Love's Bouquet: A Chicago West Side Story

"Theirs was a match made in heaven

But man could not let it be...."

Imagine the greatest love you can think of. Anthony and Cleopatra, Romeo and Juliet, the greatest loves in history. The heavens look down on earth and destine for certain people to be great romances. Imagine all the couples who have married and stayed married for 40, 50 or 60 years! Romances made in heaven. This was the destiny of the couple in "Love's Bouquet".

This is the story of Phil (Philip) and Nita (Angelita); they were a match made in heaven. It starts in 1958, when Phil moves to the near West Side of Chicago. From the moment they first meet in second grade, they were destined for a great romance. The novel will take you through their lives from childhood through adulthood, as they are destined to become a "Bouquet of Love". Watch as the seeds of love are planted; how those "Seeds of Love" grow into "Blossoms of Love" and how the heavens desire for them to become "Love's Bouquet."

However, man and history meddles into the affairs of this heavenly love. Man with his ego and selfish pride attempt to keep these two lovers from being together. History explodes around the couple as they grow through the tumultuous '60's. They survive Cuban missile crises, gangs, riots and antiwar protests. They grow up in a gang-infested neighborhood that puts barriers up against their love. Will Phil and Nita ever get together as the heavens want; or will man stop them from becoming "Love's Bouquet"?