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Off-Campus
The Off-Campus series by Elle Kennedy has 5 known books (5 published). It is best read in publication order, starting with The Deal (2015). The Legacy is the latest book with a fully recorded publication date.
- Books
- 5 known books (4 novels + 1 collection)
- Published
- 5
- First published
- 2015
- Status
- completed
- Shelved under
- Romance
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
Key facts about the Off-Campus series
Our list has 5 books in the Off-Campus series. Since all 5 are out now, you can read the whole list today. 4 are novels, while the rest is a collection.
Start with The Deal, since it opens the publication order in 2015. The Mistake is book 2, from 2015. The Score is book 3, from 2016.
The Goal is book 4, from 2016. The Legacy is book 5, from 2021.
The list keeps the books in date order, while each title links to its own page. Each book page shows its dates and editions.
The Legacy is the latest book with a full release date, out on 21 September 2021. Since the catalogue marks the series as complete, we list no next book.
The books came out between 2015 and 2021, while their length runs from 302 to 1856 pages. That is a run of 6 years.
Elle Kennedy has 53 books on our list. Additionally, they write Out of Uniform, Small Town Scandals and Killer Instincts, plus 7 more series. We shelve the books under romance.
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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