Suzanne Caldwell was raised in a wealthy Atlanta neighborhood and attended college until her grandmother’s death and the avalanche of debts put her and her daughter out of their home and on the road to Texas, looking for a job.  She was shocked to discover the man she traveled to Whiskey Springs to find, was the same cantankerous coot questioning her about her intentions in “his” town.  Rather than embarrass both of them, she told him she wanted the waitress job at the diner where the confrontation occurred.  How could she tell this irritatingly handsome man she held one third of Andreas Holdings’ stock but they didn’t pay dividends and no one wanted to buy them from her so she needed a job in the family business?

Smart citified Suzanne makes Cade’s business sense twitch along with his libido.  When he finally found out what she was doing in his town, Cade immediately called a family meeting.  His brothers recruited Cade to smooze Suzanne and take care of her like family until they could raise the money to buy her out.  Meanwhile, she is living in his house with her daughter and both are driving Cade crazy.  He can not resist the cute darling baby nor her beautiful mother but he doesn’t deserve either one because he is not marrying material, his first marriage proved that.

Be still my heart, Cade Andreas does not disappoint.  He is as devilishly handsome and gregariously generous as his brothers.  And of course he has met the love of  his life in the heroine, Suzanne, the mysterious co-owner of Andreas Holdings.  (Now, I wonder what the story is behind that?)  Award winning author Susan Meier keeps her readers all hot and bothered as she creates one hunky hero after the next in this delightful series, Babies in the Boardroom.  A BABY ON THE RANCH may be the final book in this series but to help your withdrawal pains be sure to check out Meier’s website; she has written stories about what happens to the Andreas babies in free reads just for us!  Muchas gracias Susan!

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Can you imagine hiring your ex as your personal assistant for an important project?  Well, that is exactly what wealthy businessman Nick Andreas did and Maggie is proving to be indispensable in more ways than one.  Nick and Maggie were married right out of high school when Maggie became pregnant.  After losing the baby, Maggie left believing Nick would be better off and for fifteen years Nick believed she left because she didn’t truly love him. Nick’s father, Stephone Andreas, recognizes him as his son but he never married Nick’s mother.  Nick refuses the Andreas money and makes it on his own, starting his own company that is doing extremely well.   However, Maggie is back, divorced, needing a job and pregnant again.  How can Nick turn her down?

Maggie is home taking care of a father that barely notices her through his grief for his wife, Maggie’s stepmother.  She loves her hometown but the only job around is the one as Nick’s assistant.  She knows she is good at what she does and hopes they can work together despite their past and the attraction they still have for each other.  Can there possibly be a second chance for a future together?

SECOND CHANCE BABY is the second book in talented Susan Meier’s Babies in the Boardroom trilogy.  The second Andreas son, Nick, is a compelling character as is the heroine Maggie.  Together, their early story is heart wrenchingly tragic but Ms Meier offers hope for second chances as she writes about their love developing and maturing.  We are also offered added enticing glimpses of the other two Andreas men; Darius, who we met in THE BABY PROJECT and Cade, the Texas cowboy we can’t wait to read about in the final book in this mini series A BABY ON THE RANCH.

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Stephone Andreas and Missy, Whitney Ross’s best friend, were lovers and died tragically together in an accident leaving behind their infant son Gino.  Whitney and her father are the Andreas family lawyers so Whitney was not surprised by the reading of Stephone’s will until it came to the guardianship of Gino.  Missy and Stephone decided to ask Whitney and Stephone’s oldest son, Darius, to take joint custody.  This leaves Whitney reeling because of her own heartbreaking loss.  Her husband and daughter died just a few years ago, how can she bear to take care of another child?

Devastatingly handsome Darius Andreas poses another problem for Whitney’s heart.  Both Darius and Whitney are determined to be good parents to Gino but neither are sure about the other’s motives much less why they are beginning to have feelings for each other.   Darius never expected to be a father and Whitney never wanted to be hurt by loss again but together they are changed and open for something more.

Award winning author Susan Meier ensnares readers with the first book in her Babies in the Boardroom trilogy.  This series promises to play on our nurturing and sensual instincts as Ms Meier uses her creative juices to write stories about rich compassionate men, darling babies and strong independent women.  THE BABY PROJECT introduces us to the Andreas brothers and tells Darius’s story in detail.  A delight to read, THE BABY PROJECT may have started as a project for the hero and heroine but their love for baby Gino quickly evolves into a love for each other and the project develops into the makings of a family.

