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Catalina Kim was supposed to be a legend.
A prodigy known as the "Ice Phantom," she lost everything after a devastating ACL tear ended her career before it truly began. Forced away from the ice and trapped in a life she never wanted, Catalina spends years fighting to survive the loss of the only thing she has ever loved.
When a second chance leads her to Virginia and back to the sport she thought was gone forever, she begins the impossible journey of rebuilding herself, one jump, one rotation, one day at a time.
Alongside her is Ilia Malinin, her childhood friend, training partner, and the one person who never stopped believing in her. As the seasons unfold, so does something far more dangerous than any quadruple jump, a love neither of them thought possible.
Between world titles, relentless training, the Olympics and the pressure of life at the top of figure skating, Catalina and Ilia must learn whether two athletes chasing greatness can hold on to each other.
A story of resilience, redemption, and a love that grows in the space between triumph and heartbreak, The Midnight Orchid is about finding your way home, on the ice and in another person's heart.