Author Freida McFadden is SUPER popular these days.

The Surrogate Mother (2018) is one of the best I’ve read.

It follows the characteristic “McFadden style” with short, bingeable chapters and multiple high-stakes plot twists.

Plot Overview

The story centers on Abby Adler, a woman who has spent years and a fortune on failed infertility treatments and a heartbreaking adoption attempt that fell through at the last moment. Her life seems to turn around when her personal assistant, Monica, makes a seemingly selfless offer to act as her surrogate.

Suspicious Ties: Abby begins to notice strange connections between Monica and her husband, Sam.

Sony Pictures acquired the film adaptation rights to Freida McFadden’s psychological thriller, The Surrogate Mother, in December 2025.