Tell
us a little about your latest or upcoming release.
Player is the first book in my What Happens on
Campus Series, set at St. Joseph’s University, Texas. It follows the journey of
English transfer student Chloe Newman and quarterback, Parker Mitchell, after
they meet one night on the stairwell. Inevitably, they fall in love, but
nothing is ever easy. Not only do they have to deal with Parker’s reputation as
a player, as well as his jealous ex, but also Chloe’s staggering guilt about
the part she played in her brother’s death. However, their relationship is
threatened when they head to Alabama to spend Christmas with Parker’s
family…
It’s currently available to pre-order on Amazon and
will be released on the 1st of September.
Have
you ever based your book or characters on actual events or people from your own
life?
I don’t base characters on people, but I
occasionally use my own experiences, though they are usually small clips that
no one would ever notice! Player came about after I got a partial scholarship
to study in America, but was forced to turn it down for various reasons, so in
some ways I guess you could say Chloe is based on me and I’m living vicariously
through my characters, but despite small similarities, Chloe is actually very
different from me!
When
you’re not writing what do you do? Do you have any hobbies or guilty pleasures?
Unfortunately, at the moment it seems that writing
is more of a hobby than a job. L
I write after I get home from my day job and at the weekends. I love writing
and am just waiting for the day it becomes a job instead of a hobby that I have
to fit in here and there!
Which
romance book or series (or other genre, if you don’t write romance) do you wish
you had written?
Hands down, the answer to that question is Nalini
Singh’s Psy-Changeling Series. I love those books and I think Nalini Singh is a
fantastic romance writer.
Is
there a genre(s) that you’d like to write that you haven’t tackled yet?
There are so many genres I have ideas for, but have
yet to try, ranging from horror, to historical novels based during the
holocaust, to a dark erotic short story.
Of
all the characters you’ve ever written, who is your favorite and why?
Elira and Anthony will always hold a special place
in my heart, since No Rest for the Wicked was the first book I ever completed,
but I also love Sin from Ghetto. Who doesn’t love a bad boy with a heart of
gold?
If
this book is part of a series…what is the next book? Any details you can share?
Player is the first book in my What Happens on
Campus Series. The second book will be Riley and Cam’s story, Flirt. I haven’t
started writing it yet but I’m aiming to start soon and have it finished by the
New Year so that I can publish it in 2017.
After Flirt will be Terri and Jet’s story, Friend,
and the final book in the series, Bully, will belong to Dawson and Payton.
What
is next for you? Do you have any scheduled upcoming releases or works in
progress?
I’m currently working on a novella set in Japan in
2011, called A Tangled Web (TBC). It follows the day to day life of school-girl
Tayio Hayashi as she falls in love with her best friend, Ryuu. But there’s a
problem… she’s currently dating his twin brother. Taiyo struggled the juggle
the two, lying to both of them, but when a true disaster strikes, in the form
of the Great East Japan earthquake and the devastation tsunami that followed,
she is suddenly confronted with the consequences of the selfish mistakes.
I’m also working on a slew of short stories, one of
which is ‘The Origins of Snow’, which will be a short story based on Snow White
and will introduce my new adult fantasy series.
What
book are you reading now?
I’m currently reading Fight Club, by Chuck
Palahniuk. Unfortunately, I can’t tell you what I think of it yet, because I
literally started it a few hours ago! However, if you want to check out my
thoughts once I’m finished I will be writing a review on my blog.
What
is in your to read pile?
My to-read pile is hundreds strong, so I’ll spare
you the trauma of listing them all! My tastes are very varied, so I have loads
of different authors on my list, both conventional and self-published. Next on
my list to read is Stardust, by Neil Gaiman.
What Happens on Campus
Book One
M L Sparrow
Genre: New Adult, Contemporary Romance
Date of Publication: September 1 2016
Number of pages: 254 Paperback
Word Count: 79053
Cover Artist: Deranged Doctor Designs
Book Description:
Let the game begin…
After a tragic accident which leaves her tormented by guilt, Chloe Newman accepts a scholarship to study a St. Joseph’s University. Traveling from England to Texas, the last thing she expects is to meet the schools charming quarterback on her first night. However, Parker Mitchell is a player both on and off the field.
Parker is immediately fascinated by Chloe and, after a rocky start, they manage to find a way to make their relationship work despite interference from others on campus, including Parkers jealous ex, and the ghosts that haunt Chloe’s conscience.
Excerpt:
“Where are you going?” Karla asked, propping
herself up on an elbow to watch him as he pulled on his jeans and looked around
for his shirt. “Why don’t you just spend the night here?” Smiling seductively,
she sat up and let the sheet drop.
Parker couldn’t
help but look, what guy could resist? Karla had a perfect body and great tits,
too bad she was as mean as a snake when she wasn’t trying to sweet-talk a guy
into her bed.
“Come on, Kar,”
he sighed – he was sick of her games already and he’d only been back on campus
a couple of days – “you know how it is. We’re just fuckin’, nothin’ else. I’m
not cuddlin’ you like some doe-eyed freshman you got wrapped around your
finger.”
“Fuck you,
Parker,” she spat angrily, seductive look completely gone, “I wouldn’t date you
if you were the last guy on earth.”
