Always Orchid

BOOK AWARDS:

American Fiction Award Winner Multicultural Fiction

Shortlisted Hawthorne Prize for Fiction

Longlisted Chatelaine Award. Pulpwood Queens 2024 Book-of-the-Month.

DESCRIPTION:

He almost let her go. Her past could tear them apart. But a love like theirs is worth fighting for...

Phoenix Walker will never be the same. Nine months after a heroic act leaves him forever changed, he refuses to hurt Orchid Paige ever again.

Orchid is ready to forgive. Convincing her guy she still loves him, no matter his injuries, she works to rebuild their intimacy. But their move to her family's ancestral country unveils China's superstitions against people with disabilities. Worse, their friend's life has been upended by those prejudices.

Will Phoenix and Orchid find a way to beat the odds and turn discrimination into acceptance?

EDITORIAL REVIEWS:

Always Orchid is the riveting second book in the Goodbye, Orchid contemporary fiction series. If you like relatable characters, surprising twists, and stories that pull on your emotions, then you'll love award-winning author Carol Van Den Hende's journey to unconditional acceptance.

"Carol Van Den Hende never disappoints. Her books are full of rich characters, real challenges, and deep emotion." - Kristan Higgins, New York Times, USA TODAY, Publisher's Weekly bestselling author

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

CAROL VAN DEN HENDE is an award-winning novelist who pens stories of resilience and hope. Her novels Orchid Blooming and Goodbye, Orchid draw from her own Chinese American family’s history, and have won 30+ literary awards, including the American Fiction Award, IAN Outstanding Fiction First Novel Award, and Royal Dragonfly Awards for Disability Awareness and Cultural Diversity.

Buzzfeed, Parade, and Travel+Leisure named “heartwarming, heartbreaking” Goodbye, Orchid a most anticipated read. Glamour Magazine recommended this “modern, important take on the power of love.” The International Pulpwood Queens selected Goodbye, Orchid and Orchid Blooming as Bonus and International Books-of-the-Month.

Carol’s mission is unlocking optimism as a writer, speaker, global marketer, digital strategist, Board Trustee and Climate Reality Leader. One secret to her good fortune? Her humorous husband and twins prove that love really does conquer all.

PRODUCT DETAILS:

Publisher: Azine Press

Language: English

Paperback: 346 pages

Dimensions: 6 X 9

Publication Date: October 24, 2023