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Disturbing His Peace

by Tessa Bailey · Academy #3 · 288 pages · Published April 2018
Spoiler-light guide Series order included Similar books included
4.00 / 5 across 12K ratings
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ (4/5)

A steamy, fun Adult contemporary romance built around police academy, authority, forbidden. 288 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

Best for readers who want…

Steamy. Fun. Intense.

Steamy Fun Intense

Mood Match

Steamy Fun Intense
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  • You prefer completely clean, fade-to-black romance
  • You haven't read the earlier books in the Academy series

Content notes

Sexual Content
Police Academy
Authority
Forbidden
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
70%
Fantasy
0%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
1/5
Spice
4/5
Core elements
Genre
Contemporary Romance
Moods
Steamy
Fun
Intense
Key Tropes
Police Academy
Authority
Forbidden
Ending
Satisfying
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How spicy is Disturbing His Peace?

Spicy (4/5) — explicit content is a significant part of the story.

Do I need to read Disturbing His Peace in order?

Disturbing His Peace is book 3 in the Academy series. Reading in order is recommended.

Who would enjoy Disturbing His Peace?

Readers who love steamy and fun stories with police academy and authority. Best suited for Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is Disturbing His Peace?

A steamy, fun Adult contemporary romance built around police academy, authority, forbidden. 288 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for Disturbing His Peace?

Content notes include: sexual content. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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