How far would you be willing to go to have a baby?

A growing number of women focus on careers and hold off pregnancy until later in life, only to discover that Mother Nature isn’t cooperating. What would do you if you found yourself in this position, and couldn’t conceive? 

Time travel romance, A Wish in Time, investigates the issue of fertility. As part of National Infertility Week, the author (me) will be donating a portion of the proceeds from November book sales to help fund infertility awareness programs.

Like so many Americans, two of the book’s characters, Maggie McDonald and her husband, desperately want to conceive a child. When a strange nurse promises to give them one, if that’s their wish, they think the nurse is referring to the fertilization procedure they are about to undergo. It never dawns on them that the nurse has something else in mind.

In researching the issue for background information, I was surprised to learn that there is a one-in-eight chance that you are either experiencing infertility issues yourself, or know someone who is. I found a wealth of information and links to support groups at RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association. To honor their work, I will direct the entire donation to their continuing mission to provide support and information for those dealing with infertility issues.

 A Wish in Time tackles many issues familiar to couples through the ages, and just as relevant to today’s reading audiences: fertility, identity (what makes you you), loss of a pregnancy, and the relationship between husbands and wives.

 I have more than a passing interest in these subjects, myself. I had two miscarriages, so I know what it’s like to want and lose a child, and how that affects a couple. But I was lucky, I was able to conceive again and carry to term. I have good friends and relatives who weren’t so fortunate. 

Though my characters’ solution isn’t one available to the general public, there are many other options. I hope that my donation will increase public awareness of the prevalence of infertility and the efforts being made to combat it.

If I can provide some hope along with an entertaining read, what’s not to like?                                      

A Wish in Time is available at Barnes and Noble http://tinyurl.com/34gaw7and Amazon http://tinyurl.com/ynv6cv.

Laurel Bradley

www.laurelbradley.com