While in England on family business, Kate had a three-day fling with a fellow American-a "ships that pass in the night" kind of thing. She never expected their paths to cross again, but three months later, Paul turns up unexpectedly in Kate's hometown. The feelings are definitely still there between them. She knows this is no simple coincidence, and she believes Fate is responsible for bringing them back together. But then Kate discovers Paul has taken a teaching job at the same university where she is a student. And River City U has a strictly enforced zero-tolerance policy when it comes to romantic entanglements between the staff and the students.