Indie Romance Author

Coming soon: Sparks Will Fly

Sparks will fly and robots will fight in this sports romance for nerds - coming June 25, 2026

Sparks Will Fly is a sports romance for nerds. This rivals to lovers slow burn features a disabled plus-size heroine, a missed-connections romance, robot fights, and an underdog story full of heart. Add this “BattleBots” meets “Ali Hazelwood” romance to your TBR today.
 

Sparks Will Fly is coming June 25!

Pre-order the paperback and special bundle from me, or the ebook from Amazon!

A paperback and tablet of Sparks Will Fly by Laurel Holl. It is dark navy with an arena and crowd behind two people. The people are a fat white woman with pink and purple hair, wearing a pink jacket and boots, with a pink cane; and a white man wearing a grey sweatshirt and holding a controller. They are surrounded by neon icons of lightning bolts, hearts, gears, and wrenches.
A signed paperback of Sparks WIll Fly, a free bookmark that looks like a circuit smack ticket on one side and has the couple on one side, stickers that include the couple, a black sticker with pink glitter that says "unstoppable", and the robots.

Coming June 25, 2026

Pre-Order Sparks Will Fly today!

Sparks Will Fly is a standalone sports romance for nerds. This rivals to lovers slow burn features a disabled plus-size heroine in STEM, a missed-connections romance, robot fights, and an underdog story full of heart. Perfect for fans of Ali Hazelwood and people who wish BattleBots had kissing.
 
Pre-order Sparks Will Fly from my website to get all the goodies pictured here + the signed paperback! You can also pre-order the eBook on Amazon.
 
Bonus: Sign up for Fat Forward Books and get a bonus sticker, bookmark, a preview of Sparks Will Fly, and discounts in my store!

Meet the Author

Laurel Holl

Indie romance author Laurel Holl (she/they) is a dreamer, a cry baby, and occasionally a writer who got yelled at for reading her library books in math class.

She writes contemporary romance with heart. She brings her lived experience with disability, body positivity, and neurodivergence to her stories.

A picture of Laurel Holl, a white, fat woman with brown curly hair, heart shaped earrings, and on trend makeup smiling at the camera.

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