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Prep

by Elle Kennedy

The Prep series by Elle Kennedy has 2 known books (2 published) and 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
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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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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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