{"product_id":"these-lessons-are-merciless","title":"These Lessons are Merciless","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreorder: This title releases Nov 1, 2026. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooks will ship prior to or close to release date.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLatest release from the Veil of Shadows world: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese Lessons are Merciless \u003c\/em\u003e picks up where \u003cem\u003eThese Promises are Valiant\u003c\/em\u003e left off, it can also be read as a standalone. Dark academia \u0026amp; paranormal vibes. Perfect for fans of \u003cem\u003eNocticadia\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGothikana\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eNinth House\u003c\/em\u003e, this dark academia fantasy romance blends forbidden love, ancient bloodlines, angelic monsters, reincarnated soulmates, and a lie that began in the first garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe’s her professor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe’s his student.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd every rule between them is starting to burn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYelena 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJasper 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*This is book 6 in the Veil of Shadows: Second Generation Series, it can be read as a standalone*\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"M. R. Pritchard Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48192581697772,"sku":null,"price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48192581730540,"sku":null,"price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0667\/2003\/9148\/files\/shopifyimages_79.png?v=1787080625","url":"https:\/\/midnightledgerbooks.com\/products\/these-lessons-are-merciless","provider":"M. R. Pritchard Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}