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Abby wants a baby more than anything. But after years of failed infertility treatments and adoptions that have fallen through, it seems like motherhood is not in her future. That is, until her personal assistant Monica makes a generous offer that will make all of Abby's dreams come true. But it turns out Monica isn't who she says she is. The woman now carrying Abby's child has an unspeakable secret. And she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.

I’m falling for the father of the baby I’m carrying. The problem is: it’s not my baby. And the broody widower is not looking for a long-term partner. As a surrogate, the deal was that I’d only be in England long enough to give birth. At first, the man seemed as pretentious as his name: Sigmund Benedictus. He and I butted heads. Sig challenged my intentions, accused me of just wanting to do this for the money. Gradually, he learned to trust me.

Victoria Barnett has it all: a great career as a nurse practitioner, a handsome and loving husband, a beautiful home in the suburbs, and a plan to fill it with children. Life is perfect—or so it seems. Then she’s in a terrible accident...and everything falls apart. Now Victoria is unable to walk. She can’t feed or dress herself. She can’t even speak. She is confined to the top floor of her house with 24-hour care.

Kayla McBride sat dejectedly as her fertility doctor explained how truly effed, she was. Bled dry by IVF treatments and a despicable con artist ex-husband, she believed things were finally changing for the better. At least she assumed they were when she saw those two blue lines. Five months later, Kayla’s doctor was informing her that someone had accidentally inseminated her with the wrong donor sample. “Oh, btw you’re having triplets.” He says, Congratulations. As if things weren't bad enough, in walks Prince Charming demanding she become his wife... Gabriel Carmichael was an ...

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 spread-eagled, 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 has 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 horrible crimes.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of The Untethered Soul and Living Untethered comes the astonishing true-life story about the spiritual harmony and personal happiness he found when he just let go. “With his hallmark precision and clarity Michael Singer reveals how everyday life...

You know that feeling? When you want something so badly, you almost feel you'd kill for it? Be careful what you wish for.... Kat and her husband Nick have tried everything to become parents, and are on the point of giving up. Then a chance encounter with Kat's childhood friend Lisa gives Kat and Nick one last chance to achieve their dream. But Kat and Lisa's history hides dark secrets. And there is more to Lisa than meets the eye.

This weekend I was asked to be a bridesmaid at my best friend's wedding. After arriving at the resort, I caught the elevator to the second floor with the man of the hour who was not the groom but his rich older brother, Stone. Stone Alexander had a tall muscular build, chiseled jawline, and beautiful eyes which means he is out of my league. Every female here wants a piece of him, and they do not care what secrets he may hold up in his penthouse suite.

Forest Harvell never signed up to be anyone’s baby mama. She was just a nursing student, working the front desk at Willow Womb Fertility Clinic, when Tri’Mar Deramedi walked in. Rich, fine, and full of demands he hands her an ultimatum - Fifty grand to carry his baby or lose her job. Stuck between broke and desperate, Forest agrees. However, she didn’t plan to fall for him. And she definitely didn’t plan to fall for his two younger brothers. Tri’Mar Deramedi is wealthy, bitter, and still bleeding from the ex who left him when she thought he couldn’t have kids. A baby was just ...

Life's hardened me. A single mother to an autistic son, I learned early that love comes with lies and disappointments I can't afford. So I swore it off. Then a mistake at the doctor's office flipped my world upside down, and that's when Romari appeared. He's intense, reckless, and too sure of what he wants: me. I swore my walls were unbreakable, but somehow, he's kicking down every last one. I don't know if I should run from him or finally let myself feel again.

Over the years investigator Joe Gunther has battled drug pushers and corporate swindlers, grappled with environmental conspirators, and foiled gangs and home invaders. But while usually successful, Gunther hasn't always come out on top. Thirty years earlier, store owner Klaus Oberfeldt was robbed and beaten senseless. Gunther, distracted by his wife's losing struggle with cancer in the same hospital where Klaus was slipping from life, did something that would plague him for the rest of his career: He let the case go cold, burying it in the past along with his private sorrows.

In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people.

Sophie should be the happiest woman in the world. A good job. A nice home. Best of all, she is married to Matt, the love of her life. But there's one thing she doesn't have—a baby. She knows that without a child of her own to love, she will never feel complete. This emptiness at the centre of her life is driving her to the edge of madness. Then Lucy, her best friend forever, comes back to live in their hometown—and offers to have a baby for Sophie.

“The Surrogate is a thrilling, high-stakes debut centering on a vulnerable newborn and two women who will do almost anything to claim her as their daughter. With a collection of vividly rendered characters, this twisty tale will leave you thinking about the true meaning of motherhood long...

I accidentally became my Bratva boss’s surrogate. And now he’s made me his prisoner. I didn’t know I was the maid of a mafia lord. I thought he was just a hot rich player. I didn’t know it’s his baby I’m carrying. Until people start shooting at me. Until he forces me to move in with him to protect his baby. I signed up for an anonymous surrogacy because I desperately need the money. And so without knowing it, I got knocked up by the Bratva. All goes well until he locks me into his mansion on a private island “for my protection”. We’re all alone at the ends of the world. ...

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.

I was supposed to hate my brother's best friend, not fall for him. Working for Clayton Silva was like an uphill battle. But damn, did he have a body that could make any women delirious. Despite his arrogance and constant grumpiness, I was determined to prove myself as a museum curator. And make his time worth it. In the end, I won much more than a job - I earned Clayton's love. Every time I saw him, I felt an irresistible pull towards him. But our newfound happiness was short-lived as we stumbled upon a dark and dangerous, secret that threatened to tear us apart. Despite him being my ...

She was hired to carry an alien heir. She was never supposed to fall in love with the father. Evelyn Carter thought she was signing a contract—not stepping into a war. Desperate and out of options, she agrees to become a surrogate for a dying alien race… one that can no longer create life on its own. The price is simple: carry the child, save their bloodline, and walk away the moment the baby is born. No attachments. No exceptions. No future. But nothing prepares her for Prince Kael Virex. Cold. Commanding. Untouchable. A warrior bound by duty… and a man who has never known warmth ...

Marley is ready to put closure to one end of her life when an unexpected shooting deters her from her plans. Malice hopes to change his ways for the better and be there for the child he helped create. Don is dealing with the guilt of killing his father before discovering a shocking revelation about his business partner, which further sends him off the rails. Zara misses her old life, but parts of it that she doesn’t want to see keeps coming back. With Pope targeted in a shooting, the entire city is rocked in every way possible. Will he survive his attack, and will he and Marley end up ...

She needed money. They needed a surrogate. It seemed like the perfect arrangement. Cara Wells is a thirty-two-year-old nurse drowning in debt. When a wealthy couple offers her a life-changing sum to carry their baby, she tells herself it's just a job. She'll live in their beautiful estate for a few months, give them what they want, and walk away. But something isn't right at the Ashford house. The pills that make her sleep too deeply. The housekeeper who won't meet her eyes. The name scratched into the back of a closet — Sophie — and the woman who disappeared after her own surrogacy ...