Bøger af Rachelle Ayala

She's pregnant and running for her life.Remi Bruckner paid a debt with her body. She's pregnant by her captor, Congressman Gavin Greasley, and he doesn't want her to have his baby.He's a survivalist prepared for Armageddon.Reclusive bounty hunter Heath Ruger has everything he needs-guns, ammo, and food-stashed away in a remote mountain stronghold. The last thing he wants is company.When Remi turns to him for help, he agrees on one condition: she will never leave his property.Gavin isn't going to let Remi go.He's not easy man to spite. He wants his property back, and he'd rather have her dead than living with another man.When Remi is forced by Gavin to return, will Heath's love compel him to not only rescue Remi but convince her that her heart and safety belong solely with him?

[LARGE PRINT EDITION - 18 POINT FONT SIZE]Kelly Kennedy thought her life was finally on track. Engaged to the man of her dreams and with a baby on the way, she reassures her five-year-old daughter, Bree, that the father she picked for Christmas still loves her.Unfortunately, war veteran Tyler Manning has been away most of the year. Recovering from PTSD isn't easy. Rather than worry Kelly, Tyler spends his time traveling to Afghanistan to work at a children's charity he founded.Kelly decides to distract Bree with promises of a pet for Christmas. When Tyler is taken hostage by terrorists in Afghanistan, a boy and a stray dog help Tyler get home in time for Christmas.

Will Barb be back for Cade and Andie's wedding? Victory should be sweet for pro quarterback, Cade Prescott. He's won the Super Bowl MVP, has a baby on the way, and is marrying the love of his life, librarian Andie Wales. Raised by foster parents, Cade yearns to be part of a real family. Unfortunately, his mother is running from the law and Andie refuses to plan the wedding unless her future mother-in-law is included. Will Cade and Andie's special day result in reconciliation or utter ruin?Font Size: 18 points, Font Face: Constantia

Cade is arrested and thrown in jail. Instead of abandoning Cade, Andie is drawn into a sting operation to prove his innocence.Andie disappears on Cade, sending him on a desperate search. Can Andie and Cade unravel all the forces conspiring to keep them apart and intercept the love they both deserve?Font Size: 18 points, Font Face: Constantia

My name is Salem Pryde, but you can call me Sarah Pryce.I collect secrets and sometimes, I keep them.I could be a demon or an angel, depending on whose story I believe.Colson's Corner is a delightful town. Tucked in the wilderness of the Sierra Nevada mountains, it's full of naïve, gullible, and friendly victims-er, I mean residents who still believe in being neighborly and kind, go to church, and leave their doors unlocked.I'll fit right in. By day, I volunteer at the church and sing songs to the preschool kids. I carry my Bible and play the part.By night, I collect secrets-especially from the men.They're such easy fools, and they'll never tell if I pick their pockets. There's one, though, who I don't want to fool.But I have to, or he'll tie me down and put me behind bars.And that just won't do.I'm Scott Colson, fire chief of Colson's Corner.I have a hard-enough job with house fires and campfire accidents without arsonists blowing up remote cabins and trailers high in the hills.The fire season is one nonstop wall of flames, smoke, and soot, and I live a lonesome life at my creek side cabin deep in the woods.That is, until the day I meet a fairy wearing denim shorts and work boots, wielding a fire axe and digging a fire line around my place.I'm completely captivated, especially when she flits in and out of my bed and puts out my late-night fires.She won't tell me a thing about her, not even her name, but she promises to stay around, and that's good enough for me.Until she's gone, leaving nothing but a bloody dress and a black book of people, places, and prices.Note: This book ends with a wicked cliffhanger. Watch for Salem's mystery to continue in Linx and Grady's romance, Taking Me Back, Desiring Danger #2. Welcome to Gold Country, California - love, gold, and psychopaths up in them hills.Love Will Stay, Salem & Scott, #1Taking Me Back, Linx & Grady, #2All You Want, Tami & Todd, #3

When ordinary you and the Son of the Kitchen God are all that stand between a playboy apocalypse and innocent hearts yearning for love. Sapphire Sing is in desperate need of her grandmother's matchmaking skills. She's stuck on a not-so-merry-go-round of secondhand men while wedding bells ring for her snooty half-sisters. Sapphire sets out to discover her grandmother's secrets but runs afoul of Johnny Wok, the Kitchen God's son. When Sapphire's friends steal the magic wok, one reputed to cast love spells, she is hurled into an ancient conflict between love and evil. What's a girl to do when a playboy demon and a seriously hunky demigod both want your heart ... and your wok?

