| Title | : | The Question |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | - |
| ISBN-10 | : | 2940000695500 |
| Format Type | : | Nook |
| Number of Pages | : | - |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 2009 |
The Question Reviews
-
What would you do for a friend? What sacrifice would you willingly make? This is the issue facing Gail Henderson when her best friend, Crystal Al Jabbar, asks her to be a surrogate for her and her husband Rashid, using Gail's own egg. Complicating the decision is Gail's recent loss of her husband and toddler son in a car accident.
For those familiar with Abram, Sarai, and Hagai (from the bible) this book was premised on their bizarre and complicated love triangle and Ms. Wynn knocked this out of the park.
The author did a superb job of narrating alternate views, the plot thickened to insane levels, the sex (yep I am obsessed with great sex) scenes were ah-mazing, the love between Rashid and his wife(?) gave me such tingly feels that I am so glad I gave this author a try. -
4.5 stars
Wow. Ok. This was unexpected. I bought this book on a whim with no real expectation of it. When I downloaded it, I was just going to read the first several pages just to see. An hour later I was reluctantly putting it down to fix dinner.
Gail is a recent widow whose husband and young son died in a car crash two years earlier. She and Crystal are best friends and have been for years. Crystal, who has miscarried five times, is desperate for a child. Although she has explored adoption, she wants a child that is biologically he husband's. She asks Gail to be a surrogate for her and her husband Rashid.
After much thought Gail agrees. Although She, Crystal and Rashid work and think through all the legal implications, all three woefully underestimate the emotional toll the whole thing begins to take.
What I liked best about the book was how, as the pregnancy progressed, each of the three people involved in it, grappled with both the magnitude of what they were doing and how they negotiated the inevitable change in their relationship with each other.
The author has the characters navigate this new and strange position they are all in in very believable ways. Gail is alternately resentful and wary of getting too involved, Crystal is alternately happy and also a little jealous that she isn't the one who is carrying her husband's child and Rashid narrows his focus onto getting the child born healthily, blind to the emotions of both women. All of this makes for a great plot-driven story that also manages to be strongly character focused as well.
Because this is a romance novel and Gail is the heroine it is a no-brainer to realize that giving up her child probably isn't in the cards. And since this is biologically her and Rashid's kid the other no-brainer is assuming she and Rashid will somehow end up together. The problem and conflict here is how does that happen and how does the author make it palatable for the reader given that Rashid and Crystal are very much (happily) married when the book begins.
I had some ideas how she'd make that happen. As it is, my idea was dead wrong and I couldn't have been happier. Nope, the narrative decisions the author made as the story progressed are what made this story for me. She threw in some twists and created a lot of messy emotional entanglements that I thought made the book richer. It was definitely a page turner, that's for sure.
My biggest problem with the book was Greg. He enters the story as a co-worker of Gail's who has been interested in her for years and finally lets her know that his light flirting for the past few years hasn't just been light flirting. He and Gail begin to date and get serious while she is pregnant. She fully discloses what is going and and he acts very well as a sounding board for her. I just didn't buy him emotionally. I thought he was too good be true. There was a point when he made what should have been a heart wrenching decision and I didn't feel any angst or real hurt or regret from him. He felt too matter of fact and I couldn't reconcile his actions with what he was supposed to be feeling. In the end though, his ultimate character arc worked really quite well in the book.
Great book. Highly recommended. -
I finally got around to reading this book. I am late to the party with this one.
I know a lot of people will not share my point of view about this but I did feel some compassion for Crystal. I know she acted the fool when she left and didn't tell anyone why she did what she did but I felt she had cause!
If my husband was paying all that loving attention to my friend and not me, babies or no babies I think I would go a little cray too for real! Friend or no friend when YOUR husband turns to your friend and gives her a credit card he has never given you, buys her car, tells her you ARE the mother of my children while I am still married to him, I would have kicked his ass. He was in love with her before Crystal ever left him for REAL!!!!! This is purely my view.
