When daughter of a U.S. senator Lauren Cusack arrives at the enchanting Wyckham College of Oxford University, she hopes to mend her broken heart by throwing herself into her studies. But then English aristocrat Alexander Hunt walks into her life and everything changes. Handsome, brooding, and with his own dark past to escape, Alexander is exactly what Lauren doesn't need—but she finds herself helplessly drawn towards him. Both Alexander and Lauren know that they should stay away from each other, but sometimes desire is so powerful that it conquers all else.