Strength of Desire by Spencer Spears

Noah Braverman knows life is pain. With everything he’s lost—and everything he’s done—he doesn’t deserve anything different.

Then Cory Dawson shows up at Vesperwood Academy, a paranormal university, bringing mystery and mayhem in his wake. It’s bad enough Noah has to teach Cory in combat. Now the dean wants him to teach Cory to be an incubus too.
But Noah’s not an incubus anymore. And he can’t get close to Cory. He won’t.
Cory is unfairly gorgeous, his luminous eyes and soft lips haunting Noah’s thoughts. Noah’s desire surges anytime he’s near his new student. But worst of all, being near Cory reminds Noah of everything he can no longer have. Everything he swore he would never let himself want again.
But Cory’s in danger. Evil incubi want to steal his power and turn him to their cause. And some of the witches at Vesperwood would kill Cory if they knew what he was.
The only way to keep Cory safe is to keep him close. Can Noah do that, and keep his lust hidden? Or is he destined to give in to his forbidden desires?

Strength of Desire is Book 2 in the Vesperwood Academy: Incubus series. This dark gay romantasy series is high heat with a romance that evolves across all six books. It’s a little more intense than a contemporary Spencer romance, but it still has all the Spencer feels you know and love. It features forbidden romance, professor/student, and hurt/comfort themes with gay awakenings, daddy issues, mystery, and suspense. Strength of Desire ends on a cliffhanger.