Cade and Andie's love affair takes a shocking turn when both of them have obligations to people from their past. Meanwhile, a rival is trying to get Cade kicked off the team, and Andie's family situation takes a turn for the worse. Despite the heat between the sheets blazing hotter than ever, forces beyond their control work to rip them apart. New revelations and surprises leave Andie crushed and Cade reeling. Can Andie and Cade trust their crazy love to carry them forward, or will they have to sacrifice everything they'd hoped for and leave love behind?Font Size: 18 points, Font Face: Constantia

To protect those he loves, Cade is forced to play dirty with one exception: on the playing field. Meanwhile, Andie is drawn deeper into her role as an actress, playing the lover of a man who manipulates her.Andie's mother appears on the scene to help while Cade's mother suffers a horrible relapse. A shocking twist upends everything Cade believes and forces Andie to reconsider whether she was too trusting of the man who wormed his way into her heart.Font Size: 18 points, Font Face: Constantia

Vera Custodio has never fallen in love, though she has strong feelings for her friend and sometimes lover, Zach Spencer. Long-forgotten memories resurface when Vera discovers Zach's mother was the woman her father supposedly murdered many years ago.After losing his leg, former triathlete Zach Spencer reevaluates his life-and realizes he's falling in love with Vera. When she ends their relationship, Zach is determined to prove his love and follows her to Australia in search of the killer.Caught between a web of family secrets and a deranged adversary, Vera and Zach must depend on each other for survival. Love blossoms, but the truth explodes everything Vera knows about herself. Will she close her heart forever or risk it all for a shot at happily-ever-after?Knowing Vera is a suspenseful, cross-cultural romance mixing an unsolved murder, adventure, and hot, steamy love scenes.

A single mother on the run.Amber McKay ran away from home to find adventure. She found Hunter instead. Now Amber's on the run again and this time she isn't alone.A bartender and innkeeper who's never left home.Nate Riley has always had big dreams - leave home, marry, raise a family. Family responsibility stole those dreams. Will fate return them?A backwoods killer on the loose.Nothing escapes Hunter Dixon. Especially his prize possession, Amber McKay. She is coming home no matter who has to die.When Amber finds out this may be her grandmother's last Christmas, she is determined to say goodbye to the woman who always loved her. But she's hiding from Hunter, and she has a big secret. She turns to the one person who has never let her down, her childhood crush, Nate.Nate agrees to help, but Hunter closes in. While Amber and Nate explore their budding romance, they must fight a crippling ice storm and a determined enemy to stay alive and protect her secret.

A romance author without a romance.A Navy SEAL looking for a little R&R. What could happen in a week on an island getaway? For author Jade Reed, romance is for the books. When her bestie cooks up a scheme for the perfect match on a tropical island, Jade sees an opportunity for a writing experience. Who needs a man? Navy SEAL Aiden Lin needs to unwind. His mom wants a daughter-in-law. She sets him up for a one-week vacation with his perfect match. He doesn't need a wife yet, but maybe he can have some fun and make his mom happy. Neither is looking for love though they're in the right place. Is it the right time, wrong time, or enough time?

