The Surrogate

By: Penelope Ward

Narrated by: Jacob Morgan, Desireé Ketchum

Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins

Publisher's summary

From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new, STANDALONE novel…

ABBY:

I’m falling for the father of the baby I’m carrying.

The problem is: it’s not my baby. And the broody widower is not looking for a long-term partner.

As a surrogate, the deal was that I’d only be in England long enough to give birth.

At first, the man seemed as pretentious as his name: Sigmund Benedictus. He and I butted heads.

Sig challenged my intentions, accused me of just wanting to do this for the money.

Gradually, he learned to trust me.

He even became protective. Over time, our heated animosity turned into fiery chemistry.

I was falling in love with him. But my time here had a limit. I needed to protect my heart from the devastatingly gorgeous older man who’d end up breaking it.

SIG:

When my in-laws told me they wanted to use my dead wife’s eggs to conceive a grandchild, I wasn’t immediately on board. They 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.

Against my better judgment, I agreed.

I vowed to keep my heart out of it, though.

I’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.

And despite the fact that a certain younger American named Abby Knickerbocker had awakened things inside me that I thought were long dead…

I most certainly wouldn’t fall in love with the surrogate.

©2023 Penelope Ward (P)2024 Penelope Ward

Great story! ❤️

Such an interesting subject matter! It was handled in such a loving way. Great characters and of course the narrators were awesome!

phenomenal Story!!! tissues on hand!

omg I absolutely mind blown and in book hangover with this audiobook. it's absolutely such a heartbreaking and uplifting story that will stay with you. the narrator's voices truly made this book even more as if you were apart of the story. Bravo!!!

Great story, great performance

I was looking for an entertaining audiobook after being in a slump, and this was exactly what I needed.

The story had me hooked from the beginning and the narrators were perfection. Especially Jacob Morgan's British accent- loved!

I loved the characters, even the supporting characters and I was sad when this was over.

Highly recommend!

An Unexpected Treasure

I loved The Aristocrat and wanted to learn more about Sig. This book is amazing because it tells multiple love stories. It shows how each and every one is powerful, special, and unique. ut is a book I want to share with everyone, because I think everyone will be able to find some truth in it. This is not a recommendation, it is a plea from me to you to read this book. i promise you won't be sorry.

I loved everything about this audio book

I can't say enough about this audio title. It really hit all the right notes for me. It made me laugh, cry and it just was perfect. No question that Jacob Morgan (Zachary Webber) was perfect for this role. He is far and away the BEST male narrator, his ability to evoke emotion with only his voice is spectacular. More than worth a credit.

I listened to this in one sitting!

I LOVED this book!!! It was all the feels. I really didn’t know what to expect but it sounded good so I took a chance. I literally listened to it in one day. I HIGHLY recommend!

What a great story line?

I enjoyed reading this book! I was happy that it was a spin off for aristocrats. This story was very touching to me. I am so thankful that you wrote it and you put a different spin on it. The characters and their lives. Thank you for taking me on a journey with them.

Love so much!

This was the sweetest story. Sig fell in love with the surrogate of he and his late wife’s baby. Their love story was so beautiful and fun. So many parts I was grinning for Abby when Sig did romantic things for her. I really enjoyed this book. Desiree Ketchum and Jacob Morgan did an amazing job performing this book. Jacob’s English accent was so great!

Love

I loved this book. The story the romance everything about it had me feeling happy giddy sad. I’ve had some moments where my husband would look at me like I was crazy but that’s only because some scenes were too funny. I 100% would recommend!

Beautiful loss to love story

A shell of a man finds his passion. Highly recommend this story. Bring a tissue box.