He was sent to shut down her pet spa. Falling for her wasn’t part of the plan.

Rose Thomas has spent six years building The Polished Paw into a haven for nervous rescues, eccentric pets, and the people who love them. The books may be a disaster, the filing system may involve a felt-trimmed shoebox, and the resident parrot may shout accounting advice at customers, but Rose knows what truly matters can’t always be measured in dollars.

Unfortunately, Wes Graves measures everything.

The buttoned-up corporate consultant arrives with polished shoes, a laptop, and orders to find enough financial evidence to close the struggling spa. He expects messy accounts and an easy liquidation. He doesn’t expect a teal-painted whirlwind filled with runaway cats, anxious corgis, loyal employees, and one maddeningly compassionate woman who makes him question every calculation he’s ever trusted.

When a grooming demonstration turns into a high-velocity foam disaster, Rose and Wes agree to a temporary truce. She’ll let him reorganize her business, and he’ll help her prove The Polished Paw deserves to survive.

But as late nights over receipts become shared pizza, reluctant laughter, and one very unprofessional kiss, saving the spa is no longer Wes’s only problem.

Because the numbers are finally adding up, and they’re telling him he may have found the one thing he can’t afford to lose.

Plot Twist at the Pet Spa is a sweet, closed-door workplace romantic comedy filled with rescue animals, opposites-attract chemistry, found family, laugh-out-loud pet chaos, and a happily-ever-after guaranteed to leave tails wagging.