Chloe Hopps, an 18-year-old British woman whose greatest dream is to become an owl-handling instructor, leaves her hometown, boyfriend, and friends behind to move into the mansion shared by her mother and two younger siblings, enrolling as a freshman at Fantasy College Academy. There, she meets Cameron Brooks, a handsome 19-year-old American student already in his second year; from the start, their personalities clash. However, the attraction between them grows immensely as they mature.