A sexy, drama-filled beach town romance about good girls, bad boys, secret agendas, and the kind of chemistry that makes following the rules feel impossible.

From bestselling author Elle Kennedy, Good Girl Complex is the first book in the Avalon Bay series — perfect for readers who love small-town tension, messy feelings, found family, and romance with plenty of heat.

Mac Cabot has always done what she’s supposed to do.

She follows the rules.
She keeps people happy.
She makes the “right” choices.

Even when those choices aren’t really hers.

So when her parents send her to the beachside town of Avalon Bay to get her college degree, Mac tries to play the part. But beneath the polished, people-pleasing exterior, she has dreams of her own — and a wilder side she’s spent years trying to keep quiet.

Then she meets Cooper Hartley.

Local bad boy.
Rough around the edges.
Raw, honest, and absolutely not part of the plan.

Cooper has no time for the trust-fund kids who drift in and out of his town, but Mac isn’t what he expects. Their friendship quickly becomes the realest thing in her life — and Cooper falls hard.

But Cooper is keeping a secret.

And just as Mac finally starts to feel like she belongs, the truth threatens to destroy the only place that has ever felt like home.

Perfect for readers who love:

🌊 Beach town romance
🖤 Good girl x bad boy
🔥 Steamy chemistry
💔 Secrets and drama
🏡 Found family
✨ Rich girl / local boy tension
💋 Elle Kennedy’s signature heat and heart

Full of romance, hijinks, longing and messy, addictive chemistry, Good Girl Complex is Elle Kennedy at her very best.

Readers also love:

“Delicious, complicated and drama-filled… impossible to put down.” — L.J. Shen

“Elle Kennedy delivers another sexy and addictive read.” — Tijan

“A deliciously sexy story.” — Vi Keeland