Spotlight & Giveaway: Beauty and the Greek Billionaire by Stefanie London

Posted October 29th, 2018 by in Blog, Spotlight / 42 comments

Today it is my pleasure to Welcome author Stefanie London to HJ!
Spotlight&Giveaway

Hi Stefanie and welcome to HJ! We’re so excited to chat with you about your new release, Beauty and the Greek Billionaire!

 

Tell us about the book with this fun little challenge using the title of the book:

B is for beast. Nico is a broken, emotionally scarred hero and I loved writing him!
E is for entertaining. Marianna has some of the funniest dialogue.
A is for authentic. I believe everyone deserves a HEA, even broken people.
U is for ups and downs. This book is an emotional rollercoaster ride.
T is for a tale as old as time…have you got the earworm yet?
Y is for yes! Yes you should grab yourself a copy 😉
 

Please share the opening lines of this book:

For a woman who grew up with seven older brothers, Marianna Halsey knew surprisingly little about men.

Oh sure, she knew they ate like wild animals, forcing her to wolf down her meals as a kid so she didn’t miss out. She knew that they sorted their problems out with fists, and that they believed little sisters needed to be sheltered at all costs. She also knew they thought showering was optional and that it was perfectly fine to make a tower out of empty toilet paper rolls instead of taking them to the rubbish bin. But when it came to knowing what a man wanted in a woman, she was at a total and utter loss.

 

Please share a few Fun facts about this book…

  • It’s the first in a new series, which surrounds a group of Greek Billionaires.
  • Each story has a loose spin on a traditional fairy tale.
  • Marianna’s “social quirk” is spouting out language facts and I had a blast researching them all.
  • The hero in this book is definitely darker and broodier than what I normally write, but it was so much fun to explore a different type of character.
  • Researching the Greek island setting has definitely made me want to go on a holiday!

 

Was there a scene in this book that was harder to write than others?

The black moment is always a tough thing to write. You need to know your characters so well to know exactly how to press on the most painful parts of them. It always takes a lot out of me, and that was even more the case with this book because it’s a very emotionally intense story. This is the scene where Nico mistakenly thinks Marianna loves another woman and he’s stewing over his own feelings about it:

Nico stormed into his office and snatched one of the crystal glasses from his sideboard, rearing his hand back to hurl the damn thing across the room. It would have been satisfying to see it explode into a million shimmering, impossible-to-put-back-together pieces. But instead he sucked in a breath
and lowered his arm.

A stiff drink would serve him better than a broken glass. After all, what else could a man do but drink after finding out his wife loved another man?

He pulled the stopper off a decanter filled with scotch and poured a generous three or four fingers into the glass. Then he brought the drink to his lips and took a long swallow. In some ways he would have preferred a shitty scotch, something cheap and nasty to give him the burn he craved.

He slumped into his desk chair. He’d known Julian was trouble the second he’d laid eyes on him. But Nico hadn’t suspected Marianna might be playing him. Not since before the wedding, anyway. He’d bought into her “I want us to be a real family” speech hook, line, and sinker.

Last night should have thrown up a red flag. When they’d returned from dinner, he’d been desperate to taste her. She’d worn this pink dress that made her curves look amazing, and he’d wanted nothing more than to bury his face between her legs. But she’d shut him down, saying she didn’t feel well. Of course he’d respected that. But it hadn’t occurred to him that her pulling away was nothing to do with her being tired, and everything to do with her being in love with someone else.

Did Julian know that Marianna had come to his bed the night before? That she’d screamed his name over and over while he’d pleasured her? Nico’s hands tightened around the glass, his knuckles going white.

I love you too. You know that.

She hadn’t even hesitated in responding to him. The worst thing was that it’d hurt far more than Nico could ever have imagined. He’d been under no illusions going into this marriage. But dammit, Marianna had fooled him into believing her. Into feeling something. Spending time with her at the beach, making love to her at night…it had meant something. To him, anyway.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
 

What do you want people to take away from reading this book?

That love and happily ever after isn’t just for nice people. That even the most broken of us deserve a shot at love.

 

Thanks for blogging at HJ!

 

Giveaway: One signed backlist paperback, reader’s choice!

 

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Book Info:

Marianna Halsey has the most boring life in the world. With seven overprotective older brothers, she’s even ended up a virgin at twenty-four. But when a dark and sexy male prevents her from getting her wallet stolen on a Greek vacation, she decides it’s time for some adventure. She’s read a gazillion romance novels. How hard can it be to score a hook-up?

Greek billionaire and stock market whiz, Nico Galinas has built an empire from nothing. Literally. Orphaned as a baby, Nico trusts no one. Especially not the quirky, attractive woman using the worst pick up tricks in history. She wants something, and Nico decides to play along, even when she invites herself back to his place.

But what happens when “the beast” accidentally knocks up “beauty”?

Book Links: Amazon| Amazon UK| Amazon CA| Amazon Aus  Kobo| Barnes & Noble| iTunes
 
 

Meet the Author:

Stefanie London is the USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romances and romantic comedies.

Stefanie’s books have been called “genuinely entertaining and memorable” by Booklist, and her writing praised as “Elegant, descriptive and delectable” by RT magazine. Her stories have earned accolades such as the RT Top Pick and have achieved bestseller status with USA Today and iBooks.
Originally from Australia, she now lives in Toronto with her very own hero and is currently in the process of doing her best to travel the world. She frequently indulges in her passions for good coffee, lipstick, romance novels and anything zombie-related.
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42 Responses to “Spotlight & Giveaway: Beauty and the Greek Billionaire by Stefanie London”

  15. Jacqueline Leech

    Anything by Hans Christian Andersen, he made my childhood magical

  36. Anita H.

    My favorite is Beauty and The Beast ever since I first saw the Disney movie!