Gazing up at the dreaming spires of Oxford, American student Ella Duran can't believe it: she has finally arrived at Oxford University. A new life starts, and not even Ella's handsome lecturer Jamie Davenport can distract her from her classes. But, as the term goes on, Ella can't deny the growing attraction between them – an attraction that soon turns to love. And when Ella learns of Jamie's life-changing secret, their relationship becomes deeper than Ella could have ever anticipated. As Ella's Oxford year draws to a close, she must decide whether the dreams she arrived with are the same ones with which she will leave...