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The Surrogate
Toni Halleen
A probing novel about a newly married couple, the surrogate they hire to carry their baby, and the unexpected consequences of their decisions. Ruth is a no-nonsense fortysomething journalist from the Midwest desperate for a child with her new husband, Hal. A divorced attorney and the father of two teenage boys, Hal is open to having another child. But more than anything he wants Ruth to be happy—to become the mother she's always wanted to be. Their hope rests with Cally, a nineteen-year-old who wants to go to college—but doesn't have the cash. The arrangement seems perfect for everyone. All through the pregnancy, Ruth and Hal look forward to the new baby that will make their family complete. But within a day of the baby's birth, Cally has a change of heart – and engineers a harrowing escape from the hospital with the newborn. When Ruth and Hal discover that she and their daughter are gone, a whole series of doubts and secrets are...
Safeguarding the Surrogate
Delores Fossen
Romance / Mystery
She'd brought him his greatest joy. Now he must save her life... Rancher Kara Holland's hot on the trail of a murderer who's been killing surrogates—like she was for her ill sister. But when Kara's trap goes terribly wrong, she's thrust headlong into the killer's crosshairs...along with her sister's widower, Deputy Daniel Logan. And as she and Daniel stay one frantic step ahead of a deadly foe, the sparks igniting between them rival the danger they face. From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.[MINISERIES- Online Only: Editor, please replace keyword with miniseries tagline, if applicable] mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Discover more action-packed stories in the mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;...
Secret Millionaire for the Surrogate
Donna Alward
They met at a wedding...Will they say 'I do'?It's wedding photographer Harper's job to capture other people's happy ever afters, but she doesn't believe in one for herself. Until she meets ruggedly gorgeous best man Drew. Having offered to be a surrogate for her best friend, Harper tries to fight their instant chemistry, until Drew sneaks past her defenses. But she's about to learn this extraordinary man has an extraordinary secret! Marrying a Millionaire duetBook 1 — Best Man for the Wedding PlannerBook 2 — Secret Millionaire for the Surrogate "A lovely setting, well-written characters and a completely believable conflict make for an engaging read." RT Book Reviews on Hired: The Italian's Bride"Love and romance artfully knitted in a well-written story featuring family, new traditions, and how one successful woman forged a new path in life." Goodreads on A Cadence Creek Christmas
The Surrogate
Henry Wall Judith
From the acclaimed author of "The Girlfriends Club", a heart-pounding tale of surrogate motherhood gone wrong and the desperate measures people will take in the name of love, family, and religion.
To a penniless twenty-year-old like Jamie Long, surrogate motherhood seemed both an act of altruism and a financial opportunity. But once pregnant and under contract to Amanda Hartmann, the head of a famous evangelical family, Jamie realizes that she's getting more than she bargained for. Whisked away to the vast, isolated family ranch, she's closely supervised and carefully cut off from the outside world. She learns the family's dark secrets -- and sees the enormity of their ruthlessness. When Jamie hears Amanda's plan to claim the baby as her natural-born child, she begins to suspect that her own life is in danger and resolves to flee. Alone with a tiny newborn, she calls on the one man in the world she can trust -- her high school crush, Joe Brammer. Their love unites them in a struggle to escape, and soon enough their flight becomes a fight for their lives. Brilliantly weaving some of today's most controversial social issues into a captivating page-turner, The Surrogate is Judith Henry Wall's greatest triumph to date.
Surrogate for the Wolves
Part #3 of "Devil Mountain Wolf Shifters" series by Jasmine Wylder
Romance / Fantasy
The Last Noel & Secret Surrogate
Heather Graham
Mystery & Thrillers / Romance / Historical Fiction
BESTSELLING AUTHOR COLLECTIONReader-favorite romances in collectible volumes from our bestselling authorsThe Last Noel by New York Times bestselling author Heather GrahamWith a storm paralyzing New England on Christmas Eve, the O'Boyle household becomes prey to a pair of brutal escaped killers desperate to find refuge. Skyler O'Boyle's one hope for rescue is that the men are unaware that her daughter, Kat, has escaped into the blizzard. But as the wind and snow continue to rage, her prayers that Kat can somehow find help seem fragile indeed.When Kat stumbles on a third felon, half-frozen and delirious, she recognizes him immediately. What is Craig Devon, the onetime love of her life, doing in such company? Craig is desperate to unload a crucial secret that could change their destiny...but one false move and everything he's sacrificed will shatter.FREE BONUS...