I am glad that everyone in the story got their Happy Ever After in end including Chrystal!
It was an excellent read and I totally understand why every one loves this book! -
Description: When Crystal asks her widowed best friend, Gail to be a surrogate for her and her husband, Rashid, using one of Gail’s eggs, Gail reluctantly agrees. But when Gail starts dating a handsome divorce lawyer named Greg after her successful insemination, what starts off as a favor soon turns into a complicated love story filled with passion and drama.
The Good: Oh, I am mad as Ms. Wynn. I had important things to do the weekend I read this book, but I couldn’t it put it down. This story is such a page-turner, and I was deeply engaged until the end, which is quite a feat for a book that’s quite a bit longer than your usual IR romance. This was a highly, highly romantic read with unique situations that had me on the edge of my seat. I can’t tell you how many times I yelled out loud because of something that had happened in this book. Ms. Wynn gets her characters on a deeply psychological level that you don’t see often. And I just wish that Americans were about the telenovelas, because this would make a fantastic one.
The Bad: Rashid’s background is never fully explained. We’re told briefly that he is American-born and of Middle-Eastern descent, but we never get to meet his parents. I would have loved a few more cultural notes for this character. Also, the character of Greg, though loveable, came off as a bit convenient at a few points in the story.
The Naughty: Erotic. Toys. Spanking. Breast milk.
Editing issues: Typos (I counted 11). A few instances of clunky grammar. Interior dialogue not italicized in places.
Publisher: Phaze Books
Length: 284 pages
Final Grade: A-
Happy Reading,
Theodora from irbookreviews.com -
**UPDATE** AUGUST 2016
I have LOVED this book since I first read it after it's original publication. I loved it so much that years ago I emailed the author and asked for a followup/sequel. Her response was basically that the book practically wrote itself. It was so organic that it really couldn't nor shouldn't be duplicated. I agree. I love it so much I "pleaded" with the author not to touch a single word when she announced she was editing it for reissue. But I didn't need to worry. I reread this well-written fleshed out story at least once a year. It's THAT good. Zena Wynn delivered a romance masterpiece that is very satisfying down to the last word. This story had such an affect on me that I continue to recommend it to friends and do so again here on Goodreads. I promise you will love it as much as I do. Happy Reading!
My Goodread Shelves: a-must-have, favorites, highly-recommended, keeper, loved-it, my-re-reads, not-for-everyone, read, really-liked-it, recommended -
I enjoy Ms Wynn's novels and short stories and this one is no exception. Once I started reading it I could not put it down. Let me say that I hate the cover of this book because it is not a representation of the characters at all. That being said I found the characters very likable and flawed like normal people are, the situation was complicated and thankfully not predictable. I mean you expected some things and hoped for a few but were surprised by the full story. I did have a little trouble with the main character Gail, in that she seemed so... I'm not sure of the right word but she was blind when it came to those closest to her and even her own feelings. Ms. Wynn does a good job of explaining some of this through other characters though I still felt like Gail especially toward the end of the book should know better. Also, there were a few things that were never fully explained, or even brought up that should have been. Overall it was a good story.
-
Review by Violette D: A few weeks ago, I ran a search on Amazon, and pulled up a title, “An Illicit Affair” by Zena Wynn. After reading the short story, which was very good, I decided to give another story of hers a try. At the whopping price of a buck, my Kindle, which has been putting a serious dent in my account, demanded I purchase The Question. The cover was interesting, the blurb definitely an attention getter, but the price was...shall we say, priceless? Two hours later, on a Thursday evening, I couldn’t put the Kindle down despite the fact that I had work the next day, and my hand was hurting something fierce from holding the Kindle. From the beginning of this story, to the very last page, Zena Wynn masterfully crafts such an engaging story you can’t help but read with a smile, tears, anger, hope, and so many other emotions. This book is definitely one of my favorites, and here are the reasons why.
