Renee and Jay 2 Author:J. J. Murray Renee and Jay 2 continues the story of Renee and Jay, hailed as "An update of Romeo and Juliet--with a twist" by Essence and "hilarious" by best-selling author Zane. Renee and Jay 2, the first American fiction novel to focus on an interracial marriage, explores what is like to raise biracial children in a less-than-colorblind world.