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The Surrogate: A Novel

by Kathryn Mackel
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Overview

The perfect candidate to carry their child...with the perfect opportunity to destroy their lives.

When Kyle Dolan convinces his wife, Bethany, to hire a surrogate for their last surviving embryo, they allow themselves to hope once again. A med school student, Laurel Bergin seems perfect in every way. Problem is--Laurel Bergin is really Sable Lynde.

As the pregnancy progresses, Sable's dark secrets surface, and her inner demons spill out into the Dolans' lives. In a terrifying encounter, Sable is injured and lapses into a coma. Now the Dolans face psychological and supernatural forces they never knew existed.

Fearing for their sanity, their own lives, and the life of their baby, they confront the surrogate--and the darkness surrounding her--in a heart-stopping climax that will keep you reading late into the night.

Synopsis

The perfect candidate to carry their child...with the perfect opportunity to destroy their lives.

When Kyle Dolan convinces his wife, Bethany, to hire a surrogate for their last surviving embryo, they allow themselves to hope once again. A med school student, Laurel Bergin seems perfect in every way. Problem is--Laurel Bergin is really Sable Lynde.

As the pregnancy progresses, Sable's dark secrets surface, and her inner demons spill out into the Dolans' lives. In a terrifying encounter, Sable is injured and lapses into a coma. Now the Dolans face psychological and supernatural forces they never knew existed.

Fearing for their sanity, their own lives, and the life of their baby, they confront the surrogate--and the darkness surrounding her--in a heart-stopping climax that will keep you reading late into the night.

Library Journal

Desperate for a child, Kyle and Bethany Dolan choose a surrogate mother whose past mistakes threaten their future. Mackel, a screenwriter for Left Behind: The Movie, is a member of the Jerry B. Jenkins Christian Writers Guild. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

About the Author, Kathryn Mackel

Kathryn Mackel is a best-selling author and acclaimed screenwriter for Disney and Fox. She was on the screenwriting team for Left Behind: The Movie, and Frank Peretti's Hangman's Curse. She is the acclaimed author of The Surrogate, The Departed, and The Hidden and resides in Boston, Massachusetts, with her husband.

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Library Journal

Desperate for a child, Kyle and Bethany Dolan choose a surrogate mother whose past mistakes threaten their future. Mackel, a screenwriter for Left Behind: The Movie, is a member of the Jerry B. Jenkins Christian Writers Guild. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Book Details

Published
July 1, 2004
Publisher
Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Pages
320
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780785262282

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