Masked Seduction

Vittoria Alioni has been called an angel, a dream, a vision - but her family is new to the Italian nobility, and her prospects for marriage are fading. With her hard-bargained betrothal in ruins, she knows she must hold her head high and hope that her dignity brings her a new suitor.

But though Vittoria dreamed of a handsome suitor, she never expected Lorenzo di Viscardi, the dark-eyed stranger who set about to capture her heart... And she certainly never expected that he might be hiding a secret that could destroy everything she loves.

Venice is the city of Carnevale, of the masquerade - and everyone, Vittoria is about to learn, is hiding something. For as Lorenzo pursues her, even she may soon be hiding the affections of a traitorous heart.