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Prep

by Elle Kennedy

The Prep series by Elle Kennedy has 2 known books (2 published). It is best read in publication order, starting with Misfit (2022).

Books
2 known books (2 novels)
Published
2
First published
2022
Status
completed
Shelved under
Romance
Start here: Misfit (2022) — then read straight through in publication order.
Book one
Cover of Misfit
Misfit (2022)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. Misfit

    Novel
    Elle Kennedy opened her dark-academia-adjacent duology Prep in 2022 with Misfit, a 416-page departure from her campus-hockey romances that pulls an outsider into an elite prep school's ruling clique, forbidden attraction and all.
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  2. Rogue

    Novel
    Rogue closed the duology a year later, in 2023, running a slightly shorter 384 pages to escalate the central romance and the clique's guarded secrets to their conclusion.
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Key facts about the Prep series

Our list has 2 books in the Prep series. Since all 2 are out now, you can read the whole list today.

Start with Misfit, since it opens the publication order in 2022. Rogue is book 2, from 2023.

The list keeps the books in date order, while each title links to its own page. Each book page shows its dates and editions. Since the catalogue marks the series as complete, we list no next book.

The books came out between 2022 and 2023, while their length runs from 384 to 416 pages. That is a run of 1 year.

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 new adult romance.

About the Prep series

Prep is a darker, dark-academia-adjacent Elle Kennedy duology set at an elite prep school where the school's most powerful, popular seniors rule the social order without consequence — and where the secrets they're keeping are more dangerous than their reputations suggest. Misfit opens the series as an outsider is pulled into the school's ruling clique's orbit, navigating both a forbidden attraction and the group's closely guarded secrets. Rogue continues the series' central conflict and romance as the stakes and secrets escalate.

Compared to Kennedy's sunnier campus-hockey romances, Prep leans into a higher-tension, secrets-and-power-driven dark academia tone, aimed at readers who want more suspense woven through the central romance.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in the Prep series?

Two: Misfit and Rogue.

What order should I read Prep in?

Publication order: Misfit, then Rogue. The duology tells one continuous story.

Is Prep connected to Elle Kennedy's other series?

No, it's a standalone dark-academia-leaning duology, distinct from her Off-Campus/Briar U hockey romances.

Is Prep darker in tone than Off-Campus?

Yes — it's built around a secrets-and-power-driven elite prep school setting, giving it a higher-tension, dark-academia edge.

Do I need to read Prep in order?

Yes, the two books tell one continuous story rather than standalone entries.

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