Elle Kennedy will return to her Briar universe with a new novel coming next year, People magazine reports.
Bloom Books will publish the popular romance author’s Love Song in the spring. In the novel, the press says, Kennedy “returns with her signature heat and humor.”
Kennedy is the author of several romance series, including Out of Uniform and Killer Instincts, but she is best known for her hockey-themed Off Campus series of novels, which launched in 2015 with The Deal, and continued with The Mistake, The Score, The Goal, and The Legacy. The books are being adapted into a television series starring Ella Bright, Belmont Cameli, and Steve Howie.
A spinoff of the Off Campus series, Blair U, debuted in 2018 with The Chase, which was followed by The Risk, The Play, and The Dare.
Love Song introduces a new series of characters, including Wyatt Graham and Blake Logan, whose parents were featured in The Deal and The Mistake, respectively. The two encounter each other in Tahoe, California.
Kennedy told People, “Love Song means so much to me because it is my first true next-gen romance. It was such a joy to write because I got to revisit two of my favorite O.G. Off Campus characters (the iconic Garrett and Logan) via their son and daughter getting their [happily ever after]."
Love Song is slated for publication on March 17, 2026.
Michael Schaub is a contributing writer.
