She has thirty days to save her career. He has seven days to break her spirit.

Paige Sterling is the VP of Strategy, a woman who speaks fluent spreadsheet and wears Louboutins like armor. When her cutthroat father gives her an ultimatum—secure the insurance contract for the majestic but struggling Eagle Hills Ranch or lose her inheritance—she packs her designer bags for Cedar Creek, Nebraska. She expects a quick negotiation. She gets a G-Wagon stuck in the mud and a rancher who looks at her like she’s a bacterial infection.

Ryan Klein is the Grump King of Cedar Creek. He’s fighting to keep his grandfather’s legacy alive, and the last thing he needs is a "toaster on wheels" blocking his road or a blonde corporate shark trying to restructure his debt. He wants her gone. Yesterday.

So, they make a wager.

Paige will work the ranch for one week. No special treatment. No complaining. If she quits, she leaves town forever. If she survives the 4:00 AM wake-up calls, the manure, and the blistering heat, Ryan will listen to her pitch.

But as the mud flies and the tension rises, the line between "enemy" and "lover" starts to blur. Paige realizes the ranch is more than just an asset, and Ryan realizes the city girl has a spine of steel. But when the corporate wolves come circling, they’ll have to decide if a love built on a wager can survive the truth.

One week. One bet. And a whole lot of mud.

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