Goodbye, Orchid
To Love Her, He Had to Leave Her
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Carol Van Den Hende
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Good-bye, Orchid asks, "Can love blossom after life changes in an instant?"
One July morning in Manhattan, handsome athlete and CEO Phoenix Walker accompanies his love, half-Asian beauty Orchid Paige, to the airport. Neither believes today is good-bye.
But soon after Orchid leaves, disaster strikes.
Phoenix wakes in the hospital, broken, forever changed.
Now, he’s faced with the hardest decision of his life. Does he burden the woman whose traumatic childhood makes him feel protective of her? Or does true love mean having to say good-bye, Orchid?
Rising from ashes is hard. Leaving the one you love is harder.
For fans of Me Before You and The Fault in Our Stars, Goodbye, Orchid asks: “What choice does a wounded hero have when loving his woman means breaking his own heart?”
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- By AudioBookHoe on 08-06-20
By: Alexis Daria
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The Last Post
- By: Renée Carlino
- Narrated by: Avery Caris, Stephen Dexter
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Laya Marston’s husband, Cameron, a daredevil enthusiast, was the complete opposite of her, ready and willing to dive off a cliff-face or parachute across a canyon - and Laya loved him for it. But she was different: pragmatic, regimented, devoted to her career and to supporting Cameron from the sidelines of his death-defying feats. Opposites attract, right? But when Cameron dies tragically, Laya becomes lost in denial, living in the delusion that Cameron will come back to her.
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I really wanted to like this
- By Amazon Customer on 12-21-21
By: Renée Carlino
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Barefoot Summer
- Chapel Hill, Book 1
- By: Denise Hunter
- Narrated by: Julie Lyles Carr
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Madison's heart has been closed for years. But one summer can change everything. In the years since her twin brother’s drowning, Madison McKinley has struggled to put it behind her. Despite the support of her close-knit family and her gratifying job as a veterinarian in their riverside town, the loss still haunts her. To find closure, Madison sets out to fulfill her brother’s dream of winning the town’s annual regatta. But first she has to learn to sail, and fast. Madison will do anything - even work with the infamous Beckett O’Reilly - to reach her goal.
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Heartwarming story
- By Amy D on 05-17-19
By: Denise Hunter
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F*ck Marriage
- By: Tarryn Fisher
- Narrated by: Meg Sylvan, Connor Crais
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Two years ago, Billie Tarrow's husband left her for another woman. Shamed and divorced, Billie retreated to her family home in Port Townsend, far from her old life in New York. After a near-death encounter, Billie decides to return to the city that took everything from her. But sometimes in the midst of heartache, hope suffocates the pain. Satcher Gable has carried a torch for Billie for 10 years. When she suddenly returns to New York a single woman, he can't believe his good fortune. But convincing Billie to walk away from her heartache is proving more difficult than he anticipated.
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So many emotions
- By ANON on 06-16-20
By: Tarryn Fisher
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Eric's Inferno
- Rescue Four Series, Book 1
- By: Tiffany Patterson
- Narrated by: Alexander Cendese, Zuzu Robinson
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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The men of Rescue Four are known for two things: for being the best the Williamsport Fire Department has to offer and for their rugged sex appeal. Rescue Four's reputation is carried like a badge of honor among all the men, including Eric "Harvard" Kim. Eric is the unofficial leader of the Rescue Four squad, and with his quiet yet appealing demeanor, he definitely lives up to his squad's playboy ways with the women. That is, until a certain bar owner catches his eye. Eric is hit with a desire so intense and overwhelming he can do little about it except submit.
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Always enjoy a little diversity.... great romantic storyline
- By Kelli on 10-17-19
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Honor
- By: J.L. Drake
- Narrated by: Joe Arden, Grace Grant
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Bullets fly during a dangerous mission, and Major Mark Lopez is critically injured. A Blackstone soldier, Mark is transferred to the North Dakota hospital, where he meets a pretty nurse, Mia. After Mark recovers from surgery, he is discharged from the hospital with orders to rest; not that he does. But when he returns to the hospital again and again with minor - and not-so-minor - injuries, Mia suspects he’s only coming to see her. When someone from Mark’s past comes to him for help, more blood is shed, and Mark must put his life on the line to keep Mia safe.
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Meh...
