'I never thought I'd get to go to such a beautiful school. It looks like a firetrucking castle!' Lilac thought until her thoughts were rudely interrupted by a very hard yet very warm, bare surface. 'Sorry!' both say simultaneously. Lilac is nerdy, sweet, and although she doesn't know it she's beautiful. Adjusting to college is hard, especially when you're a black female. Lilac is faced with loads of schoolwork, a few friends, jealous gardening tools, and men. Who will she choose between someone her own race and completely different from her or someone with similar interests but completely different ethnicity? Which opposite attracts?