The Thoroughbreds (Pre-Order Sept. 15, 2026)

The Thoroughbreds by Elin Hilderbrand & Shelby Cunningham (Pre-order Sept. 15, 2026)

Return to Tiffin Academy in this addictive boarding school drama packed with secrets, friendship, ambition, romance, and senior-year scandals from bestselling authors Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham.

Senior year changes everything. Especially when everyone has something to hide.

From New York Times bestselling authors Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham comes The Thoroughbreds, the highly anticipated next installment in The Academy series, where elite boarding school life is filled with romance, rivalries, betrayals, and life-changing secrets.

As autumn arrives at Tiffin Academy, the senior class—known as the Sixth Formers—faces the pressures of college applications, final competitions, lifelong friendships, and the uncertainty of life after graduation. It's a year of unforgettable parties, impossible expectations, and last chances to make their mark.

But beneath the polished halls of New England's prestigious boarding school, tensions are mounting.

Is the school's golden couple, Charley and East, headed for heartbreak?

What shattered the once-unbreakable friendship between football star Dub and his best friend Hakeem?

Will newcomer Pippa Sacks disrupt Tiffin's fragile social hierarchy?

Can Head of School Audre Robinson save the academy after a devastating financial mistake threatens its future?

And what shocking secret was hidden inside the email Cinnamon Peters sent just before her death?

As long-buried truths emerge and loyalties are tested, students and faculty alike must confront the choices that will shape their futures. Full of emotional twists, compelling relationships, and page-turning suspense, The Thoroughbreds is an irresistible coming-of-age novel about friendship, ambition, love, and the secrets we keep.

Why readers love The Thoroughbreds:

🏫 Elite boarding school drama filled with secrets and rivalries

❤️ Romance, friendship, betrayal, and coming-of-age storytelling

🔍 Twisty mysteries and emotional character arcs

📚 Perfect continuation of The Academy series from bestselling authors Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham

Perfect for fans of:

The Academy series, Gossip Girl, Prep, If He Had Been with Me, and readers who love boarding school fiction, YA drama, contemporary coming-of-age novels, and campus mysteries.

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