A one-week job. A proving-ground ranch. A heartbreaker who wasn’t supposed to matter.

Ryan Hunt is a professional camp consultant with a reputation for efficiency—and emotional distance. He’s been hired for one week to help the Calhoun family launch a youth ranch camp, and then he’s gone. No attachments. No distractions. Especially not the determined ranch woman who keeps challenging everything he thinks he knows.

Cate Calhoun is done being overlooked. After years of being sidelined on her own family ranch, she finally sees a chance at independence: the camp director position. The problem? No one believes she’s ready. When Ryan Hunt arrives with the exact experience she needs, Cate is determined to prove she has what it takes—even if learning from him means risking her heart.

Their personalities clash.
Their chemistry doesn’t.

Ryan is known for his short-term romances and quick exits, and Cate refuses to be another name on that list. But as the week unfolds—filled with late-night planning, hands-on training, and undeniable attraction—Ryan begins to realize Cate isn’t just different.

She’s the first woman who makes him question the life he’s built to avoid staying.

And when the week ends, they’ll both have to decide what matters more:
the life they planned—or the love they never expected.

Tropes & Themes You’ll Love:

• Cowboy Romance
• Small-Town Western Setting
• Youth Camp / Ranch Camp Setting
• One-Week Deadline Romance
• Competent Professional Hero
• Prove-Her-Worth Heroine
• Opposites-Attract Romance
• Slow-Build Romantic Chemistry
• Sweet, Clean Romance
• Family Ranch Dynamics
• Happily-Ever-After Ending