Laughing, he
found his shirt slung over the desk and pulled it on. “You already fucked me
and it was amazin’. You’re one of my favorite booty calls.”
“You’re such a
dick,” she raged, still gloriously naked, “get out of my room.”
“A minute ago
you asked me to stay.”
“Aaahh! Get
out!” She threw the bottle of water on the bedside table at his head.
Dodging the
missile easily, he scooped up his sneakers, jammed his baseball cap onto his
head and left, still laughing.
He should
probably feel bad for acting like such a jerk, he thought as he knelt to tie
his laces in the hallway, but Karla could take it; she was as mean as they came
and he couldn’t force himself to feel sorry for treating her the way she
treated everyone else. Anyway, she knew the deal – he wasn’t looking for a
girlfriend; he needed to concentrate on football. This was his third year and
he had to work extra hard if he wanted to get into the NFL when he graduated.
Besides, he didn’t want to be tried down to just one girl, where was the fun in
that?
Practice had
started yesterday and it had felt good to get back out on the field with his
team and best mate Dawson. This year was going to be a great one, he could feel
it; the team was fresh and strong, with new talent having joined in the form of
several freshmen.
Bypassing the
elevator, since it was broken already, he headed for the stairs. Despite what
his family thought, university wasn’t all fun and games and he needed to get in
a good night’s sleep before practice tomorrow morning.
Halfway down the
stairs joining the third and fourth floor, he paused as he turned the corner
and saw a girl leaning against the wall with her hands braced on her knees,
panting. Beside her stood the most humongous suitcase he’d ever seen, which she’d
evidently been hauling up the stairs.
As he watched,
she reached down to the black rucksack at her feet and fished out a blue
inhaler, taking a couple of puffs before straightening up again and pushing the
hair back from her red face.
“D’ya want a hand
with that?” he asked, making her jump, her head whipping around to face him.
Immediately, he felt his body reacting, even after spending the afternoon
screwing around with Karla. The girl was gorgeous. Even with a face as red as a
tomato.
Big brown eyes
stared up at him in surprise, framed by dramatically long lashes, and for a
moment all they did was look at one another, before her face became impossibly
redder and she glanced away, biting her lip uncertainly.
“A hand would be
great,” she admitted, glancing scathingly down at the big blue suitcase, “it’s
really heavy.” Her words didn’t register for a minute as his brain tried to
place her accent. British, he thought, clipped and well-rounded. He could
listen to her talk forever.
Taking the last
few steps, he held out his hand, introducing himself. “Parker Mitchell, at your
service.”
“Hi,” she smiled
up at him, tucking a strand of dark, coffee colored hair behind her ear before
reaching out to shake his hand, “I’m Chloe. Chloe Newman.”
“What floor you
on?”
“Sixth,” she
answered with a downwards quirk of her lips.
Whistling
between his teeth, he grabbed the handle of the suitcase as she picked up her
rucksack, putting the inhaler back inside. Half way there, at least.
Lifting the
case, he huffed out a breath, “Jesus… I’m impressed you got it this far, it’s
probably heavier than you are.”
Wincing
guiltily, she twisted a piece of hair around her finger in a nervous gesture.
“Sorry. I can probably manage if…”
Laughing,
slightly dismayed that she thought he’d let her finish lugging it up the stairs
when he was easily twice her size, he shook his head. “I got it. Imagine how
bad I’d feel if I woke up tomorrow and found that the cute British girl had a
heart attack tryin’ to get to her room.”
“Well, okay then.”
Grinning at the
blush that once more filled her cheeks, he gestured up the stairs, “Lead the
way.”
If she went in
front, he could check out her ass. Not the most gentlemanly thing, but then
he’d never claimed to be a gentleman. And she had a good ass. He felt his heart
beat faster; she was all lush curves and long, denim clad legs. Tall, for a
girl; he was six three and she was only a head or so shorter. He was in deep
shit, Parker thought as he followed her up the stairs, trying to tear his eyes
away.
By the time they
reached the sixth floor, he was sweating. Her suitcase really was fucking
heavy. Stopping outside room 605, Chloe turned to him, “This is me. Thank you
so much for your help.”
“My pleasure,”
he drawled, setting the case down beside her and stepping back. “See you
around.”
“Yeah,” she
murmured, lifting a hand in farewell as he walked away, “see you.”
When he got back
to the stairwell, he couldn’t help but look back, seeing her enter the room and
pull the door shut behind her. He should have got her number.
About the Author:
M L Sparrow is currently the author of four books: two YA Sci-fi’s, The Demon Inside and Ghetto, an Adult Fantasy called No Rest for the Wicked.
Player will be her first foray into the world of Contemporary Romance. She will write pretty much anything that pops into her head, no matter the genre, and enjoys keeping her readers guessing as to what she will write next, though you can pretty much guarantee that there will be some degree of romance!
As well as writing, M L Sparrow enjoys travelling and has been to some amazing countries in the past few years, her favourite of which was Japan. She never fails to gather inspiration from her travels and has an endless supply of ideas for future novels…
Website/Blog – http://mlsparrow.wix.com/mlsparrow
Twitter – https://twitter.com/MLSparrow1
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/mlsparrowauthor/
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