- By RN Analyst on 03-02-19
By: J.L. Drake
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The Player
- By: J. R. Ward
- Narrated by: Emily Beresford
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Ruthless might as well be Gray Bennett’s middle name. When the renowned Washington, D.C. insider talks, powerful people listen. But Gray hasn’t come home to Saranac Lake to play politics. Or play at all. A tragedy has shaken the unshakable Gray Bennett to his hardened core. And so has the most unlikely of women. The mousy redhead who used to run around the Moorehouse B and B - the one he never noticed - is now all fiery hair and lush curves. But sweet Joy Moorehouse is too innocent for a cynic like him.
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DO NOT ORDER
- By M. Gould on 05-31-12
By: J. R. Ward
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Once upon a Billionaire
- Blue Collar Billionaires, Book 1
- By: Jessica Lemmon
- Narrated by: Jennifer Blom, Tom Heft
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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I never finish a project late. Ever. So, when sassy, stilettoed Vivian Vandemark swaggers in with a roll of red tape to shut down my construction site, you can imagine my reaction. Although, it involves a sledgehammer and perfectly good drywall, so maybe you can’t. She doesn’t look or act like any government employee I’ve met, and I’m determined to uncover her secrets. When I lean in, I lean in hard. But so does Vivian. Now that we’re incinerating the bedsheets, we’re in way over our heads. What started out as physical infatuation quickly morphs into more.
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seriously ridiculous
- By Kindle Customer on 02-13-21
By: Jessica Lemmon
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Superhero Syndrome
- Solstice Survivors, Book 1
- By: Caryn Larrinaga
- Narrated by: Ruby Hankey
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Tess McBray was dying. The solstice syndrome had no cure, and she resigned herself to an early grave. But just when she gave up on survival, all her symptoms mysteriously disappeared. All but one symptom, anyway. Something is wrong with Tess’ hands. They absorb any material they touch, and her skin turns to wood, steel, or concrete. It doesn’t take this comic book obsessed 21-year-old long to figure out what’s going on: somehow, she’s developed super powers. And she’s not the only one; across the country, people are coming forward and sharing their gifts with the world.
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"Origin" story with great characters and narration
- By Kara on 08-17-19
By: Caryn Larrinaga
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Wish You Were Here
- A Novel
- By: Renée Carlino
- Narrated by: Ava Lucas
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Charlotte has spent her 20s adrift, searching for a spark to jump-start her life and give her a sense of purpose. She’s had as many jobs as she’s had bad relationships, and now she’s feeling especially lost in her less-than-glamorous gig at a pie-and-fry joint in Los Angeles, where the uniforms are bad and the tips are even worse. Then she collides - literally - with Adam, an intriguing, handsome, and mysterious painter.
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language within first 2 minutes
- By kay on 04-11-20
By: Renée Carlino
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Rookie Rebels Bundle, Books 1-3
- Rookie Rebels
- By: Kate Meader
- Narrated by: Ramona Master
- Length: 29 hrs and 11 mins
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This bundle includes the first three books in the Rookie Rebels series. In the first book of the series, Good Guy, Levi makes his pro-hockey debut. Jordan is a dogged sports reporter determined to get a scoop. She's also his best friend's widow. In the second book, Instacrush, Elle's hot hockey player neighbor, Theo, is the most annoying man in the world. But one sexy Santa visit and one dinner later, she's pregnant. In the third book, Man Down, Gunnar has been texting the wife he lost, the one he loved beyond measure, but someone else answers back.
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Beautiful stories
- By Barbara Betson on 06-22-23
By: Kate Meader
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Flinging It
- By: G. Benson
- Narrated by: Cat Gould
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
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Frazer, head midwife at a hospital in Perth, Australia, is trying to make her corner of the world a little better by starting up a program for at-risk parents. Not everyone is excited about her ideas. Surrounded by red tape, she finally has to team up with Cora, a social worker who is married to Frazer's boss.
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Perfect
- By Saluta on 09-26-23
By: G. Benson
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I Want You Back
- The Want You Series, Book 1
- By: Lorelei James
- Narrated by: Troy Duran, Kristin James
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
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Former NHL star Jaxson Lund has returned to the Twin Cities, but he's at loose ends, unsure if he belongs at Lund Industries or where he stands with Lucy, his ex-girlfriend and mother of his daughter, Mimi. Despite the signs she'd like to leave him in the penalty box, the attraction burning between them reinforces his determination to prove that he deserves a second chance....
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This book!!!
- By Tbarb on 04-13-19
By: Lorelei James
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- Joy Avery
- 11-20-23
For a debut novel, she blew me away!
