Forbidden Affairs Series by Jade Rivers

One spring break. One forbidden desire. A fire neither man can extinguish. Noah Caldwell is supposed to be relaxing at his best friend’s family lake house—sun-soaked days on the water, zero complications before graduation. But the moment he locks eyes with Marcus Reed—Ethan’s newly divorced dad, all silver-fox intensity and quiet command—relaxation becomes the last thing on his mind. Marcus has spent years building walls around his heart... moreOne spring break. One forbidden desire. A fire neither man can extinguish. Noah Caldwell is supposed to be relaxing at his best friend’s family lake house—sun-soaked days on the water, zero complications before graduation. But the moment he locks eyes with Marcus Reed—Ethan’s newly divorced dad, all silver-fox intensity and quiet command—relaxation becomes the last thing on his mind. Marcus has spent years building walls around his heart. At forty-six, he’s not looking for trouble… until Noah’s restless energy and hungry glances start unraveling him, one heated look at a time. Late-night swims, shared whiskey on the porch, accidental touches that linger far too long, every moment tightens the coil of tension between them. They both know it’s wrong. Noah risks destroying his closest friendship. Marcus risks everything he’s rebuilt after his divorce. But the pull is feral, unstoppable. When a thunderstorm traps them in the boathouse and the dam finally breaks, restraint shatters into raw, sweat-slicked need—explicit, breathless, and utterly consuming. My Best Friend’s Dad is a high-heat, slow-burn age-gap MM romance packed with forbidden tension, primal lake-house passion, and explicit M/M scenes (oral, first-time topping, outdoor intensity, and more). No humiliation, no non-con—just two men surrendering to a connection that feels as dangerous as it does inevitable. ★ Best friend’s dad / age-gap (25 years). ★ Forbidden spring-break fling. ★ Slow-burn to explosive heat. ★ First-time gay awakening vibes. ★ Primal outdoor scenes on the dock, in the boathouse, and on the water. ★ Hard-won, hopeful HEA. Book 1 in the interconnected standalone Forbidden Affairs series—each short story features a new couple drowning in taboo desire and fighting for their forever. Read in any order. If you crave steamy MM romance that’s equal parts emotional and scorching, dive into the lake… and let the heat take you under. less

He needed a recommendation letter. He got a professor who wanted to ruin him in the most exquisite way possible. Julian Hart is one failing grade away from losing his scholarship, his Oxford dreams, his future. The only man who can save him is Dr. Gabriel Laurent—cold, brilliant, untouchable French-literature professor with a scandal-scarred past and eyes like winter steel... moreHe needed a recommendation letter. He got a professor who wanted to ruin him in the most exquisite way possible. Julian Hart is one failing grade away from losing his scholarship, his Oxford dreams, his future. The only man who can save him is Dr. Gabriel Laurent—cold, brilliant, untouchable French-literature professor with a scandal-scarred past and eyes like winter steel. Daily “tutoring” sessions start innocently red ink on essays, whispered corrections in perfect French, the scent of bergamot and old books. But every night the leash on Gabriel’s control frays a little more. One fountain-pen line drawn across Julian’s collarbone. One murmured line of Rimbaud too close to his throat. One locked rare-books room where centuries of restraint finally snap. What begins as forbidden tension explodes into raw, explicit. against mahogany stacks while books rain downin a candlelit apartment mirror, poetry hissed against sweat-slick skinin an abandoned bell tower with snow drifting over bare bodiesunder the professor’s desk while the recommendation letter is still warm from the printerThe Professor’s Obsession is a high-heat, age-gap professor/student MM romance soaked in cerebral foreplay and feral surrender. Expect slow-burn torment, filthy French dirty talk, and scorching M/M scenes. No non-con, no humiliation—just two brilliant men risking tenure, reputation, and everything else for a love too dangerous to deny. ★ Professor/student taboo. ★ Age-gap (16 years). ★ Slow-burn to explosive heat. ★ French poetry as foreplay. ★ Explicit scenes in library, apartment, bell tower. ★ Hard-won HEA in Paris. Book 2 in the interconnected standalone Forbidden Affairs series—dive in anywhere, but once you start, you won’t stop. If you crave forbidden desire wrapped in literature and lust, open the page… and let the professor ruin you. less

He returned to a small coastal town to bury his mother. He never expected to confess his sins—body and soul to the priest. Levi Ackerman is done with faith, done with this fog-shrouded Oregon town, and ready to sell the house and disappear back to the city. But daily Mass becomes unavoidable, and Father Elias Rowe becomes impossible to young, lean, tattooed beneath the cassock, with haunted blue eyes and a voice that feels like velvet dragged over gravel... moreHe returned to a small coastal town to bury his mother. He never expected to confess his sins—body and soul to the priest. Levi Ackerman is done with faith, done with this fog-shrouded Oregon town, and ready to sell the house and disappear back to the city. But daily Mass becomes unavoidable, and Father Elias Rowe becomes impossible to young, lean, tattooed beneath the cassock, with haunted blue eyes and a voice that feels like velvet dragged over gravel. One deliberate brush of fingers during communion. One blackout storm that traps them in the candlelit rectory kitchen. One shattered “God forgive us” before centuries of vows collapse into raw, sweat-slicked hunger. From the shadowed confessional to the crackling driftwood fire in Levi’s childhood home, every stolen encounter is drenched in incense, sea salt, and desperate need. Elias’s hidden ink glows in the flames while Levi’s rough hands strip away the last pretense of sanctity. They know the price—scandal, exile, hell itself but some temptations burn hotter than salvation. The Priest’s Confession is a high-heat, forbidden-faith MM romance soaked in melancholy storms, reverent blasphemy, and explicit surrender (kitchen-table claiming, worshipful oral by the fire, switch dynamics with whispered Latin, intense topping that leaves bruises like stigmata, and more). No non-con, no humiliation—just two wounded men choosing love over heaven and following each other into exile. ★ Priest/parishioner taboo. ★ Tattoo-covered priest × grieving handyman. ★ Slow-burn torment to feral passion. ★ Coastal setting with storms and firelight. ★ Emotional depth with sacrilegious heat. ★ Hard-won HEA in a secluded abbey. Book 3 in the interconnected standalone Forbidden Affairs series—each novella is a complete, no-cliffhanger escape into deliciously wrong desire. If you’ve ever fantasized about a man of God begging forgiveness for all the right sins… Step inside the church. Redemption has never been this filthy. less