Venetian Inheritance

the long version

Venice was truly a land of romance, but, thought lovely Jo Vercoe, that was no reason to let herself fall for handsome Carlo Rendall, the son of her grandfather's most favored mistress. Even though Count Romano had not been Carlo's father, it was unthinkable for Jo to become involved with the son of a woman her family had despised. Her own common sense assured her that Carlo was only trying to charm her into helping him acquire whatever he could from the Count's estate. But no matter what Jo told herself, she could not escape that head-over-heels feeling whenever Carlo was near. And though she knew Carlo was not for her, Jo could not stop herself from dreaming about what could happen between them in this romantic wonderland....