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: STOLEN PREGNANT BRIDE
  
  HOLLIE HUTCHINS
  
  IN TRODUCTION
  
  JADA
  I had been slaving away in the kitchen all afternoon to prepare for my oldest
  sister Elaina’s visit. My other big sister, Lucia, busied herself with the plants
  and whatever else it was she did with her time. All while our mother sat in
  the corner and looked out the window. I couldn’t blame Mama for taking it
  easy. Her health had been improving ever since we moved to our new
  hacienda, and we wanted to keep it that way. It was my sisters’ lifestyles that
  had been making me particularly bitter.
  Once Lucia had taken care to slip into one of her fancy dresses with her hair
  and makeup all done up, she finally bothered to ask and see if I might need
  some help. I teased that she wouldn’t know how to help me even if I did.
  Soon after, the doorbell rang, and she was off to answer. Elaina came in and
  raved about what “a vision” Lucia was in her fitted green sundress. I wiped
  the sweat from my brow and wished I had at least a moment to co