[PRE-ORDER] Sorrow & Strangers (Avalon University, #2) by Jeanette Rose and Alexis Rune

Release Date: 9/08/2026

dark academia • paranormal romance • romantasy • morally gray characters • obsessive romance

Fear. Fury. And fire. Summer Tuatha De Daanan returns to Avalon University for her second year carrying the weight of everything that happened before. Determined to keep her head down and survive the year, she soon finds herself drawn back into danger, powerful rivalries, and the shadows surrounding the mysterious stranger who refuses to leave her thoughts.

The Vibe

Summer returns to Avalon changed by the events of her first year. With threats closing in and powerful figures taking an interest in her, she must learn to navigate a world where friendship, loyalty, and danger are increasingly difficult to separate.

Her training intensifies as she works with the brooding Headmaster Emrys on her runic abilities, spars with the formidable Max, and strengthens her mental defenses against forces she does not yet fully understand. Each new lesson pushes Summer closer to understanding her own power and the darkness within her.

Dark, atmospheric, and emotionally intense, Sorrow & Strangers leans deeper into the paranormal side of the Avalon University world. With a dangerous university setting, found family, morally gray characters, simmering romantic tension, and an enigmatic stalker lurking in the shadows, this is a story for readers who love their romantasy complicated, obsessive, and full of secrets.

Tropes & Tags

• Dark academia
• Paranormal romance
• Fantasy romance
• Romantasy
• Only one bed
• Morally gray characters
• Obsessive romance
• Stalker romance
• Found family
• Vampire best friend
• Powerful supernatural beings
• Runic magic
• Combat training
• Dangerous secrets
• Mysterious stranger
• Romantic suspense
• High-stakes fantasy

Books in Series (In Order)

• Blood & Betrayals #1
• Sorrow & Strangers, #2

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