It's a case of mistaken identity, secret agendas, Christmas love and magic, all with the help of a "talking" dog with superhero qualities. Event planner Misty Jolly needs all the help she can get to pull off Christmas Creek's biggest makeover: a grand indoor Christmas fair at the spanking new convention and retail center. The original Christmas Creek settlers, including her parents, aren't sure having Santa in a heated gazebo with an artificial skating rink and electronic northern lights display is a good idea, but Misty has no time to listen to their concerns.While rushing to a meeting with a cantankerous contractor, Misty causes a plane crash and finds a handsome stranger who's rendered speechless by her presence.Dash Weston has no time for Christmas fun and festivities. As CEO of a huge retail conglomerate, all he cares about is cleaning up his bottom line at Christmastime. The big Christmas Creek project is over budget and overdue. A mere blizzard isn't going to stop him from investigating-in disguise, obviously.It's love at first sight for Dash when Misty pulls him out of the wreckage of his private jet. The problem? He's tongue-tied and unable to communicate except with a stray dog wearing a red superhero's cape. Dash dives in to help Misty while charming her with his fake Christmas-loving identity. But the dog knows the truth, and Dash steps in deep doo-doo when Misty reveals her dislike of his CEO-identity.Dash will do anything it takes to get what he wants, but he'll need all the Christmas magic he can muster to slow Misty down long enough to believe in him again.---Christmas Creek romances are a fun way to get into the holiday spirit. They are sassy, standalone romances centered around a town which celebrates Christmas all year round. Each story has a happy ending and can be read in any order, but of course, they are more fun if read together.Deck the Hearts, #1 Can Holly's jolly Christmas spirit help Grinchy Gordon Gills save the town of Christmas Creek?Her Christmas Chance, #2 A woman with cerebral palsy and her tomcat disagree about the attractive ex-con living next door. Will a dose of Christmas magic reach through his dark secrets?A Christmas Creek Carol, #3 A reclusive writer, Ebony Cruse, is given a one-star review on her life by characters in her past, present, and future.Kitty, It's Cold Outside, #4 When mailman Mick Jolly delivers a kitten to an abandoned millhouse, he is ensnared by a beautiful Victorian woman caught in a Christmas curse.A Christmas Creek Caper, #5 Someone's stealing packages off the Christmas Creek porches. Sheriff Brad Wing is on the case-until he's caught with his hands up and his pants down.Toy Soldier Christmas, #6 Breast cancer survivor, Nutmeg Brown, finds a broken toy soldier under her Christmas tree. It's love at first sight with a wooden toy or is it?Red's Christmas Woodsman, #7 When Ruby Red Rumsey visits her grandmother's Christmas Creek cottage, she finds a hunky woodsman asleep in her grandmother's bed.Dashing Through Christmas, #8 It's a case of mistaken identity, secret agendas, Christmas love and magic, all with the help of a "talking" dog with superhero qualities.Dottie's Christmas Wish, #9 All Merry Jolly wants is to make Dr. Colton Dale smile. All his daughter, Dottie, wants is a dog. Will Christmas wishes come true for three lonely hearts?

[Large Print Edition]Someone's stealing packages off the Christmas Creek porches.No one in the small town is prepared for this crime spree since they are such a close-knit community. Sheriff Brad Wing is on the case, and he sets a sure-fire trap.Will he catch this cold-hearted person, or will he find something he never imagined?---Christmas Creek romances are a fun way to get into the holiday spirit. They are sassy, standalone romances centered around a town which celebrates Christmas all year round. Each story has a happy ending and can be read in any order, but of course, they are more fun if read together.Deck the Hearts, #1 Can Holly's jolly Christmas spirit help Grinchy Gordon Gills save the town of Christmas Creek?Her Christmas Chance, #2 A woman with cerebral palsy and her tomcat disagree about the attractive ex-con living next door. Will a dose of Christmas magic reach through his dark secrets?A Christmas Creek Carol, #3 A reclusive writer, Ebony Cruse, is given a one-star review on her life by characters in her past, present, and future.Kitty, It's Cold Outside, #4 When mailman Mick Jolly delivers a kitten to an abandoned millhouse, he is ensnared by a beautiful Victorian woman caught in a Christmas curse.A Christmas Creek Caper, #5 Someone's stealing packages off the Christmas Creek porches. Sheriff Brad Wing is on the case-until he's caught with his hands up and his pants down.Toy Soldier Christmas, #6 Breast cancer survivor, Nutmeg Brown, finds a broken toy soldier under her Christmas tree. It's love at first sight with a wooden toy or is it?Red's Christmas Woodsman, #7When Ruby Red Rumsey visits her grandmother's Christmas Creek cottage, she finds a hunky woodsman asleep in her grandmother's bed.

