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In Her Hands by kehlaniswife_95
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Stephanie Walker is eighteen, moving across the country from Los Angeles to New York to begin her dream: law school at NYU. A new city, a new home, new friends, new everything. She's excited, but sleepless nights, old wounds, and quiet struggles follow her everywhere. She wants to live like any other college student, to blend in, to feel normal, but life hasn't been simple, and surviving on her own is harder than she expected. Every late night, every study session, every solitary drive home reminds her that life doesn't come with easy answers. Some nights, she leans on quiet habits she'd never tell anyone about, just to make it to morning. Elena Shay is thirty-two, NYU's Dean and a respected law professor. Her life is built on control, precision, and endless responsibility. At work, she's commanding, elegant, untouchable. Outside it, she's soft, warm, and human, but never careless. Elena doesn't date casually; she doesn't waste time or energy on anything that isn't worth it. She's deliberate, certain, and careful... Until Stephanie. Stephanie isn't just another student. She's sharp, captivating, and unafraid to be herself in a way that draws Elena in deeper than it should. Suddenly, the carefully maintained line between professional and personal life begins to blur. The rules, the expectations, the life Elena's worked so hard to control all scream that nothing between them can ever happen. And yet, the pull becomes impossible to ignore. As their worlds collide, Stephanie discovers a side of life she's never dared to touch: warmth, comfort, attention, and desire from someone who sees her fully, not as a girl with a "rough" childhood, but as a woman. Together, Elena and Stephanie fall into chaos, vulnerability, and longing they didn't know they were missing. Every glance, every touch, and every moment carries risk. Risk of exposure, of judgment, of everything crashing down, all shaped by the choices resting in their hands.
The Force Between Us by emsbookdiary_
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Nineteen-year-old Charlie has a lot going on. A lot of pain and trauma, but also a lot of ambition and a strong will. All she really wants is to study, get a degree, and eventually make more of her life than her parents ever thought she could. But when her boyfriend cheats on her and her new professor starts messing with her head, her life starts to fall apart. Will she manage to escape her demons and get her life back on track, or will the whirlwind in form of her professor test her patience to the limit?
THE ASSISTANT EFFECT ✨ by katcoon
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Genre: Lesbian Romance | CEO x Assistant | Slow Burn | Office Tension l 9 years Age Gap She runs an empire with ice in her veins. Her new assistant runs on caffeine, chaos, and far too much heart. What happens when sunshine starts to melt steel? Margot Blake is everything the headlines say: cold, brilliant, untouchable. The youngest CEO in luxury branding history, she built Blake & Co. from sheer ambition - and froze out anything resembling a personal life along the way. Enter Chloe Quinn - bright, bubbly, and dangerously persistent. She's not the type of assistant Margot usually hires... or keeps. But something about Chloe's chaotic charm, awkward honesty, and maddening optimism starts to crack the ice Margot has spent years perfecting. They're opposites in every way. One has walls higher than the skyline; the other believes no heart is too frozen to warm. But in a world of power plays, secrets, and boardroom battles, falling for your assistant isn't just reckless - it could ruin everything. Slow burn. High tension. Sharp suits. Stolen glances. And a love neither of them saw coming.
