The Venice Sketchbook by Rhys Bowen

 In 1928 while in Venice with her aunt, Juliet Browning meets Leonardo Da Rossi and it's love at first sight. They have one secret evening together before Juliet's aunt whisks her off to Florence. Juliet finds herself back in Venice ten years later as a chaperone for a student trip, and meeting up with Leo again is magic. However, war is looming on the continent and Leo is promised in marriage to another. Will Juliet and  Leo be able to be together? In an alternating storyline set in 2001, Juliet's great-niece Caroline travels to Venice with items left to her by her aunt, hoping to uncover Juliet's past. The Venice Sketchbook is another enjoyable historical novel by Bowen.