Cover Reveal: The Boyfriend Bet & The Summer Before

Let us know what you think of the covers for The Boyfriend Bet by Chris Cannon and The Summer Before Forever (Before Forever, #1) by Melissa Chambers!

The Boyfriend Bet (Boyfriend Chronicles, #2) and The Summer Before Forever (Before Forever, #1) both release on August 22, 2016

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About The Boyfriend Bet:

Zoe Cain knows that Grant Evertide is way out of her league. So naturally, she kisses him. Out of spite. Not only is Grant her brother’s number-one nemesis, but he has zero interest in being tied down to one girl. She’s shocked—and secretly thrilled—when they start spending more time together. Non-exclusively, of course, but that doesn’t mean Zoe can’t change his mind, one PDA and after-school detention at a time. Zoe’s brother claims Grant is trying to make her his “Ringer,” an oh-so-charming tradition where a popular guy dates a non-popular girl until he hooks up with her, then dumps her. Zoe threatens to neuter Grant with hedge clippers if he's lying but Grant swears he isn’t trying to trick her. Still, that doesn’t mean Grant is the commitment type—even if winning a bet is on the line. Disclaimer: This Entangled Teen Crush book contains multiple PDAs, after school detentions, and gambling on the side. Warning: Betting on a boyfriend is bad for your health.

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About the Author:

Chris Cannon lives in Southern Illinois with her husband and her three dogs, Pete the shih tzu who sleeps on her desk while she writes, Molly the ever-shedding yellow lab, and Tyson the sandwich-stealing German Shepherd Beagle. She believes coffee is the Elixir of Life. Most evenings after work, you can find her sucking down caffeine and writing fire-breathing paranormal adventures or romantic comedies.

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About The Summer Before Forever:

Some boys break your heart. Others teach you how to heal it. Chloe Stone’s life is a hotmess. Determined to stop being so freaking skittish, she packs up her quasi-famous best friend and heads to Florida. The goal? Complete the summer bucket list to end all bucket lists. The problem? Her hot soon-to-be stepbrother, Landon Jacobs. Landon’s mom will throttle him if he even looks at his future stepsister the wrong way.Problem is, Chloeis everything he didn’t know he wanted, and that’s…inconvenient.Watching her tear it up on a karaoke stage, stand up to his asshole friend,and rock her first string bikini destroys his sanity. But there’s more than their future family on the line. Landon is hiding something—something he knows will change how she feels about him—and she’s hiding something from him, too. And when the secrets come out, there’s a good chance neither will look at the other the same way again…

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About the Author:

Melissa Chambers writes contemporary novels for young, new, and actual adults. A Nashville native, she spends her days working in the music industry and her nights tapping away at her keyboard. While she’s slightly obsessed with alt rock, she leaves the guitar playing to her husband and kid. She never misses a chance to play a tennis match, listen to an audiobook, or eat a bowl of ice cream. (Rocky road, please!) She’s a member of RWA including several local and online chapters thereof. She holds her B.S. in Communications from the University of Tennessee.

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Entangled TEEN Balloon Pop Booth

Welcome to the Entangled TEEN Balloon Pop Booth! Entangled TEEN is all about the excitement of first love, so we are talking about all of the reasons a summer carnival makes a good date! Pintip Dunn, Vivi Barnes, Heidi R. Kling, and Gloria Craw are here to share their reasons and we would love to hear some of your carnival date stories. So be sure to leave a comment and don’t forget to enter the giveaway below!

OMG, I think one of my first dates ever was at a summer carnival! Why does it make a good date? Because it is fun, thrilling, playful, giddy, and romantic! You get to be a kid again as you scream on rides that smash you up against your date. Feel that rush of excitement when your hoop lands on the bottle and you win a gigantic stuffed animal. Taste the sticky sweetness of cotton candy on your date's lips. Best of all, you form memories that you still remember fondly 20 years later!

No other date can measure up to the excitement and… opportunities…of a carnival. Where else can you legitimately be smashed up against the cute guy without having to apologize for being in his space? Or be lifted a couple hundred feet in the air for a few peaceful minutes of conversation with zero possibilities of someone butting in? Or be given the opportunity to win a huge stuffed monkey that you know you must have, whether or not you really do. And maybe, just maybe, you’ll receive that special kiss you’ll remember far longer than that ugly orange monkey.

Hot. Summer, Night. Well, that's enough right there for romance to spark, but add some sticky cotton candy, popcorn, rides that push you into your partner instead of further apart, and if you're lucky? A moonlit kiss on a Ferris Wheel. Only thing missing from Paige and Jake's summer in Jackson Hole was the town carnival. Why didn't I think of that? Maybe in the sequel.

Carnivals are all about roller-coasters, so we can get some quality handholding-time in as we scream on the way down. Our guy might show off his man-skills and win a stuffed animal, and the food can be amazing. The best thing about a carnival date, though, is we’re going to get windblown hair, he might choose the scary, stuffed clown prize, and there’s a chance someone will spill Slurpee on their jeans. I think when the fun gets chaotic, we let our guard down and that’s when we really get to know someone.

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Forget Tomorrow by Pintip Dunn

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Paper or Plastic by Vivi Barnes, on sale for just 99¢!

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Paint My Body Red by Heidi R. Kling, on sale for just 99¢!