The Question is unlike any romantic tale I’ve read before. For one, The Question has two main characters, Gail Henderson and Rashid Al Jabbar, and two very important supporting characters, Greg Richmont and Crystal Al Jabbar. And two, how it starts is completely different from how it ends. As you read on, you’ll see what I mean.
The Question opens with two best friends discussing a potential pregnancy. Crystal Al Jabbar can’t carry a baby to term, but she desperately wants one, mainly to appease her husband Rashid, so she asks her Gail Henderson, her best friend since school days, to be her surrogate. Of course, Gail is taken aback. Two years back, Gail lost her husband and young son in a car accident, and she’s not certain she’s ready to have another pregnancy—especially one where she’ll have to give the baby up. Crystal is adamant. She wants Gail specifically to be her surrogate because she trusts her, and she wants to use Rashid’s sperm to give him a biological child. In the end, Gail caves and agrees to seriously consider it.
Within the next months, contracts are drawn up, mainly with Gail agreeing to give the baby over Crystal and Rashid, and Gail is inseminated with Rashid’s sperm. From here on out, the story just grabs you and refuses to release its hold. The original agreement was that Crystal would be at all of the doctor’s appointments with Gail, but Crystal begins to skip out and Rashid asks to be present at each one.
Rashid Al Jabbar is a very interesting character. He’s a very dominant male, and tries to deal with Gail the same way he deals with Crystal: by being demanding and expecting his demands to be met. He’s met his match in Gail though, and there’s a scene in there where she lets him have it. Gail basically tells him that while the baby inside her belly is his, she’s not. It’s a scene where I cheered and began talking to my Kindle because it’s so well written and Rashid has had it coming for a long time. Despite his dominant alpha gene, Rashid is amazing. As Crystal’s husband, he’s understanding, and loving, and although he wants a child of his own, he refuses to put his wife through a pregnancy that could kill her. Still, when she tells him of the surrogate plan, he’s excited. This man was meant to be a father. He has an innate protective and nurturing gene, and that soon begins to extend Crystal, the carrier of his babies.
Yes, babies. At some point, they find out Gina is carrying not one, but two children, and Rashid is ecstatic. Gina is shell-shocked, and Crystal grows jealous. Crystal has always had another scheme she’s working on, and this comes to a head when Gina is ready to deliver Rashid’s babies.
Before we get there, we’re introduced to Greg Richmont, who has it bad for Gina. Greg is a divorce lawyer, one of the best, and he’s half-way in love with Gina before she even gives him a chance. When she explains to him that she’s carrying babies for her best friend, Greg is understanding. This book made me fall in love with Greg. Everything about Greg is awesome, and if you read this book, which I hope you do, you will recognize that.
Just a few days before Gina is ready to deliver her twins, Crystal disappears, breaking two of the most important promises she made to the two people who loved her: her husband and best friend. Rashid is heartbroken, and so is Gina, but the babies come, and Rashid asks Gina to stay with him and help with the babies until he can find a nanny. What follows has been brewing in undertones for the first half of the book. These two share an attraction, and with Crystal gone, and joined by a mutual love for their children, the inevitable happens. That it happens while Rashid is trying to ‘help’ Gina makes it a very hot scene.
The Question is one of those stories you can read over and over again. The characters are believable, relatable, and definitely one-of-a-kind. You will find yourself so invested in this story. I highly recommend this story to anyone looking for something different with romance, love, and forgiveness at its heart. It also has some truly funny moments, and the love scenes are very hot.
