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?Kinsley King loves her lavish lifestyle as one of Manhattan’s most in-demand real estate brokers. She’s worked hard to get to the top, and she’s not backing down now… But when her favorite aunt … favorite aunt bequests her a wildlife sanctuary in the middle of nowhere, she has a tough decision to make: honor her aunt’s last wish or put the property on the market and maintain the life she adores.
Dylan Reese, on the other hand, thinks life off the grid is just about perfect. That is, until the owner of the wildlife sanctuary he manages dies suddenly and leaves the place to her spoiled city-slicker niece. Now he, too, has a choice: leave it all behind or swallow his pride and take orders from a woman who wants no part of this particular commitment.
Sparks fly in this opposites attract sweet romance as Kinsley finds herself falling for the swoon-worthy sanctuary manager, causing her to rethink the no marriage vow she made with her girlfriends, while Dylan wonders how he’s going to keep from losing his heart to the one woman who’s sure to break it.
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Fantastic story!
Kinsley made a pact, no marriage, work comes first.
She’s a Manhattanite through and through.
So what happens when her uncle dies and leaves her a wildlife sanctuary, very off the grid?
The city slicker meets….
Dylan, the manager of the wildlife sanctuary.
He’s a good man, happy not in the city.
And animals.
Can these two polar opposites find their HEA?
I voluntarily reviewed this book.
Kinsley and Dylan meet under sad circumstances. Can this city girl and this country boy end up together? A really sweet romance with enough angst to keep you reading. Loved reading about the animals.
This is the 1st book in a new series- The No Brides Club. I don’t read a lot of romance, so I’m not sure if I’m categorizing this right, but I’d call it a sweet romance. No cursing, no sex. Sweet small town. This book interested me because of the setting.
Pros=
I really loved the setting of Forever Wild. Truly unique. And well described. I could be very happy living there.
Dylan was the most fleshed out character to me. And I loved him. His passion & knowledge of his job & his love for all creatures was very evident. Hewey & Nadia were very well described too.
My absolute favorite scene was of Hewey & Dylan walking down the road back to the sanctuary. It was so easy to picture in my mind & had me smiling.
The small town of Camille sounds like a nice place to live. And the dialogue was realistic.
Cons=
Outside of Dylan, I felt the characters, especially Kinsley, could have been more developed.
The plot was unique in that it was city girl/country boy, but, at the same time you knew going in what the outcome would be.
My biggest complaint was the ending. They knew each other 2 weeks, had one semi-date, & boom, were in love & engaged. Maybe I don’t read enough romances, but that doesn’t seem like an intelligent move. Especially for a woman who started a club called the No Brides Club. And I really expected a little more push back & discussion from the other members of the club. One line was all that was given.
Bottom Line=
I think romance fans will really enjoy this book. I liked it, but not enough to want to read the rest of the series. I did read the plot summaries for the other books at the end of this one, and honestly, they sound like they are all basically the same stories, just different names & occupations.
Please realize this is only my opinion, & it is outside my normal genre of cozy mysteries. I have read Janet Evanovich’s old romances & really loved those, so I guess I like the rom-com type better.
I am glad I read this book, learned some interesting facts about wolves, & the scenes with Nadia & Hewey will stay with me a long time. They were wonderfully touching & very well written.
Thank you to Sweet Promise Press for providing me with a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
This book was so much fun to read.
The characters were delightful and the plot was charming.
Any book that includes animals, especially these animals, is a book I will love.
This author has another 5 star!
I’m loving this No Brides Club series each of the 6 career focused wowen set out to prove that they don’t need a man to succeed. Kinsley King is a very successful self employed realtor loving her single city life. Upon the death of her auntie Cora, Kinsley is left with a wildlife sanctuary, she thought easy decision sell and keep her city life. What she didn’t know was that her auntie left the wildfire manager a ranch and some land positioned right in the middle of the sanctuary. Dylan Reece is the current wildlife manager and is sitting back waiting for the niece to arrive from the city to decide what happens next. This is a beautifully written read. Great characters. A must read enjoy.
This was a sweet read. I loved both characters. Past experiences convinced them that opposites do not belong together. Kinsley was a strong woman but very much a workaholic, trying to run her own business. I enjoyed Dylan’s love of nature and animals, and I thoroughly enjoyed the fun facts sprinkled throughout the story. This story made me smile, made me cry, and and was hard to put down.
I received an ARC of this story, and this is my unsolicited review.
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No Time for Love by Raine English is the first book in the No Brides Club series. Kinsley King is the owner of a successful real estate firm. Her career is the primary focus of her life. Her only relaxation outside of work is getting together with her like-minded friends at the Briarwood Tavern. While celebrating a successful and profitable sale, she receives a phone call notifying her that her Aunt Cora has passed away and Kinsley had inherited her house and a wild life sanctuary. Dylan Reese has been managing the sanctuary for the last 5 years. Aunt Cora has also given him a small house in the middle of the sanctuary. What is Kinsley going to do? Should she sell the sanctuary? She is overwhelmed.
