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Nick Nolan

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Los Angeles, The United States

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Literature & Fiction, Gay & Lesbian

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Born and raised in the suburbs of Los Angeles, Nick Nolan worked nights and weekends selling furniture to put himself through college. After graduation he went on to direct a group home for homeless and abused LGBT youth, and during his scant spare time began writing. Inspired by the works of authors Gordon Merrick, Paul Russell and Paul Monette, Nolan penned his debut novel, Strings Attached, the first in a planned trilogy. Shortly after its release, Strings Attached was named 2006 Gay/Lesbian Book of the Year by ForeWord Magazine, hit #1 in Gay Fiction on Amazon.com, and spent nearly a year in that genre's Top 10. Two years later Nolan's second thriller Double Bound won Book of the Year awards for Gay/Lesbian Fiction by both ForeWord Maga ...more

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Average rating: 3.51 · 1,655 ratings · 191 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	Strings Attached (Tales from Ballena Beach, #1) 3.50 avg rating — 912 ratings — published 2001 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Double Bound (Tales from Ballena Beach #2) 3.71 avg rating — 284 ratings — published 2008 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black as Snow 3.09 avg rating — 293 ratings — published 2012 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wide Asleep (Tales from Ballena Beach #3) 3.84 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Place Like Home: Coping With the Decline and Death of Toxic* Parents: *Wounding/Absent/Narcissistic/Traumatic 4.45 avg rating — 22 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ultimate Beginner Rock Guitar Basics Mega Pak: Book, CD & 2 Videos (The Ultimate Beginner Series) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ultimate Beginner Rock Guitar Basics: Steps One & Two, Book & CD (The Ultimate Beginner Series) by Nick Nolan (Goodreads Author), Colgan Bryan 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black As Snow by Nick Nolan (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wide Asleep by Nick Nolan (2014-02-04) by Nick Nolan (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Tales from Ballena Beach (3 books)
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“After Arthur sent me away for my own good, it' like my life switched from color to black and white--like the ending of The Wizard of Oz.”
― Nick Nolan, Wide Asleep

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“Watching a fat girl eat dessert is like seeing an alcoholic get drunk.”
― Nick Nolan, Strings Attached

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“After Arthur sent me away for my own good, it' like my life switched from color to black and white--like the ending of The Wizard of Oz.”
― Nick Nolan, Wide Asleep

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“It is not true that women cannot keep secrets. Where they love, they can be trusted to death and beyond, against all sense and reason. It is their weakness, and their great strength. ”
― Mary Stewart, The Hollow Hills

tags: women-secrets-love

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“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

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“Everyone has talent. What's rare is the courage to follow it to the dark places where it leads.”
― Erica Jong

tags: courage, talent

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