Maureen Lewis is an overachieving, over-caffeinated, 40-something, Indian-Asian woman who thought she could have it all...as long as she didn't expect to have it delivered.  But it turns out that being a motivated executive, a loving mother, a supportive wife and a caring daughter is a tall order, even for her.

A former Olympic-level swimmer, Maureen lost her chance at competing when she was injured in a flood.  Workers for a pump company saved her life, and set her water industry career in motion.

Maureen is nothing if not a consummate rationalization machine and deal-maker.  Negotiations with customers, family members, and even herself ("if I eat this cookie now, I won't be tormented by it later") flow like the water that streams outside her office window.  But, often, her greatest strength is also her weakness.

Deals chronicles the choices we all make to stay in control when the world seems to be spinning out of it.