Hothouse Flower: The romantic and moving novel from the bestselling author of The Seven Sisters series

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With her newfound independence, she can say goodbye to her overbearing mother and continue her modeling career. Even though I liked the love story between Henry and Lidia, it made it a little hard to fully support their love story as Henry was just generally horrible. Filled with twists and turns, passions and lies, and ultimately redemption, The Orchid House is a romantic, poignant novel that became an instant bestseller in the UK and Germany. It has such a multi layered story to tell us with so many stirring and compelling love stories, secrets and surprises to share I stayed awake far too late at night reading this as I was engrossed.

Hothouse Flower by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie | Waterstones Hothouse Flower by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie | Waterstones

An assignment leads Reba to a German bakery where she wants to interview an elderly woman on Christmas traditions around the world. Then she found out that Xavier had done something terrible, and it sent her reeling, causing her to wonder if she and Kit could ever make it together. I almost wished that it would have been left out of the book because aside from making Julia really sad, I don't think it added anything to the book. I do love this author's Seven Sisters series, but I do feel like her older books are not that great.

She's part of a wave of authors that I feel are generally trying to be Kate Morton, just without the debth.

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Tragic events happen between 1900 and 1940, dual-time narrative with flashbacks and histories of people of the past is intertwined and run paralell with the story of some present day woman who is having a hard time but finally finds love. When they discover an old diary, Julia seeks out her grandmother to learn the truth behind a love affair that almost destroyed Wharton Park. when making love to Lydia for the first time and climaxing he uses the single most ridiculous trite line I've ever heard. The results of this enforced separation will be felt for generations to come as this poignant and atmospheric story takes us from war torn Europe to the present day alternating between Norfolk and Thailand. Knowing that there is a secret between the aristocratic Crawfords of Wharton Park and the household staff which included Julia's grandparents made the book intriguing and one that will keep your attention.

I was happily reading along when one extra twist in the story punted it firmly into the realm of melodrama. Her work demonstrated a lot if promise that I immediately downloaded her second novel after having finished this one. The tragedy led Reba to flee her Virginia home when she was old enough, and she has only minimal contact with her mother and sister.