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  “You may kiss the bride,” the minister said with a wink.

  Somehow, he’d made it through all the “I do’s,” and he was at his final reward. He leaned over and slanted his head. “I love you, Terri.”

  “I love you, too.” She pressed her sweet lips toward him.

  The crowd roared its approval and the motorcycles fired up again, gunning their engines.

  “And now, I pronounce you, husband and—”

  Ryker felt himself being pulled. What the heck? She hadn’t kissed him yet.

  “Come on, how many lives do you have?” Terri dragged him, running toward the edge of the cliff.

  Before he could stop his legs, they both leaped off the edge. The roar of the waterfall covered his ears, and he was falling into the rainbow reflected from the spray of water.

  They landed into a pool behind the waterfall. Ryker clawed his way toward the sunlight and when he emerged from the water, Terri roped him in and latched her lips onto his, kissing him to seal their vows.

  Her eyes were as blue as the forget-me-nots, and as the water sprayed over them, Ryker knew this, here, was heaven with the hope of more—forevermore.

  * * *

  Thank you for reading Ryker and Terri’s story. They are the beginning of my Bad Boys for Hire Series, featuring empowered women not looking for, but finding love in the most unexpected places. If you enjoyed this story, please consider leaving a review and recommending this book to your friends.

  Jolie Becker’s story is next with Bad Boys for Hire: Ken. Her dream wedding came off with a missing groom. Her friends try to salvage what’s left of her honeymoon by hiring a certified Beach Bum Bad Boy, Ken Cassidy, who appeared in Terri’s book as the clueless guy regaling Ryker’s brothers with the story of Terri’s family driving off a cliff on a motorcycle.

  Be sure to look for Bad Boys for Hire: Ken, Book #2 of the Bad Boys for Hire Series of hot, fun, and uplifting romances where the last person you think is the “One”, ends up lighting up your scoreboard and rounding all your bases. Okay, bad pun, but seriously, it’s a fun series with many more books planned.

  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?

  Reading List

  Sports Romances:

  Played by Love, A soccer star dons nerd glasses to score a anime fangirl who won't date jocks.

  Playing the Rookie, A rookie pitcher and a sports intern on the rebound connect to get over their exes.

  Roaring Hot! A playboy motorcycle racer hires an aspiring actress when he is challenged by his grandmother to bring a real girlfriend to her birthday party.

  Playing Without Rules, A ballplayer's girlfriend hides his daughter from him because she fears he's like his abusive father.

  Intercepted by Love, A quarterback hiding from his Super Bowl losing interception meets a small town librarian with an active fantasy life.

  The Remingtons: Leap, Laugh, Love, A pro surfer on holiday after being attacked by a shark gets tangled up with an Army Ranger on leave with a mission.

  Playing Catch, A baseball catcher meets his match with a troubled bartender who can’t seem to keep her panties on.

  Romantic Suspense:

  Broken Build, Build engineer Jen Jones falls in love with the man whose life she ruined.

  Hidden Under Her Heart, A young nurse, Maryanne Torres, struggles with a difficult decision over an unwanted pregnancy.

  Knowing Vera, Playgirl Vera Custodio belatedly discovers that her father might have killed her boyfriend's mother many years ago. [2015 Angie Ovation Award Winner]

  Contemporary Romances:

  Taming Romeo, Medical student Evie Sánchez is recovering from heartbreak when she runs into the boy she left behind.

  Claiming Carlos, Restaurant manager Choco Sanchez finds herself caught between two hot men, an epic food fight, and a war to save the restaurant.

  Whole Latte Love, Carina Chen, a career-oriented young woman, has no time for distractions—especially the sexy, guitar-playing barista she rooms with.

  Bad Boys for Hire - Ryker

  Terri Martin gets caught in the middle of a motorcycle club vendetta when she tries to hire a biker for her birthday date.

  The Remingtons: Blush of Love

  A hot New Year's Eve date with bad boy Gunner Gibson leaves Safire wondering if it's love at first blush.

  Holiday Romances:

  A Father for Christmas (A Veteran’s Christmas #1), Sweet romance between a homeless veteran and a single mother whose daughter asks Santa for an unusual gift. [Gold Award Winner, 2015 Readers’ Favorite]

  A Pet for Christmas (A Veteran’s Christmas #2), A veteran suffering from PTSD fights to return from Afghanistan and give his family their Christmas wishes.

  Christmas Stray, A couple grieving for their son is snowed in with a stray puppy and a little boy. Is there room in their hearts for a Christmas miracle?

  Christmas Lovebirds, Can two little lovebirds and Christmas cheer open Melisa’s heart to giving Rob another chance?

  Christmas Flirt, Bad girl Lacy Reed gets more than she bargained for when her naked selfies turn up on her boss’s phone.

  Santa’s Pet, A brilliant girl genius plays elf to a substitute Santa and turns both their lives upside down when he is charged with a sex crime and she loses her company to hackers.

  Valentine Hound Dog

  A fashion designer and her basset hound puppy convince a burned ex-firefighter that beauty is never skin deep and neither is love.

  Historical Romance:

  Michal’s Window, The young Princess Michal loves her father's enemy, the upstart David who becomes king.

  Many Thanks

  I had a lot of fun with Terri’s story, primarily because of my awesome reader’s club, Club Rachelle Ayala, on Facebook, and my Club Helper, Terri Merkel, who gave me a few insights on what she’d be like if she were a romance heroine. Of course, I applied my artistic license to the pointers she gave me and came up with Terri Martin, who is her own character, and in no way represents any real life person.

  I’m grateful to my team of beta readers and members of my reader’s club who helped me through the writing and revising of this story. They gave me good feedback and some shared their experiences with me.

  Many thanks to: Amber Douglas McCallister, Corissa Palfrey, Chantel Rhondeau, Evelyn Nathalia, Terri Merkel, Leanna Wallace, Lillian Maddocks-Cummings, Kris Woltzen, Angelica Berglund, Jessica Avancena Cassidy, Deborah O'Connor, Maria Cantu, Kelley Kidder, Dana Anderson, Patricia Conley-Shepard, and Sherelle Ellis.

  Much appreciation goes to my awesome proofreader, Kimberly Dawn, who always manages to find the tiniest error.

  Finally, I thank all the readers who spent time with me through my stories. It makes my writing truly rewarding.

  Meet Rachelle

  Rachelle Ayala is a bestselling author of dramatic romantic suspense and humorous contemporary romances. Her heroines are feisty and her heroes big-hearted. She writes sweet and funny stories, and believes in the power of love and hope. She is the winner of multiple awards, including the 2015 Angie Ovation Award for best Multicultural Romance with Knowing Vera and the 2015 Readers’ Favorite Gold Award for best Christian Romance with A Father for Christmas.

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