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Bad Idea

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Term is back in session at Briar U - a new romance from the Queen of Ice Hockey Romance Elle Kennedy featuring her signature high heat romance in a University setting After a year of being the dance program's most notorious punching bag, Ivy Di Laurentis only... Read More
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Term is back in session at Briar U - a new romance from the Queen of Ice Hockey Romance Elle Kennedy featuring her signature high heat romance in a University setting

After a year of being the dance program's most notorious punching bag, Ivy Di Laurentis only has one goal for sophomore year at Briar University: keep her head down, survive, and make her way to New York and the ballet career she walked away from. She has zero interest in hockey players, entanglements, or AJ Connelly-her brother's former best friend, certified golden boy, and the last person she'd ever expect to find her crying on a roof at two in the morning.

AJ has his own problems. His best friendships are in ruins, his hockey season is in turmoil, and his only plan is to drink through his feelings and hook up with anyone who isn't emotionally complicated. Ivy, vulnerable and familiar, is nothing but emotionally complicated. Which means she's off-limits.

Except she's also funny. Sweet. Achingly beautiful. And obsessed with somebody else. When she propositions him to gain experience, he doesn't know how to say no. And maybe there's something dangerously satisfying about hooking up with his ex-best friend's little sister...

What starts as an unlikely alliance becomes something neither of them was looking for. But with the wrong people watching, the wrong choices catching up to them, and the clock ticking on Ivy's time at Briar U, this bad idea could be the end of them both.

Series: Paperback

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  • Bad Idea
    Term is back in session at Briar U - a new romance from the Queen of Ice Hockey Romance Elle Kennedy featuring her signature high heat romance in a University setting After a year of being the dance program's most notorious punching bag, Ivy Di Laurentis only has one goal for sophomore year at Briar University: keep her head down, survive,...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780349444574

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 March 2027

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Piatkus Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 400

About the Author

A New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Elle Kennedy grew up in the suburbs of Toronto, Ontario, and holds a BA in English from York University. From an early age, she knew she wanted to be a writer and actively began pursuing that dream when she was a teenager.

Elle is the author of more than fifty contemporary fiction and romance novels, published by a variety of major houses. Her work includes the Off-Campus series, the global phenomenon which has captivated millions of readers around the world.

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