This is a sweet story full of information about different wild animals. It also contains several emotions and issues that need to be resolved. This is a great story that will keep you reading into the night. I highly recommend this story. I received this book as a gift and I always review every book that I read.
I loved this book! Looking forward to the next in this series!
Must.Love.Animals
A group of beautiful, successful Manhattan women, in recognition that relationships take time away from business, have formed their own support group, the No Brides Club. One of the earliest members, Kinsley King, is a hard-driving realtor taking the town by storm as she lists and sells multi-million dollar properties. With the death of her aunt she is suddenly the owner of a Wildlife Sanctuary upstate–and with it comes a devastatingly handsome man with cobalt eyes and sizzling charisma. Who’s been badly burned by a career woman. Not quite a Hepburn/Tracy movie, but those two certainly would have done justice to this plot!
The No Brides Club is a group of career-oriented women who meet once a week for dinner and drinks. They are married to their work until Kinsley falls for Dylan. Kinsley is a real estate broker who thrives on the sell. She has the best condo, car, and clothes. Kinsley did not need a guy to make her happy. Well, that was until she met Dylan. Dylan ran the animal compound that Kinsley’s Aunt Cora ran until she died and passed that compound to Kinsley which she wants to sell. As Kinsley spends time on the compound with the animals, and Dylan, Kinsley begins to waiver on her plans. Loved the way Ms. English brought the Kinsley and Dylan together, their interaction with the animals, and maybe a change of name to the No Brides Club.
No Time for Love book one from the new series, No Brides Club. I loved it! I have enjoyed every one of the books I have read by Raine English and this one is no exception. It is a quick, clean, sweet, fun and delightful story. Dylan and Kinsley are wonderful characters to get to know.
I am giving No Time for Love a well deserved five plus stars. I am looking forward to the second installment from the No Brides Club series.
I received this book from the publisher. This review is 100% my own honest opinion.
I loved reading Kinsley and Dylan love story!!Kinsley is a real estate broker from the city.Dylan is the manager of the wild life sanctuary that Kinsley inherited from her aunt.It’s a city girl that loves her career falls in love with a country boy with a good heart!!Can’t wait for more from the No Brides Club ladies!!!
No Time for Love by Raine English is the first book in The No Brides Club series. This wonderful story of Kinsley King and Dylan Reese captured my interest from the first page and held it until the end! A delightful story of a city girl and a country boy. Throw in an animal sanctuary and you have a must read!
I really liked this story of a career driven woman who inherits her aunt’s animal sanctuary and the handsome dedicated man who runs it. She has to make a decision to keep the sanctuary or sell it. The man and the animal get under her skin, but she has made a vow with her friends to never fall in love and get married. But when she starts to fall in love she has to decide if her career is that important to her or the man and sanctuary. Or can she have it all? I loved the animals in the sanctuary. I received a complimentary copy and I am voluntarily reviewing.
This is a special series. I received an ARC copy of both of the first two books in this series and they have both been wonderful stories. I am awaiting the next book in this series. I hope that it continues to live up to the first two. This is well worth the price if you enjoy sweet romances. They are well written and heart -warming.
This story is whimsical and at the same time really sad. A woman who spend all her time at work and makes no room to love anyone or anything. Fortunately, her dead aunt has a plan and a animal sanctuary with a sexy manager. I didn’t think I was going to enjoy this story until I met Dylan.
Kinsley King has worked hard to make a name for herself in Manhattan and has no desire to sacrifice her career as a real estate broker for a relationship. She meets with 5 other women on a weekly basis as part of the No Brides Club and is perfectly content with her current lifestyle.
When her Aunt passes away and leaves her beloved animal sanctuary to Kinsley, she must go inspect the property and figure out if she’s going to sell. The last thing she expects is Dylan Reese, who owns land smack dab in the center of the sanctuary, making it hard to sell. He has a special way with the animals, and the more time she spends there, the harder it is to imagine letting it go.
This is a wonderful tale of a city girl and country boy, trying to overcome obstacles to figure out the best outcome for everyone. I’m a huge animal lover, so this book pulled my heart strings. I immediately started reading the next book and can’t wait to see all of the “no brides” find their happy endings!
I thought the story to be a great read. A group of successful women have decided to call their group “The No Brides Group “. They date but are not looking for a man to make them whole.
The story is believable and the characters are relatable. I enjoyed reading it and was drawn into the animal sanctuary with just enough details to make the story real without being boring.