Bad Boys Abroad Series by J.C. Jaye

He’s big, bearded, and bad-tempered, hiding out in paradise.Grumpy Alaskan pipeline hotshot Jake Sloan has traveled halfway around the world to escape family tragedy and a betrayal most foul. Vague plans of roaming cobblestone streets for a few weeks get kicked to the curb for a crazy, on-the-spot hire as head groundskeeper at a swanky château-resort... moreHe’s big, bearded, and bad-tempered, hiding out in paradise.Grumpy Alaskan pipeline hotshot Jake Sloan has traveled halfway around the world to escape family tragedy and a betrayal most foul. Vague plans of roaming cobblestone streets for a few weeks get kicked to the curb for a crazy, on-the-spot hire as head groundskeeper at a swanky château-resort. The snobby guests driving him nuts are as tough to swallow as the slimy snails, but the scenery just got a helluva lot better in the form of an angel-faced goddess. Might be time to scrub away the sweat and get sociable… She’s got the bridesmaid blues, but that changes rapidement.Cee Cee Butler has signed up for bridezilla servitude to her first cousin in exchange for seven days on the famed Côte d’Azur. It’s no cakewalk, but the waitress/wannabe food critic vows to be the perfect maid. That’s before she locks eyes with the brawny ex-pat slinging the suitcases. Oooh-lah-lah, those mighty muscles! One shared glance with this dead ringer from her filthy French fantasies is all it takes to send her virtuous intentions packing, and an inferno most steamy ignites before the sun sets over the Med. Instalust swiftly turns to instalove. But clouds loom on the idyllic horizon… less

The man’s on a mission. But that’s about to get derailed, bigtime.Gruff ʼn tough pipeline worker Frank ‘Oil Can’ Frazier has saved up his hard-earned cash, jetting from Anchorage to the Riviera to mend a bitter rift with a buddy—or get a busted jaw for his efforts. Little does he dream that an overdue olive branch will have him falling hard for the dark-eyed beauty seated beside him with a tale of her own... moreThe man’s on a mission. But that’s about to get derailed, bigtime.Gruff ʼn tough pipeline worker Frank ‘Oil Can’ Frazier has saved up his hard-earned cash, jetting from Anchorage to the Riviera to mend a bitter rift with a buddy—or get a busted jaw for his efforts. Little does he dream that an overdue olive branch will have him falling hard for the dark-eyed beauty seated beside him with a tale of her own. When an in-flight emergency detours the plane to the middle of nowhere, an overnighter with Little Miss 14B beckons, and O.C.’s hot fantasies become reality. Looks like this bad boy’s rewriting his travel plans…A grief-filled escape turns into a delicious adventure before her seatbelt is fastened.Newly orphaned traveler Reina Vasava is sticking pins on a map, hopscotching around the globe in an all-out attempt to bury her sorrow. Her solo status upgrades to a most do-able double after she buckles in next to a burly mountain brooding in the window seat. This foulmouthed beardie is her alpha king personified, and an awkward flirtation swiftly morphs into what feels like the real deal. All’s fun in and out of the Mediterranean sun until an unsavory secret is revealed, and the merde hits the fan with a ‘splat!’ Can mistakes from the past be forgiven? Or will a perfect passion face the guillotine? less

They don’t come moodier than this muscly brute straining his chef’s whites…Sébastien Devaux enjoys a rep as one of the finest chefs on the Côte d’Azur. Too bad his prowess behind the burners doesn’t extend to his people skills. Taciturn and hot-tempered, the loner lords over his staff, hiding his past as an American punk with a rap sheet as long as his tatted arm. Yeah, this man of mystery has long fooled everyone into believing he’s all-Français, just without the charm... moreThey don’t come moodier than this muscly brute straining his chef’s whites…Sébastien Devaux enjoys a rep as one of the finest chefs on the Côte d’Azur. Too bad his prowess behind the burners doesn’t extend to his people skills. Taciturn and hot-tempered, the loner lords over his staff, hiding his past as an American punk with a rap sheet as long as his tatted arm. Yeah, this man of mystery has long fooled everyone into believing he’s all-Français, just without the charm. His world’s just the way he wants it until a luscious lady in shorty-shorts struts onto the scene and into his head—the tormentress hellbent on uncovering his secrets and making him human again.She’s all about going for the good times. But a hunky grump might be her Waterloo…Leaving loads of angst and family drama back in NYC, Danica ‘Danny’ Randolph trades the gloom of Gotham for the mesmerizing Med and an extended French residency, happily creating floral masterpieces and making new friends. A laughably nonexistent love life is the only bummer in her new normal until she spies a sumptuous chef she wants to gobble like a five-course meal. Crappy thing is, the man in the jacket’s not making it easy, not even sorta. No matter—this minx has plenty of tricks up her sleeve, and her gal pals don’t call her persistent AF for nothing!Flames flare between a growly thundercloud and a sunny optimist C’est impossible? less