Bad for Me Series by Lexi Hart

After five years of wasting my Journalism Degree writing an advice column, my editor offers me my first real assignment. Too bad I'll have to work alongside a Private Investigator from out of town. Enter Grayson Cole. The broody and secretive bad boy who took my V-Card eight summers ago then broke my heart. After years of hating Grayson for leaving without saying goodbye, now I'm the only person who can pose as his girlfriend... moreAfter five years of wasting my Journalism Degree writing an advice column, my editor offers me my first real assignment. Too bad I'll have to work alongside a Private Investigator from out of town. Enter Grayson Cole. The broody and secretive bad boy who took my V-Card eight summers ago then broke my heart. After years of hating Grayson for leaving without saying goodbye, now I'm the only person who can pose as his girlfriend. Between the long hours working together and the public displays of affection, it's getting harder to tell what's real. I need to walk away before history repeats itself. But when Grayson shows up at my door in the middle of the night and tells me why he really came back. .. What started out as fake, becomes dangerously real…. less

The marriage might not be real, but there'll be nothing fake about the wedding night. .. Moving from Canada to Arkansas with a temporary work permit gave me the safe haven I needed. But I've lost the job I've had for a year, and I can’t go back and face the mess or the man I left behind. Then my landlady suggests the unthinkable. Marry a US citizen so I can get my green card faster. She even thinks she’s found the right man for the job. Eric Carlyle... moreThe marriage might not be real, but there'll be nothing fake about the wedding night. .. Moving from Canada to Arkansas with a temporary work permit gave me the safe haven I needed. But I've lost the job I've had for a year, and I can’t go back and face the mess or the man I left behind. Then my landlady suggests the unthinkable. Marry a US citizen so I can get my green card faster. She even thinks she’s found the right man for the job. Eric Carlyle. The insanely sexy bad boy ex-con living in the basement apartment of our building. It’s beyond crazy to ask him to give up the next few years of his life for a stranger. Even crazier to consider marrying a man with such a bad reputation. But when I get a phone call from Immigration Services, in a moment of sheer panic, I tell them I’m engaged. So, I show up at Eric’s front door in tears, and he surprises me by agreeing to a sham marriage. He needs to fix his reputation and he says marrying a sweet and innocent school teacher like me will do that. But he has conditions. He wants to live in my apartment and he wants to share my bed. He says it's just for show, that Immigration will catch us out if we don't. But the more time we spend together, the less sure I am his intentions are honorable. .. less

They never should have mixed business with pleasure. .. Working at the French Embassy was my dream job. Up until three weeks ago when I got a new boss. Anton’s continued flirting goes way beyond cultural differences. He’s a handsy, arrogant, pig and his friendship with the Ambassador means he thinks he can do whatever he likes. I’m stuck in an impossible position. I can’t report him without ruining my career. And diplomatic immunity means the police won’t touch him... moreThey never should have mixed business with pleasure. .. Working at the French Embassy was my dream job. Up until three weeks ago when I got a new boss. Anton’s continued flirting goes way beyond cultural differences. He’s a handsy, arrogant, pig and his friendship with the Ambassador means he thinks he can do whatever he likes. I’m stuck in an impossible position. I can’t report him without ruining my career. And diplomatic immunity means the police won’t touch him. So, when my friend comes up with the crazy idea of hiring a bodyguard to dissuade Anton, I have no choice but to consider it. Logan James is a former Marine, and a pro-boxer who offers close protection services. And after meeting him, I have no doubt he’s right for the job as my fake boyfriend. But when Logan gets into a brawl at an Embassy party, and is arrested, my picture-perfect fake engagement turns into a perfect nightmare…. less

He needs a distraction, she needs a boyfriend, faking it should be easy…. What’s worse than being dateless for your high school reunion? Getting demoted and finding out your ex-boyfriend is getting married. The ex-boyfriend who dumped you a month ago. I want to crawl under a rock and hide. I sure as hell don’t want to go to a reunion in Niagara Falls. The last thing I need is to hear how successful everyone else is... moreHe needs a distraction, she needs a boyfriend, faking it should be easy…. What’s worse than being dateless for your high school reunion? Getting demoted and finding out your ex-boyfriend is getting married. The ex-boyfriend who dumped you a month ago. I want to crawl under a rock and hide. I sure as hell don’t want to go to a reunion in Niagara Falls. The last thing I need is to hear how successful everyone else is. But when my new neighbor, Nikau catches me crying in the laundry room he makes me an offer I’m not sure I can refuse. Nikau, Nik for short, is the sex-on-legs rugby-playing New Zealander I've secretly been crushing on. He’s flirty, cocky, reckless, impulsive and from what I’ve heard he parties hard. I should know better than to get involved with someone who behaves so badly. But he says he can help. All I have to do is trust him and we’ll rock the reunion and make my ex jealous. Our fake dating should have ended the night after the reunion. But before I know it, his plan has worked a little too well and I'm in deep, deep trouble. .. less