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Off-Campus
The Off-Campus series by Elle Kennedy has 5 known books (5 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with The Deal (2015). The latest book with a fully recorded publication date is The Legacy.
- Books
- 5 known books (4 novels + 1 collection)
- Published
- 5
- First published
- 2015
- Status
- completed
- Shelved under
- Romance
- Last checked
Start here: The Deal (2015) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
The Deal
Elle Kennedy opened the Off-Campus series on 24 February 2015 with The Deal , a 388-page first novel. At fictional Briar University, star player Garrett Graham needs to convince his ex he's changed, so he recruits prickly, guarded Hannah Wells to fake-date him -- and of course the fake part doesn't last, launching the dual-POV, razor-banter format that became a template for the New Adult sports-romance genre.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Deal - Book 2:
The Mistake
The Mistake followed quickly, on 28 April 2015, at just 302 pages -- barely two months after the series debut. It hands the mic to another Briar hockey player, pairing a grumpy team enforcer with the girl next door, part of Elle Kennedy's tight-knit hockey-team found family across the series.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Mistake - Book 3:
The Score
The third book, The Score , arrived 11 January 2016 at 354 pages, moving the series into its second calendar year. It pairs a rocker-girl heroine with a Briar hockey player, with Garrett and Hannah from The Deal appearing again in a supporting role, as earlier couples do throughout the series.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Score - Book 4:
The Goal
The Goal , the fourth novel, was published 26 September 2016 at 383 pages, closely matching the length of the original book, The Deal . It builds a slow-burn best-friend's-sister plot around another member of the Briar hockey team, closing out the four standalone core novels before The Legacy catches up every couple.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Goal - Book 5:
The Legacy
The Legacy , credited as a collection rather than a standalone novel, was released 21 September 2021 at a substantial 1,856 pages -- by far the longest entry in the series, arriving five years after the previous book.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Legacy
About the Off-Campus series
The series that helped launch the modern college-hockey-romance boom: at fictional Briar University, star player Garrett Graham needs to convince his ex he's changed, so he recruits prickly, guarded Hannah Wells to fake-date him in The Deal — and of course the fake part doesn't last. Each subsequent book hands the mic to another player on the team (or their circle) and pairs them with a woman just as sharp-tongued and fully realized as the heroes: a grumpy team enforcer and the girl next door in The Mistake, a rocker-girl/jock pairing in The Score, a slow-burn best-friend's-sister plot in The Goal, and four interlocking novellas catching up every couple in The Legacy. Elle Kennedy wrote dual first-person POV and razor-sharp banter that became a template for the whole New Adult sports-romance genre — funny, filthy, and grounded in real chemistry rather than shock value.
The appeal is uncomplicated: likeable, morally solid heroes who are surprisingly emotionally available once you get past the swagger, heroines with their own goals and backbone, and a tight-knit hockey-team found family that makes every book feel like catching up with friends. It's the series most often credited with kicking off the current wave of hockey and college-sports romance on BookTok, years after its original release.
Frequently asked questions
How many books are in the Off-Campus series?
Five: The Deal, The Mistake, The Score, The Goal, and The Legacy (a collection of four linked novellas).
What order should I read the Off-Campus books in?
Publication order: The Deal, The Mistake, The Score, The Goal, then The Legacy. Each of the first four stands alone; The Legacy is best read last since it revisits all four couples.
Is The Legacy a full novel or a novella collection?
It's a single volume containing four shorter linked stories, one for each established Off-Campus couple, rather than one continuous novel.
Do I need to read Off-Campus before Briar U?
No, but they share a setting. Briar U is Elle Kennedy's spin-off series at the same fictional university a few years later, and can be read independently of Off-Campus.
Is Off-Campus finished?
Yes. The five-book series concluded with The Legacy in 2021, and Kennedy has continued the world instead through the separate Briar U series.
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