Unexpected Choices by Kimberly Thomas

Charlotte Hamilton Ricker’s life is a survival act in the shadows of loss—until a bold choice sends her spiraling into the heart of what it means to truly live.

As the world shifts around her—her mother’s romance, her sister’s leap into medicine, and her best friend’s rocky path to motherhood—Charlotte stands at a crossroads. Grief’s tight grip has left her on autopilot, but the stirring tides of change beckon her to wake up.
In a daring twist of fate, Charlotte steps into the role of surrogacy for her best friend Addison, a decision that reverberates through her family and challenges everything they thought they knew about sacrifice and love.