Forbidden Lectures Series by Maya Collins

He was never supposed to want his professor. He was never supposed to love his student. Dr. Elias Hawthorne is disciplined, brilliant, and untouchable. A tenured English professor with a scandal in his past and a reputation to protect. Rowan Ellis is ambitious, outspoken, and dangerously unafraid. A 22-year-old graduate student with sharp intellect, sharper arguments — and a forbidden fascination with the man leading his seminar. Their debates ignite in the classroom... moreHe was never supposed to want his professor. He was never supposed to love his student. Dr. Elias Hawthorne is disciplined, brilliant, and untouchable. A tenured English professor with a scandal in his past and a reputation to protect. Rowan Ellis is ambitious, outspoken, and dangerously unafraid. A 22-year-old graduate student with sharp intellect, sharper arguments — and a forbidden fascination with the man leading his seminar. Their debates ignite in the classroom. Their tension explodes after hours. And one rain-soaked night changes everything. What begins as academic rivalry spirals into a secret affair filled with stolen kisses, locked doors, and desire neither of them can ignore. But when anonymous photos leak…. When rumors spread across campus…. When the ethics committee comes calling…. They must decide:. Protect their careers —. Or risk everything for love. Dear Professor is a steamy age gap MM gay romance featuring:. ✔ Forbidden professor/student tension. ✔ 44-year-old professor / 22-year-old grad student. ✔ High-heat intimacy. ✔ Emotional healing. ✔ Public scandal. ✔ No cheating. ✔ Full HEA. ✔ Standalone romance. Welcome to Hawthorne University. Some lectures change your life. less

He’s my professor. He’s twice my age. And he’s the one equation I can’t solve. Dr. Connor “Con” Steele is a tenured Mathematics professor at Hawthorne University — ex-Marine, brutally disciplined, emotionally guarded, and dangerously controlled. I’m Theo Lang — scholarship student, accelerated Master’s candidate, and barely surviving his impossible Differential Equations seminar. When I fail a proof at the board, he offers “private remediation” to save my scholarship... moreHe’s my professor. He’s twice my age. And he’s the one equation I can’t solve. Dr. Connor “Con” Steele is a tenured Mathematics professor at Hawthorne University — ex-Marine, brutally disciplined, emotionally guarded, and dangerously controlled. I’m Theo Lang — scholarship student, accelerated Master’s candidate, and barely surviving his impossible Differential Equations seminar. When I fail a proof at the board, he offers “private remediation” to save my scholarship. What starts at his kitchen table — textbooks open, his voice low, his hand guiding mine — turns into something neither of us can afford. Because he doesn’t just demand precision. He demands surrender. Late-night tutoring sessions blur into forbidden tension. Campus whispers grow louder. A jealous TA starts asking questions. And when someone installs a hidden camera in his home office, our secret isn’t just risky — it’s explosive. He tries to end it. I refuse to walk away. Now he has to decide:. Protect his career…. Or publicly claim the man he can’t let go. My Math Professor is a steamy, emotionally intense MM age-gap romance featuring:. ✔ Professor–student tension. ✔ Strong top / confident bottom dynamic. ✔ Protective alpha energy. ✔ High heat with emotional depth. ✔ Academic scandal. ✔ Possessive but consensual power play. ✔ Hard-earned HEA. All characters are 18+. No cheating. No cliffhanger. Guaranteed happy ending. Welcome back to Hawthorne University. Class is in session. 🔥. less

He was never supposed to touch his student. He was never supposed to want him. And he was never supposed to choose him over everything. Dr. Elias Thorne has spent a decade rebuilding his reputation at Riverside University. Brilliant. Controlled. Untouchable. After a scandal nearly destroyed his career, he swore he would never lose control again. Then Alex Rivera walks into his lecture hall. Sharp-tongued. Fearless. Too perceptive for his own good... moreHe was never supposed to touch his student. He was never supposed to want him. And he was never supposed to choose him over everything. Dr. Elias Thorne has spent a decade rebuilding his reputation at Riverside University. Brilliant. Controlled. Untouchable. After a scandal nearly destroyed his career, he swore he would never lose control again. Then Alex Rivera walks into his lecture hall. Sharp-tongued. Fearless. Too perceptive for his own good. What starts as an intellectual challenge turns into something darker—charged stares across crowded classrooms, late-night confrontations behind locked office doors, and a forbidden attraction neither man can deny. But when Alex begins investigating a campus conspiracy tied to Elias’s past, the lines between power, obsession, and protection blur. Secrets resurface. Enemies close in. And the professor who once survived scandal must decide how far he’s willing to go to keep the one man who sees him completely. Their connection is dangerous. Their desire is consuming. And this time, love won’t stay in the shadows. Obsessed with the Professor is a dark forbidden MM gay professor–student romance. • Intense age gap tension. • Dark academia atmosphere. • Obsessive but redeemable hero. • Power shifts and emotional dominance. • Campus scandal & suspense. • Protective devotion. • A hard-won, deeply emotional HEA. For readers who crave dark romance with heart, heat, and high stakes. less

He built his career studying obsession. He never expected to become its subject. Dr. Julian Mercer is forty-four, controlled, and untouchable — a renowned social psychology professor whose research dissects unhealthy attachment and emotional dependency. After a public scandal nearly destroyed his career, he rebuilt his life on discipline, distance, and emotional restraint. Then Noah Reyes walks into his lecture hall. Twenty-one. Brilliant. Perceptive. And dangerously unafraid to challenge him... moreHe built his career studying obsession. He never expected to become its subject. Dr. Julian Mercer is forty-four, controlled, and untouchable — a renowned social psychology professor whose research dissects unhealthy attachment and emotional dependency. After a public scandal nearly destroyed his career, he rebuilt his life on discipline, distance, and emotional restraint. Then Noah Reyes walks into his lecture hall. Twenty-one. Brilliant. Perceptive. And dangerously unafraid to challenge him. What begins as an intellectual battle quickly spirals into something far more intimate — late-night debates, charged silences, and a connection neither man can reduce to theory. The age gap is real. The power imbalance undeniable. And the rules they’re breaking could cost Julian everything he rebuilt. But this isn’t seduction. It isn’t coercion. It’s mutual. As rumors spread and an ethics complaint resurfaces, Julian is forced to confront the truth he’s spent years analyzing from a safe academic distance: obsession isn’t always pathology — sometimes it’s choice. To protect Noah, he may have to walk away from the only identity he’s ever known. To stay, they’ll both have to face the consequences of loving without apology. Dark. Forbidden. Intense. His Favorite Subject is a standalone MM gay professor–student romance featuring a powerful age gap, psychological tension, mutual obsession, and a hard-earned happily ever after. No cheating. No cliffhanger. Just chosen devotion. less