Thus with a Kiss I Die
The delightfully irreverent eldest daughter of the not-so-ill-fated Romeo and Juliet returns to sleuth another day in fair Verona, in this hugely entertaining historical mystery series with a refreshingly bold premise.
“Woe, for I am the bug that meets the windshield's might,
No longer the speeding glass, smooth, clean and bright . . .”
You’re right. I, Rosie Montague of Verona, am lousy at iambic pentameter and Shakespeare speak, but you get the point: Sometimes you’re the windshield and sometimes you’re the bug. I, who for my whole life, have cruised along, unruffled by life’s trials, am suddenly smashed flat and speeding recklessly up the WhattheHellHappened Highway.
Why? you ask . . .
I’m 20-years-old and by my own design, never been wed, free as no married woman ever is. I’m beautiful, but without conceit, for Juliet, my legendary Mamma is the most gorgeous creature to ever walk the earth. Just ask Romeo, my legendary Papà. (Rumors of their deaths were premature.) I was heartwhole until I fell (literally) in love with Lysander of the House of Beautiful. But our love was not to be, for I was thwarted by Escalus, the Prince of Verona . . . who had designs on me.
I’m trapped.
Then! I’m presented with a solution. Escalus’s father, Prince Escalus the Elder, appears to me. He tasks that I find his killer. Did I mention Elder is a ghost?
Given that I only recently dispatched Verona’s first serial killer, I’m less than pleased. Yet Elder promises to unite me with my One True Love, so I gather clues. Meanwhile, revolution threatens, for beneath Verona society’s glittering surface lurk dark shadows—and an enemy eager to make me a tragic heroine in my own right . . .
Christina Dodd
Christina Dodd has built a career out of keeping readers up past midnight, their hearts racing and minds spinning. With a pen dipped in suspense and characters born from fire and shadows, her novels walk the knife's edge between danger and desire. Whether she’s pulling readers into the secrets of a windswept Gothic estate or unraveling a government conspiracy that no one was meant to survive, Dodd’s storytelling always cuts deep.
She didn’t come from a literary pedigree or step out of an MFA program. Christina Dodd’s journey began in a small town on the Washington coast, raised by a single mother after the early death of her father. Her roots were modest, but her imagination was anything but. She spent years working at a bookstore, absorbing stories, learning what made them stick, and dreaming of one day writing her own. That dream turned real when she sold her first novel to a major publisher—and never looked back.
Daughter of Montague
Daughter of Montague consists of two books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
