TY - BOOK AU - McFadden,Freida TI - The surrogate mother SN - 9781464247484 AV - PS3613.C4365 S87 2025 U1 - 813/.6 23/eng/20250801 PY - 2025///] CY - Naperville, Illinois PB - Poisoned Pen Press KW - Infertility, Female KW - Fiction KW - Surrogate mothers KW - Deception KW - Secrecy KW - Psychological fiction KW - lcgft KW - Thrillers (Fiction) N1 - "Originally self-published in 2020 by Freida McFadden"--Title page verso; Includes a reading group guide N2 - "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"-- ER -