I haven’t been reading books as quickly as I was a few months ago. I have several books in my pile, that I am slowly reading. I wish I had more time to read but things have been crazy around my house over the last few weeks. The kids will be heading back to school in less than a mouth and I hope that I can get back into my normal routine. I love having the older kids home with me during the day but they do make it harder for me to get my stuff done without being interrupted several times a day.
Reading is something that I think is very important. There are so many book choices available on the market that you and your family members should be able to find a great book that fits your reading style and the type of subjects that interest you. This year when I started reading more books, I have found that I love a great mystery book. I am a sucker for a book that has an awesome cover. *Hint Hint – to all of the authors out there* I think that I like the suspense and drama that keep me involved in the stories. Plus, some of the books that I have read touch on subjects that are often difficult to talk about. When I discovered S.K. Epperson’s book “Green Lake“, I contacted the author on twitter in hopes that there was a sequel to this book. There is currently no plans for a sequel for “Green Lake”. However, I was given the opportunity to read “Black Night” by S.J. Strayhorn, who is writing as S.K. Epperson.
Disclosure: I received this book in exchange for a review. All opinions of this book are 100% my own and I would never recommend a book to my readers that I didn’t enjoy myself. This book is rated for adults due to its graphic nature.
Eugenia grew up at Fort Grant and returned to the area with her daughter one summer. She wanted to go back and confront her past. Eugenia knew that it was important to go back and lay the ghosts of her childhood behind so that she could move on with her life. Strange things happened at the fort when she was growing up. She wanted to know what happened at the fort while it was an orphanage for young children who were growing up without a family. Eugenia lived at the orphanage as a young child and wanted to know why things happened there that shouldn’t have happened. As she works through her fear, she gets up the nerve to tour the Fort and face the past.
Lena visits a local sandwich shop in town and discovers that Ross just fired his only two workers for having a relationship while on the job. Since Lena is only going to be in town temporarily, she figures that she is the perfect person to take the job until he is able to hire regular help. Lena notices that the boy down the street is constantly staring at her each time she goes outside the house. Rafael was released from prison and returned to live at his mother’s home. Lena later finds out that he was a convicted conman and that he was recently released from prison.
Rafael is having a hard time finding a job and there is a group of people that are constantly harassing him for his past mistakes. When he finds himself being accused of another murder in town and he is brought down to the police station for questioning. After being questioned, it was apparent that he wasn’t involved in the killing. One day, Rafael finds himself at the local sandwich shop where Lena was just hired. The shop owner decides to give Rafael a chance and allows him to start working.
Lena isn’t the type of person that is too fond of men or relationships but something in Rafael peaks her interest. Eugenia quickly realizes that Lena is falling in love with Rafael and she realizes that history is about to repeat itself. Lena is pretty mean to Rafael at first and tries to keep her feelings at bay. However, she finds herself attracted to him and towards the end of the story she realizes that she does in fact love him. When Eugenia and Lena, have to return to their hometown, Rafael is afraid of letting Lena go. Rafael can’t leave the area due to his own parole restrictions and hopes that Lena will stay with him.
Eugenia speaks to the sandwich shop owner and learns that he knows what happened to one of Eugenia’s long lost friends. She brings out a lot of memories for Ross and Ross now has to confront some of his past mistakes. Ross finds two of his old childhood buddies that knew what happened to one of Eugenia friends when she was growing up. He finds out that her childhood friend was in fact killed and her murder was covered up.
I really don’t want to give away too much more of this book so that you will be interested in reading it for yourself. This book is full of suspense and keeps you guessing what will happen next. Strayhorn is an excellent writer and keeps the story constantly moving. There was never a dull moment. I highly recommend that you check out this great read.
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