I wasn’t planning to propose to Raif Jones, the bad boy from the wrong side of town. The one with the tattooed muscles, naughty blue eyes, and dimpled, James-Dean grin.
You see, it all started with a series of bad decisions.
First was flirting with a dangerous criminal to rescue a little girl I didn’t even know.
Second was throwing a massive, masked gala in my small-town hideout (complete with drag queens) and not expecting to draw attention…
Then Raif rode in on a motorcycle and melted my undies (and my heart), saying he wouldn’t let anybody hurt me.
Of course, I asked him to marry me.
Imagine my surprise when he said yes.
We’re a little naughty and a lot hot, and the perks of being married are very… perky.
They’re perky in the shower, on the kitchen table, against the front door…
Until Bad Decision #1 tracks me down (thanks to Bad Decision #2), and my outlaw husband turns Alpha Protector, risking everything to keep us safe. It’s just a marriage of convenience. It’s supposed to have an end date.
But when the dust settles, walking away from Raif Jones could be the worst decision I’ve ever made.
(A LITTLE NAUGHTY is a small-town, marriage of convenience romance with single-mom vibes, a protective hero, no third-act breakup, and light suspense. No cheating. No cliffhanger.)
Jemima and Raif are probably my favorite couple of the series. He’s the town bad boy who isn’t actually bad at all, he’s just related to some bad apples and gets lumped in with them. Jemima is Cassidy’s younger sister who is currently following in their mother’s footsteps performing in Branson, but she comes to Eureka for help when life throws her a series of curve balls. She meets Raif and realizes they can both benefit if they get married, so they agree to a temporary marriage. It will help him start his business and Jemima needs to show stability to become the guardian of a little girl she cares about very much.
Their story is emotional and has a little suspense, which I love, but it’s the characters that really grabbed me. There were a couple of curve balls I wasn’t expecting at the end, but they just made the ending even better. I’m always disappointed to see a great series end, but this one went out with a bang on my favorite book of the series and my favorite couple of them all.
