Wildfire and Woven Wire
To save their legacy, they must bridge the gap between tradition and science—and survive the heat of a forced quarantine.
Clayton Covington is a man of tradition, masking deep physical scars and a haunting guilt behind the stoic facade of a Montana horse trainer. Determined to secure the prestigious Blackwood Racing contract to save his family’s ranch, he’s blindsided by his new neighbor: Miranda Patterson. A data-driven equine somatic therapist fleeing a stolen career in Chicago, Miranda challenges Clayton’s dominance-based methods with clinical precision and a fierce independence that he finds both infuriating and intoxicating.
When a lethal equine virus triggers a state-mandated lockdown, the bitter rivals are trapped together within the boundaries of their adjacent properties. Faced with the decimation of their herds and a ruthless holding company looking to bankrupt them both, they are forced to pool their resources. As they labor side-by-side in the shadows of the Covington barns, their ideological war dissolves into intense 'competence porn' and a simmering physical awareness that threatens to shatter their professional defenses.
As the quarantine tightens and the biological threat peaks, Clayton must confront the trauma of his past while Miranda learns that accepting a partner doesn't mean losing her autonomy. In a race against time and corporate sabotage, they must synthesize grit and science to save their way of life—discovering that the only thing more dangerous than the virus is the love they’ve tried so hard to fight.
The Blurb
Clayton Covington is a man of tradition, masking deep physical scars and a haunting guilt behind the stoic facade of a Montana horse trainer. Determined to secure the prestigious Blackwood Racing contract to save his family’s ranch, he’s blindsided by his new neighbor: Miranda Patterson. A data-driven equine somatic therapist fleeing a stolen career in Chicago, Miranda challenges Clayton’s dominance-based methods with clinical precision and a fierce independence that he finds both infuriating and intoxicating.
When a lethal equine virus triggers a state-mandated lockdown, the bitter rivals are trapped together within the boundaries of their adjacent properties. Faced with the decimation of their herds and a ruthless holding company looking to bankrupt them both, they are forced to pool their resources. As they labor side-by-side in the shadows of the Covington barns, their ideological war dissolves into intense 'competence porn' and a simmering physical awareness that threatens to shatter their professional defenses.
As the quarantine tightens and the biological threat peaks, Clayton must confront the trauma of his past while Miranda learns that accepting a partner doesn't mean losing her autonomy. In a race against time and corporate sabotage, they must synthesize grit and science to save their way of life—discovering that the only thing more dangerous than the virus is the love they’ve tried so hard to fight.