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Bound to the Florentine Prince

Genre:
Drama, Arranged Marriage
Last updated:
26 Oct 2026
By:
Camilla Moretti & Julian Sterling
Status:
Completed
Language:
English · 18+
26 Chapters
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Arranged Marriage Possessive Hero Aristocracy High Heat Venice Redemption Billionaire Prince Art Restorer

Chapter 1

The Debt in Florence

The golden afternoon light of late October slanted through the soaring arched windows of the Uffizi Gallery’s private restoration conservation laboratory in Florence, illuminating millions of dancing dust motes in the cool, silent air.

Genevieve 'Gia' Sterling leaned over the specialized vacuum easel, her breath held in check behind her cotton surgical mask. With the delicate, steady hand of a master surgeon, she held a micro-tipped sable brush moistened with a proprietary blend of ethanol and deionized mineral spirits. Centimeter by centimeter, she was lifting centuries of oxidized, discolored varnish from the drapery of a fifteenth-century Madonna attributed to the workshop of Sandro Botticelli.

Under the solvent's touch, the dulled, muddy yellow pigment surrendered, revealing the breathtaking, luminous azure blue of ground lapis lazuli that had remained hidden beneath grime for over four hundred years.

"Exquisite, Gia," murmured Professor Rossi, the gallery’s chief curator, who had walked up quietly behind her workstation. "Your father taught you well. Few conservators in Europe possess the patience to work at this level of micro-stratigraphy without stripping the original glaze."

Gia straightened her spine, pulling down the surgical mask and rolling her stiff shoulders. A faint, tired smile touched her porcelain face. Her hazel-green eyes were bright with analytical passion, though dark circles beneath her lashes betrayed the sixteen-hour shifts she had been working for the past three weeks.

"Botticelli’s studio used egg tempera mixed with walnut oil for the final glazes, Professor," Gia replied softly, her voice carrying the warm, cultured cadence of a woman raised between Florentine palazzos and Boston lecture halls. "If you rush with standard acetone solutions, the walnut oil dissolves before the varnish lifts. You have to listen to the paint. It tells you when it wants to breathe."

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26
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42.8K
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Status
Completed
Author
Camilla Moretti & Julian Sterling
Updated
26 Oct 2026

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Bound to the Florentine Prince is a drama and arranged marriage novel by Camilla Moretti & Julian Sterling. It is completed with 26 chapters.

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Bound to the Florentine Prince is written by Camilla Moretti & Julian Sterling, a drama, arranged marriage romance novel.

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Bound to the Florentine Prince has 26 chapters (about 42,831 words), written in English.

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26 chapters
  1. 1. The Debt in Florence Free
  2. 2. The Iron Prince of Venice Free
  3. 3. The Marriage Contract Free
  4. 4. The Basilica Wedding In app
  5. 5. The Wedding Night Boundary In app
  6. 6. The Subterranean Chapel In app
  7. 7. Dinner by Candlelight In app
  8. 8. The Secret Archives In app
  9. 9. The Regatta Storica In app
  10. 10. The High Tide (Acqua Alta) In app
  11. 11. The Warmth by the Hearth In app
  12. 12. The Murano Master In app
  13. 13. First Surrender on the Canal In app
  14. 14. The Masked Carnivale In app
  15. 15. The Unseen Intruder In app
  16. 16. The Syndicate Revealed In app
  17. 17. The Abduction on the Lagoon In app
  18. 18. The Prince's Vengeance In app
  19. 19. The Sealed Chamber Opened In app
  20. 20. The Rededication of the Crypt In app
  21. 21. Vows of Blood and Gold In app
  22. 22. Consummation of the Sovereign In app
  23. 23. The Foundation for Venice In app
  24. 24. A Life in the Shadows In app
  25. 25. The Heir of Bellini In app
  26. 26. The Queen of the Lagoon In app

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