The Orchid Series by Victoria Lum

An Angsty Boss Employee Billionaire RomanceA cold-hearted billionaire, a fiery intern, and a forbidden love that defies the odds.He’s the King of Wall Street—cold, methodical, unemotional. Steven Kingsley is the glorious falcon soaring far above me.I’m the poor, lowly intern—a small fish in this cutthroat ocean of finance, struggling to keep my head above water.The falcon and the fish were never meant to fall in love... moreAn Angsty Boss Employee Billionaire RomanceA cold-hearted billionaire, a fiery intern, and a forbidden love that defies the odds.He’s the King of Wall Street—cold, methodical, unemotional. Steven Kingsley is the glorious falcon soaring far above me.I’m the poor, lowly intern—a small fish in this cutthroat ocean of finance, struggling to keep my head above water.The falcon and the fish were never meant to fall in love. After all, his heart is made of ice, and life has taught me rich men cannot be trusted.But my body craves him, my heart ignites for him, and from his heated stares and maddening touches, I wonder if perhaps he feels the same.Until one day, the unimaginable happens, and I disappear from his life. I’ve had to become someone I never thought I’d be in order to survive.That is, until he finds me.The cold king is intent on saving me, and this time, he isn’t letting go. Our wills collide, an inferno blazes, but our devastating secrets get in the way.Can the fish and the falcon find a way to be together? Or is our love doomed from the start?Tropes in When Hearts Ignite:- Boss employee- Billionaire- Lots of angst- Touch her and you'll regret it- Forbidden- Good girl getting into questionable situation- Tortured hero- Secrets, twists, and spice less

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

A ballerina stronger than her scars. A billionaire broken behind his charm. Blistering hate unravels into consuming love. But will their dark secrets heal them or destroy them? Taylor Peyton-Anderson’s world shattered one night when she was sixteen, leaving her broken but not defeated. Six years later, ballet has become her escape and her salvation. Her only goal—survive long enough to become a principal dancer. No love. No weaknesses. No distractions... moreA ballerina stronger than her scars. A billionaire broken behind his charm. Blistering hate unravels into consuming love. But will their dark secrets heal them or destroy them? Taylor Peyton-Anderson’s world shattered one night when she was sixteen, leaving her broken but not defeated. Six years later, ballet has become her escape and her salvation. Her only goal—survive long enough to become a principal dancer. No love. No weaknesses. No distractions. Charles Vaughn is everything she despises—the media’s golden prince, the older charismatic billionaire who wields his charm like a weapon. But beneath his perfect smile lies a fractured soul carrying secrets as dark as her own. After their first meeting ends in fiery sparks, they’re thrown together on an international ballet tour to save his company’s reputation. Soon, their blistering hatred burns into something even more dangerous. He sees through her carefully crafted armor, and she uncovers the broken man beneath his façade. But when the monsters from Taylor’s past resurface, and the secrets Charles is hiding threaten to tear them apart, will their fragile connection survive—or will it destroy them both? Hate brought them together. The truth could tear them apart. Tropes in When Hearts Awaken: Enemies to lovers Billionaire Age gap Trauma healing Who did this to you? I’ll burn the world for you Touch her and die Slow burn Goth ballerina and complicated hero Brother’s best friend Swoony text messages Found family Mental health representation Dark topics but the romance isn’t dark Spicy and angsty Dual POV and HEA less