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Book Review By L. Watson
Julie and Romeo by Jeanne Ray

Middle aged Julie Roseman is single handedly trying to run her florist business since her husband divorced her for a younger woman. All her life, her family has hated the Cacciamani family, rivals in the florist business. When Julie's daughter was in love with Romeo Cacciamani's son, the two families broke them apart. But when Julie meets Romeo at a small business seminar, they find they really like each other.

Julie and Romeo start dating, but their children are horrified and demand that they stop. As Julie and Romeo continue seeing each other, the conflict and humor escalate. Their children start getting involved in a fight between the families and Julie's ex-husband shows up to interfere. Romeo's mother, who knows how the feud began, will not tell anyone.


Plot & Themes
Time/era of story
Forbidden/mismatched love? Yes
How mismatched?

Main Male Character
Profession/status:
Age/status: - 60's-90's

Main Female Character - 60's-90's
Profession/status:

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 60%
How explicit is the sex? - vague references only - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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