Quote: “You walked her through your business looking like this?” – Greg, The Question (to understand this bit of hilarity, you’ll have to read the story) -
A marvelous novel from an author that has attempted to craft a story loosely around the ancient story of Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar--Sarah's handmaiden with whom Abraham had a child--an ancient surrogate of sorts, because Sarah was very old at the time. In this contemporary version, two best friends are bound together in a contract--one a woman who has had five miscarriages (Crystal) and her best friend who is a widow (Gail) and whose only child was killed in the same accident that killed her husband. Now the childless woman has asked her best friend, the widow, to act as a surrogate so that she and her husband can finally have a child, a child conceived with her husband's sperm. Gail's concerns utrevolve around her own emotional health in light of her past history, but ultimately the legalities are negotiated and the deed is done. But Crystal is not the true-blue friend she appears to be--a self-serving and jeolous woman who comes to resent her friend very deeply, so much so that she disappears just a few weeks before the babies--twins--are born. The story is emotional, complicated by old hurts, betrayal, the presence of a new love in Gail's life, and the re-appearance of Crystal later in the story. It is a love story of great depth involving several of the characters along with emotional crashes and twists and turns that keep the reader riveted to the page. The author has taken the time to fully examine the price both these women paid for their decision, some of which were very positive and some distressingly negative. Just a very good read and one that is well-worth the time to do so.
-
At the beginning of the story I was withdrawn from the book but, given the so Positive reviews I continued to read and I must say it sure did not disappoint. awesome read..A little slow pace at some points and confusing in some parts but other than that it was an awesome and Interesting read.
-
Wow! Who would have thought a topic like this in romance would work. I really enjoyed this and the twists involved.
-
ANSWERED!!
The saga of Rashid, Crystal and Gail was an amazing emotional journey. The bonds of friendship were tested and strained before nearly being severed. Gail agrees to a selfless act that is painful to her and Crystal throws it back in her face. Crystal was a spoiled and selfish woman and cared little for their feelings of others.
This story is about love, friendship and forgiveness. This also shows how our love for family and friends can make us tolerance and excusing of their selfish ways and utter lack of care fro the feelings f others even when their mess is hurting us and looking at us right in the face. Gail was a better friend to Crystal than Crystal was to her. So much so that she allowed Crystal to convince her to do something that caused her serious emotional distress. Crystal's actions were callous and caused harm to her husband Rashid and her best friend Gail and she could care less. When things did not go the way she wanted them to, her next actions left me breathless.
Rashid Al Jabbar was all kinds of hot, sexy, alpha goodness and took no prisoners. He dealt with things immediately and rarely deviated from his tasks. When he made a decision, it would take almost a nuclear explosion to change his mind. That was until he had to deal with Gail in close quarters and got to know her better. Rashid truly did not suffer fools gladly and Crystal should have known better than to betray her husband. But she would learn..
I had this story in my TBR pile on my Kindle for quite a while before I read it and I was disappointed that it took mew so long to read it. Oh my stars and garters it was my everything. Zena Wynn broke off both red stilettos and the red bottoms off her pumps in this one. She took her time to weave and develop the relationship between the main characters, the angst of all involved and the twists and turns were amazing.
Zena Wynn did a masterful job and wove some very relatable life events into this story that the reader can connect to immediately. It deserved the 5 star rating and probably a few more stars. Truly awesome!! -
Holy cheese on a cracker this book was freaking awesome! I was nervous about buying it because I had no clue what in the heck to expect from the blurb, HOWEVER I am sooo glad I did and I am a little sad that it had to end.
Alrightly, now with all that being said I have to say I knew going into it this was going to be a cluster fluck from the first few pages. BUT I could not figure out how the author was going to work with situation... and I have to say it was worked perfectly.
Gail bless her heart is such a loyal loving friend, I would like to say I would have done the same for a close friend, but that's a lie. She did something so beautiful, only to have such an unexpected outcome in the end. There was times that I wanted to shake the hell out of Gail's character because everything was pretty clear yet she wasn't getting it.. its okay it played very well in the book.
Rashid.. perfect. That about sums this guy up completely and he is so alpha male which makes him like 1000 times better. There isn't one thing I didn't like about his character.
