What might Romeo and Juliet’s fate have been if, instead of dying in the tomb, they survived, married, and raised children? Their eldest daughter Rosaline Montecchi is a twenty-year-old “old maid” who has inherited none of her parents’ romantic spirit. Love seems to her a boring duty, and marriage a trap for the naive.
Rosaline is courted by Duke Stefano—a debauched tyrant whose three previous wives died under strange circumstances. But in the midst of the celebration for the duke’s engagement, he is found in the garden with a dagger in his chest.
Who killed the duke? Many believe it was for reasons that had something to do with the bride. Can Rosi—with her sharp mind and unbending character—ferret out the truth and clear her name?