| International Standard Book Number |
9781496750211 (e-book)
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781496750198 (hardcover)
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| International Standard Book Number |
1496750195 (hardcover)
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| Personal Name |
Dodd, Christina, author.
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| Title Statement |
Thus with a kiss I die : a Daughter of Montague novel bk. 2 / Christina Dodd.
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| Edition Statement |
First Kensington hardcover edition.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
New York, NY : John Scognamiglio Books, Kensington Publishing Corp., 2025.
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| Physical Description |
345 pages ; 22 cm.
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| Series Statement |
Daughter of Montague ; bk. 02
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| General Note |
Illustrations on endpages.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"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 it. 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 Papa. (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 Escalus is a ghost? Given that I only recently dispatched Verona's first serial killer, I'm less than pleased. Yet Escalus 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 a tragic heroine in my own right..."-- Provided by publisher.
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| Summary, Etc. |
Rosie Montague, a 20-year-old free spirit in Verona, finds her life upended when she's tasked by the ghost of Prince Escalus the Elder to solve his murder, all while navigating a love triangle, revolution, and a looming threat that may turn her into a tragic heroine.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Man-woman relationships Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Murder Investigation Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Ghosts Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Women private investigators Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Spirits Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Verona (Italy) Fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Romance fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Detective and mystery fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Historical fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Humorous fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Novels.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Romeo and Juliet.
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