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The Brides of Bella Lucia #2
Having The Frenchman's Baby
Rachel Valentine is the wine buyer for the Valentine family's exclusive Bella Lucia restaurants, and her relationship with master winemaker Luc Chartier should be strictly business.…
Romanced by the beautiful Alsace vineyards, and seduced by the charismatic Luc, Rebecca can't help but fall in love. But their one night of passion is followed by a shocking revelation about Luc's past. Heartbroken, Rebecca returns home — only to discover that she is pregnant with Luc's child.
Romanced by the beautiful Alsace vineyards, and seduced by the charismatic Luc, Rebecca can't help but fall in love. But their one night of passion is followed by a shocking revelation about Luc's past. Heartbroken, Rebecca returns home — only to discover that she is pregnant with Luc's child.
186 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published August 1, 2006
About the author
Rebecca Winters
1,164 books207 followersaka Rebecca Brown Burton, Rebecca Burton
Rebecca Winters, born Rebecca Brown Burton, was the author of over 175 romance novels published with Harlequin, delighting readers worldwide for more than 35 years. Her stories, translated into many languages, have sold nearly thirty million copies. A French teacher turned novelist, she combined her love of language, family, and storytelling into a remarkable literary legacy.
Rebecca Winters, born Rebecca Brown Burton, was the author of over 175 romance novels published with Harlequin, delighting readers worldwide for more than 35 years. Her stories, translated into many languages, have sold nearly thirty million copies. A French teacher turned novelist, she combined her love of language, family, and storytelling into a remarkable literary legacy.
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December 30, 2020
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A star and a half would have been a better rating. There are times when insta-lust/love doesn't bother me but not this time. Rachel's constant swooning, fluttering of stomach and heart stopping reactions to the beautiful, stunning and blah, blah Luc had me thinking I was reading a YA novel. Then having unprotected sex and oh surprise a baby is coming. Rachel listening to a bitter mother rather than talking to her lover. Rachel doing what most HQ heroines do as they discover some secret or hurtful truth about their lover: run. Then the cherry on top: marrying because of an unwanted pregnancy. Stupid, stupid, stupid reason. This book had all the stuff that annoys me about HQ romance.
Luc, frankly, didn't annoy as much as Rachel did. What is keeping my interest is what was in grandpa's Willliam's will that has Rachel's dad so angry. There are more half siblings of course so here is to hope their stories are better than Rachel's.
A star and a half would have been a better rating. There are times when insta-lust/love doesn't bother me but not this time. Rachel's constant swooning, fluttering of stomach and heart stopping reactions to the beautiful, stunning and blah, blah Luc had me thinking I was reading a YA novel. Then having unprotected sex and oh surprise a baby is coming. Rachel listening to a bitter mother rather than talking to her lover. Rachel doing what most HQ heroines do as they discover some secret or hurtful truth about their lover: run. Then the cherry on top: marrying because of an unwanted pregnancy. Stupid, stupid, stupid reason. This book had all the stuff that annoys me about HQ romance.
Luc, frankly, didn't annoy as much as Rachel did. What is keeping my interest is what was in grandpa's Willliam's will that has Rachel's dad so angry. There are more half siblings of course so here is to hope their stories are better than Rachel's.
November 15, 2017
Having the Frenchman's Baby
This is the second book in this series, each written by different authors. I got it because of Rebecca Winters. This was about the second twin sister who lived with her father after the parents divorce. There is a lot of back story going on in this book. But when she was sent to France on wine tasting she went to a small province that held memories for her grandfather. There she met a wine maker who turns her head and her heart. But his past caught up in a negative way. And she left to go back to England. But date has a habit of throwing curve balls. She finds out she is pregnant. What happens next is the rest of the story.
This is the second book in this series, each written by different authors. I got it because of Rebecca Winters. This was about the second twin sister who lived with her father after the parents divorce. There is a lot of back story going on in this book. But when she was sent to France on wine tasting she went to a small province that held memories for her grandfather. There she met a wine maker who turns her head and her heart. But his past caught up in a negative way. And she left to go back to England. But date has a habit of throwing curve balls. She finds out she is pregnant. What happens next is the rest of the story.
April 17, 2020
Tore through it in a day. A nice break for the brain. I knew going into it that it was going to be a quick no thought required read, which is exactly what I wanted.
September 16, 2021
Lengvai skaitomas romanas. Nieko nuostabaus ar labai įtraukenčio.
July 19, 2026
3.5 out of 5 stars
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March 9, 2012
After reading a few books and having been left wanting, I decided to read my Rebecca Winters books. I can say that as an author she goes above and beyond anything I've expected. I've read a few of her previous books and liked them just fine but this one went beyond my expectations. It had just the right amount of emotions and longing mixed in with love and passion. It described the past situations between Luc and Paulette perfectly, unlike in a lot of novels I find wanting. It was a total delight to read and I will be on the look out for more of her books when they come out. What an amazing author to have such a gift to write like this, her writing is so fluent and beautiful she reminds me of Penny Jordan and Anne Mather.
November 30, 2008
Rachel is a wonderfully warm heroine, and Luc makes a scrumptious hero. Rebecca Winters paints a vivid picture of the Valentine family in this, the first, in the Brides of Bella Lucia series.
Rachel Valentine’s story packs in a lot of detail, and is jam-packed with issues and incidents. Rebecca Winters writes with emotion and leaves the reader with a real empathy for the characters.
I’ve been out of sync with my reading of this series. I have no doubt that had I read Rebecca Winter's story first, when the series was first launched, I wouldn’t have missed a single title.
Rachel Valentine’s story packs in a lot of detail, and is jam-packed with issues and incidents. Rebecca Winters writes with emotion and leaves the reader with a real empathy for the characters.
I’ve been out of sync with my reading of this series. I have no doubt that had I read Rebecca Winter's story first, when the series was first launched, I wouldn’t have missed a single title.
March 6, 2012
4 Stars! ~ This is the second book in the Brides of Bella Lucia, and our heroine is the twin sister of the heroine in book one. The attraction between Luc and Rachel is instantaneous, but both have baggage that seems to create insurmountable obstacles. This is a heartwarming love story that compelled me to read it all in one sitting. These two deserve their HEA, and I'm looking forward to reading Emma's story next in the series.
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