When six friends make a pact not to let love get in the way of their careers, the No Brides Club is born. But could meeting the right man at the wrong time cause them to break their vows to each other?Ava Lewis can take care of herself. That’s what she’s been determined to prove to herself, and her well meaning, but sometimes overbearing family, her entire life. And now that she’s been … provisionally accepted into NYU’s law school, she’s on her way to making all of her dreams come true. But in order to afford these dreams, she has to make ends meet. And she gets an unexpected job offer in the form of Nick Jansen. When five-year-old twins are left in his care while their guardian goes off on a month-long honeymoon, he knows he can’t handle the rabble-rousers on his own. And that’s where Ava comes in.
After a broken engagement, and some words of dis-encouragement from his jaded mother, Nick has accepted that he’s meant to be alone and the world would be better off for it. But as the kids warm to Ava, so does he, and he starts to feel some of the ice around his heart melting away.
However, when Ava’s law school admission is jeopardized, Nick’s need to fix things threatens her independence and her dreams of carving out the life she wanted. But if there’s one thing Ava and Nick both have to learn, it’s that they might not get the life they want, but they have the love they need.
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No Time for Detours by Jean C. Gordon is ninth tale in No Brides Club series. Ava Lewis has moved to New York to begin law school at NYU in the fall and is the newest member of the No Brides Club. She is temping at Kiddie Korner at the Jansen Athletic Club where she meets twins, Mia and Lucas. When the woman who dropped them off fails to appear, Ava takes them to the alternate contact who is Nick Jansen. Nick is surprised to see the twins who live with their guardian and his former fiancé, Constance in Philadelphia. Constance recently married and is off to enjoy a month long honeymoon cruise leaving the twins in Nick’s care without bothering to ask his permission. Nick needs Ava to help watch the twins while he gets his work accomplished. A work agreement soon turns to something much more. I enjoyed reading the latest No brides Club novel. It was fun getting to know Ava, Nick and the precocious twins. Mia and Lucas are five going on fifteen. They are clever (especially Mia) and very rambunctious. Ava has ambitions and she does not want love to get in the way. She needs to discover that she can have love and accomplish her goals. This is a sweet, clean romance (which means kissing and nothing more). No Time for Detours can be read on its own if you have not read the other books in this series. I like that the previous members of the No brides Club are included. I appreciated the epilogue which nicely concluded this uplifting story. No Time for Detours is a heartwarming and humorous story.
I received an ARC of this book and I’m leaving my honest review
Here are the things made me want to read this story:
– the cover
– is a brides series
– has kids in it
3.5 stars
I like the story. I loved every scene with the kids. I got so frustrated with Nick and Ava because they communicate with each other on how they felt for most of the book.
Everything…………
Happens for a reason, isn’t that the saying? In this down to earth clean story, Ava n Nick start as employee employer, the move to friendship, the next step more than friends, then someone thinks their helping only to have the other persons life turned upside down. Choices, we all make them, school, loved ones, work, so many choices in our lives. I fell in love with Mia n Lucas, those 5 year old twins absolutely stole my heart!
This was the second No Brides Club book that I’ve read and I enjoyed this one as much as the first one that I read. This book was more of an unexpected romance since Ava has just moved to New York to start classes for law school and social work and the gist of the No Brides Club seems to be women who have higher pressure jobs who want to focus on their jobs rather than romance at the moment. I liked the basis of the story, with Ava working a temporary job at the Kiddie Corner childcare area in an athletic club. The mom of a set of 5 year old twins doesn’t show up to pick the kids up so Ava tracks down the alternate contact who happens to be working at the Athletic Club. Nick Jansen is not really the twins Uncle, but was once engaged to their mom, who happens to be the legal guardian for her niece and nephew, and they think of him as their Uncle.
Ava, Nick, Mia and Lucas (the twins) all click and it really feels like a close knit, family-type group as Ava starts working as a part-time nanny while taking her summer pre-law course and Nick tries to finish his temporary job that has brought him to New York from Philadelphia to work for his Uncle’s Athletic Club. Nick grew up estranged from his father’s family after his dad died when Nick was young so he’s new to all the family-type feelings that he’s beginning to get from the situation he finds himself in.
I thought this was a nice, stand-alone sweet romance that had interesting characters and the extremely precocious kids were a hoot. I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion and I really enjoyed reading it.
This book felt “real” to me – not like a fairy tale romance, although it has the HEA ending. Nick is a bachelor working temporarily in NYC helping his uncle who is preparing to sell some of his business acquisitions. Ava is a law student working odd jobs to supplement her scholarship for other expenses. She takes a temporary assignment at a daycare center where she rides herd over 2 adorable twins. When the mother fails to show up at the end of the day, Ava locates the emergency contact information and makes the decision to take her young charges to their uncle in the same building. Unbeknownst to Nick, his ex-fiancee has left him temporary custody while she is on a one-month honeymo. Thus Ava and Nick meet.
This book is well-written, concise and the plot flows seamlessly. Both Ava and Nick have to make choices and compromises as they navigate the unknown waters as guardian and new friend to 2 rambunctious and overly bright twins. Each has a commitment to work and school, respectively, just like real people, who are juggling responsibilities and family. The author takes the time to build her characters, giving them enough background that the reader feels a strong connection with them. Complications arise that must be overcome, just like the “real world”. My only complaint is that the twins were TOO well behaved! LOL.
An excellent read that leaves you with all the warm fuzzies that come come from a well executed romance with the Happily Ever After ending.