Roni Reindl was kidnapped by the cartel and known as Boss Veronica, a feared sicaria.Jason Boyd was a firefighter before becoming a quadriplegic.When Jason's evil ex-girlfriend hires Roni to kill him, will Roni kill her heart or her past?Note: This is a short romance tying together two characters introduced in previous Bad Boys for Hire adventures.Jason Boyd is the "other man" for Carol in Bad Boys for Hire: NickRoni is Boss Veronica, an antagonist of Axe and Leanna in Bad Boys for Hire: Axe

Pro quarterback Cade Prescott's last play was to lose the Super Bowl for his team. To escape the bad press and recover from the disastrous season, he changes his appearance and hides away at a sleepy university town.Andie Wales's first love is researching ancient bad boy kings. She is blissfully unaware of the Super Bowl and modern-day bad boys.When her dog meets and mates with Cade's dog, Andie's first concern is to get her dog to a vet. She gets waylaid by Cade and his hunky good looks and has no idea just how out of her league Cade is.Despite his secrets, Cade feels differently about Andie and thinks he might be falling in love. Unfortunately, his past catches up with him, and he is forced to make a difficult decision.Can a professional athlete and a research librarian truly prove the axiom that opposites not just attract, but were meant for each other?Follow Andie and Cade through six books as they navigate their hearts and minds through an emotional obstacle course. Find out about Cade's mother and why she left him in foster homes and how Andie escapes a gang of ruthless crooks determined to accuse Cade of throwing the interception for the sake of sports betting.You'll fall in love with Andie, Cade, and the colorful cast of characters in Intercepted by Love - The Complete Six Book Set

Veteran relief pitcher Ryan Hudson always saves the game for his team. He's dependable, focused, and good at what he does. Which is why he prefers to live alone and not have anything to do with women and all the noise and chaos they bring. Noise and chaos is all single mother Jamie Rush knows. Taking care of her two boys is a full-time job, especially since one of them is autistic and she gets no help from her ex-husband. When her two sons win a day with ballplayer Ryan Hudson, they strike up an odd friendship with the reclusive pitcher. Jamie is wary of the baseball hero, but can't help fantasizing about him. Ryan is attracted to Jamie, but desperately tries to hide his past. The only problem, they're made for one another. They just don't know it.

Samantha Reed spent the last three Christmases in prison eating jail food and exchanging candy canes with her cellmate.She's finally released, and she gladly accepts when a former inmate invites her to a White Christmas celebration at his family's Wyoming ranch.Braden Powers hasn't spent a Christmas at home since his mother died one Christmas Eve long ago. Now, his grandfather is dying, and Braden is asked to spend one last Christmas with his family.To make his grandpa proud of him, he convinces Samantha to pose as his mathematical genius "daughter" in exchange for a dreamy traditional Christmas on his family's ranch.When disaster strikes on Christmas Eve, Samantha and Braden are conned into discovering the truth about themselves.---Jingle Belles is my modern, edgy series of Christmas romances: dramatic, humorous, with a bit of steam and lots of holiday cheer.Christmas Flirt, #1 - Bad girl Lacy Reed gets more than she bargained for when her naked selfies turn up on her boss's phone.Santa's Pet, #2 - Girl genius Brittney Reed plays elf to a substitute Santa and turns both their lives upside down.Christmas Con, #3 - Braden enlists an attractive ex-con to be his fake daughter and give his grandpa one last perfect Christmas.

Lacy Reed is the ultimate bad girl, and she doesn't care what anyone thinks-until her naked selfies show up on her boss's cell phone.Brandon Cole never smiles, ever. Not even when Lacy's indecent selfies appear on his phone. He's got an image and reputation to protect. Already a VP before age thirty, he doesn't need flirtatious and nosy Lacy to get close and discover his well hidden secret.When hackers break into their company's network, Lacy and Brandon walk into a trap where Brandon's past catches up with him. What will he risk to free himself in a gamble that Lacy's flirting has turned to love and grant him his secret Christmas wish?

