ELLE KENNEDY’S BRIAR UNIVERSE READING GUIDE
Hockey romances are having a well-deserved moment, and the new TV adaptation of Elle Kennedy’s Off-Campus series is not only adding to the allure—it’s also creating an obsession of epic proportions in readers of the series, old and new. But since its debut in 2015, the “Briarverse” has expanded widely across multiple series and interconnected character generations, so if you’re new to the books, this guide is designed to walk you through everything you need to know in order to navigate this irresistibly addictive world of hockey romances that has sent the internet into meltdown.
Happy reading, book junkies! ♡
OFF-CAMPUS
The Deal
COUPLE: Garrett Graham + Hannah Wells
TROPES: fake dating, opposites attract, he falls first
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The Mistake
COUPLE: John Logan + Grace Ivers
TROPES: second chances, opposites attract
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The Score
COUPLE: Dean Hayward-Di Laurentis + Allie Hayes
TROPES: friends with benefits, reformed playboy, he falls first
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The Goal
COUPLE: John Tucker + Sabrina James
TROPES: accidental pregnancy
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The Legacy
Four “where are they now?” novellas featuring all couples from the Off-Campus series. To be read after The Dare.
COUPLES: Garrett Graham + Hannah Wells; John Logan + Grace Ivers; Dean Hayward-Di Laurentis + Allie Hayes; John Tucker + Sabrina James
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BRIAR U
The Chase
COUPLE: Colin Fitzgerald + Summer Hayward-Di Laurentis
TROPES: grumpy x sunshine, teammate’s little sister, roommates to lovers, forced proximity, opposites attract
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The Risk
COUPLE: Jake Connelly + Brenna Jensen
TROPES: enemies to lovers, fake dating, (rival team’s) coach’s daughter
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The Play
COUPLE: Hunter Davenport + Demi Davis
TROPES: friends to lovers, forced proximity
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The Dare
COUPLE: Conor Edwards + Taylor Marsh
TROPES: fake dating
CAMPUS DIARIES
The Graham Effect
COUPLE: Luke Ryder + Gigi Graham (Garrett Graham and Hannah Wells’ daughter)
TROPES: enemies to lovers, friends with benefits, secret dating, grumpy x sunshine
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The Dixon Rule
COUPLE: Shane Lindley + Diana Dixon
TROPES: fake dating, frenemies with benefits, BDSM
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The Charlie Method
THROUPLE: Will Larsen + Charlotte Kingston + Beckett Dunne
TROPES: secret relationship, menage, MFM
NEXT GEN STANDALONE NOVELS
Love Song
COUPLE: Wyatt Graham (Garrett Graham and Hannah Wells’ son) + Blake Logan (John Logan and Grace Ivers’ daughter)
TROPES: friends to lovers, forced proximity, she falls first, reformed playboy, forbidden summer romance
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Bad Idea
COUPLE: Adam Jensen “AJ” Connelly (Jake Connelly and Brenna Jensen’s son)+ Ivy Di Laurentis (Dean Hayward-Di Laurentis and Allie Hayes’ daughter)
TROPES: TBA
Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Print [releasing 3 Nov 2026]
