Sarah's college career has gone basically as planned. She does very well in her classes, and her grades are fantastic. But she's alone, too. Her roommate is a budding socialite with lots of friends. Her best friend from high school abandoned her. And she spends more time reading her thick Russian novels than meeting new people.

But all that's about to change.

Sarah's new advisor assigns her to tutor the school's star basketball player, Aaron Waller. At first, she sees Aaron as she sees every other jock -- conceited and stupid. But as Aaron starts revealing sides of himself that she didn't expect, Sarah is forced to come to terms with her own biases -- and her own feelings.

When Aaron finds himself caught up in a scandal, Sarah is determined to find the truth. But what will she find about the shady world of college sports? And what of her brilliant but enigmatic advisor, Dr. Fairchild? Will Sarah finally learn about love in the unlikeliest of places, or will this end up being yet another missed opportunity for the school brain?