Spine of Steel

Pericles Trenton is the newspaper editor of the Willow Creek Crier, a staunch suffragist and the secret translator of a collection of scandalous memoirs from sixteenth century Venetian courtesans.
Diogenes Castellano is the town prosecutor and her eldest brother's best friend.
They've been sparring as long as they can remember.
He thinks she's reckless and she thinks he's stodgy.
When Perry's activities land her in dire straits, he's the only one who can rescue her.