

Soon, she's sucked in into the world of courtesans, murderers and secret societies. When Cass comes across the murdered body of a young woman in a graveyard behind her aunt's home, she obtains that escape. All her life, she has felt trapped and she wants an escape.

But Cass knows deep down that she doesn't want to marry. While that didn't exactly happen, I still thought Venom was an entertaining read.Īn aristocrat, Cass is to marry Luca, her childhood friend who's studying in France. I went into the book hoping to be blown away and itching to get to the next book. These themes along with the enticing cover just beg for Venom to be read. Renaissance Venice, Grand Canal,charming artists, gondoliers, courtesans and murder. Can Cassandra find the murderer, before he finds her? And will she stay true to her fiancé, or succumb to her uncontrollable feelings for Falco?īeauty, love, romance, and mystery weave together in a stunning novel that’s as seductive and surprising as the city of Venice itself. Soon, she finds herself falling for Falco, a mysterious artist with a mischievous grin.

When Cass stumbles upon a murdered woman-practically in her own backyard-she’s drawn into a dangerous world of courtesans, killers, and secret societies. Yet ever since her parents’ death, Cassandra has felt trapped, alone in a city of water, where the dark and labyrinthine canals whisper of escape. Jessica Spotswood, author of Born Wicked "Wonderfully sinister and thrillingly romantic, Venom has it all-secret trysts in graveyards, Venetian canals, murdered courtesans, and masquerades! Fiona Paul created a lush, compelling mystery I couldn't put down.", Andrea Cremer, New York Times bestselling author of the Nightshade series "Deftly balancing beauty and death, Venom renders the canals of Renaissance Venice frightening and irresistible in a sensual tale where no one can be trusted and passions kill.", Jessica Spotswood, author of Born Wicked "Wonderfully sinister and thrillingly romantic, Venom has it all-secret trysts in graveyards, Venetian canals, murdered courtesans, and masquerades! Fiona Paul created a lush, compelling mystery I couldn't put down.", Jessica Spotswood, author of Born Wicked "Wonderfully sinister and thrillingly romantic, Venom has it all-secret trysts in graveyards, Venetian canals, murdered courtesans, and masquerades! Fiona Paul created a lush, compelling mystery I couldn't put down.", Andrea Cremer, New York Times bestselling author of the Nightshade series "Deftly balancing beauty and death, Venom renders the canals of Renaissance Venice frightening and irresistible in a sensual tale where no one can be trusted and passions kill.Title : Venom (Secrets of the Eternal Rose #1)Ĭassandra Caravello is one of Renaissance Venice’s lucky elite: with elegant gowns, sparkling jewels, her own lady’s maid, and a wealthy fiancé, she has everything a girl could desire.
