Let me say I've been a fan of Jude Deveraux's forever it seems. I didnt think it was possible for her to write to me anyway a boring book. Sadly thats just what I found in Wild Orchid characters that left me indifferent, and bored. A story that left me indifferent, and bored. I dislike personally first person perspectives and tend to avoid them like a plague. But even for Ms Deveraux, I was willing to endure because I just knew she wouldnt let me down on the story, and being such a huge fan I kept psyching myself into believing it would get better.It didnt, not for me. Sadly like a victim of a car wreck I couldnt quite give up all hope either. I wish I had though. Lackluster story, coupled with characters one couldnt get interested in much less care about with an endng that sputtered and died add up to a book I cant say was one of Ms Deveraux's best and truthfully was quite disappointing.