Court University Books in Order
Part ofEden O'Neill Books in OrderExplore the Court University series by Eden O'Neill, with the standalone college romances in order, plus summaries, series background, and tips on how they link back to Court High and Court Legacy.
Last updated: December 25, 2025
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Publication Order
4 books
Kingpin
by Eeden O'Neill
2021
On Woodcreek University's campus, Lance 'Kingpin' Johnson can get anyone anything, from favors to grades, for the right price. When the meticulous TA who controls his academic future refuses to be bought, their enemies-to-lovers clash becomes dangerously addictive.
Lover
by Eden O'Neill
2020
Reeling from a divorce, a professor shares pizza and one unforgettable night with a younger man she meets at a wedding. Back home she discovers Ramses Mallick sitting in her classroom, and their age gap fling turns into a slow, complicated love story.
Brutal Heir
by Eden O'Neill
2020
Knight Reed once ruined the heroine's life and left her family homeless, then vanished. At university he resurfaces as a feared campus god, and when she witnesses one of his secrets, their shared past ignites into a vicious, magnetic bully romance.
Beautiful Brute
by Eden O'Neill
2020
A spontaneous night with a charming stranger should have been a fun mistake, until he becomes her new stepbrother. Jaxen Ambrose turns their history into leverage, dragging her into a dangerous step sibling game built on obsession, punishment, and the thin line between hate and craving.
Series background & context
The Court University books move the Court Universe into new adult territory, following the friends and side characters you met in Court High as they leave Windsor Prep behind. Instead of locker rooms and assemblies, the drama now sprawls across fraternities, off campus apartments, and lecture halls.
Each novel in this series stands on its own, focusing on a different couple while still threading familiar faces through the background. Together they sketch out a group of deeply attached, often damaged young adults who are learning what it means to carry Maywood Heights' baggage into the wider world.
In Brutal Heir, a girl whose mother once worked for the wealthy Reed family is forced to share a campus with Knight Reed, the boy whose violence blew her life apart. At university he is a campus god with more power than ever, and their history erupts into a tense, high heat bully romance.
The focus shifts in Kingpin to Lance Johnson, the blond fixer who can make anything happen at Woodcreek University for a price. When he targets the perfectionist teaching assistant who controls his grades, their push and pull becomes a battle over control, reputation, and the parts of themselves they keep hidden.
In Beautiful Brute, a magical night with a stranger turns sour when the heroine learns that Jaxen Ambrose is about to become her stepbrother. What follows is a twisted step sibling story about obsession, revenge, and the difference between punishment and protection.
Lover softens the edges without losing the intensity. Here, a divorced professor meets Ramses Mallick at a wedding and chooses one night to forget the past. Discovering he is her student forces both of them to confront age gaps, power dynamics, and whether a relationship that started as escape can grow into something steadier.
Across the series, Eden O'Neill keeps one eye on the wider Court Universe. The heroes and heroines here were once side characters in Court High, and their choices ripple forward into Court Legacy, where their children and younger siblings are dealing with the fallout. If you like messy friend groups, morally gray antiheroes, and college settings that feel as dangerous as any small town, this is the place to dive in.
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