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�Full of passion and rich historical detail . . . an enthralling read, impossible to put down.� �Phyllis T. Smith, bestselling author of I Am Livia and The Daughters of Palatine Hill �This is Venice beneath the mask: A dark and fascinating love story hiding in the shadows of the golden city.� �Marina Fiorato, bestselling author of The Glassblower of Murano Set in eighteenth-century Venice and based on an actual account by Giacomo Casanova�here is a lush tale of desire and risk, offering a little known portrait of the writer as a young man. Caterina Capreta was an innocent girl of fourteen when she caught the attention of the world�s most infamous chronicler of seduction: Giacomo Casanova. Intoxicated by a fierce love, she wed Casanova in secret. But his shocking betrayal inspired her to commit an act that would mark her forever . . . Now twenty years later on the island of Murano, the woman in possession of Caterina�s most devastating secret has appeared with a request she cannot refuse: to take in a noble-born girl whose scandalous love affair resembles her own. But the girl�s presence stirs up unwelcome memories of Caterina�s turbulent past. Tested like never before, she reveals the story of the man she will never forget . . . Bringing to life a fascinating chapter in the history of Venice, Casanova�s Secret Wife is a tour de force that charts one woman�s journey through love and loss to redemption. �Seductive and unforgettable� �Harmony Verna, author of Daughter of Australia �Breathtaking, beautiful . . . will mesmerize readers." �Rosanna Chiofalo, author of Stella Mia