title: Unexpected Proposals (Brides of Bella Lucia)
author: Rebecca Winters
description: Wine buyer Rachel gets a precious surprise when she meets hunky vintner Luc, estranged daughter Rebecca meets her match in easygoing Mitchell, head chef Emma gets swept of her feet by a sexy prince and troubled Jodie learns to let rancher Adam into her heart.
zlib_text: _**THE BRIDES OF BELLA LUCIA**_
  
   _A family torn apart by secrets, reunited by marriage_
  
  When William Valentine returned from the war, as a testament to his love for
  his beautiful Italian wife, Lucia, he opened the first Bella Lucia restaurant
  in London, England. The future looked bright, and William had, he thought, the
  perfect family.
  
  Now William is nearly ninety, and not long for this world, but he has three
  top London restaurants with prime spots throughout Knightsbridge and the West
  End. He has two sons, John and Robert, and grownup grandchildren on both sides
  of the Atlantic who are poised to take this small gastronomic success story
  into the twenty-first century.
  
  But when William dies, and the family fights to control the destiny of the
  Bella Lucia business, they discover a multitude of long-buried secrets,
  scandals, the threat of financial ruin and ultimately two great loves they
  hadn’t even dreamed of: the love of a lifelong partner, and the love of a
  family reunited.
  
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