Stealing Venice, Book 1 Free online reading

Nothing is what it appears to be in this lush destination thriller that takes listeners behind the ornate doors of the most secretive palazzos in Venice, romantic chateaus in France and the Vatican’s halls of power. Contessa Giselle Verona - the art world’s current "It Girl" is happily absorbed in her creation of dangerous sculptures that have gotten her banned from museums, but have collectors reaching for their checkbooks. Her life begins to spin out of control after she’s thrown up against another artist at a murder scene, and a powerful man she's never met decides to wage war against her in-laws. This suspenseful game of cat and mouse ricochets around sumptuous locales as family secrets draw in the Vatican, the Mafia and threatens the foundations of floating city itself.

"Anna Erikssön Bendewald takes you away with colorful characters and plenty of suspense. Seductions and power struggles propel you deeper into this entertaining romp even as you know there’s a bomb ticking away - and his name is Salvio Scortini - a complex man who could use some anger management classes or lithium?!?"