Tessa is a good girl with a sweet, reliable boyfriend back home. She's got direction, ambition, and a mother who's intent on keeping he that way. But she's moved into her freshman dorm when she runs into Alessio. Alessio is cute and diferente from what she's used to. But he's also rude-to the point of cruelty, even. For all his attitude, Tessa should hate Alessio. And she does-until she finds herself alone with him in his room. Something about his dark mood grabs her, and they kiss, it ignites within her a passion that she's never known before.