One Knight in Venice"A gifted healer. One touch of Venus was nothing compared to the magic in the hands of Jessica Leonardo. The mysterious signorina was a woman unlike any Francis Bardolph had ever known, for she alone could make him face his most dangerous secrets--and still have hope for love! An idle rogue. Though Sir Francis played the man of leisure, Jessica saw through his disguise. The man was dangerous--in ways that thrilled the private places of her heart. But would his desire still run hot when her true self was revealed--and her secret shame unmasked?"--Back cover |
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