Summer reading list for florists

[goldfish]

I like reading books. That's what I do during the summer when the business is slow. Here's one interesting book that I read recently (Sorry if it's already mentioned somewhere...)

"Julie and Romeo" by Jeanne Ray

It's a comic/love story of two struggling florists. Funny, moving, and a lof of things that we can relate to.

Julie Roseman has known since childhood that Rosemans are supposed to loathe, despise, and distrust Cacciamanis. She's never known exactly why, but she's followed her family's advice and avoided the Cacciamanis like the plague. Now she's bumped into Romeo Cacciamani at a small business conference.

They're both running the florist shops outside Boston that have been in their families for years - and struggling to keep them afloat. They're both single, since Romeo lost his wife and Julie's husband dumped her for a scheming little 38-year-old. Actually, the dreaded Romeo Cacciamani seems sort of... sweet.

Now this unexpected relationship is blooming into something big. Julie and Romeo thinks it's love. But when their families find out, it's war...

Here's my favorite part (p 39)

Her [Julie's daughter] arrangements were pretty and cheerful, just like the kind my [Julie's] mother used to put together. Mort's [Julie's ex-husband] flowers, on the other hand, had aspired to look as much like the FTD promos as possible. They appear to be two-dimensional even as they were sitting in front of you.

Any other interesting readings for the summer?