A complete pregnancy romance with no cliff hanger. Not every woman could face being a surrogate. And to be honest, even Diana Baker didn't feel she'd be able to take on that role. That is, until she lost her job and was faced with eviction. Now given a chance opportunity, which she hopes will help get her life together, she's becoming a surrogate mother for the billionaire Clay Marshall. Clay has been single for far too long. When you're a billionaire, it becomes difficult to find someone who likes you for you rather than your money. Hitting early 40s, he decides it's time to have the child he wants, even if it's by unconventional means. But by hiring a surrogate, has he also found the woman he's been searching for all along? Find out in this touching pregnancy romance by Esther Banks. Suitable for over 18s only due to scenes of a sexual nature.

Birthing a Mother is the first ethnography to probe the intimate experience of gestational surrogate motherhood. In this beautifully written and insightful book, Elly Teman shows how surrogates and intended mothers carefully negotiate their cooperative endeavor. Drawing on anthropological fieldwork among Jewish Israeli women, interspersed with cross-cultural perspectives of surrogacy in the global context, Teman traces the processes by which surrogates relinquish any maternal claim to the baby even as intended mothers accomplish a complicated transition to motherhood. Teman’s groundbreaking analysis reveals that as surrogates psychologically and emotionally disengage from the fetus they carry, they develop a profound and lasting bond with the intended mother.

“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 after you turn the last page. I loved it!”—Patry Francis, bestselling author of All the Children Are Home Ruth is a no-nonsense fortysomething journalist from the Midwest, desperate for a child with her new husband, Hal. Their hope rests with Cally, a nineteen-year- old who wants to go to college—but doesn’t have the cash. The arrangement seems perfect for everyone. But within a day of the baby’s birth, Cally has a change of heart—and engineers a harrowing escape from the hospital with the newborn. When Ruth and Hal discover that Cally and their daughter are gone, a whole series of doubts and secrets is revealed, and the difference between right and wrong is no longer clear. Set in the vast, sparsely populated upper reaches of northern Minnesota in the middle of winter, The Surrogate follows Ruth, Hal, Cally, through a maze of thought-provoking questions about the nature of family, love, and relationships: What would you do for your partner, when the going gets tough? How much is a pregnancy “worth”? And who, if anyone, “deserves” to be a mother? With its realistic portrayal of surrogacy and motherhood, 'The Surrogate' is a thought-provoking novel that will stay with you long after you've finished reading. Toni Halleen's writing is both literary and suspenseful, making this a must-read for fans of psychological thrillers and domestic dramas.

Surrogacy is India's new form of outsourcing, as couples from all over the world hire Indian women to bear their children for a fraction of the cost of surrogacy elsewhere with little to no government oversight or regulation. In the first detailed ethnography of India's surrogacy industry, Amrita Pande visits clinics and hostels and speaks with surrogates and their families, clients, doctors, brokers, and hostel matrons in order to shed light on this burgeoning business and the experiences of the laborers within it. From recruitment to training to delivery, Pande's research focuses on how reproduction meets production in surrogacy and how this reflects characteristics of India's larger labor system. Pande's interviews prove surrogates are more than victims of disciplinary power, and she examines the strategies they deploy to retain control over their bodies and reproductive futures. While some women are coerced into the business by their families, others negotiate with clients and their clinics to gain access to technologies and networks otherwise closed to them. As surrogates, the women Pande meets get to know and make the most of advanced medical discoveries. They traverse borders and straddle relationships that test the boundaries of race, class, religion, and nationality. Those who focus on the inherent inequalities of India's surrogacy industry believe the practice should be either banned or strictly regulated. Pande instead advocates for a better understanding of this complex labor market, envisioning an international model of fair-trade surrogacy founded on openness and transparency in all business, medical, and emotional exchanges.

