Already haunted by a youth of illegitimacy and poverty, Valente Lorenzatto has never forgiven Caroline Hales' abandonment of him at the altar.But now Valente has made millions and claimed his aristocratic Venetian birthright, and he’s poised to buy Caroline's family – lock, stock and barrel. So she’ll have to submit to his revenge! Perhaps his new-found wealth and lineage will soften her up when he demands that she give him their wedding night – for which he’s waited five long years…
