About the book: 2022 / "These Stormy Feelings" is a stunning fantasy that takes the famous story of Romeo and Juliet to Shanghai in the 20s. Secrets, forbidden love, and the artful setting of Shanghai at the time. A New York Times bestseller. BuzzFeed's Best Young Adult Book of 2020. Amazon's Book of the Month. 1926. Lawlessness reigns in Shanghai. The city is engulfed in a long-term war between two groups: the Scarlet Gang and the White Flowers. Eighteen-year-old Juliet Tsai returns from America to become the leader of the Scarlet Gang. Juliet is confronted by Roma Montekov, the leader of the White Flowers and... her first love. Each of the two gangs considers it their duty to destroy the enemy, but a mysterious disease that has suddenly spread throughout the city changes all plans. Now bitter enemies Roma and Juliet must join forces and stop the deadly threat that is looming over Shanghai. For fans of “The Wicked Fox” by Kat Cho, “The Snake and the Doves” by Shelby Mahurin and “The Scarlet Winter” by Annette Marie. “Stunning, delightful, captivating reading!" — June Hyur, author of The Silence of the Bones Chloe Gong is a student at the University of Pennsylvania studying English, English Literature, and International Relations. During the holidays, she either goes to her native New Zealand or visits her many relatives living in Shanghai. Chloe thinks Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's best plays. “These Turbulent Feelings” is her debut book, which instantly became a New York Times bestseller..