FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHORS OF THE CHEATER.FAKER.TROUBLEMAKER SERIES (WATTY'S 2016, FICTION AWARDS 2016, HACHETTE AUDIO 2017), JENNY ROSEN & KRISTEN MAGLONZO.
After bullies, braces, and brutal heartbreak shatters his faith in love, soon-to-be freshman & former geek, Elias King, spends the summer growing into his new good looks.
To seal the deal on his sudden rise to popularity, Elias puts his virginity up for grabs online, hoping his antics will skyrocket him into the ranks of social royalty. After becoming the most notorious bad boy at Mission Bay High, getting any girl he wants is just a matter of keeping his inner-romantic a secret.
At least, until her.
When a shy girl on the softball team falls for the real boy behind the bravado, Elias discovers that his first real shot at love just might be worth risking his reputation for.
But dating a social media king comes at a price, and when an obsessed stalker exposes the most intimate secrets of Elias's love life online, it's a race against time to catch the culprit before a viral video rips his relationship apart.
(This is the prequel to the award-winning CHEATER.FAKER.TROUBLEMAKER SERIES (Watty's Most Voracious Reads Winner 2016, Fiction Awards Winner 2016) published by Hachette Audiobooks in 2017. The first two books of the CFTM series, CHEATER.FAKER.TROUBLEMAKER and LOVE HER, LEAVE HER are available on Amazon, Target, Walmart, and Audible)
WATTPAD BOOKS EDITION
Can she be herself in a one-size-fits-all world?
Lori Palmer is the new girl at Bay Water High, where students prize glossy hair, beach bodies, and school spirit above all else. She misses her old school―where her talent as an artist carried more weight than she does―and longs for her old family life, before her parents got divorced and her mom reinvented herself.
So Lori decides that the only way to survive the rest of the year is to blend into the background, but her plans go awry when she discovers that the most popular (and hottest) guy at Bay Water High, Jake, is a volunteer at her brother's school. When her brother befriends Jake's sister, Lori is suddenly thrust into his unfamiliar and exhilarating world of water polo, parties, and stargazing.
But with her relationship with her mother deteriorating, old anxieties resurface and Lori finds a new artistic release that unknowingly ignites a powerful movement. When the authorities start asking questions, Lori realizes that finding her voice might have gotten her into a world of trouble...but sometimes standing up for what you believe in is as important as standing up for yourself.