Successful family lawyer, Ella McLeod and surrogate
mother for her sister, Keira, has just given birth to a
beautiful daughter. Unable to have a child Keira and her
husband Dmitri Volkovoy will have the family they dream of.
At the last minute Ella's sister and brother-in-law decide
to work for an international aid charity in Africa and have
no room for a child. Ella now faces the dilemma of finding
the best possible home for her child as her lifestyle does
not permit raising a child.
Dmitri's big brother Yevgeny wants to adopt "Holly", whom
he fell in love with at first sight. Ella is determined
that the handsome Russian billionaire will not fill the bill
as the infant's father. Yevgeny sees Ella as an ice block
incapable of giving the child the warm motherly attention
she deserves. Constantly matching wits and convinced they
don't even like each other, the tide begins to turn as they
spend more time together with Holly and learn who the other
really is. When the shocking truth is revealed who really
donated the sperm, all Ella's plans go up in smoke of her
intent for an open adoption. Agreeing to give Yevgeny
consent to adopt the infant, his offer of marriage to Ella
causes sadness. Falling in love with him does not allow her
to accept the proposal without his love. The surprise
appearance of Keira and Dmitri causes more conflict in their
declaration they have changed their minds and plan to adopt
after all. It is now time for Ella and Yevgeny to stand
their ground and refuse to give in to their spoiled siblings
and to grab their own happiness.
STAKING HIS CLAIM is a very touching tale of a woman who has
spent her
life sheltering her younger sister and a man who has done
the same with his sibling. Together they find the love, and
extremely satisfying sex, they have denied themselves
previously. The story is well written and peaks the
interest from page 1 to the end. This is an extremely
unique and heart wrenching story that leaves you with a
really good feeling. STAKING HIS CLAIM is a must read.
When her flaky sister abruptly backs out of their surrogacy
agreement, Ella McLeod is left with a newborn she's in no
position to care for. She'll have to give the baby up for
adoption. Enter Yevgeny Volkovoy—her sister's bossy
billionaire brother-in-law.
Yevgeny won't let a Volkovoy be raised by strangers; he
wants custody now. How can Ella be so cold as to deny him?
Even worse—why does this woman warm his steely heart? He may
be staking his claim on the baby, but Ella may stake a
counterclaim on his bachelorhood.
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