Rachelle Ayala

Linx Colson fights fire with fire on smokejumper Grady Hart while a deranged arsonist targets their most precious secret. I'm Linx Colson. I'm mean, unforgiving, and have a short fuse.Don't hate me. I love dogs, and I rescue them from careless, cruel humans who abandon them in the creek, toss them from their cars, and leave them in burning buildings.The most careless man in the world is back, and I don't like it one bit.Grady Hart, the man who dived out of an airplane straight into a forest fire was the same one who dove into my heart and bed. What a disaster.When he and his delightful, sweet family invade my town, I have to show him who's boss.He hides secrets from them, and his sisters worship him. I can't let him find my secrets and my dog-hear that? My dog I'm running him out of town and there's only one way to do it: on my back, on my knees, on the counter, and in the shower. I'm Grady Hart. I'm cold, past feeling, and have a death wish.Don't hate me. I fight fires and save lives-except for one.I'm done with rescuing women. They snare a man into their bed, dangle sweetness in the jaws of bitterness, and twist good deeds into blackmail.The worst one is Linx Colson, the vixen who strangled my heart with her barbed wire fingers. She's hiding something big, or maybe nothing.That's how she rolls. In the sack, up the hayloft, and naked in the creek.Did I tell you I have a death wish?I'm going to pry out what Linx is hiding before an arsonist destroys her precious secret. 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, #3Kiss Me Tight, Rorie & Chad, #4Hold My Love, Virgie & Kevin, #5

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.

Little did mailman Mick Jolly know that delivering a kitten to an abandoned millhouse would change his life, past, present, and future. Mick Jolly suffers from youngest son syndrome, eclipsed by his popular older brothers. Instead of receiving love letters, he reads his brothers' fan mail on the sly.One dark evening, he drives through a snowstorm to deliver a package, only to find a kitten inside. When Mick returns to the abandoned millhouse with cat food, he encounters a beautiful woman wearing Victorian Christmas clothes.Katherine Gills is waiting for her lover to return. The only problem, she has been waiting for years, maybe hundreds. When Mick comes through her doorway with a bag of cat food, she believes he is the man to deliver her from her endless cycle of Christmas heartbreaks.Together, Katherine and Mick uncover a cache of lost letters, a curse around her family tree, and a budding new romance in a world of past and present Christmases, aided by a kitten who wants to get in from the cold.---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.

All I want for Christmas is Seashells & Mistletoe... or what happens after you're dumped by your groom and end up on a cruise ship with the kid in third grade who stuck bubble gum in your hair.My Christmas wedding is out the door, and all I want to do is drop off the face of the earth.When my best friend gifts me a Christmas cruise package to Hawaii, I'm on it like flies on my ex-fianc 's face. Twelve days and nights with complete strangers; no cell phones or internet. Sounds like the perfect getaway for me.I'm in trouble as soon as I board the S.S. Bird of Paradise. The first person I run into is -Jordan Reed, the boy who pulled my pigtails, threw spit wads at me, and made grade school a nightmare come true.It's too late to disembark, and why should I? I'm here to put fun back in my life and show that ex of mine that I'm doing just fine. Maybe I can kill two birds with one stone. Both these guys need a lesson from Dani, (that's me).Is it wrong to have a bit of fun along with revenge? It's not like anyone is here for love, right? A bit of fun mixed with hijinks and pranks. It will be perfect.Bring on the seashells and mistletoe. Let's get this party started

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

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.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?---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: Leanna & Axe (South of the Border Romance)Book #7: Roni & Jason (Sweet Reunion Romance)Bad Boys for Hire Series was awarded the 2016 Beck Valley Books Reviewers Choice Award

Giving up sugar right before Halloween. Brilliant. Going on vacation with an ex. Not so bright. Honey and her ex-husband, Max, travel to Sapphire Falls to give their two young children the perfect Halloween treat. Max wants Honey back, and he's counting on the magic of Sapphire Falls to seduce her into a second chance. Honey is leery of Max and his tricks, but when he woos her with a Halloween romance complete with bonfires, hayrides, parties, and paintball, Honey warms to the idea of a new beginning. Unfortunately, there's something off about Max that Honey can't put her finger on. When their vacation goes haywire, Honey must decide whether the treat of true love is worth all the terrible tricks life can play. My Country Hearts Series is a light-hearted, heart-warming series of romances set in Erin Nicholas' Sapphire Falls world (made available by special license). Enjoy the stories in order or out of order. They are standalone and fun either way. Going Haywire, Honey & Max Going Toe to Mistletoe, Candi & Troy Going Hearts Over Heels, Ginger & Marsh Going Gets Hot, Amber & Chad

Amber Myers is book smart and people stupid, and she's tired of being invisible and dateless. Luckily her sister is a hairdresser and works at a beauty salon-in Sapphire Falls. Chad Powers would rather look into a microscope than approach the only woman he's ever crushed on.He follows her to Sapphire Falls, and his farm boy cousins turn him into a hunk in time for the Summer Festival. The going gets hot when both Amber and Chad get more attention than they bargained for-especially when they're voted the Festival King and Queen. My Country Hearts Series is a light-hearted, heart-warming series of romances set in Erin Nicholas' Sapphire Falls world (made available by special license). Enjoy the stories in order or out of order. They are standalone and fun either way. Going Haywire, Honey & Max Going Toe to Mistletoe, Candi & Troy Going Hearts Over Heels, Ginger & Marsh Going Gets Hot, Amber & Chad

Large Print Edition, 18 pt Constantia font]A modern romantic retelling of a classic Christmas favorite.Ebony Cruse is a romance writer with no time for fun--much less dating. When an old friend, Blaze O'Carroll, stops by to ask her to the Christmas Creek Gala Ball, Ebony refuses to go since she has a deadline.Ebony dives into her work in progress and is surprised when characters from her past, present, and future come to life. When Ebony sees Blaze in trouble, she has a big decision to make.Will the Christmas Creek magic give her and Blaze a Christmas worth remembering?---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.

