One of the Guys
Tomboy to the core, Toni Valentine understands guys. She'll take horror movies, monster hunts and burping contests over manicures. So Toni is horrified when she's sent to the Winston Academy for Girls, where she has to wear a skirt and learn to be a "lady" while the guys move on without her. Then Toni meets Emma Elizabeth, a girl at school with boy troubles, and she volunteers one of her friends as a pretend date. Word spreads of Toni’s connections with boys, and she discovers that her new wealthy female classmates will pay big money for fake dates. Looking for a way to connect her old best friends with her new life at school, Toni and Emma start up Toni Valentine’s Rent-A-Gent Service. But the business meets a scandal when Toni falls for one of her friends--the same guy who happens to be the most sought-after date. With everything she's built on the line, Toni has to decide if she wants to save the business and her old life, or let go of being one of the guys for a chance at love.
Lisa Aldin of Fishers, IN
Lisa Aldin enjoys reading, blueberry muffins, and old romantic comedies. She received her BA in English from Purdue University and now lives in Indianapolis, Indiana with her husband, daughter, two dogs, and two cats.
- Lisa Aldin joined the Friday Fifteeners (http://fearlessfifteeners.wordpress.com/), a group of YA & MG authors debuting in 2015. She is connecting with other authors through that group as a way to build a support network and learn what she can do to help promote herself, her book, and build her social media presence from the other members and from authors who debuted in 2014. She has a small social media following, but we are working with her to grow it. She has Twitter and Tumblr accounts.
- The author will participate in a blog tour for the week leading up to the book’s release.
- A website is in the process of being created to offer "bonus features" from the book.
- The author will be having a book launch event and signing at a local bookstore.
- Social media platforms: http://twitter.com/LisaAldin and Tumblr: http://delicatelittlebursts.tumblr.com/
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship (YAF058120)
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / General (YAF052000)
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Humorous / General (YAF027000)