When all you need is beauty, and the Devil's serving boy needs you to play dead-with Hella, the Norse Goddess of Death.Ruby Rush lost her face to a fire and has been in hiding ever since. When her best friend brings her a magical mirror, she finds herself through the looking glass with Roger Rok, a demigod son of the Norse God of Love.He's looking for a berserker sword to stop the end of the world, and in return for her help, promises her a beauty beyond her wildest dreams. But bargains, as well as mirrors and hearts, are made to be broken-especially when Ruby comes face to face with Hella and is whisked away to her icy realm of death.While Ruby fends with Hella, Roger must deal with the conflicting desires of Odin, Loki, Hella, and Freya while a shapeshifting horsefly turned cockatoo leads or misleads them on their journey to stop Ragnarok.Ruby tries to protect her heart, and Roger does his best to charm and protect her into helping him navigate modern day San Francisco. As the end of the world draws near, will Ruby discover that Roger's professed love is not an illusion? More importantly, will Ruby and Roger find what they're truly looking for?---What if legendary gods and goddesses walk among us on the streets of San Francisco? What if they drop in on you unawares, and what if you fall in love with one?Love Charmed Romances are a flirtatious frolic through world mythology where ordinary you gets tangled up with delectable demigods in a magical and otherworldly romance.#1, Black Tied: Sapphire - When ordinary you and the Son of the Kitchen God stand up to a playboy apocalypse.#2, Red Hexed: Ruby - Burn victim, Ruby Rush strives to regain her beauty by helping a Viking demigod recover his berserker sword.

Pro quarterback Cade Prescott's last play was to lose the Super Bowl for his team. To escape the bad press and recover from the disastrous season, he changes his appearance and hides away at a sleepy university town. Andie Wales's first love is researching ancient bad boy kings. She is blissfully unaware of the Super Bowl and modern day bad boys. When her dog meets and mates with Cade's dog, Andie's first concern is to get her dog to a vet. She gets waylaid by Cade and his hunky good looks and has no idea just how out of her league Cade is. Despite his secrets, Cade feels differently about Andie and thinks he might be falling in love. Unfortunately, his past catches up with him, and he is forced to make a difficult decision. Can a professional athlete and a research librarian truly prove the axiom that opposites not just attract, but were meant for each other?Font Size: 18 points, Font Face: Constantia

Motorcycle racer Teo Alexiou is challenged by his grandmother to come to her birthday party with a real girlfriend. He has plenty of party girls, and he fears getting roped into marriage so he hires an actress to play the part.The last thing Amy Suzuki wants is to be a kept woman, but her student loans are piling up and acting gigs are nonexistent. She agrees to Teo's proposal for one summer, limited to public displays of affection.When Teo and Amy find themselves caught in love's grip, their new desires war with their fears. Teo wants to renegotiate, but Amy insists she's only with him because she is paid. She would never lose her heart to a man who uses money to buy affection.Their game playing explodes when Teo is injured on the track and breaks her contract. Too late, Amy realizes her true feelings for Teo. Can she convince Teo she truly cares before he goes back to his party girls?

[LARGE PRINT EDITION - 18 POINT FONT SIZE]Single mother Kelly Kennedy can't afford lavish gifts for her four-year-old daughter, Bree. Homeless veteran Tyler Manning doesn't believe he deserves a Merry Christmas. When Bree asks Santa for a father and picks Tyler, both Tyler and Kelly vow to keep Bree from being hurt while fighting their feelings for each other.Tyler struggles with frightening flashbacks that scare Kelly. Meanwhile, Kelly's criminal past threatens her chance for happiness. Tyler and Kelly must believe in the power of love to give Bree her best Christmas ever.

She lost it all in one agonizing moment...Princess Michal is used to getting everything she wants, and she has her heart set on the young hero David. But their passionate love affair is destroyed by her father's murderous rage. Will David's departing promises be enough?David the King is no longer the charming harpist she gave her heart to. The most powerful man in Israel, he falls into the arms of the beautiful Bathsheba.Temptation comes in the form of a dashing Philistine warrior. Michal vows to be the only woman in David's heart, but does she know her own?A novel of betrayal, forbidden love, and redemption, Michal's Window is an imaginative retelling of King David's story through the eyes of the woman who loved him first.This is also an epic love story between a man, a woman, and their God.

[LARGE PRINT EDITION - 18 POINT FONT SIZE]Lacy Reed is the ultimate bad girl, and she doesn't care what anyone thinks-until her naked selfies show up on her boss's cell phone.Brandon Cole never smiles, ever. Not even when Lacy's indecent selfies appear on his phone. He's got an image and reputation to protect. Already a VP before age thirty, he doesn't need flirtatious and nosy Lacy to get close and discover his well hidden secret.When hackers break into their company's network, Lacy and Brandon walk into a trap where Brandon's past catches up with him. What will he risk to free himself in a gamble that Lacy's flirting has turned to love and grant him his secret Christmas wish?