Greg.. I started off not really liking Greg too much, I can't say what it was about him but I didn't really care much for him in the beginning but after the whole airport scene my mind was changed completely...enjoyed his character very much. He also made me laugh a lot esp after Gail's appearance after the apology. I laughed loudly.
and last but not least...Crystal... actually I will save that one for you to judge.
The only puzzling piece that was unanswered is why didn't Crystal use her own eyes, it was never stated..."Shoulder shrug"
My Gail would be Dawn Jackson Zimniak
My Rashid would be David Gandy or Alexander uloom
My Crystal would be Dianna Agron
I will be recommending this book to all my friends! -
I really enjoyed this book, and it surprised me because I didn't have high expectations that it would. I love being right, but I am cool with being wrong (sometimes) and I am glad this book proved me wrong. It was very enjoyable, the storyline was good, the building and meshing of new relationships, and the falling out of other relationships. This story really surrounds 3 folks initially, Gail and Crystal, best friends since junior high, and Crystal's husband Rashid. It is not until later that we are introduced to the 4 party, Greg, an attorney that works with Gail. We see how relationship that were already formed began to break down, how relationships that were distant grew closer, and how relationships that had the promise of growing began to slowly crumble. I tell you what I learned nothing from this book, it is be careful what you're willing to do, even for the closest of friends, because it could backfire your good intentions seriously and throw everything into a tailspin. I would suggest this book to anyone because it really was good. At first I was disappointed with how it began to turn and eventually how it ended, but upon sleeping on it, I actually like the ending just as it is, though I still had to dock a star from the rating for the ending:+) This is an author whose books I would read again, especially if she can continue to deliver the way she did. I say pick it up and give it a try.
-
One of the BEST romance novels I have ever read. I stayed up til six in the morning because I couldn't put it down.
-
Great read! Will go down as a favorite for me.
-
edit: OK, I'm done, someone who isn't even a main character is the only person in this story with ANY sense or even remotely likeable.
Spare yourselves.
********************************
Alright, I'm actually reviewing this as I listen to it because there is just SO much I want to be sure to include.
I came close to DNF'ing this last night. I mean, I just had a moment halfway through where I couldn't stand ANY of these people any longer. I have never read such a solidly edited, wealth of potential in a novel where every single person is so entirely lacking in self awareness. I mean clueless. The ONLY person who has a single drop of sense appears to be the possible bf, Greg. And his dips out from time to time, too.
I cannot figure this thing out. I'm trying to assume the hero/Rashid is originally from elsewhere and his first language is not English. This is so I can forgive the stick up his ass delivery of most of his words. But then the heroine/Gayle follows it right up by alternating between the same style and some mild shades of black vernacular here and there. These people are incapable of using the words "the kids". Its always "the children". FFS. I've got 4 and an ex husband--never have I ever referred to them as such. My pinkie just don't fly that high.
Then we come to the completely antiquated views they espouse in one breath, while LIVING lives that are pretty well the opposite. This woman is easily coerced into being a surrogate for her bestie and husband, but can't seem to understand just WHEN thats obviously out the window. Like, her mind simply isn't switching gears as all the shit hit the fan. She remains foolishly dedicated to a premise that no longer applies for reasons I won't spoil. That? Makes her stupid and short sighted.
Now at the halfway point we have a few lines TELLING us how close she and Rashid are getting. But we don't get access to it ourselves. Thats usually a DNF moment for me because its lazy storytelling in a book thats WAY long enough to have actually sold the fall.
And now I'ma be petty and talk about the cover. Both versions I've seen ...look I'm an average lookin middle aged woman. I do not pick up books to look at average looking people. Period. I'd rather they not have pics so I can imagine them for myself. Rashid on the cover just looks creepy.
....more to come....
