"You're too damn pretty!"

But since that was the only reason Dr. Joshua Williams would give for not wanting Sara Bennett as his research assistant, he was stuck with her. And it was ironic what a good team they made—at least until she kissed him.

"I don't go around kissing my assistants. It's a rule I have, dammit," Joshua said, putting the blame squarely on Sara. And maybe Sara had started things. But it seemed to her that Joshua was a willing participant....

Joshua wouldn't forgive that one kiss. He behaved as if it had totally disrupted his life. But it was worse for Sara—she couldn't forget it!