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Mac Brubaker "could not believe his eyes. It was Ella, all right. No mistaking that. The thing he couldn't get over, get around, get past, was her... condition. She was pregnant. With child. Great with child. Myriad emotions whipped his mind, numbing it with confusion. But his heart suffered no such bewilderment. Only longing. Oh, how he'd missed her. How he yearned for her still. After every-thing. She had hurt him deeply, and now... now he'd discovered that she was about to have a child. His child." For shy kitchen maid Ella McCloskey, it was "a fairy tale come true. For when millionaire rancher Mac Brubaker whisked her away for a secret wedding and secluded honeymoon, she thought she'd found her prince. But circumstances soon had Ella heading for the Texas hills, and not even stopping to pick up her glass slipper. The Cinderella bride thought she'd put all her dreams of happily ever after behind her. Until Mac showed up... just as she was about to give birth to his secret baby!
A secret pregnancy forces a reunion between a millionaire rancher and the kitchen maid he believed had abandoned him. Mac Brubaker is stunned to discover Ella McCloskey, the woman who broke his heart, is pregnant with his child. Ella, who fled their secret wedding and honeymoon believing she was protecting Mac from scandal, finds her carefully constructed solitude shattered when he appears just as she is about to give birth. The narrative explores their past misunderstandings and the potential for reconciliation amidst the impending arrival of their baby.
The premise sets up a classic Cinderella-esque romance with a contemporary twist, focusing on a secret pregnancy and a reunion driven by unexpected circumstances. The narrative appears to prioritize emotional conflict and the resolution of past misunderstandings between the protagonists. Readers can anticipate a story centered on second chances and the complexities of love found under duress, likely culminating in a happily ever after.
Page Count:
187
Publication Date:
1998-01-01
ISBN-10:
0373193084
ISBN-13:
9780373193080
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