Nobody at Elk River Community College has bothered to befriend 20-year-old computer science major Carter Samuels - until continuing-education student Ivy Zarate and her dog Pinnochia stumble into his life. Carter falls hard for his classmate after a steamy encounter, but someone they both know stands in the way of Ivy returning Carter's affections. Will Carter let a handsome professor woo away the first woman to steal his heart?