Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Broken Trust | 2021 | R.A. Smyth | Buy |
| 2 | Brutal Lies | 2021 | R.A. Smyth | Buy |
| 3 | Beyond Vengeance | 2021 | R.A. Smyth | Buy |
| 4 | Break Free | 2021 | R.A. Smyth | Buy |
| 5 | Blurred Lines | 2022 | R.A. Smyth | Buy |
Pacific Prep was R.A. Smyth’s debut series, published across 2021 and 2022. The five books, starting with Broken Trust and ending with Blurred Lines, are set at an exclusive boarding school where a new arrival disrupts the established hierarchy. The series moves through betrayal, revenge, and reluctant attraction as the protagonist refuses to submit to the school’s ruling clique.
The series established the template for much of Smyth’s later work: a female lead who won’t back down, male characters with more going on beneath the surface than they let on, and a setting where social power matters as much as money. It remains her most well-known series and a common recommendation in the bully romance genre.