Standalone novel. No cliffhangers. She was the incubator, nothing more until the parents died tragically. Now she's having Nobody's Baby. For Kate Morissey, becoming a surrogate seems like a great way to refill her tuition account and get the education she's always wanted. After putting her life on hold to raise and educate her two brothers, she's desperate for freedom and a college degree that will secure her future. Weeks away from realizing her dreams, a freak accident threatens everything. Adopted as a boy into the safety of the Hawthorne family, Rio swore he'd never become a father. He won't pass along his cruel legacy of abuse. When he inherits the last Hawthorne heir, obligation and duty dictates he abandon the challenges of guiding safari's and become a parent. Convincing Kate to teach him infant care was the easy part. Proving his love isn't her prison may be the hardest thing he's ever done. - - - Nobody's Baby has a Christmas holiday ending.