3 chapters remaining and this is the most disrespectful chick I've ever read. Theres honesty and then theres blatant selfishness. The way she behaves when her ex comes back to help "as friends". Hooker, please. The fact she KNOWS this man is struggling with very understandable insecurities around the ex..he was QUICK to reassure HER. But she just being shameless, y'all. SMH yeah, I'm not picking up with this one is putting down. I don't get the love for it. Muscling through just to be done with it at this point. -
We've seen this premise in many a Lifetime movie, and usually it ends with the surrogate trying to take over the wife's life and ends up being thrown from the top of a house or something to her inevitable death, right? Okay, so this book is not like that lol. It does pose the question of what would you be willing to do for a friend, or rather brings up the dilemma of how much is too much to ask a friend to do.
I think why I can't rank this book any higher than three stars is because of the stilted writing. These characters often spoke matter-of-fact and very emotionlessly. With the subject matter of asking your BFF to be a surrogate, not just using her body to house your future child but her egg as well, I expected a bit more emotional turmoil. Oh, I was told plenty of times about people's jealousy, had that explained without really getting to see it. Everyone around Gail told her how strong she was but what I was presented with was a woman who was manipulated into doing others bidding against her initial will. She caved, gave in, feebly fought for her right to obtain some level of detachment from Rashid and Crystal while she carried their baby, but it ended up being moot. I was told by side characters Gail interacted with that Rashid loved her, but again I saw a man obsessed about the health of his baby and Gail by proxy, that at some point changed.
That aside, this is a page turner. I can't lie about that. I knew at some point that Gail and Rashid would grow feelings for one another. It was just a matter of how, especially when Gail's coworker Greg arrived on the scene who, according to him had been waiting for his shot with her. The relationship between Gail and Greg wasn't well developed. I didn't feel any chemistry between them, but the one thing he was good for was being objective when Gail failed to see the writing on the wall, the forest through the trees. Greg picked up easily that Crystal was jealous of Gail's pregnancy and the attention Rashid was giving her. But what did Gail do, essentially waved a dismissive hand in the air and told Greg 'you're mistaken'. This would be an annoying pattern with Gail. Greg tells her Rashid was feeling threatened by him thinking he's poaching on Rashid's perceived territory and Gail would again, tell Greg it's impossible since they've never had a relationship *whispers* girl, you're carrying his babies of course he's gonna be possessive. Greg can clearly see that Gail is once again pregnant since she's exhibiting the signs, and in classic Gail form--nope, you're seeing things, I ain't pregnant despite not having a period in forever and not being able to keep anything down. Her mother tells her she's in love with Rashid, and again, Gail stops her ears and goes lalalalala, we just talk on the phone for two hours about the babies. That is it and that is all.
Gail and her obtuseness aside, the other characters weren't dynamic. Rashid and Greg came off chauvinistic at times. Crystal was the annoying, vapid character that calls at the ass crack of dawn to jabber about nonsense; who also abandoned her husband for almost a year and thought she could just show up on the doorstep and everything else would fall right back into place; who thought she had a legal claim to children that weren't biologically hers. The sex scenes were meh, and the resolution to the big problem happened off the page, so there was very little climax leading up to the grand finale. Saying all of this I didn't hate the book or the story. I think if it had more nuance and actual human emotion I could resonate with instead of being frustrated by some of the characters reactions to bombs that were dropped, I would have ranked this higher. -
Can one handle the answer to the question once it is given?
Crystal Al Jabbar thought she could but soon found out that she could not. She was heart broken for not being able to do what most wives are able to do, so seeing her best friend Gail Henderson, give her husband what she could not sparked that evil green demon in her, which caused her to unexplainably disappear. She left her husband and best friend in a lurch and caused them to bond in ways that would not have happened had she not left.
Rashid Al Jabber was furious with Crystal for leaving but the most important thing to him was the wellbeing of his children and the woman carrying them. He found himself becoming more attached to Gail everyday. They had a better relationship together than he and his wife Crystal did.
I have to agree with Gail's special friend and coworker Greg Richmont, why would her friend ask her to be a surrogate knowing she just lost her husband and only child? It would take a specially selfish woman to do that to her so called best friend. Crystal was so delusional thinking that Rashid wanted her back after abandoning him and the babies.
