In this secretary's opinion, Allman Industries' newest bigwig was a snake in the grass! After all, the feud simmering between the rival Allman and McLaughlin clans had divided Chivaree, Texas, for over a century. So why in tarnation had Kurt McLaughlin switched sides to work for Jodie Allman's family-run business...as her boss no less? Although Jodie harbored a forbidden attraction to the disarmingly handsome thorn in her side, she didn't trust him. Then, in a twist of fate, she found herself playing house with the sidelined single dad—and her heart melted at the sight of Kurt doting on his angelic baby girl. Would Jodie be satisfied with mending fences with the enemy after a taste of family bliss had given her an appetite for so much more?