Nell Watson just can't seem to get it right. Her parents treat her coldly no matter what she does and the one member of her family she could count on, her younger sister Paige, has turned her back on Nell. Now, everything's changing and Nell is starting to think that maybe perfect isn't all it's cracked up to be, especially when she starts slipping up...and liking it. Gray West is not a guy you want to mess with but Nell can't seem to stop herself from losing her famous cool around him. Maybe a little imperfection is all she needs.

First written as a Valentine's Day short-story for Nocturnal Book Reviews' 3rd Blogoversary in 2014. In December 2016, it became a serial available via Penny Reid's newsletter over the course of 2017. On November 7, 2017 a longer version, with additional scenes and expanded content, was published. Nobody Looks Good in Leather Pants is now Kissing Tolstoy, the first book in the Dear Professor series.