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I’m Susan Meier, author of over ninety books. My career has been undergoing some changes recently. I’m now self-publishing some of my books. That’s exciting for you because I have more price control. But I’m also still publishing some wonderful books with Harlequin.  No one does romance as well as Harlequin. LOL

April 1, my story It Started with a Proposal, was released by Harlequin Romance. It is the first book in a three-book series that begins…you guessed it, LOL…with a proposal.

The proposal is fake. Antonio Salvaggio’s grandmother has breast cancer and she’s dragging her feet about getting treatment. Her husband Carlos had passed a few months before and their Italian villa is lonely and empty. Antonio wants to show her she has lots to live for and he hires proposal planner Riley Morgan to plan a fancy proposal and put it on YouTube so he can show his GiGi that she has lots of reasons to get healthy—hint, hint, grandchildren.

Unfortunately, Antonio thinks Riley will provide the prospective bride and Riley thinks Antonio is bringing one of his friends. They have no recourse except to use Riley as the pretend bride.

No matter how well intentioned, Antonio’s fake proposal comes with all kinds of complications, including the fact that he forgets to take back the expensive engagement ring. When Riley flies to Florence, Italy to return it, she can’t get it off her finger.

The story is fun but deeply emotional because Riley and Antonio began to fall in love while acting out their fake proposal. But they both have good reason to mistrust love. Plus, the end of the fake engagement will mean GiGi doesn’t get those hinted at grandkids. The ruse that seemed like the answer to everything suddenly seems like a very bad idea because in the end everyone will get hurt.

Add breathtaking scenery in Florence and family ties that warm your heart, and this story is sure to please.

In August, the story of the romance between Riley’s mom and Antonio’s dad is a real departure from what we normally do. For starters, both the hero and heroine are over 50. I’ve always wanted to do a story about a more mature couple and these two are perfect. You will laugh and cry over their romance. But you’ll also experience the wonder of two people who believed they would always be alone finding real, lasting love. Like a great gift.

The third book in the series pairs Riley’s Maid of Honor Marietta and Antonio’s Best Man Rico! And these two have a story to tell! You will laugh, even as your heart aches for this unlikely couple. A Texan and a Spaniard. Nothing in common except an attraction that just won’t quit…oh, and a baby they created in the night of Riley and Antonio’s engagement party.

The whole series is unique and wonderful. While each story is stand alone, and can be read without the others, there are parts of intersection, meaning you’ll see the engagement party from Lorenzo and Juliette’s point of view and Rico and Marietta’s while they’re deciding whether or not it’s a good idea to act on their unrelenting attraction.

I hope you pick up It Started with a Proposal, Mother of the Bride’s Second Chance, and  One Night Baby with the Best Man, and join me and this wedding party on their adventure to love.

The stories are interesting, warm, witty and filled with two families destined to start a dynasty.

Happy Reading!