title: Our Messy Sequelauthor: Nicole Vidal
series: Scala Talent & Sports Management #2
published: 3.5.2025
publisher: Jasper Media LLC
genre(s): romance, suspense
pages: 263
source: client
format: manuscript
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the blurb
When a tragic accident draws Rachel to her hometown after seven years, her carefully constructed walls begin to crumble. Her childhood friend has died and she's thrust into caring for his daughter with her high school boyfriend and jilted fiance. Technically, Rachel said no to the proposal.
Julian is now tettering between his guilt, caring for his friend's daughter and sharing space with the one who got away. Little does Rachel know, he's been pining for her since the moment she left despite marrying someone else.
Can they overcome their choices and find their way back to each other? Or will a security breach and family issues come between them for good?
The Scala Talent & Sports Management series features the staff and clients of the company. Each book is a standalone romance with interconnecting characters. Each novel focuses on one couple (no cliffhangers!) and can be read in any order, but but for maximum enjoyment it is recommended they are read starting with book one.
- a few notes
- my review
- the good & the bad
trigger warning: death, grief
POV: 1st person; dual
keywords/phrases: grief, death, betrayal
tropes: second chance, forced proximity, small-town romance
spice: 4/5
language: 1/5
read this if… you love deep, emotional romances with happy endings
the good
- compassionate, supportive characters
- grief treated with grace
the bad
- no notes
I’m a sucker for second-chance romances. I love the idea that people can find their ways back to each other, even as changed and evolved versions of themselves. Vidal gives the reader exactly that, wrapped in a story that is deeply emotional, moving, and beautiful, as well as suspenseful.
The plot is rooted in sadness and grief, but it is handled with such grace and understanding. As someone who’s dealt with loss and grief, there’s a respect for someone who can put that in the page in a real way. It is through that sadness that beauty and love are found, and that’s such a hopeful thing.
Another thing the author does so well is suspense. This book, like so many of her others, has a fantastic suspense element that keeps the reader turning the pages.
About Nicole Vidal
Nicole took the long way to deciding on becoming a writer. As young as six, Nicole wrote poems and started drafts of novels. After over fifteen years as an attorney she decided to give writing an actual try and finish one of her many stories.
Avid reader, lover of coffee and chocolate, and animals. If she isn’t writing, she is driving to the field, watching a game or curled up with a good book and a cup of coffee. She lives in the Northeast with her husband and their four children.
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