The Surrogate Mother
Sourcebooks · Paperback · August 19, 2025
She was promised a miracle.
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- Who it’s for
- Readers who enjoy psychological and domestic thrillers
- Themes
- motherhood, secrets, family
- Pacing
- Fast
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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. It's an offer that will make all of Abby's dreams come true. But soon, strange things start happening.
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And 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. #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden delivers a page turner that will redefine what it means to be in the family way…
Sharp Suspense
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- Freida McFadden’s familiar, taut thriller mode
- Domestic suspense with a sibling-story edge
Expect
- Psychological tension over complexity
- A clean entry point for category browsing
Where it sits
| Domestic Thrillers | 53% |
|---|---|
| Psychological Thrillers | 52% |
| Suspense | 26% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Suspense
- Crime Fiction
- Psychological Thrillers
- Authors
- Freida McFadden
- Publisher
- Sourcebooks
- Published
- August 19, 2025
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- motherhood · secrets · family
- Reading lane
- Suspense