{"product_id":"the-surrogate-9781959827559","title":"The Surrogate","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new, STANDALONE novel...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eABBY: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm falling for the father of the baby I'm carrying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe problem is: it's not \u003cem\u003emy \u003c\/em\u003ebaby.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the broody widower is not looking for a long-term partner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a surrogate, the deal was that I'd only be in England long enough to give birth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt first, the man seemed as pretentious as his name: \u003cem\u003eSigmund Benedictus\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe and I butted heads.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSig challenged my intentions, accused me of just wanting to do this for the money.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGradually, he learned to trust me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe even became protective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver time, our heated animosity turned into fiery chemistry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was falling in love with him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut my time here had a limit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI needed to protect my heart from the devastatingly gorgeous older man who'd end up breaking it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSIG: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen my in-laws told me they wanted to use my dead wife's eggs to conceive a grandchild, I wasn't immediately on board.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey swore that on her deathbed Britney told them it was what she wanted-but only if I fathered the baby. Her parents insisted they would be the ones to raise it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgainst my better judgment, I agreed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI vowed to keep my heart out of it, though.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'd continue to pretend it wasn't happening and live the empty, single life I'd become accustomed to the past five years since Britney died.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd despite the fact that a certain younger American named Abby Knickerbocker had awakened things inside me that I thought were long dead...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI most certainly\u003cem\u003e wouldn't \u003c\/em\u003efall in love with the surrogate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-7797551\"\u003ePenelope Ward\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penelope Ward Books Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/26\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781959827559\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1959827553\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC027020\"\u003eRomance | Contemporary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penelope Ward Books Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48460745441517,"sku":"9781959827559","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_240b42f8-82e8-43d1-a4ec-520e694cb99e.jpg?v=1753668966","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-surrogate-9781959827559","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}