Junior Year Abroad - Hit or Miss (Junior Year Abroad, Book 1)

By Elle Kelk

PRE-ORDER the first novel in the BRAND-NEW spicy, new-adult college romance series. Perfect for fans of Elle Kennedy, Hannah Grace and Chloe Walsh!

Mia Meyers has been waiting for this moment her whole life. After nineteen years as the awkward bookish outcast in her native South Carolina, she can’t wait to start her college year abroad. She arrives in the UK at the University of Hemden, excited to finally find her people, Mia is determined to transform herself into the person she’s always dreamt of being, leaving Mia “The Librarian” Meyers in another life.

But it turns out Mia isn’t the only student from USC at Hemden this year. Brash and brazen star of the USC soccer team, Ethan Taylor, is also along for the ride, studying at Hemden while he tries out for a premier league football team. Mia tries hard to separate herself from Ethan and his newly acquired clique, but that’s easier said than done. Even though they were far from friends in the US, Ethan just can’t seem to leave Mia alone.

Under the twinkling lights of the Hemden Winter Ball, can Mia reassess everything she thought she knew about love…and about herself?

Tropes:

🪞Dual POV

⚽Soccer romance

💘He falls first

🎓College romance

Author: Elle Kelk
Format: Paperback
Release Date: 18 Jun 2026
Pages: 384
Price: £9.99, £9.99 (Export Price) , €None
Elle Kelk is the pseudonym for Sunday Times bestselling author, podcaster and internet oversharer Lindsey Kelk. Born and brought up in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, she worked in London as a children\'s editor before writing her first book, I Heart New York, and moving to Brooklyn. Lindsey\'s novels include the I Heart series, The Christmas Wish and Love Story, as well as her YA fantasy debut, The Bell Witches. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband. You can follow Lindsey on Facebook, X or Instagram @LindseyKelk, and sign up for her newsletter at www.LindseyKelk.com.

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