--- product_id: 16226663 title: "Orchid (St. Helens Book 3)" brand: "jayne castle" price: "€ 17.26" currency: EUR in_stock: false reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.de/products/16226663-orchid-st-helens-book-3 store_origin: DE region: Germany --- # Orchid (St. Helens Book 3) **Brand:** jayne castle **Price:** € 17.26 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Orchid (St. Helens Book 3) by jayne castle - **How much does it cost?** € 17.26 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.de](https://www.desertcart.de/products/16226663-orchid-st-helens-book-3) ## Best For - jayne castle enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted jayne castle brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Orchid (St. Helens Book 3) ## Images ![Orchid (St. Helens Book 3) - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51Pd6V9W+pL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐ Linguistic Linguini *by D***G on Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2020* It may be that this book is a product of it’s time, but the para-language that Ms. Castle/Krentz used was unintentionally hilarious. Language changes. It evolves over time. New words are “invented” and old jargon falls by the wayside. Consequently, the AU language that Ms. Castle/Krentz invented for this series is far less detailed than her ideas about a paranormal society.It’s been hundreds of years since the new planet was colonized and lost contact with the old planet. Why would people who have no personal knowledge of Earth use old-timey compound words related to animals they’ve never seen? Surely the language would have naturally evolved. From 1980 to 2020, English has already evolved around tech and the English language from 1520 to 2020 has significantly changed, so it doesn’t make linguistic sense for people to say “pear-berry” when “pearry” is right there or “gel-ice” instead of the more cumbersome “jelly-ice”. Furthermore, the author is repetitive in the made-up terms. “Jelly” and “Ice” seem to describe a multitude of unrelated things. Jelly-ice candles. Icers are cars. Jelly-coke is a drink.Here is a brief sample, taken from the book:Cat-dogWolf-hound (which actually exists and is spelled without a hyphen)Jelly-iceJelly-cokeBat-snakeWorm-snakeRat-snakeMoose-deerPear-berryMeta-zen-synThe characters and mystery were nicely drawn, which is why the atrocious half-@ss3d language was distracting. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Pretty good *by P***E on Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2018* I am a fan of Jayne Ann Krentz in all of her identities. This one is under Jayne Castle which told me it would be set in the future. I really enjoy all of the books set on the world of Harmony, but this is part of a trilogy set on a world called St Helen's (yes, like the volcano). Still well written as all of her books are, but I kept getting the feeling it was the predecessor of the Harmony books, and those are the ones that are fine tuned. So although I enjoyed it, this trilogy is not as good as the series set on Harmony. ### ⭐⭐⭐ Actually, for me, 3.5. But still quite enjoyable! *by J***Y on Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2008* I've read the other two books in this trilogy, "Amaryllis" and "Zinnia". My favorite was "Zinnia" and "Orchid" was quite a bit behind that book when it came to my enjoyment. Having said that, I will say that I am a huge fan of the fantasy/sci-fi/romance novels of Jayne Castle and fully intend to read each and every one she publishes.Now on to "Orchid". Orchid Adams is a writer of psychic vampire romance fiction. (A psychic vampire novel involves a very strong talent mentally kidnapping a - usually virginal - prism and forcing her to do his bidding. This, or course, turns into true love because the vampire is just misunderstood.) So far she has written three novels. I had hoped that Jayne Castle would give us some idea of what it might be like for an author to be involved in crafting a book. No. This book is all about Orchid's other job. She works part-time as a prism for Psynergy, Inc. Orchid, however, is not just a prism, she is an ice-prism. She has a talent which is truly remarkable and unusual among the general population.Rafe Stonebreaker (where do authors come up with these names?) is a psychic strat-talent which means that he is skilled in finding, locating, hunting, tracking, tracing. Those types of skills. They help him earn a living as a financial advisor by using his analytical skills on the stock market. As a hobby he likes to investigate problems such as finding stolen books or alien artifacts posed by friends and aquaintances. Rafe's talent is looked down upon by most of the inhabitants of the space colony St. Helens because his skills are considered primitive, a throwback to earlier times when hunting, force and violence were required to survive. Strat-talents are often criminals. But of course, not our Rafe. I liked him. I REALLY liked him in the other two books when there was a total air of mystery about him but even after meeting him in this story, I still liked him. He is in need of a wife and has registered with an official marriage brokerage firm. Orchid is working with him to provide him with a prism so that he can concentrate his strat-talent, but his ulterior motive is to use as many prisms as possible to help find a wife for himself. Orchid does not meet any of his requirements for a wife but he can't seem to stay away from her.A good book. I was somewhat disappointed because I read this one just days after finishing "Zinnia" and there are many instances of dialogue and situations which are word for word the same in these two books. As a mystery it seemed forced. The two culprits (yes, Orchid is caught two times by two different bad guys) were not fleshed out at all. Not very well done, in my opinion. The family conflict is settled much, much too easily. If it was that easy to solve, why had it gone on so long in the first place? This one is not my favorite but I do like Jayne Castle's writing and, as I've said before, will buy any other books in this genre which she writes. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.de/products/16226663-orchid-st-helens-book-3](https://www.desertcart.de/products/16226663-orchid-st-helens-book-3) --- *Product available on Desertcart Germany* *Store origin: DE* *Last updated: 2026-04-22*