I GOT IT FIXED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The solution is that you have to allow the phone to time out as opposed to actually turning it off. The new beta version of Nova has an option for this
1. Sign up for Nova beta by (if I remember correct) click on Nova Prime, click the 3 dots in the upper right corner and select sign up for beta.
2. Follow the directions to sign up for the beta testing
3. Go to the app in the play store and update it.
4. Back in Nova settings, at the bottom click on advanced and then Screen Lock Method and select Timeout.
Fixed