GRR Reviews Black Roses (A Mitchell Sisters Novel) by Samantha Christy

Black Roses by Samantha Christy featured a very damaged woman... who needed to go home and confront her past.

Piper Mitchell was a runner, after that night that she wanted to forget... and the consequences from that one night. She ran away from all her problems, both literally (as a marathon runner) and figuratively (by living in Europe with her best girlfriend Charlie). Now, she had to go home to attend her sister's wedding, and she had to stay in town for at least a month. She meets Mason, a backup quarterback in NFL, best friend of the groom, and friend of the family, as her ride into the city. Mason can tell this woman had been hurt, but he's busy preparing for the new season and be the father of his precious 2 -year old daughter, from a baby mama he can no longer stand. Mason found himself drawn to Piper, even as Piper's trauma started to haunt her. Can these two hurt people overcome their wounds to relearn how to love?

"That night" was indeed traumatic. Mason *may* be implicated by proxy, and Piper was still suffering from PTSD. Mason's baby mama is crazy and gets even crazier. It's... a little troubling to read at times, but it was dealt with in a sensitive manner, and the way the mystery was peeled layer by layer much like a fine mystery novel was handled very well indeed.

Category: Contemporary / Mystery

Primary Plot: A woman who ran from her trauma had to go home and confront her past, even as the guy who liked her deal with his own issues

Tropes: return, wedding, friends to lovers, triangle, family secrets,

Overall Rating:  5/5