Can the poster boy for irresponsibility and his strait-laced department rival find common ground, or are lust and loathing all they can hope for in Las Vegas? Sidney Culver: What happens when the bad boy of academia challenges you to a duel of wits and cunning? You win. You win BIG. Victory comes with a trip to DEF CON, full of hackers and sheep galore. Where you are most definitely out of your league. Does Nate’s black hat hide a heart too big to keep their rivalry going in the face of a hacker army, or is trying to seduce you all part of his plan to best you in your ongoing competition for department favorite? Nate Cummings: How do you tell the woman who hates you that she’s the best thing in your life? You don’t. Instead, you plot. You plot BIG. You scheme so she wins a free trip to DEF CON. Where you will most definitely pull out every hacker trick to get into her heart. Also, her pants. But mostly her heart. You hope. Because if she truly hates you, all you have left is hope. Alternately steamy, nerdy, and sweet, the Excelling @ Love Series follows a group of strong women as they find love in their small college town. Filled with feel-good romance, found family, and flirty banter, the Excelling @ Love books are happy hour for the soul.