Please click on date button to view entire postHi everyone,
Please make welcome the lovely Georgiana Louis. Georgiana is an Australian author, who is also a qualified chiropractor and a mum. She has several works in the pipeline but her debut book, 'Nanny in Paradise' is soon to be released by Red Rose Publishing.
Hi Georgiana and thanks for dropping by for a chat!
What
type of romance do you write?
Generally Historical
Romance set in the Regency period- London. However Nanny in Paradise is a
contemporary romance.
Well,
I love Greek men and I always wanted to be a nanny, so I just started and the
story came out by itself.
With
The Spares series, I was at our beach house and I was reading Julia Quinn’s
books. It was thinking about the ‘heir and a spare’ idea. Then I thought it
would be interesting to have a series where the spare sons of rich titled
families all end up inheriting through different reasons- but they all don’t
wish to. And the idea stuck and got developed.
How do
you develop your plot and characters?
I have a general idea about the plot and then as I’m writing it I
see where the story takes me. Same with the characters. When I’m really in the
writing zone I feel as though the story is happening in my head and I just
record what happens. I don’t feel as though I have a whole lot of control over
what happens.
Are
you working on anything at the present?
I’m
always editing, but at the moment I am writing the fourth book in my Regency
series ‘The Spares.’ It’s called the Rakehell Duke.
How do you come up with the titles to your books?
I like a title to be catchy but also to describe the story well.
Nanny wanted is about a millionaire who needs a nanny to help him raise his 2
year old niece- so that’s self explanatory.
Each of the Spares titles are a description of the hero- and also
start with R- just because that’s what the first one started with and i55cxgcx5
wanted a common thread to run through them. Their titles are- The Reluctant
Duke, The Ruined Marquis, The Recalcitrant Earl and The Rakehell Duke.
What
made you want to be a writer?
I ran out of books
one day and decided the story in my head deserved a piece of paper- I never
really decided to be a writer.
What
inspires your writing?
I don’t really know.
I started writing because I had a whole story buzzing around my head and I had
to get it out. It’s still the case. I can only make myself write when I am in
the ‘mood’ to. Sometimes I read, sometimes I edit, other days I need to write.
But I only want to do one thing at a time.
What
books or authors have most influenced your own writing?
Sabrina
Jeffries, Julia Quinn and Eloisa James. I’ve also recently made friends with a
US writer, Kissa Starling. She writes erotica which is quite different to my
style and yet I have really enjoyed sharing my stories with her and getting her
feedback. I think she’s rubbing off on me a little bit ;-)
What's your favourite
book?
Ohh, impossible. Favourite as in, read
the most amount of times? Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, How beauty tamed the
beast by Eloisa James and The truth about Lord Stoneville by Sabrina Jeffries-
I love a tortured hero.
Dreams
and aspirations... what’s the one thing you want to do, see or experience above
all else?
I want to see my
young daughters grow into beautiful, confident and good people. Everything else
can wait.
And now for the really tough questions...
What
is your favourite food?
Chocolate and home
made lemon meringue pie.
What
is a talent you wish you had, but don't?
Singing in tune.
Georgiana, thanks so much for stopping by.
I wish you well with your writing and look forward to reading your books.
Don't forget, Georgiana's 'Nanny in Paradise' is being released this Christmas by Red Rose Publishing.
Nicole xx
Nanny in Paradise is a story about Alexander Grigorakis. A greek millionaire who needs the assistance of a nanny to help him raise his two year old niece. Cara Quincy, an Australian nanny, ticks every box. She also ticks every box for Alex, except for the fact that she is his employee. Class rules dictate that Alex leave Cara alone, but her beguiling smile and innocence make that impossible.
Excerpt
Alex
smiled. He knew Olivia wanted him. She had made it obvious over the years. However tempting it was on occasion, Alex had
never indulged. He knew her parents well
and had never wanted to mix the two.
“Christos,
so good to see you,” Alex greeted his closest friend with a hug.
“How’s
life?”
“Amazing
as always,” Christos grinned.
Christos was a known ladies man, he had
perfect taste in women, clothes and the stock market- some of the main reasons
Alex liked him.
“Who,
is that?” Christos asked Alex, his eyes twinkling with interest.
Alex
closed his eyes. Christos knew every female guest.
“Cara,”
Alex breathed, turning to watch the object of his dreams walk through the door,
Amelia in her arms.
Cara
smiled at Alex, looking directly up into his black eyes.
“I’m
sorry to interrupt you Mr. Grigorakis, but Amelia has come to say good night to
you.”
She
hoisted Amelia up on her hip and gave her an encouraging smile.
“You
can do it,” Cara whispered into her ear.
Amelia
had been practicing her Greek for weeks.
Alex’s friends were all staring at her now and Cara felt her face blush
red at their obvious attention.
“Gala Nicta Thio,” Amelia said quietly,
her eyes downcast as she nervously recited the Greek she had been taught.
Alex
looked taken aback but quickly recovered himself. He smiled at Cara.
“Well
done Amelia,” Alex praised his niece, a few ooh’s and aah’s coming from his
female guests. Amelia lifted her head to
see Alex’s smile, then noticed everyone looking at her and cuddled closer into
Cara’s chest. Amelia whispered into
Cara’s ear and Alex saw Cara’s eyes grow worried.
She
smiled gently. “Of course you can.”
“Sa ga po,” Amelia said quietly, telling
Alex she loved him.
Alex’s
gut wrenched. He had not expected to hear those words and he froze.
Cara’s
eyes were on him, pleading with him to return the words, when she saw Alex
freeze she jumped in.
“Your
uncle loves you too sweetie. And you
said that so perfectly, I am so proud of you.”
The pointed words were mostly for Alex’s benefit, but she knew Amelia
needed to hear them as well.
Cara
kissed Amelia on the head and tucked her head into the crook of her neck. Cara
then gave Alex a stare that would have withered a twenty foot oak tree. Then
she walked away.
“Who was that amazing creature?” Christos
asked Alex in Greek, his eyes clearly enjoying the sight of Cara walking away.
“Amelia’s
nanny,” Alex told his friend slowly, still reeling from the shock of what had
just happened.
“Why
didn’t you invite her to the party?
She’d probably be more fun than these stuffy bitches,” Christos sneered
quietly. “Did you see the death stare
she gave you? Are you sure she works for
you?”
Christos
walked off laughing.
“Yes,
I know,” Alex sighed.
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