise to meet a real PV, while she works as a 10+ Prism. A prism is a psychic who helps a psychic with a talent,use his talent. Sound confusing? It really isn't. It is just nature's way of controlling powerful psychics.

Rafe Stonebraker is a powerful talent. He's looking for a wife, since he is a strat-talent (hunting and tracking), one looked on as somewhat exotic, he decides to hunt his own wife. His biggest problem is that he is an off the wall talent. In other words he's more than a 10. Which would make other people wary, if they knew. He would be considered a PV.

He also has a list of qualities he is looking for in a mate, because there is no divorce on St. Helens. Added to that he needs to marry before taking over Stonebraker Shipping.

Rafe is an undercover detective, for a select few who know about him. His new case concerns an Ice prism, who supposedly stole an ancient relic. It turns out that Orchid is an Ice prism, too. She is also a friend of the Ice prism he is investigating. It seems Ice prisms are few and hard to find.

With a mind and stubornness all her own, she and Rafe set out to find the truth.

From a green and blue wedding in Northville to A showdown with another strat-talent, Rafe and Orchid entertain us to the max.

I loved this book and didn't want it to end. Enjoy!!!!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars 3rd in the Offworld Trilogy is a knockout!, Feb 14 2003
By Deborah MacGillivray "Author," (US & UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Orchid (Mass Market Paperback)
Orchid is the follow up book to Amaryllis and Zinnia, in the off world old Earth colony of St. Helens. When the children of this colony grew up, it was discovered they were gifted with one of two talents: psychic ability or what they called a prism. The psychics were powerful, but they cannot control, focus it for any period time, without a prism. A prism channels their power and amplifies it. However, a psychic and a prism must be of the same level of strength or the psychic can overload and burn out the prism.

Orchid Adams is a prism and she is just what Rafe Stonebroker needs:a wife!! He is trying to take over control of his grandfathers shipping cooperation, and to do that he needs a
wife to make him appear settled. Only problem is he is an off the the chart psychic talent that has made placing him with the romance matching agencies a bit of a problem. He has contracted Orchid to help him with some private investigations, but he soon decides to do some matchmaking of his own.

When an ancient artifact is stolen by Orchid's friend, they are tangled into a deep mystery of a mad killer desperate to cover his mistakes.

Once again JAK gives us the dazzling shine of her talent!! Some of her best writing in years!!

If you purchase the soon to be release reprint of Amaryllis and Zinnia under the title HARMONY, you will most definitely wish to have Orchid as well!!

People that love Nora Robert's JD Robb series should snap these up. I am surprised JAK is not getting better attention with these books since these are in the same vein.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great addition to the St. Helens series!
This is the author's third (and last?)romance set in the futuristic Earth colony of St. Helens, where humans have evolved to possess psychic powers. Read more
Published on Jul 1 2002 by ophelia0526

5.0 out of 5 stars 3rd in the Offworld Romance that is Dream!!
Orchid is the follow up book to Amaryllis and Zinna, in the off world old Earth colony of St. Helens. Read more
Published on April 3 2002 by Deborah MacGillivray

2.0 out of 5 stars I don't understand why this book is so highly rated
Everyone who reads romances has heard of Jayne Castle, including her pseudonyms Jayne Ann Krentz and Amanda Quick. Read more
Published on Mar 20 2001 by O. Delio

4.0 out of 5 stars Another Fun Tale about New St Helens
Orchid is the 3rd book in the paranormal, mystery, romance series set in the future on a distant planet. Read more
Published on May 3 2000 by Laurie Jenkins

3.0 out of 5 stars orchid
this book was a good read, but I found it not as good as Amaryllis,and Zinnia, still fun, but just not up to the other two.
Published on Mar 1 2000 by Luana Matthes

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved It!
it was an excellent read. i loved the way Rafe and Orchid went at eachother, both physically and mentally. it was charming.
Published on Nov 9 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Orchid
This was my first book of the futuristic trilogy that I've read from Jayne Castle. I loved it. After reading about Rafe Stonebraker and Orchid Adams I went on and read Amaryliss... Read more
Published on Oct 4 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars Deja-vu????
I have read JAK's trilogy attempt and have found the three novels to be variations of the same theme. Read more
Published on April 29 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Another WINNER!!!
I loved it!!!! Ms. Castle further developed the world of St. Helens which she created in Amarallys and again her characters of Orchard and Rafe were wonderful. Read more
Published on Mar 22 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars An Unusal, Futuristic Favorite
"Orchid" is the first Jayne Castle and futuristic book I've ever read. The plot with mystery and a mix of romance was a perfect blend with the backdrop of a futuristic... Read more
Published on Feb 14 1999

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