Already haunted by a youth of illegitimacy and poverty, Valente Lorenzatto never forgave Caroline Hales's abandonment of him at the altar.<P>But now he's made millions and claimed his aristocratic Venetian birthright&mdash;and he's poised to get his revenge. He'll ruin Caroline's family by buying out their company and throwing them out of their mansion&hellip;unless she agrees to give him the wedding night she denied him five years ago&hellip;.