The day has arrived! Sparks Will Fly is finally here!
This book means so much to me, and it’s almost one that didn’t make it into the world at all. I struggled hard with it, the first draft flopped monumentally with my beta readers. I was ready to throw it away, but something tugged at me to try again—and it wasn’t just the fact that I’d already paid for the cover. For me, Mari’s story is a love letter to myself, and the people who inspire me, and I didn’t want to just leave that on my shelf for no one to see. It’s a radical act of acceptance that I, too, live in a body with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome that’s failing me day by day, but that it’s still my body and it can love and live and achieve if I listen to it and love it the way it deserves to be loved. Mari isn’t a self insert, she’s the person I want to be.
Not only is Mari’s individual story important, but the core of the story, her relationship with Jacob is a tender reminder of the love we can show ourselves through forgiveness and asking for help. It’s a story about how we can be strong alone, but without the trust and support of those we love, and who love us, we can do anything. (And have plenty of fun and spicy moments too!)
I’ve been overwhelmed by the early response to Sparks Will Fly. From the beautiful, emotional reviews of people seeing themselves on page for the first time, to the amount of preorders—it’s nothing I could have predicted in my wildest dreams. While I’m so proud where the story ended up, it’s still such a unique story that isn’t imbued with relentless positivity—only relentless determination and hope—and those stories don’t often get the love they deserve. I’ve been so honored that Sparks Will Fly means as much to others as it does to me.
If you’ve stumbled upon this post, I hope you’ll take the chance on my sports romance for nerds, and all the weirdness and wonderfulness on it’s pages. And if you’ve already read it—thank you so much.
Where to find Sparks Will Fly
Sparks Will Fly is available on paperback from my store, Barnes & Nobel, Bookshop.org, Amazon, and many other online bookstores + you can ask your local bookstore to stock it. You can read it on KindleUnlimited or eBook from Amazon. It’s also available to request from your local libraries both in print and eBook.
About Sparks Will Fly
Sparks fly and robots clash in this sports romance for nerds
With life stuck on hard mode, nothing is going according to plan for Mari Williams. Not her career, not her family commitments, and definitely not her lifelong dream of building combat robots for competition. When she’s offered entry into the most famous combat robotics event in the world, it’s the chance of a lifetime and an opportunity to change everything.
Battling against difficult team members, increasing chronic pain, and a terrible robot, Mari must use all her skills to find a path to victory. However, there’s one problem even her brilliant mind can’t solve: Jacob Moore, her biggest rival, childhood crush, and the man who ruined her dreams.
When Jacob tries to make amends by offering assistance, Mari must decide if giving him access to her robot means a chance to win it all, or a chance to get hurt all over again.
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.
🏆 Forced Proximity
🩷 Plus size FMC
🤕 Hurt/Comfort
💘 Rivals to lovers
❤️🔥 Slow burn
♿ Disability/chronic pain rep
⌛ It’s always been you
🤖 Robot fights
👯♀️ Lovable side characters
🌶️ Open door
