**UPDATE**
THE WINNER OF THE GIVEAWAY OF THE DIGITAL COPY OF SPRING BREAK BY MEDA WHITE IS JANICE AUSTIN! THANK YOU TO MEDA FOR VISITING WITH ME ON THE BLOG, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CHECKING OUT SPRING BREAK!
Today I welcome author Meda White to the blog to talk about Spring Break in Panama City and zombie target shooting. You know you’re curious!
Meda has been so kind to offer a free digital download of her newly released novella, Spring Fling, to a lucky commenter! Just comment on this post (any comment) and I’ll randomly choose a winner (details below).
Kellyn Crenshaw wants to make it to college graduation without becoming another notch on the belt of a fraternity boy. A boy exactly like Pace Samson. Forced into close proximity because their roommates are dating, Kellyn sets out to prove she’s resistant to his charms.
Pace never figured himself for a one woman man until he spends time with Kellyn. She’s different, and he can’t get her out of his mind. She’s also aware of his reputation, and it may keep him from the one girl who makes him want to change his ways.
When Pace and Kellyn fake a fling on Spring Break to help their friends, Kellyn may discover she isn’t immune to Pace after all. They’ll each have to decide if what’s between them is just a fling or if there’s a chance their feelings are real.
Hello Meda! Tell us a little about yourself – who you are and what you write.
I’m a Southern girl (okay-woman) and I write contemporary romance with a Southern flair. My main focus is adult contemporary, but I’ve written some new adult novellas which were so much fun.
Your bio tells us you shoot zombie targets. Please explain!
As a Southerner, my family is into firearms. It’s a Thanksgiving tradition to shoot sporting clays and paper targets. At the pistol range near my house, I discovered they make zombie targets. Since I’m a huge Walking Dead fan, I had to have them. It’s really cool to hit them in the head. I always aim for the mouth. *fist pump*
What’s the heat level in this novel? Sweet, sexy, or smokin’ hot?
Probably 1.5 out of 3 hot tamales. I personally don’t like to read too much detail in the bedroom, but people who prefer clean might blush a bit when Pace and Kellyn lock the door.
Did you have celebrity look-a-likes in mind when you wrote Kellyn and Pace?
Not really. I usually write the story then look for images online that might match. The cover models are pretty close, but I was imagining Pace a bit more like Chase Crawford but with lighter hair.
What is Kellyn’s guilty pleasure? Worst habit?
Pace.
I see from your bio you make music. Does music, your own or others’, play a role in your writing?
I have to make myself not write about music. In my full-length novel, Play With My Heart, which releases this summer from Soul Mate Publishing, the heroine plays guitar. The book is the first of five in a family saga and the entire family is musical. I think I mention music, an artist or song, in everything I write. A scene in Spring Fling was based on a lyric from an Ed Sheeran song. I’d say music definitely plays a role in my writing.
Are you a plotter, or do your characters write the stories as they go?
I’m a panster and a character driven writer, so I write the story they tell me as it unfolds.
Tell us something you love about Pace and Kellyn, either separately or as a couple.
I love that Pace recognizes Kellyn’s loyalty and translates that to the security he needs in a woman. I love that Kellyn is afraid, but wants to be brave and take a chance, knowing Pace might not do the same.
What’s next on your writing agenda?
In June/July, my first full-length novel with Soul Mate, will release. It’s called Play With My Heart and is an adult contemporary romance. The second Southern College Novella, Fall Rush, releases August 1st and Winter Formal (3rd Novella) is scheduled for October release.
Who are some of your favorite authors and what are you currently reading?
I have so many authors whom I love to read. Rita Herron, Stephanie Bond, Jennifer Crusie, and Catherine Bybee are a few in the contemporary and romantic suspense genres I enjoy. I really love to read paranormal romance, too. Mina Khan, Lexi George, Charlaine Harris, and Suzanne Johnson are a few I look for in that genre. I’m currently reading Downfall of a Good Girl by Kimberly Lang.
Is there anything else you’d like us to know about Spring Fling?
I wrote Spring Fling after chaperoning my teenaged niece and friend on a Spring Break trip to Panama City Beach, Florida. That’s the beach my friends and I spent all of our Spring Breaks, Junior/Senior Beach Weekends, and random other trips when we were in high school and college. It was so interesting to see it through more mature eyes. *clears throat* So much has changed, yet boys and girls are basically the same. Someone has to make a move and be ready to face either rejection or acceptance. I think Pace and Kellyn’s story is a fun way to explore the possibilities.
The winner of the drawing for a digital download of Spring Fling for Kindle, iBooks, Nook or Google Play will be announced on Tuesday morning through my social media and posted here on the blog. If I don’t already have the winner’s email address, I’ll ask that the winner email me at [email protected] with their email address to get them the link.
Spring Fling is now available both digitally and in paperback on Amazon.
Meda White writes sweet, sultry, and southern contemporary romance. She resides in the Southeastern US with her husband and a very spoiled furbaby.
When not writing, you might find her making music, shooting zombie targets, teaching yoga, or explaining the meaning of her unusual first name.
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