Her corset exploded on the red carpet. In the Montana mountains, she carved out a brand-new life.
Forced into a suffocating corset by her controlling mother, 200-pound LA star Mia becomes a viral joke when her dress bursts open in front of flashing cameras. After a public meltdown leaves her facing a $50 million lawsuit, her disgusted mother dumps her in the freezing Montana wilderness.
Stranded at the workshop of Arthur, a ruthless master carpenter, Mia’s diamond nails and celebrity status mean nothing. Here, there is only one rule: no wood chopped, no food served.
Pushed to the brink by blizzards, starvation, and the toxic self-hatred in her own head, Mia trades high heels for heavy axes and carving knives. As bleeding blisters harden into calluses and soft fat turns into pure muscle, she battles a deadly storm to save Arthur’s life's work—and discovers what her body was truly built to do.
When her mother returns in a Rolls-Royce with a million-dollar liposuction contract to drag her "cash cow" back to Hollywood, she meets a woman who can no longer be caged.
She used to starve for their approval. Now, she builds her own worth with her bare hands.
