Black Rose (2005) (edit title/settings)

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• Rosalind "Roz" Harper: owner of "In the Garden" and a strong-willed woman. Forty-five years-old, thought love was behind her, being a widow with three grown sons
• Dr. Mitchell Carnegie: Employed by Roz to find the identity of the Harper Bride.
• Amelia: Ghost referred to as the Harper Bride that is haunting Harper House
• Reginald Harper: Roz's great grandfather
• Stella Rothchild: Roz's manager, a newlywed
• Hayley Phillips: Roz's employee and cousin.
• Harper Ashby: Roz's eldest son; a scientist.
• Logan Kirtridge: Landscape architect for In The Garden; Stella's fiancé
• Sara: Mitch's ex-wife.
• Josh: Mitch's son, a basketball player.
• Lily Phillips: Hayley's daughter.
• Bryce Clerk: Roz's second and ex-husband
• John Ashby: Roz's deceased first husband.
• David Wentworth: Manages Harper House, childhood friend of Harper's
• Mason Ashby: Roz's youngest son.
• Austin Ashby: Roz's second son.
• Luke: Stella's youngest son.
• Gavin: Stella's eldest son.
• Will Dooley: Stella's father.
• Jolene Dooley: Will's wife and Stella's stepmother
• Elizabeth Harper: Reginald II's wife and Roz's grandmother.

Quotes edit see section history

• “Candlelight flatters a woman. If we had our way, Edison would never have invented that damn lightbulb.”

  Rosalind Harper

• “Roz, you want me to die?”

  Mitch

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Memphis: a town not far away from the house.
• Harper House: Roz's house.

Organizations edit see section history

• In the Garden: Roz's firm, a flower shop.

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Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Blue Dahlia, and followed by Red Lily.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Nora Roberts (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

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• Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Profanity. Sexual content.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Romance › Authors, A-Z › ( R ) › Roberts, Nora
• Books › Romance › Fantasy, Futuristic & Ghost
• Books › Romance › Contemporary

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Nora Roberts: Author's website

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history