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Priscilla Oliveras
Priscilla Oliveras writes heartwarming stories that often celebrate family and culture. Her book, A Season to Celebrate, is a great example of her charming romance novels.
West Side Love Story
Synopsis
Mariana Capuleta is an emergency room nurse with plans to enter a physician's assistant program, but her adoptive parents' money troubles come first. Together with her younger sisters she enters the Battle of the Mariachi Bands, a competition whose prize could steady the family and their beloved cultural center in a rapidly gentrifying San Antonio.
Standing in her way is the Montero family, her father's long-time rivals, whose band is fronted by Angelo Montero — the man Mariana shared an unforgettable New Year's Eve kiss with, before either of them knew the other's last name. The feud between their families is decades old and neither is willing to explain where it began.
Priscilla Oliveras reworks Romeo and Juliet as a contemporary romance about sisterhood, community, and the cost of loyalty to a grudge you did not choose. First in the Queens of Mariachi series.
Genres
Characters
MarianaProtagonist
AngeloProtagonist
Mariana CapuletaProtagonist
Emergency room nurse and mariachi musician, eldest of the Capuleta sisters.
Angelo MonteroProtagonist
Bandleader of the rival Montero mariachi group.
Hugo MonteroAntagonist
Patriarch of the Montero family and archnemesis of Mariana's father.
Frequently asked questions
Does this book need to be read in a specific order?
This novel is the first installment in the Queens of Mariachi series. While it functions as a self-contained story, it introduces the overarching world and family dynamics that continue in subsequent books like Kiss Me, Catalina.
Are there any hidden references to the source material?
The narrative incorporates subtle nods to the lyrics and themes of the classic musical West Side Story throughout the text. These references serve as thematic echoes to the central star-crossed romance.