Alana Quintana Albertson has written thirty romance novels, rescued five hundred death-row shelter dogs, and danced one thousand rumbas. She lives in sunny San Diego with herhusband,two sons, and too many pets. Most days, she can be found writing her next heart book in a beachfront cafe while sipping an oat-milk Mexican mocha or gardening with her children in their backyard orchard and snacking on a juicy blood orange.
Praise for Ramon and Julieta Ramon and Julieta is a passionate and joyful romance about honoring family legacies, celebrating your heritage, the importance of community, and the power of love. A beautiful novel! -Chanel Cleeton, New York Times bestselling author This novel's got a little Shakespeare and a lot of tacos, with a very steamy haters-to-lovers relationship at its core. -NPR's Books We Love Albertson gives Romeo and Juliet the rom-com treatment in the delightful Ramon and Julieta. -PopSugar Albertson's refreshing, nuanced tale captivates, exploring issues of racial identity, immigrant culture, and breaking free from abusive dynamics-and offering tasty descriptions of tacos along the way...Readers will be enchanted. -Publishers Weekly As this love story shaped by the complexities of Latinx communities unfolds, Albertson insightfully dramatizes the contrasts between Julieta and Ramon as he becomes increasingly conflicted about his identity as a Mexican American and his business plans for the neighborhood and its impact on the culture. -Booklist