Toxic
by Nicole Blanchard
Publication Date: August 22, 2017
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Dark Romance
“John Doe” was just another patient. A criminal.
As a prison nurse, I knew the rules: do my job, don’t get involved, and never let a prisoner get under my skin.
I broke all three.
My passion, my obsession, my addiction. I risked my entire life so we could be together.
I thought helping him escape from prison would be the hard part.
It turns out when you fall in love with a villain, you also turn into one.
Caroline's Review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This is the first time I’ve read this author and, WOW!
We understand from the first few pages that the female protagonist, Tessa Emerson, is deeply unhappy and trapped in an abusive marriage. It turns out that she’s a nurse at the local prison and that her husband is the warden there. She’s surviving day to day, scared to fight back as she has no one else in her life.
“It turns out when your life falls to pieces right before your eyes, it isn’t with a bang…it’s with a whisper.”
One fateful day, a new prisoner arrives. His scrutiny is intense and he makes her feel things that she’s never felt before. She knows it’s wrong and forbidden to be anything other than professional with him, but he draws her in. Her attraction to him sparks life back into her existence.
When things spiral out of control and she’s forced to commit a felony, she finds herself on the run from the law, and from the enigmatic prisoner called Gracin Kingsley.
This book was raw, brutal and carnal, with glimmers of tenderness. It was difficult to read in places due to the nature of the story, but it was riveting and I had no idea where the plot was going. Not for the faint-hearted!
”He’s a craving I can’t quite shake. A disease slowly spreading through me. My head tells me I should walk away, but my greedy heart begs for more of his illicit attention.”
Tessa has had no real happiness in her life and but Gracin is electrifying and persistent, and makes her feel desirable and cared for. She might seem broken but she’s got a backbone of steel. Gracin is a big mystery and I loved the surprise of him and who he really was in the outside world.
They are two disconnected people with a connection that is undeniable, compelling, and ultimately soul-rewarding. Fab read!
About Nicole Blanchard
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Nicole Blanchard lives in Mississippi with her family and their menagerie of animals. She chooses each day to chase her own fairy tale even if they contain their fair share of dragons. She is married to her best friend and owns her own business.
Nicole survives on a diet of too many books and substantial amounts of root beer and slim jims. When not reading, she’s lavishing attention on her family or inhaling every episode of The Walking Dead and The Big Bang Theory.
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