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. Angst: 💔💔💔💔
Cliffhanger: ❌
Do I recommend it? ✔️
Tropes: Contemporary romance, second chance, women's fiction, tragic past
Good-bye, Orchid asks, "Can love blossom after life changes in an instant?" One July morning in Manhattan, handsome athlete and CEO Phoenix Walker accompanies his love, half-Asian beauty Orchid Paige, to the airport. Neither believes today is good-bye. But soon after Orchid leaves, disaster strikes. Phoenix wakes in the hospital, broken, and forever changed. Now, he’s faced with the hardest decision of his life. Does he burden the woman whose traumatic childhood makes him feel protective of her? Or does true love mean having to say good-bye, Orchid? Rising from ashes is hard, but leaving the one you love is harder. For fans of Me Before You and The Fault in Our Stars, Goodbye, Orchid asks: “What choice does a wounded hero have when loving his woman means breaking his own heart?”
I listened to this audiobook and it was an amazing experience. I've never listened to an audiobook where the author narrated the book. She wrote Phoenix and Orchid's story with such raw and realistic emotion. The world building was just right while the characters were well-developed with believable growth. Everything they went through gutted my emotions but I followed each event with rapt attention. The narration was easy to follow and portrayed the emotion felt while she wrote the story. For a debut novel, she blew me away. I highly recommend this read. This is my honest opinion, freely given.
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- DonnaB
- 01-03-21
GoodBye, Orchid ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Goodbye Orchid
Carol Van Den Hende
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I was given an Audiobook of Goodbye Orchid for my honest review. Our paths crossed on Facebook and I am thankful for discovering a talent author! This book is narrated by the author which I really enjoyed. Her voice is soothing and she was able to really show emotion as the book deals with a tragic accident! I was immediately drawn to the storyline. Orchid and Phoenix are in a good place- they are falling in love - Orchid is leaving a trip for work to China. She will be away six weeks but is looking forward to her reunion with Phoenix. Phoenix’s life will take a tragic turn - it appears to him that a man is too close to the tracks in a subway he lunges to help and the next thing he is being hit by a train....His life will forever be changed and he decides that Orchid will not be able to be a part of his new life. I felt a deep connection to the characters and I was heartbroken for Orchid who thinks she has been ghosted by Phoenix. Orchid hasn’t had the easiest life, she lost both of her parents and feels so alone. Phoenix is angry and trying to figure out how to go on as such a wounded and broken man. You will fall in love with both Orchid and Phoenix!!! Put this 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ book on your to be read shelf!! Looking forward to reading more books by Carol Van Den Hende
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- trufriends
- 03-21-22
well done
I normally don't read and/or listen to contemporary but I was completely impressed with this book and to top it off the author did any amazing job narrating.
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- Nirupa Umapathy
- 01-19-23
A love story for all of us
I don’t read love stories. Never been my genre but I did and what a cinematic ride this was- with pitch perfect description, those vividly drawn scenes, the characters coming alive off the page. Carol does a phenomenal job of taking the reader along both in the incredible wave of the character’s lives but her descriptions of commerce, culture were possibly my favorite sections of the book- I was there the whole way, traveling.
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- Ruth
- 05-06-21
Such a Great story!
I could not put this book down, I was always chasing to get to the next chapter. So real and authentic! I highly recommend !
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- Rexana
- 02-03-21
So enjoyable!!!
Love this story and characters. Excited to see how it ends but not wanting it to end
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- Claudia
- 11-12-21
Beautifully written story with A+ narration
This was a fantastic listen! The author does an amazing job narrating this story with beautifully layered characters. 10/10 would recommend!
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- Mama Mack
- 01-03-21
A captivating tale!
"Goodbye Orchid" is so much more than just a love story. It's about learning to overcome seemingly insurmountable challenges, and discovering how to accept oneself despite the lies we sometimes tell ourselves about not being worthy of love. Inspirational and heartfelt, you will find yourself rooting for the characters all the way through to the end. Highly recommended!!
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- Jeff W.
- 01-03-21
Goodbye, Orchid audiobook review
Carol captured the feel of the story as well as every character! While the book itself brings the story to life, Carol further brings forth the fullness of life from this initially tragic, but overall powerful and uplifting story with her beautiful reading! What a pleasure to listen to and easy to follow!
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- Jessica
- 01-04-21
Roller coaster ride of emotions Top read of 2020
This story will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions. I was pulled in from the beginning and didn't want to put it down. I felt what the characters felt. This is so much more then a second chance romance. It delves into traumatic injuries and how life takes a turn when it happens.
This is definitely in my top reads for the year! Grab a copy today whether you read ebooks, paperbacks or listen to audiobooks. It's available in all formats.
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