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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�Romeo and Juliet�s daughter as a clever, rebellious, fiercely independent young woman in fair Verona�told from the delightfully engaging point of view of the captivating Rosie Montague herself� "A sharp, determined heroine, a clever historical mystery, sparkling wit, a unique setting, family drama and a dash of romance.�� AMANDA QUICK, New York Times bestselling author of The Lady Has a Past 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.