LET’S
WELCOME
SUSAN MEIER
AUTHOR
OF:
Rad-Reader: What made you want to tell this story?
Susan:
Rad-Reader: Where did the idea come from?
Susan:
Rad-Reader: How long did it take you to write this
story? Are you a pantser, an outliner, etc.…?
Susan:
Rad-Reader: Can you tell us the backstory that the blurb
doesn’t tell us about Sabrina and Trent?
Susan:
I think that’s true of a lot of people. Sometimes
falling in love isn’t about dating…it’s about really getting to know the other
person and Sabrina and Ziggy’s quest to find the father of her child doesn’t
merely put them in the same space; it brings out the best/worst in each of them
until they really get to know each other and fall in love.
Because that’s my idea of real love. We see such a pretty
picture of dating on shows like Say Yes to the Dress…but the reality is people
can fake who they are on a date. I like forcing people together so each can see
the reality of who the other is and still love them.
Rad-Reader: Had Trent been noticing things about Sabrina that
day but hadn’t said anything. Because normally, she is more outgoing and on
this day, she is not with it?
Susan:
Rad-Reader: Someone noticing small changes when they hadn’t
really been around someone all that much seems unusual don’t you think? Or was he more interested in her that he was
admitting to himself?
Susan:
Rad-Reader: Wait unless he had deeper feelings than he knew
do you really think any guy would have gone country-hopping so she could tell
the father about the baby if he didn’t have feelings for Sabrina?
Susan:
Plus, something my editor and I discuss a lot is that
people with money don’t think things like trotting around Europe are a big
deal. Sometimes as a reader we have to come out of our own comfort zone and
think…What would it be like if I had BILLIONS of dollars?
Rad-Reader: Trent is just so genuine but didn’t he add to
his own heartache by his talk that a step-parent couldn’t love a stepchild
like their own?
Susan:
Rad-Reader: Why does he keep reminding himself and
Sabrina that she is Seth’s little sister and totally off-limits? Doesn’t that just reinforce that he is not
even thinking of her in any way other than off-limits?
Susan:
Rad-Reader: When Trent kisses her they both run scared
again. Why is that?
Susan:
Rad-Reader: Pierre basically, was a leach. So, what was the meaning of her picture on
the piano anyway?
Susan:
Oddly, I also think he’s redeemable and I wonder if
there isn’t a story for him somewhere in my head. LOL
Rad-Reader: Why did Pierre lead her on? Was he part of the other book?
Susan:
I think the real deal with Pierre was he desperately wanted
to be part of her elite family, but he knew he didn’t belong. He gave it a good
shot, knew he didn’t fit and let her go.
In a way, that was an honorable thing to do…esp for a
man as … well, opportunistic as Pierre was. LOL
And, yes, he showed up in Seth and Harper’s book, A
DIAMOND FOR THE SINGLE MOM.
Rad-Reader: Both their families had applied so much unjust
pressure on them that they had no idea who they were. Was it them being so close during the
weddings that made them comfortable to express themselves or just the adventure
to tell the baby daddy?
Susan:
They had no commitment, no tie, other than through her
brother. So, there was a sense of free space. You know the old saying about
how easy it is to tell your whole life, warts and all, to a stranger in a bar?
Well, that’s what we had here. Knowing Trent wouldn’t tell her family anything
she told him, she could be honest. And Trent knowing she didn’t know his
family, found himself in a safe zone too. They could speak the truth to each
other. And isn’t that refreshing?
Isn’t it always wonderful when you can be yourself with
someone?
Rad-Reader: Never really said how the brothers took it
when they were told that Trent was the man she was now with?
Susan:
And let’s not forget, he came to Sabrina’s rescue when
she needed someone.
He would have passed any big brother test either Jake or
Seth had. LOL
Rad-Reader: Do you just think they know by what Jake
asked that morning at the castle?
Susan:
Rad-Reader: If your book was made into a movie who would
you want to play…
Sabrina: Jennifer Lawrence
Trent: Theo James
Pierre: Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Susan:
Rad-Reader: What song or songs best describes your characters
or your book as a whole?
“I
Think I Love Her – Stan Taylor”
Sabrina at Seth’s Wedding finds out that morning she’s
pregnant. She decides she’s excited but
needs to tell her baby daddy she knows she won’t want it, but she needs to tell
him. When Trent figure’s out she needs
help he offers and decides to go with her.
But it becomes a multi-country trek.
The bonding and their demons are confusing their emotions.
“This
Woman’s Work – Marc Dortch”
After Sabrina Stood up to her baby daddy her and Trent had a moment
and when they go back to the hotel, they both second guess it. But the night at the castle changes
everything. Cold feet get the better of
them. She pulls her emotions in tight
and moves forward.
“What
Could’ve Been – Gone West”
Sabrina
had spent her whole life being her parent’s perfect daughter. In the four days, she was with Trent she was allowed
to find out who she was. She liked it
and it seems like he loved it until he turns his back. Now she is a romantic and he's pragmatic.
Susan:
Rad-Reader: When you go on vacation do you like better at the beach,
desert, mountains or lake…?
Susan:
Sunrises at the Ocean … sigh. I love them. And long
walks either in the morning or evening or both.
Everyone has a place that speaks peace to them. The
ocean is mine. I love the peace.
Rad-Reader: Are you a dessert girl or bring on the main
course?
Susan:
Rad-Reader: If you have children do you have any budding
writers?
Susan:
Still, there’s always grandkids. J
Rad-Reader: What is your next project and when is it due
out?
Susan:
Each has to go to NYC for official DNA swabs etc. to
prove they are actually children of the billionaire.
The first is a waitress who just finished college and is
about to become a social worker. So, she’s happy just to have her student loans
paid. LOL It’s like a Cinderella Story and it comes out this year, close to
Christmas. In fact, the title is Cinderella’s Billion Dollar Christmas. That
book was so fun to write.
The second is about a heroine, Charlotte, who is a vice president
in a development company. She doesn’t want the money but has to prove she’s an
heir to be able to bow out of the estate. She falls in love with her
bodyguard…a gorgeous guy who had been married and his wife cheated. They both
feel they are star-crossed lovers, but fate has other ideas….or maybe it’s me.
LOL Maybe it’s actually me who had other ideas and got them together and plans
to keep them together.
The third heir? He’s a big surprise. And I’m not going
to spoil that. LOL
I’m also working on a series of short stories. I started
writing, them to connect to the McCallan family because there was just so much
there. I give them away to newsletter subscribers. J
But…once I wrote a few short stories to connect to the
McCallans I realized I could also write a few to connect to the Hinton Heirs.
Then I realized I could connect them to a few other things and now I have a
spreadsheet full of story and novella ideas. All free to newsletter
subscribers…unless or until I put them on Amazon. Then I’ll figure something
out.
It’s just been so much fun to create this world of
wealthy and not-so-wealthy people who interact in Manhattan. I could probably
go on forever.
Rad-Reader: Where can our readers buy your books? Links
Susan:
FALLING FOR THE PREGNANT HEIRESS
Amazon:
Barnes and Noble:
A DIAMOND FOR THE SINGLE MOM
Amazon
Barnes and Noble
CARRYING THE BILLIONAIRE’S BABY
Amazon
Barnes and Noble
Rad-Reader: Where can our readers find you on the Web? Links
Susan:
Newsletter (to get the free short
stories that link to the books)
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