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To save his father from execution for treason, the Bravo Giovanni agrees to act as an assassin for The Council of Ten, and ruthlessly carries out their orders for targeted killings against real or imagined enemies of the Serene Republic of Venice in Italy. Inevitably, the Council members begin using the Bravo for their own purposes. When the Count de Bellamonte lusts after a helpless orphan girl, he forces Giovanni to eliminate her protector. But the girl's mother, the most sought-after courtesan in Venice, uses all her power and influence to protect her daughter. The play, adapted from a novel by American writer James Fenimore Cooper, is filled with eerie beauty and quiet horror–like Venice itself, a gondola of pretty pearls rocking gently on the murky, putrefying, garbage-laden waves of its many canals.

One February evening, when it is raining outside and there is nothing particularly to do, Archont Duval receives a letter from the mayor of Venice asking for his help. Just before the main event of the year, the Venetian carnival, the mayor's office receives puzzling anonymous notes. The archaeologist together with his nephew and niece must prevent a crime, the festival will take place!

A holiday romance is the last thing Nicola Whitney is looking for in Venice. But when she meets Dominic Loredan the sparks of attraction are as instantaneous as they are intense– and they immediately find themselves sharing a night of unbelievable passion!Only, then Dominic suggests that Nicola become his mistress. She' s horrified– did he seduce her for a reason? Nicola' s uncertain. Still, she knows she wants this gorgeous, brooding Italian– on any terms!

Mills & Boon are excited to present The Anne Mather Collection – the complete works by this classic author made available to download for the very first time! These books span six decades of a phenomenal writing career, and every story is available to read unedited and untouched from their original release.Emma’s visit to Venice was as eventful as it was unexpected. She ought to have known that her stepmother never did anything except for purely selfish reasons, and even a holiday in a sumptuous palazzo could not compensate Emma for heartache that followed.For her stepmother was intent on marrying the magnetically attractive Count Vidal Cesare, the impoverished lord of the palazzo, for the sole purpose of adding a title to her wealth.Only now it was doubtful whether the Count could sacrifice everything for money. Especially with the physical attraction he obviously felt for Emma simmering between them…

Venice: a city of secrets and passion!Dulcie Maddox is in Venice to work–but she finds herself wanting to spend every day with a tall, handsome gondolier….Guido Calvani is no gondolier–he's actually one of the wealthiest aristocrats in Venice. He hasn't told Dulcie that, though; it's refreshing to be wanted for himself, rather than for his money. Only, now he's falling for Dulcie. He'd like to make her his bride–but she has no idea who he really is, not even his real name. Then Guido discovers he's not the only one hiding a secret. And Dulcie's secret turns his world upside down….