Two different worlds...
United by a baby!
In this Manhattan Babies story, when billionaire Jacob McCallan discovers Avery Novakâthe woman he shared such amazing passion withâis pregnant, he insists on being there for his child. But fiercely independent Avery wonât put her trust in Jake easily. Will a trip to romantic Paris and getting to know the man behind the money make Avery realize they could be a proper family after all?
SUSAN MEIER is the author of over fifty books for Mills & Boon. The Tycoonâs Secret Daughter was a Romance Writers of America RITA® Award finalist, and Nanny for the Millionaireâs Twins won the Book Buyersâ Best award and was a finalist in the National Readersâ Choice awards. She is married and has three children. One of eleven children herself, she loves to write about the complexity of families and totally believes in the power of love.
Also by Susan Meier
A Mistletoe Kiss with the Boss
The Bossâs Fake Fiancée
The Spanish Millionaireâs Runaway Bride
The Princes of Xaviera miniseries
Pregnant with a Royal Baby!
Wedded for His Royal Duty
Manhattan Babies miniseries
Carrying the Billionaireâs Baby
And look out for the next book
Coming soon
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ISBN: 978-1-474-07794-1
CARRYING THE BILLIONAIREâS BABY
© 2018 Linda Susan Meier
Published in Great Britain 2018
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For my friend, Di.
My partner in crime on the golf course.
CHAPTER ONE
JACOB MCCALLAN STRODE down the quiet hall of Waters, Waters and Montgomeryâthe law firm employed by his familyâwith tall, lanky Pete Waters, senior partner.
âSo, howâs your mother holding up?â
Jake glanced at Pete, not surprised heâd asked. His father had died five months before and everyone was worried about his mom. âSheâs working to pull herself together. Some days are better than others.â
âRumor has it she headed the last board of directors meeting.â
Jake grimaced. Nobody was supposed to know about that, but Pete had sources everywhere. Jake chose his words carefully. âShe tried.â
âTried?â
âIt was no big deal. She walked into the meeting saying she wasnât ready to be put out to pasture and would assume Dadâs role as chairman of the board. I took her out of the conference room and privately told her that the corporate bylaws name the CEO as acting chairman.â
âYou.â
He nodded. âMe. I told her that if we went against the bylaws, we risked being sued by shareholders.â
âHowâd she take it?â
âShe was a bit confused. A bit hurt. I think she believed taking over as chairman would give her something to do now that Dadâs gone.â
Pete took a long, slow breath and blew it out in a gust. âThatâs rough.â
Painterâs scaffolding crowded the end of the private corridor to Peteâs office. He pointed to the right. âWeâll go the long way.â
The âlong wayâ took them past cubicles filled with workers on the phone or frantically typing on computer keyboards, then a file room. A wall of windows exposed rows of filesâthinner than they had been before most things were stored on computersâand five copy machines.