A Daughter of Fair Verona (Daughter of Montague)
I'm the eldest daughter of Romeo and Juliet. Yes, that Romeo and Juliet. No, they didn't die in the tomb. They're alive and well and living in fair Verona with their six wildly impetuous children and me, their nineteen-year-old daughter Rosaline... Knives Out meets Bridgerton in Fair Verona, as New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd kicks off a frothy, irreverent, witty new series with an irresistible premise--told from the delightfully engaging point of view of Romeo and Juliet's clever, rebellious, fiercely independent daughter, Rosie Montague. "Fun, funny, charming, and absolutely delightful. If you're looking for a novel to sweep you away and lift your spirits, look no further." - KRISTIN HANNAH, #1 New York Times bestselling author Once upon a time a young couple met and fell in love. You probably know that story, and how it ended (hint: badly). Only here's the thing: That's not how it ended at all. Romeo and Juliet are alive and well and the parents of seven kids. I'm the oldest, with the emphasis on 'old'--a certified spinster at twenty, and happy to stay that way. It's not easy to keep your taste for romance with parents like mine. Picture it--constant monologues, passionate declarations, fighting, making up, making out . . . it's exhausting. Each time they've presented me with a betrothal, I've set out to find the groom-to-be a more suitable bride. After all, someone sensible needs to stay home and manage this household. But their latest match, Duke Stephano, isn't so easy to palm off on anyone else. The debaucher has had three previous wives--all of whom met unfortunate ends. Conscience forbids me from consigning another woman to that fate. As it turns out, I don't have to . . . At our betrothal ball--where, quite by accident, I meet a beautiful young man who makes me wonder if perhaps there is something to love at first sight--I stumble upon Duke Stephano with a dagger in his chest. But who killed him? His late wives' families, his relatives, his mistress, his servants--half of Verona had motive. And when everyone around the Duke begins dying, disappearing, or descending into madness, I know I must uncover the killer . . . before death lies on me like an untimely frost.
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Community Reviews
"For never was a story of more woe, than this of Juliet and her Romeo.'
We all know the tragic ending to the play Romeo and Juliet. But what if what we thought, never happened at all? What if after the final scene, Romeo and Juliet awoke, embraced and married and went on to have a houseful of children? This is where this story takes us.
And it's a series!
The eldest daughter of Romeo and Juliet is Rosalind or “Rosie" She is a witty, logical, independent woman who
is so clever she has maneuvered her way out of four unwanted betrothals, branding her a spin-stress by age
20. Rosie loves her family and younger siblings and is happy to play this part until the night of her fourth betrothal ball where she meets a handsome young man (not her betrothed) and declares "love at first sight", much to her dismay. What follows is an exciting, funny story that reads like a mystery of who done it. Infused in is some Shakespearean quotes and cookies for the reader to enjoy. I, being an old Shakespeare nerd enjoyed reading this book. I finished the book and was not satisfied (Wilt thou leave me so unsatisfied?!”) because it left so much unfinished. Then I realized it was a series! Can't wait for #2!
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