The Orchid Series by Victoria Lum

An icy, broody professor, a sweet, kind-hearted student, and a forbidden love that changes everything.The first time I met Ryland Anderson, I sprawled at his feet in his classroom. His glare burned right through me and turned my world upside down.He was a storm, and I was caught in his pull, a whirlwind where we collided. Every stolen glance and charged silence defied the boundaries set before us, blurring the line we couldn’t cross.It was all kinds of wrong, and we both knew it... moreAn icy, broody professor, a sweet, kind-hearted student, and a forbidden love that changes everything.The first time I met Ryland Anderson, I sprawled at his feet in his classroom. His glare burned right through me and turned my world upside down.He was a storm, and I was caught in his pull, a whirlwind where we collided. Every stolen glance and charged silence defied the boundaries set before us, blurring the line we couldn’t cross.It was all kinds of wrong, and we both knew it. Yet, the pull between us made right or wrong irrelevant, as if our hearts knew something our minds refused to admit.Then, an impossible choice tore us apart before anything could happen between us. I thought my decision would calm the storm and Ryland Anderson would just become a memory.I couldn’t have been more wrong.Because the storm never stopped. It was merely gathering strength. When Ryland crashes back into my life again, the spark between us turns into an inferno.Still off-limits and still my professor, the storm we thought we escaped is now impossible to outrun. But the stakes are higher—his reputation, my future, and everything we stand for hang in the balance.How can I resist when the whirlwind refuses to let go of my heart? And what will happen when it all comes crashing down?Tropes:• Professor/Student• Primal Play• Billionaire• Age gap• Forbidden• Excellent grovel• Tons of Angst• Grumpy/Sunshine• Tortured Hero• Found Family• Bromance• Dual POV less

A cold, reclusive billionaire, a dark family curse, and an arranged marriage with the one woman he’s forbidden to love.All my life, restlessness has haunted me, as if a piece of my soul were missing. Then, I met him.A mysterious, charismatic bad boy in a leather jacket who whisked me away on the ride of a lifetime.For the first time, I felt truly alive.But as suddenly as he appeared, he vanished, taking my heart with him... moreA cold, reclusive billionaire, a dark family curse, and an arranged marriage with the one woman he’s forbidden to love.All my life, restlessness has haunted me, as if a piece of my soul were missing. Then, I met him.A mysterious, charismatic bad boy in a leather jacket who whisked me away on the ride of a lifetime.For the first time, I felt truly alive.But as suddenly as he appeared, he vanished, taking my heart with him. I thought I wouldn’t see him again until I walk into a room to meet the man my parents arranged for me to marry to save my family’s business.Maxwell Anderson is one of the city’s most powerful men. The reclusive billionaire—the frigid king, as the press calls him—is cloaked in shadows and secrets. He’s overbearing and mercurial, his moods giving me whiplash. He’s the complete opposite of the man I met that magical night.He tells me he’s cursed, that he can never love me—his love is a literal death sentence.But what if I’m willing to risk everything—my body, my heart, my very life? And judging by his heated gazes and scorching touches, he’s just as desperate to defy fate?Can we conquer the curse or will our love be our undoing?Tropes:Arranged marriage turned into marriage of convenienceGrumpy x sunshineGothic vibesBillionaireFamily curseAge gapForced proximityProtective heroTouch her and you'll regret itSoulmatesHe falls first and harderSecrets and twists less