The Beast of Venice

By: Iris Hart

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

He was everything she'd ever wanted in a man... and then there was his other side.

It's the year 1690, and Antonia Crivelli's father has arranged for her to be married to one of the wealthiest, most handsome men in Venice. Although her fiancé seems strangely uninterested in her, 19-year-old Antonia naively hopes things will be better after the wedding. Everything changes the day Antonia meets Tavros, the mysterious shipyard blacksmith whose smoldering glances leave no doubt as to where his desires lie. In the dark, mysterious eyes of the Greek laborer, Antonia sees her chance for true love and soon finds it impossible to banish him from her thoughts. But Tavros harbors a dreadful, shocking secret he can't share with anyone—a secret so terrifying it threatens to tear both their lives apart.

This historical paranormal romance is set in post-Renaissance Italy, when even the slightest glance or gesture could convey more pent-up desire than a month’s worth of texts and emojis do nowadays. Antonia is a strong female protagonist unafraid to buck the system in search of true love, and Tavros is a tortured soul on the verge of losing all hope. The Beast of Venice is filled with aching passion, all-consuming romance, and thrilling drama, and is deliciously sexy without being overly graphic.

"One of the sexiest romance novels I've ever read! Historical PNR has never been this breathlessly steamy!" - ARC reader