How to Lose a Fiancé

Stefanie London

Jun 2019 · Sold by Entangled: Indulgence

About this ebook

Sophia Andreou has always been the “good daughter” who tried to keep her domineering father happy. She followed the rules and did everything that was asked of her. But this time, her father is asking too much. The family company is crumbling, and her father has arranged a marriage to a Greek billionaire who can save their property business. What?! Umm no thank you. If Cinderella can dress up to win a prince, surely Sophia can do the opposite and ditch hers...

Dion Kourakis has come a long way from being an orphan with only a single friend to his name. Now he runs a billion-dollar investment company and has the respect of everyone in Europe. His charming personality covers a lot of emotional scars, including his desire to make his mentor proud. Dion doesn’t exactly want a bride to go along with his next business deal, and he plans on letting the lass down gently when they meet...

Only, his future bride has turned out to be nothing like what he thought she’d be. She’s quirky and has a habit of turning up to social events in strange outfits. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out what she’s up to, but the harder she tries to convince him she’d be an awful wife, the more he wants to convince her they’d be perfect together.

Ratings and reviews

Another winner from Stefanie! This book has it all, topped perfectly with a handsome Greek businessman! Sophia has spent her life doing her father's bidding. He's cruel, manipulative and holds her mother's well being over Sophie's head as a means of controlling her. Especially now since his latest business deal includes Sophie as part of the package. He needs to bail on his business which is failing miserably and he plays right into the hands of Dion who wants the company for his own reasons as we find out as the book unfolds. Sophie is resigned to go to Corfu, but her idea is to make herself as unappealing and ridiculous as possible so Dion won't want to marry her, all the while trying to keep things straight so the deal goes through. The antics are hysterical and I know I'll never look at a Taxidermist the same way again! No fox given! Dion is at first a bit taken aback when he sees her, this is not the woman in photos... this is.. you have to read the book. Dion does see through her disguises and attempts to cover up who she is and she slowly lets him into her life and he gets a glimpse of what her father is really like. Dion's backstory unfolds as well as well as his relationship with the man, Elias who was his mentor as well as a father figure. Elias is in failing health and his days are numbered. Dion decides to seduce Sophie to get her to open up and show herself fully and off to Paris they go! Let the games begin! The two grow closer and his self talk was quite telling. Things are spinning along nicely for the two when they return to Corfu. That is until things fail with Elias and Dion shuts down. What a gem this is and a must read. Stefanie never disappoints and she's written yet another winner. It's a five star read all the way plus extra sparkles for the epilogue!! arc from NetGalley and Entangled for an honest review

Loved this book! I can't say enough good things about it - I was thoroughly absorbed in the story and, in the first part of the book, found myself laughing out loud frequently. Add it what might have been my favorite character ever, the Baroness Sasha Foxington, you have a wonderful novel. Dion was perfect as the somewhat tortured fiance, while Sophia was charming - and unique - unwilling fiance. Their relationship was entertaining as it developed. Sophia was funny as she tried to get out of the looming marriage Her various attempts had me laughing out loud often....to the point where my husband was wondering what I was reading and looking at me funny.... However, even with all that, this is a delightful contemporary romance that fans of the genre will love. This one is a must read! Make sure you pre-order this one as it's too good to be missed. The author is on my must read authors' list and, if you enjoy the genre, should probably be on yours as well

Sophia has always lived her life as the good girl. She always does what her parents ask of her. When her dad “offers” her up for marriage in order to keep his business from failing, she infuriated! She can’t believe her dad would have her marry a perfect stranger to save his business, that he’s gambled away! So Sophia devises a plan that’s sure to work. She’ll fly to another country under the premise of marrying Dion. Prior to the wedding, Sophia hopes to bring enough quirkiness, embarrassment into the relationship that Dion will honor his word of saving her dad’s business, but bow out of marrying her. Dion, a self-made billionaire, has always had trust issues. Growing up without parents drove his need to prove himself. Wanting to make his mentor proud, before he passes, Dion enters into an arrangement to wed Sophia in exchange for owning her father’s business. He doesn’t want the business to make money. He wants to own it in order to destroy it! His mentor doesn’t know this, only his best friend. When Sophia arrives, Dion finds she is nothing like her father! In fact, he finds her refreshing. He’s even offended for her that her father would offer his daughter to a stranger. Dion finds Sophia’s antics endearing. Her taxidermy and the Baroness are hilarious! I think I even had a pair of “clown” pants growing up! Great story! Unique, funny, heart wrenching at times, but ultimately a great love story. It’s about forgiveness and moving beyond the past so that you can build a future. I read a gifted copy and all opinions stated are my own.

About 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.

Growing up, Stefanie came from a family of women who loved to read. After sneaking several literature subjects into her ‘very practical’ Business degree, she worked in HR and Communications. But writing emails for executives didn’t fulfil her creative urges, so she turned to fiction and was finally able to write the stories that kept her mind busy at night.

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.