After a devastating loss, Hayden Foster guards his heart with unwavering determination.

A part-time professor and photojournalist, Hayden immerses himself in work, finding it easier to face the world from behind his camera lens. When his one-night fling walks into his classroom four days later, his carefully constructed walls begin to crumble.

Carefree frat boy Tyler Statler loves a good time. He's eager to take advantage of everything college life offers before embarking on his dream job as a music journalist. But when the bright-eyed stranger from a few nights before turns out to be his new professor, his world changes.

Despite the risks, Tyler and Hayden struggle to ignore their forbidden connection. When their undeniable attraction blurs the boundaries between student and teacher, their academic relationship quickly turns into illicit passion.

Knowing they're playing a dangerous game, they do all they can to keep their relationship private. But when an unforeseen revelation threatens to expose everything they've tried to keep hidden, it leaves their future hanging in the balance.

Now, they must make a choice. Either abandon their after-hours lectures or embrace the thrill of breaking all the rules.

From USA Today bestselling authors Kimberly Knight and Rachel Lyn Adams comes a love-after-loss MM slow-burn student professor standalone romance that will leave you swooning over this forbidden love story.