Bad Boys for Hire Series by Rachelle Ayala

"The sweet, the sassy, the restricted, the douchy... all mixed together in a sexy, hilarious soul melting mix!" After Jolie Becker is left at the altar, her friends secretly hire a handsome beach bum to cheer her up. When an accident ends his professional surfing career, Ken Cassidy wants nothing more than to land an acting role. Little does he know, his best acting job will be helping a jilted bride get her confidence back. Everything changes when love kicks in... more"The sweet, the sassy, the restricted, the douchy... all mixed together in a sexy, hilarious soul melting mix!" After Jolie Becker is left at the altar, her friends secretly hire a handsome beach bum to cheer her up. When an accident ends his professional surfing career, Ken Cassidy wants nothing more than to land an acting role. Little does he know, his best acting job will be helping a jilted bride get her confidence back. Everything changes when love kicks in. Will Jolie believe Ken’s feelings are real when she discovers he's the hired help? Bad Boys for Hire are fun and exciting stories where love is unexpected, but always delicious. They can be read standalone, but for greater enjoyment, please be sure to check out the other books in the series. Book #1: Ryker & Terri (Motorcycle Club Romance) Book #2: Ken & Jolie (Hawaiian Vacation Romance) less

This Christmas, paraplegic Carol Cassidy is caught between the naughty and the nice: a hired Santa and a disabled firefighter. Carol was an avid mountain climber until an accident left her in a wheelchair. Love is the last thing on her mind when she hires Nick to play Santa. Shocked at the sensations he elicits, she resists him and decides to date a good guy... moreThis Christmas, paraplegic Carol Cassidy is caught between the naughty and the nice: a hired Santa and a disabled firefighter. Carol was an avid mountain climber until an accident left her in a wheelchair. Love is the last thing on her mind when she hires Nick to play Santa. Shocked at the sensations he elicits, she resists him and decides to date a good guy. Nick is drawn to Carol like a magnet to iron, and he sets out to prove that bad boys who hire themselves out can be good boys, too—especially in bed. Carol discovers she’s not dead to passion, but when Nick’s dirty laundry is aired, she regrets choosing the naughty over the nice. Will the spirit of Christmas teach her that sometimes, a huge lump of coal can turn into the brightest diamond of love? less

Sherelle Edwards is too sensible for romance, especially since her best friend is a guy. Gage Swanson is sick and tired of being the good guy. He's done with finishing last, especially with Sherelle. Turning a new leaf in the new year, Gage signs up with Bad Boys for Hire and is inadvertently hired by Sherelle for a winter retreat to teach her friends how to resist bad boys... moreSherelle Edwards is too sensible for romance, especially since her best friend is a guy. Gage Swanson is sick and tired of being the good guy. He's done with finishing last, especially with Sherelle. Turning a new leaf in the new year, Gage signs up with Bad Boys for Hire and is inadvertently hired by Sherelle for a winter retreat to teach her friends how to resist bad boys. When Sherelle’s friends leave her snowed in alone at a mountain cabin, Gage shows up not to rescue her, but to show her just how bad he can be. A relentless enemy is determined to take Sherelle down and expose her past. Will Sherelle open up to a bad boy or keep her damaging secrets even if it costs her everything, including her best friend and a chance for love? less

Leanna encounters danger and love when she searches for a daughter she gave away in Mexico.Leanna Rivera never told her friends where she went junior year in high school. Her family sent her back to Mexico to give birth and keep it a secret. They told her to forget about Carmelita, her brown-eyed baby girl, who died shortly after her adoption was final, leaving her with a box of ashes.Fourteen years later, Leanna receives a frantic phone call... moreLeanna encounters danger and love when she searches for a daughter she gave away in Mexico.Leanna Rivera never told her friends where she went junior year in high school. Her family sent her back to Mexico to give birth and keep it a secret. They told her to forget about Carmelita, her brown-eyed baby girl, who died shortly after her adoption was final, leaving her with a box of ashes.Fourteen years later, Leanna receives a frantic phone call. Her daughter is alive and has run away to cross the US-Mexico border. With little to go on, Leanna hires a bodyguard to help her search for Carmelita.Axe Salvadori hides his secrets well. He also hides his attraction to Leanna, preferring to watch over and protect her from afar. He pushes his way to Leanna’s side, but what he finds blows away everything he’s ever known about his family and their ties to the mob.Leanna and Axe fight their mutual attraction and distrust while danger comes at them from all sides. There’s the cartel, Leanna’s ex, Axe’s past, the human traffickers, and Carmelita herself. No one is as they seem, and no one is safe—least of all Leanna’s heart.What will she trade for her daughter? Who can she believe and who’s trying to kill her? When the stakes are nothing less than the safety of her daughter, can Leanna count on Axe, a man with demons of his own?---Bad Boys for Hire are fun and exciting stories where love is unexpected, but always delicious. They can be read standalone, but for greater enjoyment, please be sure to check out the other books in the series.Book #1: Ryker & Terri (Motorcycle Club Romance)Book #2: Ken & Jolie (Hawaiian Vacation Romance)Book #3: Nick & Carol (Hot Christmas Romance)Book #4: Liam & Marisa (Irish Adventure Romance)Book #5: Gage & Sherelle (Winter Wilderness Romance)Book #6: Axe & Leanna (South of the Border Romance)Bad Boys for Hire Series was awarded the 2016 Beck Valley Books Reviewers Choice Award less