A Bond Between Strangers. Scarlet Wilson

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       The Most Precious Bundle of All

       Tears, triumphs and a tiny miracle

      An IVF mix-up turns two couple’s dreams

      of parenthood into a nightmare.

      But through the tests, tears and triumphs

      they find unexpected love…and realise that

      happy endings come in all shapes and sizes!

      Fighting to keep the baby she’s always

      wanted, Olivia turns to dashing doctor

      David for love and support in

      HER MOTHERHOOD WISH by Anne Fraser

      Meet John and Lily. Discovering they’ve

      made a baby turns these strangers’ worlds

      upside down—but not nearly as much as

      when they start falling in love!

      A BOND BETWEEN STRANGERS by Scarlet Wilson

       Both titles are available now

       Dear Reader

      I was absolutely delighted to be asked to write a linked duet with fellow author Anne Fraser. After much brainstorming and lots of e-mails this was the story we finally agreed on.

      The story is about a wrongly implanted embryo, and is told from the point of view of the father. John Carter created embryos with an egg donor for use in his marriage. But his marriage is long since over and, due to legal issues, he expects to receive a letter from the clinic telling him that his embryos have been destroyed. Instead he receives a letter telling him that his embryo was mistakenly implanted into another woman some months before!

      Lily Grayson became an egg donor after learning some family history and to help fund herself through college. Having a gorgeous man accost her at an airfield and ask for help to get his baby back is the last thing she expects!

      The outcomes aren’t straightforward either—which gave us lots of leeway with this story. How do both couples get a happy-ever-after from a story like this?

      You can let us know if you think we succeeded!

      Feel free to contact me via my website: www.scarlet-wilson.com

      Many thanks

       Scarlet

      Scarlet Wilson wrote her first story aged eight and has never stopped. Her family have fond memories of Shirley and the Magic Purse, with its army of mice, all with names beginning with the letter ‘m’. An avid reader, Scarlet started with every Enid Blyton book, moved on to the ‘Chalet School’ series, and many years later found Mills and Boon®.

      She trained and worked as a nurse and health visitor, and now currently works in public health. For her, finding medical romances was a match made in heaven. She is delighted to find herself among the authors she has read for many years.

      Scarlet lives on the West Coast of Scotland with her fiancé and their two sons.

      A Bond

      Between

      Strangers

       Scarlet Wilson

       www.millsandboon.co.uk

       This book is dedicated to my two lovely sisters, Jennifer Dicksonand Valerie Glencross, reliable, beautiful and devoted totheir families. There’s no greater gift than the gift of sisters!

      CONTENTS

       Prologue

       Chapter One

       Chapter Two

       Chapter Three

       Chapter Four

       Chapter Five

       Chapter Six

       Chapter Seven

       Chapter Eight

       Chapter Nine

       Chapter Ten

       Praise forScarlet Wilson:

      ‘Stirring, emotional and wonderfully absorbing,

      IT STARTED WITH A PREGNANCY is an

      impressive debut novel from a fabulous new voice

      in category romance: Scarlet Wilson!’

      —www.cataromance.com

      PROLOGUE

      JOHN CARTER’S feet thudded along the pavement in rapid, regular beats. The early morning sun was beating down on his back, trickles of sweat pooling around the waistband of his shorts. He rounded the corner of his street, slowing to a stop outside his house.

      He leaned forward, taking slow, practised breaths as his heart continued thudding against his chest. He’d been running this same route along the San Francisco Bay area for the last two years, but it didn’t seem to get any easier.

      He grabbed his water bottle from his waistband and took a slug. Right now he was wishing it contained anything but water. The flag on the mailbox was up. The mailman had been early today.

      John took a few moments to stretch out his aching limbs. His hamstring twitched again. Damn. He’d agreed to play five-a-side soccer tonight with some English colleagues. The last thing he needed was a pulled hamstring.

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