In the heart of Austin, Texas, where bull riding arenas rumble and indie bookstores whisper poetry, two unlikely souls collide. Cody Michael, a rugged professional bull rider with a love for horsepower-both mechanical and animal-is as rough around the edges as they come. Isabella Hamilton, a fiercely intelligent editor with an eye for art and a heart full of love stories, isn't interested in anyone who willingly gets thrown off bulls for fun. When they meet at a mutual friend's summer barbecue, sparks fly-but not the romantic kind. He thinks she's uptight, all heels and judgment. She thinks he's reckless and full of himself. But beneath the banter, there's a slow burn neither of them expects, especially when they're thrown together more often than either would like. Because hate is just another form of passion-and in Austin, where the heat never lets up, sometimes the line between love and loathing is thinner than a bull rope.