Win or Bust

by Cali Burem

Petra King and Tristan Calloway have perfected the art of disliking each other. Their families’ century-long feud, and their competing soda empires, demand nothing less.
But when a viral video of them saving an elderly woman’s life turns them into reluctant internet sweethearts, they’re roped into Hometown Hero Showdown, a reality competition where rival CEO and heirs must work together for charity. From disastrous knitting challenges to judging talentless children, each ridiculous task forces them closer, despite their best efforts to maintain their distance.
Working together out of spite wasn’t part of the plan, but it is certainly something they would do and very much in line with their petty values. The rest of it though, throws both of them off their game. Like how Tristan is far from disturbed about having to share a hotel suite with Petra. Or how Petra’s usually snarky comebacks have started sounding dangerously close to flirting.
…Or how Tristan’s gaze lingers on Petra when he thinks no one’s watching.
As eliminations mount and tensions rise, Petra and Tristan face the real fighting against their growing attraction to each other, on national television.

137 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 15, 2025

About the author

I read, I write, I anime.
Also, I eat food.
That's about it.