<p><strong>A childhood tragedy followed her into adult life. Will she ever claim real happiness again?</strong></p><p><span style="color: rgba(38, 40, 42, 1)"> </span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Kind and generous, twenty-seven-year-old Orchid Paige will never forget that day. Living as best she can after witnessing her parents' fatal accident, the beauty industry marketer yearns to win a promotion to China to connect to her mom's ancestry. But with competition fierce, she despairs she'll never make the grade... until she meets an encouraging man who makes her feel safe despite her usual distrust.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)"> </span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">After Orchid convinces the handsome entrepreneur to let her gain experience at his nonprofit project, she's determined to keep their relationship professional and ignore their powerful attraction. But when working on his military ad campaign for veterans triggers her own unresolved PTSD, she fears her confident mentor may be too good to be true even if she could trust him with her heart.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)"> </span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Can she conquer her vulnerabilities before she loses her chance at forever?</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)"> </span></p><p><em style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Orchid Blooming </em><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">is the captivating first book in the Goodbye, Orchid contemporary fiction series, and can be read as a standalone. If you like complex characters overcoming trauma, heart-warming stories, and compassionate connections, then you'll adore award-winning author Carol Van Den Hende's emotionally satisfying page-turner.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Buy </span><em style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Orchid Blooming</em><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)"> to thrive and grow in love today!</span></p><p><br></p>