Plot introduction
CabellaOilandBrandini’shavebeencompetingoilranchesfordecades.However,itwasn’talwaysthisway.FoundersRaphaelBrandiniandFrankCabellaonceworkedharmoniouslytogether,untiltheirrelationshipfractured,causingthemtosplittheirjointranchintotwo.FeistyandcompetitiveheirtohomegrownoperatedCabellaOil,NicoleCabellaisdeterminedtoproveshe’sreadytotakethereinsofherfamily’sbusiness.Andshe’sallsettoinitiatearenovationplanthatwillallowhertoexpandCabellatothenextlevel.Allset,untilJakeBrandinire-appearsinSunsetValley,thatis.CorporateattorneyJakeissidetrackedfromhisday-jobwhenhe’scalledbacktothejuggernautBrandiniranchduetoafamilyemergency.Whilethere,JakeidentifiesalanddisputeattheborderbetweentheCabellaandBrandiniproperties.Havingbeenneglectfultohisownfamilycompany,hedecidestowinbackthelandforthem.Indoingso,here-ignitestherivalrybetweenbothfactions,asNicolerefusestoconcedetohisclaimontheland.Insteadofpursuingalongandcostlycourtbattle,thelocalSunsetValleyjudgeproposesanunconventionalmannerofdecidingtheland’sownership:whicheverranchwinstheannualSunsetValleyOliveOilCompetitionwinstheland.TheBrandini’shavewonthreeconsecutiveyears,soJakeisconfidentinacceptingthechallenge,thoughhepersonallyhasnoexperiencemanufacturingoil.Ontheotherhand,Nicolehasoilinherblood,butshe’llhavetoconquerherownself-doubtifshewantstobevictorious.AsJakeandNicoleworktowardscreatingtheirrespectiveoliveoilsubmissions,whileenjoyingtheannualFallFestivalastheydo,theydiscovertheymayhavemoreincommonthantheyrealized-andsparksbegintofly.
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