Chronicles of the One
post-apocalyptic fantasy romance
Series · romance
The Academy
The Academy series by Tessa Bailey has 3 books and is best read in publication order, starting with Disorderly Conduct (2017).
- Books
- 3 books
- First published
- 2017
- Status
- completed
- Last checked
Start here: Disorderly Conduct (2017) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The order the books were released — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
Disorderly Conduct
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Disorderly Conduct - Book 2:
Indecent Exposure
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Indecent Exposure - Book 3:
Disturbing His Peace
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.
If you like The Academy
Reading order last verified .