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The Academy
The Academy series by Tessa Bailey has 3 known books (3 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Disorderly Conduct (2017).
- Books
- 3 known books (3 novels)
- Published
- 3
- First published
- 2017
- Status
- completed
- Shelved under
- Romance
- Last checked
Start here: Disorderly Conduct (2017) — 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:
Disorderly Conduct
Disorderly Conduct is the novel that opens The Academy, by Tessa Bailey, first published in 2017 at 370 pages. It's followed in the reading order by Indecent Exposure, in a series of 3 books that ran from 2017 to 2018.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Disorderly Conduct - Book 2:
Indecent Exposure
Indecent Exposure is the 2nd entry in The Academy, by Tessa Bailey, published in 2018 at 369 pages. It follows Disorderly Conduct and precedes Disturbing His Peace in the reading order.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Indecent Exposure - Book 3:
Disturbing His Peace
Disturbing His Peace is the 3rd entry in The Academy, by Tessa Bailey, published in 2018 at 356 pages. It follows Indecent Exposure and closes out the 3-book series, which ran from 2017 to 2018.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Disturbing His Peace
About The Academy
The Academy is a three-book series following three unlikely friends -- cadets thrown together at the NYPD police academy -- as they train to become officers and, one by one, fall for people who complicate the job. It opens with Disorderly Conduct, in which academy cadet Charlie Burns, from an NYPD legacy family expected to be the best in his class, gets tangled up with Ever Carmichael after their off-duty chemistry threatens to become something more than either of them planned. Each book pairs a different cadet-turned-officer with a new love interest, with the same training-class friendships recurring across all three.
Published by Avon in 2017 and 2018, The Academy sits alongside Line of Duty and Crossing the Line as one of Bailey's cop-and-first-responder series, but with a distinctly NYC police-academy flavor -- rookie stakes, family expectations, and the pressure of proving yourself in front of your training class -- rather than the veteran, established-precinct energy of her other law-enforcement series.
Frequently asked questions
How many books are in The Academy series?
Three: Disorderly Conduct, Indecent Exposure, and Disturbing His Peace, published 2017-2018.
What order should I read The Academy in?
Publication order: Disorderly Conduct, Indecent Exposure, Disturbing His Peace.
What is The Academy about?
Three friends who meet as cadets at the NYPD police academy, each finding romance as they train to become officers.
Is The Academy connected to Line of Duty or Crossing the Line?
No shared characters -- it's a separate NYPD-academy cast -- but it belongs to the same run of uniformed-hero series Bailey wrote across the mid-2010s.
Is The Academy a completed series?
Yes, all three books were published in 2017-2018.
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