King's Prep Academy Books in Order

Co-written with Michelle Pennington, the King's Prep Academy world trades small-town coziness for polished hallways, money, and status games. This is a prep-school romance setting where the rich kids know exactly how much power they have, and where one bad encounter can shape the rest of the school year. The mood is sharper than Cookie O'Gorman's softer family stories, but it still keeps the focus on feelings and chemistry.

At the center is Ava Deluca, a hardworking artist from a public-school background, and Logan King, the bad boy who seems to rule the academy by force of reputation alone. After a clash between them goes very wrong, Logan's family offers Ava a scholarship to King's Prep. That opportunity could change her future. It also drops her straight into Logan's territory, which is the last place either of them wants her to be.

That is where the story gets its bite.

A lot of the tension comes from class difference. Ava has talent and ambition, but she does not have money, influence, or the social cushion the other students rely on. Logan does. He understands the school from the inside, including all its unwritten rules, and that imbalance gives even small scenes extra pressure. A hallway conversation, a whispered rumor, or a public slight can hit much harder in a place built on appearances.

The academy itself matters as much as the romance. Fancy traditions, tight social circles, and the expectation that everyone stay in their lane give the book its engine. When Ava refuses to shrink herself, the story becomes about more than whether she and Logan will keep fighting or start falling. It becomes about whether she can hold on to her self-respect in a world that keeps testing it.

The romance leans into enemies-to-lovers, opposites-attract energy, and the push-pull between anger and attraction. Logan is not meant to be easy, and Ava is not interested in being impressed by money or status. That makes their scenes lively, but it also keeps the emotional stakes grounded. Both characters have something to prove, and neither wants to be the one who caves first.

If you like clean YA romance with prep-school drama, class tension, and a heroine who knows what she wants, this setting is easy to sink into. Since the page currently centers on The Bad Boy’s Good Girl, expect one focused story rather than a sprawling ensemble, with King's Prep itself doing a lot of the heavy lifting as a backdrop and source of conflict.