These Lessons are Merciless

Veil of Shadows: Second Generation: Book 6

Advance Reader Copy

Genres

Teacher / Student Romance, Age Gap Romance, Forbidden Love, Dark Fantasy, Dark Academia, College Romance, Paranormal Romance, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Death

Type of Ending

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Series

Veil of Shadows: Second Generation — Book 6

Series Read Order

Reading prior books is recommended, but not required

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Reader Spots Remaining

129

Number of days to read

Publication Date

Nov 1, 2026

Page Length

370 pages

Available Formats

ePub

These Lessons are Merciless

Veil of Shadows: Second Generation: Book 6

Advance Reader Copy

Blurb

He’s her professor. She’s his student. And every rule between them is starting to burn.

Yelena came to Loyola University to study art history but when her new professor walks into class, everything inside her remembers him and what happened that night she was dragged from her bed and introduced to monsters.

Jasper Hawthorne is handsome, controlled, and dangerously familiar. He watches Yelena like he has loved her before. Like he has lost her before. Like he was made to protect her forever.

This dark academia fantasy romance is perfect for readers who crave forbidden professor / student tension, reincarnated soulmates, ancient curses, blood bonds, dangerous angels, morally gray monsters, and a heroine who discovers she was never the corrupted one in the story.

This title can be read as an interconnected standalone.

Details

Genres

Teacher / Student Romance, Age Gap Romance, Forbidden Love, Dark Fantasy, Dark Academia, College Romance, Paranormal Romance, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Death

Type of Ending

AI Usage^Beta

Series

Veil of Shadows: Second Generation — Book 6

Series Read Order

Reading prior books is recommended, but not required

Author Prefers A Review On

Goodreads or Amazon

Reader Spots Remaining

129

Number of days to read

Publication Date

Nov 1, 2026

Page Length

370 pages

Available Formats

ePub

Author

M. R. Pritchard is a two-time Kindle Scout winning author, her short story GLITCH has been featured in the 2017 winter edition of THE FIRST LINE literary journal, and her short story MOON LORD has been featured in Chronicle Worlds: Half Way Home (Part of the Future Chronicles).

M. R. Pritchard holds degrees in Biochemistry and Nursing. She is a northern New Yorker transplanted to the Gulf Coast of Florida who enjoys coffee, mint chocolate, cloudy days, and reading on the lanai.

Publisher

Midnight Ledger