What happens when becoming a father is no longer a choice? Sam Maxwell is looking forward to graduating from college. After breaking up with his on-again, off-again girlfriend for good, his life is suddenly derailed by a summons to Family Court. Wisconsin's pro-birth laws declare him the biological father of an embryo, which has been appointed a ward of the state. Struggling with the sudden loss of his athletic scholarship, friends, and freedom after being placed under house arrest, Sam fights to keep his sense of self as his stubborn partner tries to force her own agenda. When a bad decision crosses the line set by the court, the angry young man faces devastating criminal charges . . . for a child that may not be his. Will Sam forge a path through this autocratic nightmare before his life is completely unraveled? Set in 2028, The Fatherhood Mandate is a captivating and dark dystopian novel that explores...

An unsettling twist in life and suddenly Rylee's freedom is at stake. Rylee Williams thought breaking up with her on-again, off-again boyfriend, Sam, would bring some peace to her tumultuous life. But something's wrong. Morning nausea, bloating, and dizzy spells plague her daily routine. Her best friend, Kathryn, suspects the unthinkable—Rylee might be pregnant. It's impossible, Rylee argues. She has a medical condition that makes pregnancy impossible. Determined to prove Kathryn wrong, Rylee takes a home pregnancy test. Positive. It can't be right. Desperate for answers and support, she turns to Sam, but he dismisses her concerns. She finds herself at a pregnancy crisis center, where a shocking revelation awaits—a detectable heartbeat. Rylee's world spirals as she's detained under the Unborn Child Protection Act, suspected of being a threat to herself and her unborn child. In this gripping prequel to The...

She dreamed of adventure. Now she's detained by the authorities. Her crime? She's pregnant. Rylee Williams is looking forward to a fun-filled gap year before she heads East for college. An extended trip to Europe. Volunteering for her congregation's Home Mission. Maybe even mentoring for her old high school's robotics team. Pregnancy was the last thing that she expected. Detained under the Unborn Child Protection Act and forced into the Wisconsin Individual Family Education program with her on-again, off-again boyfriend, Rylee struggles to navigate in a world that has reduced her to a walking womb. Can this strong-willed mother-to-be reclaim her life . . . and her future? Set in 2028, this chilling companion to The Fatherhood Mandate, M.E. Wright offers frightening insight into current cultural and political trajectories. The Motherhood Mandate digs deeply into the endgame of authoritarian governments and...