I’ve read all the books in this series. I don’t think I can pick a favourite. They have all been great which is not normally the case when there is more than one author creating a book as part of a series.
All the books can be read as a standalone, however, I believe you get more out of them reading them in order.
No Time for Detours is well written, clean and easy to read with a happy ever after.
Highly recommend.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
These stories are all part of a series that I have totally enjoyed. These women have all given up on love and want to only concentrate on their careers. But what happens when love shows up and they have to decide if its work the risk or should they pass it by. Grab your copies today and enjoy each one of these stories and see what these ladies will do. You will love the outcome of each story.
I liked the first series well enough, but thought that it had finished on a good note and was not expecting any other stories. So imagine my surprise when a second set of friends got dubbed the No Brides Club and here we go again!
This story was actually interesting, as it talked about career options for those with an early childhood education background beyond the typical child care positions, and that was my chosen major in college. I liked the conflict that Ava was dealing with in caring for the children while trying to balance her career aspirations. Nick had a good heart, but I hated a lot of his heavy handed actions in trying to “control” Ava and her independence. Unfortunately, the events at the end of the book were a bit hard to follow for me. I often got confused at what happened and everything felt rather rushed and abrupt.
I found this to be a fast read, and an engaging one. The story kept me intrigued and interested and the characters were well developed. I especially appreciated that this heroine had an actual link back to the old group of members of the No Brides Club! Having read half of this “Version 2.0 No Brides Club”, I’m interested to see where it goes from here!
Ava and Nick meet under different circumstances and end up really involved in each other’s lives – with resistance. Loved the twins – they made the book for me!!! Can this couple move from business to love? Will Ava stay in the No Brides club or find her groom?
Jean C. Gordon has given us a new book with interesting characters and a fun story line, a love interest or a dream career. Nick is perfect for Ava but the timing is all wrong. I enjoyed this book and look forward to more by Ms Gordon.
I love the No Brides Club series. They are standalones. I was so happy when I read the original members were bringing in new members. Ava is a new member. She wants to prove to her family and herself that she can stay with a decision and not let emotions change her mind. She is hoping the professional women in the club will help her. Can she hold on to her dream career or will her feeling lead her astray?
Read this book or start from the beginning and read them all.
Ava was burned by her ex when she chose him over her career, so happily joins the No Brides Club her sister belonged to and vows to put her dreams of becoming a child advocate lawyer first before another man. But she didn’t count on Nick who had temporary fatherhood thrust upon him by his ex Constance. As five year old twins Mia and Lucas’ biological aunt she was piece of work abandoning them to run off with her new husband who didn’t want them around. I loved Ava’s parents and Nick’s extended family who were warm and welcoming even though who weren’t biologically members like Mia and Lucas. This was a clean romance with plenty of funny and some scary moments.
This is another fun book in the No Brides Club series. Ava and Nick are a great couple and the addition of the twins just adds to the fun. The subject of career over family is a touchy subject but it is handled well in this story. There is lots of emotions in this story and you can’t help but fall in love with the characters.
This has wonderful characters and the storyline was entertaining. This was a great addition to The No Brides Club series. Ava is the baby of the family. She is tired of her family being over protective. Nick is an accountant who is in town helping his uncle’s business. I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
Another No Brides Club book! This time the heroine is a little younger and being the “baby of the family” she’s tired of her family always thinking they have to protect her and map out her life for her. Ava has a college degree and decides she’s going to law school in New York so moves to the big city to follow her dream after a broken engagement. Even though her big sister introduces her to the No Brides Club, Ava is determined to put her career first and not let a relationship come into her life again…..well, until Nick enters the picture and his adorable twin charges! Ava gets roped into babysitting them while Nick works and she quickly falls in love with Mia and Lucas! Those twins are characters! Nick doesn’t want a relationship either but both he and Ava can’t control their hearts! Who can??!! A delightful book full of fun and family and deciding how to have it all!
I really enjoyed this book. It touches on so many of the tricky subjects that we encounter nowadays. What’s more important, family or career? Is there a way to balance them both and be happy? How do we handle other people’s expectations when they don’t align with our own? There’re also several others, but I’d be getting dangerously close to spoiler territory if I included them here. I love how strong and determined Ava is. She’s set herself a goal and she’s focused on achieving it. Nick is a total sweetheart. He’s seen what a purely “career” life looks like and that’s not what he wants anymore. Which is a good thing when the pair of precocious twin hellions land in his lap and he’s dealing with an, albeit temporary, instant family. I loved these two together. It’s a condensed timeline, but it still feels like a slow burn, a slow build to their love story. What I appreciate the most from this story is that both Ava and Nick are capable of apologizing for their mistakes and they can recognize they both played parts in making apologies necessary.
I received a complimentary advanced copy of this book from the publisher.
Ava is set to achieve her goal. She wants to graduate from law school and have a brilliant profesional life before setting to love and family. But when she meets Nick and the twins, Mia and Luca, she knows she is a goner. Can she have both, love and a carrier, or will she renounce to happiness? Sweet story
A great funny romance and series.
Dedicated career ladies who’ve sworn off men.
Lighthearted read that’s easy to read and fun.
Ninth book in the series about a group of friends who decide to put their careers first. Since most of the original six are now married new characters are introduced. This is a fun happy book that of course includes some drama and emotional angst on the road to the HEA
I enjoyed this book.
I thought Ava and Nick balanced each other out.
Recommend