Gail knew she had to keep her mind distant from wanting her babies. Even after Crystal left, she tried to stay aloof from them but mother nature had better plans for her. Even when she tried to start a new life with the man she thought she loved, she could not do it. She could not abandon her babies or their father.
Zena Wynn wrote a very intriguing story about surrogacy and the affects it has on the partner that is not biologically attached to the children. In their mind, they want the child, but in reality, they just can not handle all of the intricacies that is associated with it. In this case Crystal disappeared for 11 months and came back thinking everything would be all hunky dory. A woman should never leave her home with another woman in it for an extended period of time. She allowed Rashid to see just what was missing in their marriage and wanting something better with Gail and that is exactly what happened. Gail and Rashid got their HEA with the family that Crystal wanted. -
I've recently read a bunch of the "True Mates" books from this author and decided to check out this book since the reviews are mostly positive. I was not disappointed. This is a good book with interesting characters. It felt like I was reading a really good soap opera but not an overly melodramatic one.
I like the main protagonist, Gail. She's had some hard knocks and is trying to just take it a day at a time when Crystal propositions her about having children for her & Rashid. Crystal is a hot mess but I appreciate that she wasn't one-dimensional or a caricature. She definitely had issues and was selfish but it wasn't a stretch as to how she got to where she did. Rashid I like too, though I would have used a little bit more development or back story about him. Greg is a good guy who a reader could also root for to win Gail's heart.
The storyline was a good slow simmer in how the relationships change from the set-up in the beginning of the book to the final couplings. I like that it wasn't rushed and you could see how things came to be organically instead of it being rushed or contrived. I totally recommend it. -
I read The Question years ago and fell in love with these characters, after having the narrator read the story to me I can't I'm having a hard time deciding which version I enjoyed the most. What I can tell you is that no matter which version you decide to choose, you will absolutely love this story. The narrator weaved a emotional tale of how far the bonds of friendship can be stretched before they snap, and in the aftermath can the new relationship that forms survive . I loved the characters and how they handled their struggles together as well as apart. This will definitely be one story that I will reading again and again. Kudos to the author for penning a wonderful love story and the narrator for helping the author's well written characters express their emotions in a way that made them come more alive.
-
I was pleasantly surprised that really enjoyed this book . Gail and Rashid were a pleasing couple to read about. Rashid, Rashid, Rashid you put some real work into getting Gail and I rooted for from the time she had the babies. I am happy the way things ended but it was budding relationship between Rashid and Gail that made this a real good story.The author made some surprising choices in this book but when you read it I believe you will be happy with the results.
-
I Love This Book!!!!!
Alright, this book was CRAZY....It was still realistic, It takes a special person to be able to be a surrogate in the first place, and then for a friend to ask after every thing you've gone thru, to betray that trust, and then come back, like the world stopped spinning and waited on you.....UNBELIEVABLE!!!!! -
Not the man I'd choose
This was a great book! The only thing I didn't like was Gail didn't marry Greg! As far as I'm concerned Greg didn't get a chance because if she hadn't been a surrogate for Crystal, she would've been with Greg. Rashid was okay but I don't think he deserves to be with Gail
All in all it was a good book. -
I really like this book, I am so glad everything work out in the end for everybody. I love Gail character, didn't like crystal much because of her selfish ways and can we please get a book on Greg please
-
Very good read, with a moral dilemmas left, right and centre
A very good read that touches your heart and leaves you routing for the right couple to stay together. Well worth reading, if you like stories with a bite as well as romance. -
Perfect!!!!
A really wonderful story that kept me up all night. Great storytelling, believable character and real world problem.
It's true, not every surrogacy or infertility issue goes the way it's plan. -
Zena Wynn's books are a delightfully full meal for romance readers. The Question deals with so many issues, it was hard not to read it and then read it again, and again. Excellent read.
