Why is the forbidden fruit always the sweetest?... Veronica could answer that question, she is a defiant princess who meets Jessie an unconventional gardener while in the garden. Their love soon blossoms much like Jessie's garden until the king discovers them. Will Jessie and Veronica have a fairy tale ending, or will the Kings wrath shatter their lives?

{For those who HATE student/teacher stories, TRY THIS ONE ANYWAYS. I dare you to read it and say it was a waste of time} Alice 'Ace' Spade had fled her horrible foster family by the time she was sixteen and found a way to survive by dancing in a sleazy strip club. One night a man named Malcolm is brought in by his friends and Ace and Mal hit it off. Until the cops crash the club and discover that Ace is only seventeen and a runaway. They force her back to school and back to the foster family that abused her. Her only solace is that Malcolm is now her teacher and sometimes protector. But what happens when they still have powerful chemistry and a growing affection towards each other?