The Intern by WritingforBeauties
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Harper has nothing to lose. Ms. Walker has everything to risk. Eighteen-year-old Harper is balancing school, waitressing, and a prestigious law-firm internship all while secretly living out of her car. Brilliant, stubborn, and determined to build a life for herself, the last person she expects to notice her is the intimidating woman supervising her. Ms. Walker is sharp, demanding, successful and completely off-limits. What begins as mentorship slowly becomes harder to define. Lingering glances. Quiet conversations. An understanding neither woman intended. But there are boundaries between them for a reason. And the closer Harper gets to Ms. Walker, the harder those boundaries become to ignore. ⚖️ W/W • Age Gap • Slow Burn • Workplace • Forbidden Romance • Strong Women
I Just Don't Know You Yet  by moonnorstars
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TRIGGER WARNING: SMUT DETAILED- If you aren't comfortable please skip this is the only warning. Some people are all wrong for you on paper, and perfect in every way that matters. *Professor Catherine Whitmore has spent her entire life doing what was expected of her. The right schools. The right career. The right relationship, until it shattered quietly, leaving her guarded and certain she can read people better than she actually can. At 38, she doesn't do reckless. She doesn't do vulnerable. And she certainly doesn't do students. *Rowan Sinclair learned early that love means showing up, even when it's hard. After losing her mother at thirteen and watching her father struggle through grief, she became the steady one, raising her younger siblings, holding her family together. At 21, she's at Greystone University trying to build a life that's finally her own. She's been in love once before, but never like this. Never with someone who makes her feel seen and completely terrified at the same time. *When Rowan walks into Catherine's literature class, something shifts. Rowan sees through every wall Catherine has built- observant where Catherine is guarded, patient where Catherine is controlled, soft where Catherine is sharp. And Catherine? She's starting to realize Rowan isn't infatuated, isn't temporary, isn't another counterfeit. What starts as academic tension becomes something neither of them can ignore. But loving each other means risking everything- Catherine's career, her family's legacy, and the control she's fought so hard to maintain. A semi slow-burn, forbidden romance about healing, trust, and learning that love isn't about being smart enough to avoid pain- it's about being brave enough to try again.
Ms. Sinclair's Secret  by Darklume
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| teacher x student | wxw | slow burn | When 19-year-old Lena James enters English Literature class, she expects nothing special. Instead, she meets Ms. Sinclair her cold, sharp-tongued British literature teacher. Elegant, cutting, and unbearably superior. From the very first lesson, the 34-year-old woman seems to take pleasure in dismantling Lena's every opinion with cruel precision. Lena hates her. She hates the condescending red marks on her essays, the raised eyebrow that makes her feel small, and the way Ms. Sinclair lingers in her thoughts long after class ends. But hate this intense has a way of twisting into something far more dangerous. With a strict 15-year age gap and an unbreakable teacher-student boundary, their slow-burning tension threatens to break every rule both in literature and in real life. Some lessons aren't taught kindly. And some hatreds taste too much like desire. "Ms. Sinclair's Secret"
~Forbidden By Our Desires~ by bllxxfb8
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Teacherxstudent wlw 🤍 Daniella, a spirited student with a penchant for literature, finds herself irresistibly drawn to her enigmatic English teacher. As their connection deepens, Daniella uncovers a shocking truth; Ms Frost is not only her mentor but also her cousin's fiancé. Caught in a whirlwind of conflicting emotions, Daniella must navigate the treacherous waters of forbidden love while confronting her own haunting family traumas. Will she sacrifice everything for a love deemed taboo, or will she find the strength to rewrite her own story? ❗️TW❗️ - SA - SH - Abuse - smut - age gap - eating disorder Please don't read if you're uncomfortable 🤍
Forbidden Love || Teacher x student WLW by clowngirl24
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You find yourself falling bad for your new English literature teacher. You know it's wrong, but you just can't draw yourself away from her.
Professor Hartmann by amickzetajones
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When Casey begins her semester at NYU, romance is the last thing on her mind. She's focused on her classes, adjusting to life in the city, and making the most of her time at one of the most prestigious universities in the world. But everything changes the moment she walks into her first lecture and meets her new professor who instantly captivates her, even as a stalker threatens to upend everything. As the semester unfolds, she's drawn deeper into a dangerous game and facing the terrifying reality of being hunted, all while trying to protect herself and the woman she's falling for. 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙛 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙, 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙢 𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙪𝙖𝙜𝙚. 𝙧𝙚𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙙; 𝟮𝟳/𝟭𝟬/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 Highest Ranking #1 - olderwoman #1 - englishteacher #2 - femalexfemale
Wanderlust by diaxotwod
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It was meant to be just a celebration. Nothing more, nothing less - or so Cecilia Roth thought , a German major trying to keep her life simple. She never, in her wildest imagination, would have expected to catch her new professor in unprofessional behavior with one of her former colleagues. Professor Dietrich - feared for her coldness, her discipline, her distance - caught in a moment that changes everything. And professor Dietrich? She doesn't let things slide. Especially not when it comes to Cecilia. Between rebellion and power, emotion and emptiness, a tension begins to grow. A glance turns into something more. A line starts to blur. And maybe, in the end, Cecilia will question more than just her professor.