As Ella embarks on the start of her first relationship with best friend, Toby (her new boyfriend) she also discovers her mum's 'Hearts and Flowers' romance novels. Suddenly she realises that there's a whole lot more to this dating business than meets the eye. At the same time, her friend Tom-Tom has set up an internet chatroom for teenagers with problems and Ella learns the hard way that life isn't always as rosy as it might first seem!