Thus with a Kiss I Die
by Christina Dodd

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 ownright . . .

Other Books by Christina Dodd

What Dreams May Come
Daughter of Montague Book 1.5

Girl Anonymous

A Daughter of Fair Verona
Daughter of Montague

Every Single Secret

Forget What You Know
Last Seen in Gothic Book 2

Point Last Seen
Last Seen in Gothic Book 1

Welcome to Gothic
Last Seen in Gothic Book 1.5

Gabriel's Gift
Lost Hearts Book 3.5

A Dark and Stormy Night
Virtue Falls Book 4.5

Wrong Alibi
Right Motive, Wrong Alibi Book 1

Right Motive
Right Motive, Wrong Alibi Book .5

Strangers She Knows
Cape Charade Book 3

Hidden Truths
Cape Charade Book 2.5

Families and Other Enemies & Hard to Kill & Hidden Truths
Cape Charade

Christina Dodd's Bio

New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd builds worlds filled with suspense, romance and adventure and creates the most distinctive characters in fiction today. Her fifty+ novels --- suspense, paranormals, and historicals --- have been translated into twenty-five languages, won Romance Writers of America's prestigious Golden Heart and RITA Awards and been called the year's best by Library Journal. Dodd herself has been a clue in the Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle --- her mother was totally impressed. With more than twenty-five million of her books in print and eBook, her legions of fans always know that when they pick up a Christina Dodd book, they've found, "an absolute thrill ride of a book!" Enter Christina's worlds at ChristinaDodd.com and join her mailing list for news, and book sales.