A Venetian Affair
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‘Are you sure it isn’t a risk?’ she murmured.
‘Maybe. My risk.’
‘Our risk.’
He nodded. ‘Our risk. But love is always a risk, and I’ll take it if you will.’
The gondola was leaving the centre of the city behind, leaving the music, the dancing and the wild figures, drifting into the semi darkness, where the little canals were illuminated only by tiny lamps and silence waited around every corner.
He took her hand in his, holding it tightly.
‘If there is any safety in the world,’ he said, looking at their clasped hands, ‘it’s here. But perhaps we shouldn’t ask for safety, just a light showing the way to the next canal, and perhaps the one after that.’
She didn’t answer in words, but when he released her hand and laid his lips on hers she gave herself up to him completely. All turmoil stilled. All questions answered.
Behind them the gondolier rowed silently, taking them towards the light that showed the way to the next canal, and the one after that, and then onward to wherever the future led.
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A Venetian Affair
Three captivating Italian romances from three favourite Mills & Boon authors!
In February 2010 Mills & Boon bring you two classic collections, each featuring three favourite romances by our bestselling authors
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A VENETIAN AFFAIR
A Venetian Passion by Catherine George
In the Venetian’s Bed by Susan Stephens
A Family For Keeps by Lucy Gordon
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Table of Contents
Cover Page
Full Title Page
A Venetian Passion
About The Author
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
In The Venetian's Bed
About The Author
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
A Family For Keeps
About The Author
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
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