When her mother died, 11-year old Anna Samuels was forced to grow up. While taking care of her brothers was a full-time job in itself, her intelligence, ambition and curiosity makes her the top student at the high-class Serenity Lake Academy. Ben Ashford is the sole heir to one of the most powerful corporations in the world, The Ashford Group. He doesn't expect his laid-back lifestyle to change when he moves to Serenity Lake. Although never having met him, Anna loathes Ben, seeing him as another priviliged jerk. She had kept to herself since the day she started at SLA in order to ensure the safety of her scholarship and isn't about to change that. What they never expected was the sheer force of their mutual attraction. When sparks fly.. fire happens.