When billionaire real estate developer Maxwell Lalune tries to buyout Minnie's Diner for his new yacht club project, Penny digs in her heels. She's worked and lived in Minnie's Diner all her life, as have countless generations before her. Not even this powerful alpha's personal appearance will make her budge. When she dismisses their meeting and knocks past him though, she triggers a wild change in his demeanor that she struggles to understand. Everything changes though, when her parents decide to take Max's offer, leaving Penny adrift. Desperate to keep the diner, she offers a deal- a chance to take her on hard and without protection!