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I don't know what Nicole Blanchard put into this book but it's addicting. I highly recommend checking out to the trigger warnings before reading though.  I liked the forbidden aspect of this a lot which is what made it so addicting to me. Tessa is a nurse at a prison and Gracin is an inmate there so absolutely nothing should be developing between them, but the tension was so good. It even gets kicked up a notch with her husband being the warden of the prison they are both at. Another reason that I really liked this book is that last year I read Pen Pal by JT Gessinger which says it is about a woman become pen pals with a dangerous former inmate and I won't give too much information about the plot but that's not what it ends up being about so this book gave me what Pen Pal failed to give me. Tessa's husband is the WORST. I spent the entire first half of the book wanting Tessa or Gracin to get rid of him - I briefly thought about why Tessa would put up with what she d...

Nicole Blanchard's Bear With Me Novella features Sullivan who goes by Sully who is moving with her twin brother to live with her grandmother after the unexpected death of their parents. Since they lost their parents, Sully has begun seeing the memories of others and objects with just a touch - something her brother does not understand and has had her withdrawing from their close bond. During their first week in their new town, Sully's brother insists on her attending a party with him and once there, she meets Declan, a big burly man who lives in the woods that she is shocked to find that she can't read any memories from.  This has all the makings of a good shifter romance, but it missed the mark. There is so much going on with Sully's powers and Declan's shifter ability and grief that they both have that the romance never got to develop. I feel like the book alluded to Sully and Declan being fated mates and that is why they connect so quickly but it never says that,...

Coastal Magic Convention is a beachside reader weekend in Daytona Beach, Florida each February. The 14th annual weekend is February 19-22, 2026, celebrating the magic of stories & storytellers. Each year’s goal is to bring authors and readers together for a memorable weekend with old friends (and new!) and to build TBR piles! This year, the theme for the event is “Secret Garden: Reading Helps Your Mind Bloom”. Nicole Blanchard is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over twenty-five novels ranging from small-town heroes to the villains you love to hate. Her stories are packed with twists, grit, heart, and alll the heat — just the way readers like them. When she’s not plotting her next twisted love story, she’s soaking up sweet tea and sunshine at the beach, parked in the tattoo chair, or tending to her farm full of misfit pets. 1. What got you into writing? How long have you been writing? Reading, honestly. I’ve always been a bookworm. I read a lot, probably too mu...