Tag: Daughter of Montague

Kensington
Published June 30, 2026
Reviewed by Meredith Frazier

Third in Christina Dodd’s series featuring the eldest daughter of Romeo and Juliet (yes, that Romeo and Juliet who didn’t die after all), Teach the Torches to Burn is set in the days leading up to Rosaline’s wedding to Prince Escalus. Although in the previous book when Escalus tricked Rosaline into becoming his betrothed she protested much and repeatedly claimed she loved another, in this novel, the biggest mystery seems to be whether or not Rosaline and Escalus will have sex before their wedding night. A couple of murders do take place early in the novel, but they are mostly ignored for about half the book. However, as the wedding draws near, it becomes clear that a serial poisoner lurks among the many revelers, and he or she may be threatening Rosaline herself. That causes Rosaline to take a bit more interest in solving the murder mystery, which is all to the good, because the mystery is intriguing.

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Kensington
Published June 26, 2025
Reviewed by Meredith Frazier

In spite of what you think you know, it turns out that Romeo and Juliet did not die but, instead, lived happily ever after, producing wine and raising a large family. Their eldest daughter, Rosaline, has successfully deflected several marriage proposals, but as the story opens in Thus With a Kiss I Die, she is tricked into becoming betrothed to Escalus, the prince of Verona. To put it mildly, she is not pleased, but the betrothal is just the beginning of her troubles. Soon, Rosie finds herself hunting for an assassin, dealing with the ghost of her future father-in-law, coping with the violent unrest brought to Verona by the disciplinati, and trying to get a decent meal out of the prince’s kitchen.

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