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An innocent woman in the big city,
Emily Knolls is ready to give up her quest for the city life
and go back home to where she’s safe and welcomed. A week
after her personal “drop dead” date brings with it the
mystery of a gift. Seven roses and a note as if the person
knew her most intimate thoughts. As the days pass things get
scarier and Emily has no other choice but to call the
police. The officer that comes to take her statement is just
what a lonely woman needs. Handsome, dreamy brown eyes and a
smile that melts away Emily’s loneliness, Officer Andrew
Rossi enters her life just when she’d lost hope of finding a
connection in the city. Too bad someone has his sights
focused on Emily and isn’t so willing to allow her to find
happiness in the arms of another man.
This seems to be my night for suspense and drama. In the
second story of the night where women are being stalked by
mad men, The Black Rose is another example of
how scary fixation can become when it’s from someone wanting
to cause harm. In this book, Emily is the virginal innocent
from a small town needing to be saved and comforted by the
knight in shining armor, i.e. Officer Rossi. This story
didn’t flow quite how I would have liked; the emotional
connection was a little too quick without much thought
outside of one shared intimate act. I felt as if intimacy
between Emily and Andrew happened pretty fast for a woman
who was as innocent and vulnerable at the time. Maybe the
size of the story had something to do with what I considered
to be situations that didn’t mesh with the reality.
Otherwise, I think Skyler Grey did a decent job that could
have been great with a little more tweaking. |
