Blake Kemp was a man who knew his own mind and was as stubborn as the day is long in Jacobsville, Texas. As the town's leading lawyer, he had a reputation to uphold, and he didn't want the tender ministrations of his assistant to get in his way--even if he desperately needed her, since those big boots of his did have a tendency to step on toes...So, of course, the boss man fired pretty, gentle Violet, for having the nerve to, of all things, try to help him!But, being a smart as well as hard-headed man, Blake could soon see that without his guiding light, his life would soon be in darkness. Only one thing to do--hire her back and make sure that business didn't mess with matters of the heart. Only then did he find that Violet had an agenda of her own--and it didn't include letting the boss man forget how indispensable she was--both on and off the job!