A limited time opportunity to own ALL FIVE books from the bestselling paranormal pregnancy romance series, "THE SURROGATES" and all for one low, low price! Every book in the series has been a top #10 bestseller on Amazon.com and is a complete novel with no cliffhangers! In a world where some shapeshifters are having trouble reproducing they have to turn to fertile women to be surrogate mothers to their shape-shifting babies. Some of these women know what they are letting themselves in for, whilst some have absolutely no idea! Every book follows the fortunes of a different heroine as she is used for reproduction by a handsome shapeshifter... Expect Romance, Thrills, Spills, Action, Adventure and, of course, sensual scenes! BOOK 1 - THE ALPHA'S SURROGATE With all the women in his pack now barren Alpha Wolf Richard Dallas has no choice but to hire a human female to be surrogate and produce a cub for him. When Reign accepted the job of being a surrogate she had no idea that she was going to be the Alpha's surrogate and her job was set to be even more important then she could ever have imagined. However, with the importance of the surrogacy also brings grave danger and so she must go and live with the Alpha so he can take care of her in more ways then just one... BOOK 2 -THE BEAR'S SURROGATE WereBear Alpha Valemon has found there is a curse on his tribe that only a new born bear cub could cure. So he hires an unwitting human female called Rachel to be his Surrogate. Rachel is more than ready for the ride but she did not expect that Valemon insisted the baby be conceived naturally... BOOK 3 - THE DRAGON'S SURROGATE Tasha has been seeking a role as a surrogate mother for sometime now but it has not been easy. However, now she has hit the jackpot as a wealthy man is offering a huge reward in exchange for carrying his child. However, what Tasha did not expect was that this man would be a dragon shifter and also the most handsome man she had ever seen.... BOOK 4 - THE LION'S SURROGATE With WereLions on the brink of extinction, Lion King Torrance has a big challenge on his hand in finding a human woman with a special gene capable of carrying a shifter baby. That woman is curvy Amy and now Torrance must do all he can to persuade her to be his surrogate... BOOK 5 - THE PANTHER'S SURROGATE WerePanther Kheem knows he needs to reproduce soon but he can not wait any longer to try and find the perfect mate. So he approaches Josie with a proposition that she be his surrogate mother. Considering they used to date this could be the perfect situation. However, there is another reason he has chosen her and when further danger arrives this reason soon becomes apparent to everyone... You simply will not be able to put these books down! Scroll back up and start reading the whole package right away!

From the New York Times bestselling author of Crazy Love comes a riveting new narrative about surrogate pregnancy from both sides of the equation—the parents and the gestational carrier. Once considered a desperate, even morally suspect option, surrogacy is now sweeping headlines, transforming the lives of celebrity mothers and fathers like Sarah Jessica Parker, Nicole Kidman and Elton John, and changing the face of motherhood and the American family. But how much do we really know about it? And is it really as easy and accessible – emotionally, financially, legally and physically – as magazines make it out to be? We often hear about successful outcomes, but little about the journey – about the precious hope that starts it all, the ups and downs of finding a surrogate, the heartache and obstacles, the risks and expenses at every step, or the unbelievable joy when years of determination pay off. In The Baby Chase, acclaimed writer Leslie Morgan Steiner weaves three stories together — of a nurse, a firefighter, and the Indian gestational carriers and doctors who helped them — to provide one intensely personal look at what makes surrogacy so controversial, fascinating, and in some cases, the only ray of hope for today's infertile parents-to-be. Rhonda Wile and her husband Gerry struggled for years with infertility. With perseverance that shocked everyone around them, they tried every procedure and option available – unsuccessfully – until they finally decided to hire a surrogate. While surrogacy was being touted as a miracle for hopeful parents, for Rhonda and Gerry, it seemed an impossible and unaffordable dream. Until they came across the beaming smile of a beautiful Indian woman on the internet... and, within a few short months, embarked on a journey that would take them deep into the emerging world of Indian carriers, international medical tourism, and the global surrogacy community. Moving, page-turning, and meticulously researched, this complex human story is paired with an examination of the issues—religious, legal, medical and emotional—that shapes surrogacy as a solution both imperfect and life-changing.

A quiet revolution has been taking place during the past three decades. The way that children enter families has changed radically among upper middle class families. In the 1980s infertility increasing became defined as a medical problem that could be solved with assisted reproductive technologies (ART) rather than through adoption. Asexual or ‘assisted conception’ involving medical technologies such as in vitro fertilization and embryo transfers began to replace sexual reproduction for infertile couples. Third parties, referred to as surrogates are hired to assist individuals and/or couples who wish to conceive and child with whom they share a genetic tie. This has resulted in a ‘surrogate baby boom.’ Outsourcing the Womb provides a critical introduction to the global surrogacy market. A comparative analysis of the assisted reproductive technology and surrogacy industry in Egypt, Israel, India and the United States disentangles the intersecting roles of race, religion, class inequality, religious law, and global capitalism. Gestational surrogacy challenges the idea of ‘natural’ reproduction and of the meaning of parenthood. What role should the state play in providing individuals and families with access to reproductive technologies? This book concludes with a discussion of ‘reproductive justice’. The goal of this new, unique series is to offer readable, teachable "thinking frames" on today’s social problems and social issues by leading scholars, all in short 60 page or shorter formats, and available for view on http://routledge.customgateway.com/routledge-social-issues.html For instructors teaching a wide range of courses in the social sciences, the Routledge Social Issues Collection now offers the best of both worlds: originally written short texts that provide "overviews" to important social issues as well as teachable excerpts from larger works previously published by Routledge and other presses.