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| Wild Orchids |
| By: |
Jude Deveraux
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| Publisher: |
Simon & Schuster |
| Format: |
Trade Paperback |
| Price: |
$ 15.95 |
| Unit of Measure: |
Copy |
| About the Book: |
Have you ever lost someone
who meant more to you than your own soul?
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
collge student with big dreams of becoming a published
author. With love and humor, 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 rumors 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 a new
love.
Loved by readers and critics alike for her "golden
touch" (Publishers Weekly), Jude Deveraux has once
again created a story that pulls at readers' heartstrings,
titillates their imaginations, and uncovers a long-buried
passion that far surpasses the boundary between
life and death.
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