THE UK NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERFrom the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Housemaid, The Boyfriend, and The Tenant comes a story of monstrous motherhood. She gave you a life. Now she wants yours.She was promised a miracle. She got more than she bargained for.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 to serve as a surrogate. Its an offer that will make all of Abbys dreams come true.But soon, strange things start happening. And it turns out Monica isnt who she says she is. The woman now carrying Abbys child has an unspeakable secret.And she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.Freida McFadden delivers a pageturner that redefines what it means to be in the family way, with gutwrenching twists and pulsepounding thrills that will keep you hooked until the suspenseful conclusion.TropesPsychological ThrillerSuspenseMystery ThrillerDangerous SecretAlso by Freida McFaddenDo Not DisturbThe TenantWard DThe CrashThe BoyfriendThe Housemaid is WatchingThe Perfect SonThe CoworkerThe Locked DoorNever LieThe TeacherThe InmateOne by OneThe Surrogate Mother was the UKs #1 bestselling title during its release week (August 2025, Nielsen BookScan)
Binding: Paperback;256 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: FF; Weight: 344 g; Dimensions: 128 x 197 x 24
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THE UK NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERFrom the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Housemaid, The Boyfriend, and The Tenant comes a story of monstrous motherhood. She gave you a life. Now she wants yours.She was promised a miracle. She got more than she bargained for.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 to serve as a surrogate. Its an offer that will make all of Abbys dreams come true.But soon, strange things start happening. And it turns out Monica isnt who she says she is. The woman now carrying Abbys child has an unspeakable secret.And she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.Freida McFadden delivers a pageturner that redefines what it means to be in the family way, with gutwrenching twists and pulsepounding thrills that will keep you hooked until the suspenseful conclusion.TropesPsychological ThrillerSuspenseMystery ThrillerDangerous SecretAlso by Freida McFaddenDo Not DisturbThe TenantWard DThe CrashThe BoyfriendThe Housemaid is WatchingThe Perfect SonThe CoworkerThe Locked DoorNever LieThe TeacherThe InmateOne by OneThe Surrogate Mother was the UKs #1 bestselling title during its release week (August 2025, Nielsen BookScan)
Binding: Paperback;256 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: FF; Weight: 344 g; Dimensions: 128 x 197 x 24
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