A Daughter of Fair Verona by Christina Dodd
The premise of this delightful book (the first in a new series) is that Romeo and Juliet survived. They stayed married and had a bunch of kids and lived the good life in Verona. Their eldest daughter, Rosaline, is the heroine of the story. At 20, she is unmarried and considered washed up. Though she could have been married many times before, she kind of liked the independence of being single--until she meets Lysander and falls madly in love. Unfortunately, her father has promised her hand to an evil nobleman, whose previous 3 wives all died under mysterious circumstances. Luckily for her, fate intervenes. She then begins trying to unravel several mysteries, which almost costs her her life. The tone of these books is very light and modern. Rosie often makes snarky little comments in her head. And at one point, she has a bet going on with the prince over how many times in one conversation she will be referred to as the virgin. The story ends with a cliffhanger and the next volume isn&