Greek Tycoon’s Mistletoe Proposal - Kandy Shepherd

I’m delighted to share the cover of my November 2016 release for Harlequin Romance, Greek Tycoon’s Mistletoe Proposal.

Isn’t the cover model gorgeous? That’s my heroine, runaway bride Ashleigh Murphy and she’s obviously lapping up the sweet nothings being whispered in her ear by gorgeous Greek billionaire Lukas Christophedes. Lukas doesn’t actually have a beard in the book, but some sexy designer stubble does come into it!

I was asked to write this story as part of the Maids Under the Mistletoe Christmas continuity series. It features four consecutive books (mine is number two) with heroines who are working as maids for an elite employment agency over the Christmas-New Year period.

The story is set in snowy London at Christmas

My story Greek Tycoon’s Mistletoe Proposal is an engagement of convenience story with a Pretty Woman type of makeover which I thoroughly enjoyed writing. It’s set in London, England over Christmas. Although I live in Australia I used to live in London and it was fun to revisit favourite places through my characters’ eyes.

Here’s the blurb:

A proposal of convenience!

When billionaire Lukas Christophedes finds maid Ashleigh Murphy gatecrashing his mansion, he strikes a bargain: if Ashleigh acts as Lukas’s girlfriend to help him close a deal, she can stay until the New Year!

For newly single Ashleigh, agreeing to keep hearts off the table sounds easy...until the line between what’s real and what’s for show starts to blur! And as Christmas approaches, all Ashleigh is wishing for is a different, much more heartfelt, proposal...

I’m in awesome author company for this series: Christy McKellen with A Countess for Christmas (October 2016); Scarlet Wilson with Christmas in the Boss’s Castle (December 2016); and Jessica Gilmore with Her New Year Baby Secret (January 2017).

From left: Jessica Gilmore, Christy McKellen, Scarlet Wilson, Kandy Shepherd

Even though I live on the other side of the world from these authors, I know them all—we’ve spent some fun times at writers’ conferences, and I love that we’ve been able to work together on this series.

Greek Tycoon’s Mistletoe Proposal is now available for pre-order.

Kandy Shepherd is an award-winning author of contemporary romance and women’s fiction. She lives on a small farm in the Blue Mountains near Sydney, Australia, with her family and a menagerie of four-legged friends.

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Hired by the Brooding Billionaire - Kandy Shepherd

I love gothic-inspired romances. There’s something about a gloomy mansion and a mystery surrounding the handsome, damaged man who lives there that appeals to me. I’ve always wanted to write a story with those elements.

Hired by the Brooding Billionaire, my August release for Harlequin Romance is that story. It’s a beauty-and-the-beast tale with a brilliant wounded hero, Declan Grant, who has cut himself off from the world after a tragedy in his past. He lives in a splendid old mansion that is slowly being covered by a wild, out-of-control garden.

Strong, spirited horticulturalist Shelley Fairhill has to work hard to not only tame the garden but also to cut down the barriers Declan has put up around his emotions. At the same time she has to overcome past heartbreak of her own before she can love again.

I loved writing Shelley and Declan’s emotional journey towards each other and finding the  love they both so deserve.

But I also enjoyed writing about the overgrown garden that brings them together.

Camellias

The story starts in winter and I’m sharing some snaps of my Down Under winter garden with you. All these flowers appear in the story.

Sweet-scented jonquils

My part of Australia doesn’t get the severe winters that other parts of the world can get. Everything slows down but for most of the year we have something blooming. (The disadvantage is that the weeds still grow, too!) 

Fragrant daphne

Do you like a beauty-and-and-the-beast story? What’s your garden like in winter? Please share your thoughts with a comment!

I’m giving away one signed paperback copy (or an e-book if you’d prefer) of Hired by the Brooding Billionaire. Make a comment to be in the draw. Please include your email address if you want to be included in the draw.

Hired by the Brooding Billionaire is my August 2015 release for Harlequin Romance and is available now for pre-order in print and e-book.

Kandy Shepherd is an award-winning author of contemporary romance and women’s fiction. She lives on a small farm in the Blue Mountains near Sydney, Australia, with her family and a menagerie of four-legged friends.

Visit Kandy at her website

www.kandyshepherd.com

Connect with Kandy on Facebook and Twitter