She gave away her children. Now she wants them back.
Charlotte Morgan knows how it feels to desperately want a baby. As a child, seeing her mum devastated by losing her longed-for babies, Charlotte wished another woman could give her mother what she so craved.
Now Charlotte’s a mum herself, and knowing how much love her daughter, Alice, brings into her life, she vows to help others achieve their dreams of becoming a parent.
When she meets Malcolm and Brenda on a surrogacy website, it seems that she's found the perfect couple. In their late forties, they have wealth and a enviable life, but there’s just one thing missing – a child of their own.
When Charlotte falls pregnant with twins, the couple are overjoyed. And while Charlotte’s heart breaks as she hands them over, her reward is knowing how much happiness the two tiny babies are going to bring into their life.
But are Malcolm and Brenda all they seem? As secrets become unravelled, Charlotte is forced to face that she has handed her babies over to virtual strangers. And when Malcolm and Brenda disappear without a trace, Charlotte is plunged into a frantic search for the babies she carried – before it’s too late...
A gripping psychological thriller with a heart stopping ending – readers of The Girl on the Train, Rachel Abbott and C.L Taylor will not want to put this down...
Praise for Someone Else’s Baby:
‘Wow what a debut! This is a first class psychological thriller that will have you dropping everything... I was on the edge of my seat the whole time’ Once Upon A Book Blog
‘Once the action picks up, it doesn’t stop until the very end, and I was rapidly flipping the pages trying to find out what was going to happen next!’ ☆☆☆☆☆ (e) Book Nerd
‘This is a fast paced and tension packed psychological thriller...if you like a thriller with an emotion packed plot then you will love this’ The Bookwormery
‘Boy, it is one hell of a read. I absolutely loved it...I couldn’t put the book down...I would definitely recommend this book to other readers’ ☆☆☆☆☆ Ginger Book Geek
'A story which hooked me from beginning to end...I couldn't remember ever being so excited by a book' ☆☆☆☆☆ Reader Review
'Tense, heart stopping and completely gripping - Ruby Speechley is one to watch.' Angela Clarke, author of On My Life
'A thriller that will keep you guessing the entire time!...Ruby Speechley has a talent for writing and I cannot wait to read more!' ☆☆☆☆☆ Reader Review
‘Ruby Speechley weaves a page-turning tale about a compelling subject. Be prepared to sit up into the night to finish it!’ Kate Hamer, author of The Girl in the Red Coat
'What a fantastic debut thriller, loved every page, very well written and I couldn't put it down' ☆☆☆☆☆ Reader Review
'A gripping debut on a fascinating subject - compulsive, emotional and thought-provoking.' Roz Watkins, author of Dead Man's Daughter
'I loved this enthralling psychological thriller...A great debut read and I look forward to reading more from this author' ☆☆☆☆☆ Reader Review
'A suspenseful tale which kept me reading until the not-so-early morning hours...I devoured it in a single sitting' Reader Review
Ruby Speechley graduated from Sheffield Hallam university with an MA in Creative Writing. She is a Faber Academy alumna and prolific writer whose work has been longlisted for the Lucy Cavendish Fiction prize, Exeter Novel Prize, The Caledonia Novel Award, The Bath Novel Award, and has won the Retreat West First Chapter Competition and Best Opening Chapter at the Festival of Writing in York.