Orchid by Jayne Castle [Review]

Orchid (St. Helens #3) by Jayne Castle
Format: ebook
Source: purchased
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Date read: November 29, 2020

St. Helens
1. Amaryllis
2. Zinnia
3. Orchid - Paperback | Kindle

Jayne Castle (AKA Jayne Ann Krentz)
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

A top psychic for exclusive Psynergy Inc., Orchid Adams doesn't expect even the best marriage agencies on the space colony of St. Helen's to find her a husband who measures up to her dreams. It's just as well, because she's got her hands full with a baffling murder. One thing is certain: her new client, Rafe Stonebraker, is definitely not marriage material. But Rafe -- primitive, elemental, powerful, perhaps dangerous -- is perfect for an affair....

An unlicensed private eye with an edgy reputation and a psychic talent so awesome he hides its true power, Rafe has some serious secrets. Not only is he trying to solve a strange theft, he is about to replace his grandfather as CEO of Stonebraker Shipping and is fighting to ward off a hostile takeover. He needs a wife -- and fast -- to salvage his credibility. Orchid Adams doesn't fit the profile he had in mind, but she fits in his arms. Will their mind/body merger spark a rollicking and rocky partnership, just as his latest case threatens to end their world?

Thoughts on Orchid: This is a re-read for me (last time I read this one was back in... 2008? Wow. Okay. Let's not linger over that 10+ year gap. What even is time, amirite?!?!) and it held up nicely. (Not going to lie, sometimes older re-reads don't, but this one worked for me.)

Orchid and Rafe. The prism who can keep up with Rafe's off the charts talent and doesn't let him get away with, well, much of anything. To be frank, that's exactly what Rafe needs. He might *think* his laundry list of items he wants in a lady will make the perfect match (or at least a match he can live with), but it's Orchid's slightly off-beat personality and her unwillingness to let him steamroll her that hits the spot.

And the fact she likes his OTT house.

A little danger, a little practical application of psychic power, family time on both sides, a bad guy who is kinda slimy and a badder guy who makes Orchid's stomach turn. And Rafe's talent kicking into high gear when things get dicey. NICE.