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Ellie Swanson was filling in for her boss at Happy Maids when rich perspective client Mac Carmichael requested live-in maid service.  Ellie tried to tell him Happy Maids did not provide live-in maids but Mac, used to getting his way, convinced her to agree to a temporary placement… starting right away.  From the instant attraction Ellie feels for Mac, she knows for sure that she is in trouble.

Single parent Mac is very security conscious and is determined to protect his children while giving them the best care.  Ellie is a natural nurturer, showing affection for his children, something their own movie star mother seems incapable of being.  But Ellie has not only won the children over, she has won Mac’s heart as well.

Happy Maids continue finding their happily ever after in this second book in the Housekeepers Say I Do duet.  Set among the lush tropics of Miami, MAID FOR THE SINGLE DAD is a story about healing and finding love.  Character Ellie teaches Mac how to trust again, with his life, family and his heart.  A beautiful love story told only the way a great storyteller like Susan Meier can.

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It’s not what you say that counts…

It’s what you don’t say. Remember that game show from the seventies? I do…sort of. I remember the host, but I can’t remember his name or even how the game is played. (I was just a kid. LOL)
But I do remember the concept. Because sometimes it really isn’t what you say that counts. But what you don’t say.

For instance, this morning I was cleaning for the arrival of the Direct TV guy. I scrubbed the downstairs while my husband cleaned the master bath. Just as I got done scrubbing, he trotted downstairs, walked across my clean floor, went outside (got his shoes wet) and returned to walk across my floor again. This time with wet shoes. The she-devil in me arose, but I smacked her down. He was, after all helping me. So I said nothing. Just mopped over that spot again.

About an hour later, I remembered that when he wears his shoes inside, it’s because his back hurts. Then I felt really grateful I hadn’t said anything. Not only was he helping, but he was helping while in pain. And I’d have been very sorry I yelled!

Have you ever wondered what your life would be like if you could take back one or two of the seriously stupid things you’ve said?

Or have you ever wondered how your life would be different if you’d said something you should have said, but didn’t?
That’s what happens in MAID FOR THE MILLIONAIRE. Three weeks after Liz and Cain elope, his brother is killed in an automobile accident and he goes into a deep depression. Liz endures three years of his distance and grief, but when she has a miscarriage, and she knows she can’t turn to him for solace, she leaves. Never even telling him about their baby.

Fast forward three years, when they meet because she’s the maid assigned to clean his house and their chemistry is back full force. Cain has learned how to handle his grief and he wants his wife back.

But she’s got a secret. Something she should have said but didn’t. One of the most poignant moments of the story occurs at the fundraiser ball hosted by the charity Liz supports. Throughout the book, Liz has told Cain about her abusive father and her difficult past, but she can’t find the courage to tell him she had a miscarriage while they were married. Because she hadn’t even told him she was pregnant, she knows it’s a deal breaker. That everything between them will die if she admits she kept such an important secret from him.

At the ball, Cain asks her to dance and in his arms she experiences such a sense of what could be if only she’d had the courage to tell him about their miscarriage rather than leave their marriage, that it’s heartbreaking. It’s a dramatic Cinderella moment when she realizes how desperately she wants the prince and at the same time realizes the futility of her situation. She didn’t tell him because he was dealing with the death of his brother and their marriage was already in ruins because Cain couldn’t open up to her.

At the time she believed not making his life worse by telling him of another tragedy was the right thing. But that one choice now dictates her life. It haunts her and taunts her, as she’s in the arms of the man she loves, realizing she can never really have him.

Which takes us back to our theme.

Sometimes it’s not what you say that counts; it’s what you don’t say.

Book two of the duet, MAID FOR THE SINGLE DAD, features feisty, happy-go-lucky Ellie who no one would ever guess was a victim of abuse. She works tirelessly for the women helped by the charity both she and Liz support. But when her moment comes, when she meets the man who could be the man of her dreams, all of Ellie secrets must come out and be addressed too.

Telling secrets takes courage and time. They can’t just be spilled to strangers. So Ellie has to learn to pick her moments, bide her time and pray she really is interpreting Mac’s intentions correctly. Luckily, he has an adorable daughter and a sweet baby, Henry, to lighten the mood and show both Mac and Ellie that having a family is worth living through the trauma of not only being your real self, but having the courage to admit your past.

Have you ever wished you could go back in time and take back something you’ve said? Or are you one of those people, like Liz, who wishes she could go back in time to SAY something!

I’ll be giving away a copy of the duet, both MAID FOR THE MILLIONAIRE and MAID FOR THE SINGLE DAD, to one lucky commenter! So, let’s hear your thoughts.

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