Amber Myers is book smart and people stupid, and she's tired of being invisible and dateless. Luckily her sister is a hairdresser and works at a beauty salon-in Sapphire Falls.Chad Powers would rather look into a microscope than approach the only woman he's ever crushed on.He follows her to Sapphire Falls, and his farm boy cousins turn him into a hunk in time for the Summer Festival. The going gets hot when both Amber and Chad get more attention than they bargained for-especially when they're voted the Festival King and Queen.My Country Hearts Series is a light-hearted, heart-warming series of romances set in Erin Nicholas' Sapphire Falls world (made available by special license). Enjoy the stories in order or out of order. They are standalone and fun either way.Going Haywire, Honey & MaxGoing Toe to Mistletoe, Candi & TroyGoing Hearts Over Heels, Ginger & MarshGoing Gets Hot, Amber & Chad Large Print Edition, 18 pt Constantia font]

Hairdresser Ginger Myers is fed up with the noise and stress of city life. What could be better than a Valentine's vacation in Sapphire Falls with hot and hunky country boys?Marsh Wolff is as country as they get. A son of a farmer, he dutifully stayed home to work on his family farm.It's his turn to spread his wings, and what better way to start than letting Ginger Myers spiff up his style before his Valentine Day's trip to New York City.The two make plans to trade apartments, party plans, and friends, but before the big day arrives ...My Country Hearts Series is a light-hearted, heart-warming series of romances set in Erin Nicholas' Sapphire Falls world (made available by special license). Enjoy the stories in order or out of order. They are standalone and fun either way.Going Haywire, Honey & MaxGoing Toe to Mistletoe, Candi & TroyGoing Hearts Over Heels, Ginger & MarshGoing Gets Hot, Amber & Chad Large Print Edition, 18 pt Constantia font]

Hairdresser Ginger Myers is fed up with the noise and stress of city life. What could be better than a Valentine's vacation in Sapphire Falls with hot and hunky country boys? Marsh Wolff is as country as they get. A son of a farmer, he dutifully stayed home to work on his family farm. It's his turn to spread his wings, and what better way to start than letting Ginger Myers spiff up his style before his Valentine Day's trip to New York City. The two make plans to trade apartments, party plans, and friends, but before the big day arrives ... My Country Hearts Series is a light-hearted, heart-warming series of romances set in Erin Nicholas' Sapphire Falls world (made available by special license). Enjoy the stories in order or out of order. They are standalone and fun either way. Going Haywire, Honey & Max Going Toe to Mistletoe, Candi & Troy Going Hearts Over Heels, Ginger & Marsh Going Gets Hot, Amber & Chad

Dumped, broke, and jobless, Candi Myers visits her sister in Sapphire Falls to help with her upcoming Christmas wedding. It's love at first sight for Troy Caine when he spots Candi nabbing mistletoe her first night in town. Catching her should be a slam-dunk for the hometown hero who gives advice to the lovelorn. Unfortunately, Candi is not looking to be burned again. Will a town filled with mistletoe, busybody matchmakers, and festive Christmas fun bring Candi and Troy's lonely hearts together?My Country Hearts Series is a light-hearted, heart-warming series of romances set in Erin Nicholas' Sapphire Falls world (made available by special license). Enjoy the stories in order or out of order. They are standalone and fun either way.Going Haywire, Honey & MaxGoing Toe to Mistletoe, Candi & TroyGoing Hearts Over Heels, Ginger & MarshGoing Gets Hot, Amber & Chad Large Print Edition, 18 pt Constantia font ]

Giving up sugar right before Halloween. Brilliant.Going on vacation with an ex. Not so bright.Honey and her ex-husband, Max, travel to Sapphire Falls to give their two young children the perfect Halloween treat. Max wants Honey back, and he's counting on the magic of Sapphire Falls to seduce her into a second chance.Honey is leery of Max and his tricks, but when he woos her with a Halloween romance complete with bonfires, hayrides, parties, and paintball, Honey warms to the idea of a new beginning.Unfortunately, there's something off about Max that Honey can't put her finger on. When their vacation goes haywire, Honey must decide whether the treat of true love is worth all the terrible tricks life can play.My Country Hearts Series is a light-hearted, heart-warming series of romances set in Erin Nicholas' Sapphire Falls world (made available by special license). Enjoy the stories in order or out of order. They are standalone and fun either way.Going Haywire, Honey & MaxGoing Toe to Mistletoe, Candi & TroyGoing Hearts Over Heels, Ginger & MarshGoing Gets Hot, Amber & Chad This is the Large Print Edition with 18 pt Constantia font]