Penny is too busy working full time, volunteering, and attending classes. Love isn't a thought in her head, especially since men don't even bother to notice her.
Then Ben Carrington steps into her life and he takes an interest in her. He's home for a college break and decides to spend as much time with Penny as he can until he must return to Princeton. Penny can't resist him. And he can't keep his hands off her.
By the end of his stay, he tells Penny he wants her in his future. But his mother already has plans for him, and they don't include a girlfriend.