The Surrogate Husband
Wynter Daniels
To have and to hoax... Wild child lingerie store owner Lucy Hamilton is a happily confirmed bachelorette. As far as she's concerned, men are something best enjoyed in small doses, never to be allowed too close. Then Lucy's mother tells her Aunt Bev that Lucy has eloped and is married--a tiny lie only meant to appease the dying woman...until Aunt Bev miraculously recovers. Now Lucy needs to find a husband for an upcoming family wedding, and fast. Fortunately, Lucy's ridiculously hot, ridiculously straitlaced new accountant Dex Levian is willing to be her stand-in spouse for the weekend. And that's when the trouble really begins. For starters, Dex's involvement with a client―no matter how irresistible―might ruin a merger he hopes will make his career. Worse still, the chemistry between Dex and Lucy is more than convincing―it's sizzling. But for Lucy, falling for her fake new husband is the most dangerous thing she can do...
The Devil's Surrogate
Jennifer Jane Pope
Witchfinder Jacob Crawley has the countryside around the Hampshire village of Fetworth held in a grip of terror, as rural superstition and fear flies in the face of emergent 17th century urban reason. Hooded, gagged and bound, beautiful Harriet Merridew lies in the church vault, substituted for the unfortunate Matilda Pennywise, whom Crawley is shortly to execute for witchcraft, whilst her bitter rival, Jane Handiwell, leader of a gang of nocturnal highwaywomen, revels in her plight and in the pending fate of Harriet's cousin Sarah, now sold by Jane to Roderick Grayling, son of the local Lord of the Manor to become just another statistic in his white slavery operation. Only Thomas Handiwell, Jane's innkeeper father and Harriet's would-be suitor, and a handful of troopers supposedly commanded by an inexperienced and convalescent young officer, stand between further murder and extortion and any chance of a return to sanity.
The Surrogate's Unexpected Miracle
Alison Roberts
History / Travel
Their unexpected family Ellie Thomas was meant to be a surrogate mother to the baby growing inside her, but when her best friend abandons her, everything changes. The moment her son is born, Ellie knows she could never give him up! But the one person she can turn to for help is the doctor who delivered her child. Dr. Luke Gilmore didn't have a picture-perfect childhood, but he instinctively wants to protect Ellie and her baby. He was only passing through, but he may have just found a reason to stay...
The Surrogate
Judith Henry Wall
To a penniless twenty-year-old like Jamie Long, surrogate motherhood seemed both an act of altruism and a financial opportunity. But once pregnant and under contract to Amanda Hartmann, the head of a famous evangelical family, Jamie realizes that she's getting more than she bargained for. Whisked away to the vast, isolated family ranch, she's closely supervised and carefully cut off from the outside world. She learns the family's dark secrets – and sees the enormity of their ruthlessness. When Jamie hears Amanda's plan to claim the baby as her natural-born child, she begins to suspect that her own life is in danger and resolves to flee. Alone with a tiny newborn, she calls on the one man in the world she can trust – her high school crush, Joe Brammer. Their love unites them in a struggle to escape, and soon enough their flight becomes a fight for their lives. Brilliantly weaving some of today's most controversial social issues into a captivating page-turner, The Surrogate is Judith Henry Wall's greatest triumph to date.
The surrogate thief jg-15
Part #15 of "Joe Gunther" series by Archer Mayor
Mystery & Thrillers / History / Crime
The Sheikh and the Surrogate Mum
Meredith Webber
Sparks fly hotter than the desert sun!Expectant surrogate mum Dr Liz Jones is used to putting others first—that's why she's come to Sheikh Khalifa's kingdom to advise on his new hospital. Liz feels giddy every time she's around the handsome surgeon. It's probably just hormones—but something about their chemistry tells her they're meant to be together…
The Surrogate
Tania Carver
A shocking double-murder scene greets Detective Inspector Philip Brennan when he is called to a flat in Colchester. Two women are viciously cut open and laying spreadeagled, one tied to the bed, one on the floor. The woman on the bed has had her stomach cut into and her unborn child is missing. But this is the third time Phil and his team have seen such an atrocity. Two other pregnant women have been killed in this way and their babies taken from them. No-one can imagine what sort of person would want to commit such evil acts. When psychologist Marina Esposito is brought in, Phil has to put aside his feelings about their shared past and get on with the job. But can they find the killer before another woman is targeted?
