Charlotte Stein is the real deal...plus a book giveaway

We're pleased to welcome Charlotte Stein to CLC today to talk about her latest rom-com, My Big Fat Fake Marriage, which releases next week. This fake relationship romance will appeal to fans of Ted Lasso and anyone who enjoys this trope. Thanks to St. Martin's Press, we have one copy to give away!

Charlotte Stein has written over thirty sexy novellas and novels, including the RT award nominated Intrusion and the DABWAHA nominated Run To You. When not writing she can be found eating jelly turtles, watching terrible sitcoms and occasionally lusting after hunks. She lives in West Yorkshire with her husband and their totally real dog.

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Synopsis:
Something has to give... Could it be her heart?

Connie has always distrusted nice guys. In her experience, they’re just waiting to reveal some horrible secret. And then she meets big, adorable, Henry Samuel Beckett—editor extraordinaire, lover of bow ties, sweet and so cheery she struggles to believe he’s real.

Until Henry Samuel Beckett—or Beck, as he’s known to most—tells her the secret underneath his sunny surface: He’s been single all his life. But in a moment of panic, he’s told everyone at his publishing house that he’s married. And when Connie, an aspiring writer herself, can’t help defending him, she ends up being the fake wife he doesn’t actually have.

When they head off on a writing retreat, surrounded by people convinced this must be a ruse, both of them can't help but agree. Until they share their first kiss, their first touch, their first time in only one bed. Side by side, every night, as the simmering tension builds…Connie starts to wonder if this might be real after all.

"Excellent writing. Beck and Connie are wonderful, delightful characters, and their romance will keep readers turning the pages." ―Library Journal, starred review

“Spicy scenes scorch the page in this high-heat rom-com from Stein… there’s more than enough here to entertain.” ―Publishers Weekly

What is a favorite compliment you have received on your writing?
I’ve been fortunate to have quite a few lovely ones over the years, but a recent one stands out for my latest, My Big Fat Fake Marriage. The wonderful Billie Bloebaum over on Blue Sky said “if the person in your life who gives the bestbestbest hugs & can always make you feel better about yourself were a book, they would be this book”.

How is Connie similar to or different from you?
I would say Connie is one of the most not like me heroines I’ve ever written—she’s much more confident and outgoing than I have ever been. And I have no qualms at all about being the huge nerd I am! But I adored taking her on a journey towards embracing things that are closer to my heart. Books, movies, shows…and of course kind, sweet men.

If My Big Fat Fake Marriage were made into a movie, who would you cast in the lead roles?
Unquestionably Nicola Coughlan and Rob Delaney! She wasn’t always exactly who I pictured for Connie, but her stylishness and confidence…chef’s kiss. And Delaney in Catastrophe was a huge inspiration. He is just a big, goofy, sweet guy, and that’s almost all of who Beck is. Add in a sprinkle of Ted Lasso and Clark Kent, and you’ve got him.

If your life was a TV series, which celebrity would you want to narrate it? 
Sigourney Weaver or Mandy Patinkin. Sigourney for the lifetime of inspiration, Mandy for that gentle lovely voice. I think he’d cast me in a tender light, bless him.

If we were to visit you right now, what are some places you would take us to see?
Oh gosh, I never go anywhere! I’m such a writer. Come and tour my writing cave. I will let you borrow something from my immense collections of movies and shows and books!

What is the last thing you had a good laugh about?
My little nephew on a swing, being pushed so hard and so high his tiny wellies flew off into the sand pit.

Thanks to Charlotte for chatting with us and to St. Martin's Press for sharing her book with our readers.

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