When a young assistant shows up with bright blue eyes, a cute Southern accent, and a streak of pink hair, Diana’s sure she’s all wrong for the job. Too bad she can’t run her personal life as well as she runs her ordered office. She’s driven, ruthless, demanding, and stuck in a failing marriage. How hard could that be?ĭiana Parker is Atlanta’s top lawyer and isn’t afraid to let everyone know it.

All she has to do is put up with the whims of her infuriatingly icy boss, Diana. When a prestigious law firm hires her as an assistant to one of its senior partners, it feels like she might finally get back on her feet. Laurie Holcombe is out of a job, out of luck, and out of time. She pressed her lips gently to Vivian’s in the full glow of sunrise. As she leaned forward, Jules wondered if she’d ever be ready for Vivian Carlisle. Though upon reflection, that might not be totally true. “This is going to be the furthest thing from easy.” “Do we? This isn’t going to be easy.” Vivian’s tone left no room for argument. “I think we’ve already got what we need.” Together, their hands came to rest against the curve of Vivian’s belly. The sudden warmth in her chest was enough to banish the cold, no matter what she wore. “I wouldn’t dream of it,” Jules whispered. And here we are.”īut then she took Jules’s hand. “I was thinking about what it would be like to be here with you. They really got me thinking about my topic, about…” “They seemed so happy, just sitting there holding hands. If Vivian said she got it, she got it, but Jules kept talking anyway.

Vivian took the phone, her lips pursed in thought.

Truth and Measure by Roslyn Sinclair