Will Barb be back for Cade and Andie's wedding? Victory should be sweet for pro quarterback, Cade Prescott. He's won the Super Bowl MVP, has a baby on the way, and is marrying the love of his life, librarian Andie Wales. Raised by foster parents, Cade yearns to be part of a real family. Unfortunately, his mother is running from the law and Andie refuses to plan the wedding unless her future mother-in-law is included. Will Cade and Andie's special day result in reconciliation or utter ruin?Font Size: 12 points, Font Face: Constantia

Town busybody, Tami King, has her sights set on Sheriff Todd Colson while a creepy stalker has her in his sights. I'm Tami King, and I'm proud to be a prima donna. Except I live in a boring, one-corner town, Colson's Corner, that's about as far from hip and cool as the Dust Bowl is from Malibu.But it's home, and it's where my great-great-grandfather, Hank King, made us Gold Country royalty-thanks to a fifty-pound nugget of gold.They call me spoiled and say I always get what I want, but that's not true. I don't yet have a ring on my finger, and my plans to turn my town into a tourist wonderland is opposed by one stubborn hunk of a sheriff-Todd Colson.Not to brag, but this Halloween, our town's Spooky Fest is going to be one big, hellish hit with the grand opening of my Haunted Hotel of Horrors. I've booked a full house of celebrities, sorority sisters, strangers, and actors, as well as ghouls, goblins, hangmen, and freaks.What can go wrong?Todd Colson. Sheriff of Colson's Corner.It isn't easy keeping my town safe and secure. Not with all of the threats both real and anticipated. Especially not when the spoiled town princess, Tami King, gets it into her head to invade my peaceful hamlet with a hotel full of troublemakers.Oh, she turns heads all right. She's a blond bombshell whirlwind who never calls it quits, and she's determined to put my hometown on the map as a tourist trap-literally.The last thing I need is the old prospector's boarding house turned into a theme-park hotel-especially not one catering to unvetted outsiders without proper background checks.Things go wrong right from the start-from construction accidents to missing material to dead animals and graffiti scrawled on the walls warning Tami to cease and desist.Huh. As if anything can stop that tornado of a woman. I have my eye on her-always. But keeping her out of trouble this Halloween just got harder, and I'm not surprised when the first dead body turns up well before the tricks go a treating. Welcome to Gold Country, California - love, gold, and psychopaths up in them hills.Love Will Stay, Salem & Scott, #1Taking Me Back, Linx & Grady, #2All You Want, Tami & Todd, #3

Research librarian Andie Wales is devastated to learn that the man she fell in love with is a professional athlete who plays on and off the field.When Cade's past mistakes catch up with him, Andie urges him to go back to California to do the right thing. Meanwhile, Andie's father's medical bills are mounting, and she needs to take on a second job. A lucrative offer to do research for a scriptwriter lands in her inbox. Andie flies to Los Angeles to take up the job and finds Cade at the airport. Andie needs to send every penny she makes home to her family, so she agrees to stay at Cade's to save money, as long as he promises their relationship is friends only. Can she negotiate a benefits package that'll keep her heart intact? Just when she thinks she's got everything under control, her past slams her with a shocking surprise.Font Size: 18 points, Font Face: Constantia

Jen Jones hides a horrible secret behind her new degree, toned body, and exciting job at Silicon Valley's hottest startup-until a man linked to her past is killed in a hit-and-run.CEO and founder Dave Jewell is about to land a huge deal. He doesn't need blood on his car, threatening phone calls, and Jen wrapped in broken code and blackmail.A gang of thugs hunts Jen, and she takes refuge in Dave's protective arms. Together, they must thwart a killer and rescue an innocent victim from their past. Love blossoms, but a damaging revelation points straight at Jen, threatening to tear them apart forever.

Choco Sanchez is stuck in a rut. She's never hit a softball and has been friends forever with Carlos Lopez, the head cook at her family's Filipino restaurant. When flashy restaurant consultant Johnny Dee hits her with a pitch, she falls head over heels and gets a makeover.Carlos Lopez is not about to lose one for the home team. Johnny launches a full scale change on the menu, and Carlos sends him straight into the dumpster. Claiming Choco's heart proves more difficult, especially when her secrets threaten to doom their love. But never underestimate a man who can cook hot, spicy, and steamy, and we ain't talking just food.

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 life 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