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Atlantis Rising by Gloria Craw

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The Summer I Became A Nerd by Leah Rae Miller, on sale for just 99¢!

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Guest Post: eBook Vs Books Smackdown w/ Shelli Wells

Hey y'all!! I am here today with the author Shelli Wells! Please give her a warm welcome! *Applause*  She is doing a book tour for her brand spanking new book Untraceable! When I say brand spanking new, I mean like three days old!! :) For you today we have a guest post about eBooks vs. Books! I hope you enjoy it! I certanitly did!

eBooks vs. Books Smack Down

Which do you prefer? Ebooks or Books.

I prefer books. There is nothing like curling up in bed with my book and reading into the wee hours when it is quiet and dark.

To me – ereaders are equivalent to Edward. They look nice but are they really cozy. To me they are kinda hard and cold. Books are something you can snuggle up with. I do read eBooks on my iPad. But mostly I use my iPad for beta reads, early manuscripts, or indie pubbed books.

Do you think that paper books will go extinct because of eBooks?

Gosh I hope not. I can’t imagine not having a bookstore to roam around in. I can’t imagine everything being electronic. Being forced to read online instead of holding a book. I do not want a world like Fahrenheit 451 where there are no books or where they are censored. If they are online – they are easily controlled.

But I am a little worried that teens who love ereaders will grow up and stay with ereaders because they have never experienced a real book. That people who are now in their 30, 40s and 50s – who love books  - wont be the majority buyer. And eBooks will take the lead.

I hope not.

Do you feel you could be more successful with the eBook market or the regular market?

I have no clue. I think every book is different. I have a paperback and an eBook coming out. But my marketing is more tailored to eBook b/c I am an unknown debut who has indie pubbed. The odds are against me. But I like it that way J

How much more do you make from the eBook market than selling your books in bookstores?

Right now – on my $3.99 eBook, I will make 70% (about $2.75). On my $9.99 paperback, I will make $1.50. I think that is a little more than the traditional author but then again - I don’t have their distribution or marketing guns.

My goal is to sell 1,000 to break even and “earn out” what I put in.

How is the digital publishing changing?

I think eBook sales are increasing every day, which means books are changing, distribution is changing, and marketing is changing. I think traditional publishers are moving too slow to adapt and I worry they won’t be able to adapt. Eventually, if they don’t raise eBook royalties, I could see authors holding onto their digital rights and doing them on their own.

How is your marketing different for paperbacks vs. eBooks?

Well, I am not depending on many brick and mortar stores on the paperback. IT is available and I hope it gets buss so they will order it off my ISBN but I’m targeting eBookers more.

This means, I am doing a grass roots campaign to online readers. In a way this is cheaper but in a way it’s like finding a needle in a haystack and its contacting one person at a time to hopefully start a word of mouth.

I am not using traditional channels; I am seeking out new channels online to reach ereading teens directly.

About the author: Goodreads.com Bio!

When Shelli was younger, she spent all her time outdoors, hiking, camping and living the Girl Scout Way. 

Somewhere along the way, she got away from nature and earned an MBA in Marketing, kicking off an 18-year marketing career in Corporate America. 

Eventually, Shelli traded in her expensive suits, high heels, and corporate lingo for a family, flip-flops, and her love of writing. She started her own marketing & communications business, www.bilaninc.com, where she worked with Spanx, Goody Hair Products, Chick Filet, and the Boys & Girls Club of America. 

In addition to juggling nap schedules and client meetings, Shelli focuses on her writing. She is a frequent speaker on marketing and book publicity at SCBWI conferences across the U.S, and runs a popular book marketing blog, Market My Words (www.faeriality.blogspot.com). 

In her spare time (yeah right!) and if the kids allow (yeah right!), Shelli obsesses over movies, reads children’s books (over and over), and still dreams of sleeping in on the weekends. But most importantly, she is finally getting back to her roots by running her own Girl Scout Troop in Atlanta, helping girls get back to nature. 

She currently lives in Atlanta with her dog (Charley), British-accented husband, and the huge imaginations of their little prince and princess that someday will change the world. 

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About Untraceable!! Goodreads.com

16 year old Grace was reared in the wilderness. Her first pet was a bear named Simon. Her first potty, an oak tree. And, her first swing, a forest vine. Grace has lived in the Smokies all her life, patrolling with her forest ranger father who taught her everything he knew about wildlife, tracking, and wilderness survival. 

When Grace's dad goes missing on a routine patrol, unlike everyone in her sleepy mountain town, she refuses to believe he’s dead. After finding a Cheetos bag and stolen government file, Grace is convinced she’s one step closer to proving all the non-believers wrong. 

One day, while out tracking clues, Grace is rescued from imminent danger by Mo, a hot guy who has an intoxicating accent and a secret. Grace has never felt a connection like this before, certainly not with her ex-boyfriend, the adoring, but decidedly unrugged, Wyn. 

After a few run-ins with the town's police chief, her father's partner, and some new evidence, Grace travels deeper into the wilderness that has always been her refuge only to learn that her father's disappearance is not a mere coincidence. 

Soon she’s enmeshed in a web of conspiracy, deception, and murder. And it’s going to take a lot more than a compass and a motorcycle (named Lucifer) for this kick-butting heroine to emerge from an epidemic that’s spreading like wild fire, threatening everything and everyone she’s ever loved.