About the Author

In 2008, C. R. Mitchell’s husband encouraged her to use her natural talent as a storyteller to inspire others.  She immediately began writing her debut novel, The Italian Rose.  A few years later, her writing hobby became the only escape from her crumbling reality.  In 2014, an illness forced her to change every aspect of her life.   A workaholic and active in the community, Christina became an unemployed hermit who felt broken.  She clung to her faith and knew God had altered her life path for a reason.  She returned to her husband’s advice to inspire others by writing.  In her nonfiction book on managing pain, Mitchell draws from her personal triumphs over adversity, chronic pain, and depression to encourage others to embrace a victorious mindset.
 
Christina wrote The Italian Rose Mafia Series with a strong female protagonist to honor the formidable women in her life, most notably her mother.  Many of these powerful women prevailed in the sexist Italian culture.  Such strength inspired Mitchell to write a mob story about a woman’s climb to the head of the Italian mob.
 
Mitchell loves making vivid scenes with realistic characters for readers to fall in love with and antagonists they love to hate.  She believes a novel is an art that requires the author to use words like paint to bring a scene or character to life.  Christina believes her book achieves an artistic level when she laughs, cries, or shouts in disgust during her final read-through.
 
Christina is an active member of P.E.O., Chapter K.H.  The P.E.O. organization has awarded $398 million dollars in grants, scholarships, awards and loans for women’s education, a cause Christina is passionate about.

C. R. Mitchell lives in a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri.  She cherishes time with her husband, children, family, and friends.  To soothe her soul, she snuggles with her Papillon puppy, plays the piano, and occasionally face-plants in chocolate.