Colleen Deering.
She'll do anything for her sister, Sheila. And if her gift takes up nine months of her life and entails morning sickness and stretch marks, well, what are sisters for? Because what Sheila wantsโmore than anything in this worldโis a baby. And it will be Sheila's baby; Colleen has assured her sister of that. She's doing this for Sheila.
Michael Delaney.
Handsome and reserved, he's Colleen's brother-in-law, Sheila's husband. He, too, wants a babyโwith all his heart. When Colleen offers to be a surrogate for his wife, he's stunned. But Michael eventually accepts the ideaโand he's deeply grateful for Colleen's gift of love.
Tragically, Sheila never even gets a chance to hold the baby. In their sorrow, Colleen and Michael turn to each other, only to discover an unacknowledged attractionโa dangerous attraction. Dangerous, because they both want Sheila's childโฆ.