The Bully

Nellie Rivera is done with Denver traffic. She moves to Calamity, a small town in Montana, hoping for quiet streets and a fresh start.

Her plan falls apart one Saturday morning, when Cal Stark turns up and announces that he is moving to Calamity too. Cal has been a thorn in her side since high school, where he bullied her. Nellie is no longer the shy teenager she was then, and she has picked up a few tricks since.

She decides the town cannot hold them both, and she was there first. Her goal is to drive the former pro quarterback out within a month. Cal, though, has a plan of his own, and he wants to stay in Calamity badly enough to try anything.

This is a contemporary romance built on an enemies dynamic, with a rivalry between two people who share a past and now share a small town. The tone leans on the comedy of a feud, with each side scheming to outdo the other. Then a kiss complicates the contest, and Nellie learns that Cal does not play fair.