Everyone is hiding from something; a secret, a lie. Mine just happens to be a curse, one bestowed upon me before my first birthday; a curse that says I'm supposed to die before I turn sixteen. But that isn't going to happen, because I have a plan. You see, it's impossible to prick your finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel if you're locked in a cell.

Julie can't wait for her summer to start! Her cousin Tonya is coming back for a visit. She has not seen her in three years since she moved to New York from their farm. What will happen when reality catches up with Tonya? How will rich kid Heath and ex-con Tanner figure into their summer?

When enigmatic freshman Amanda Valentino arrived at Endeavor High, she chose three people - Callie, Hal, and Nia - to guide her through the choppy waters of her new school. Except she didn't tell them about each other. When Amanda leaves, the three must reluctantly work together to figure out why. But once they start piecing together the cryptic clues that Amanda herself is leaving for them, they realize that everything they thought they knew about her is false. The more they dig, the mystery of where - and who - Amanda is deepens.

'The Lost Boys is a story about the supernatural, about love, music and friendship. When Joey Gray first meets this strange mysterious boy who never leaves the cemetery, she never imagined her life would be turned upside down. Together they will have to deal with magic bounds, make a dangerous journey, fight a powerful enemy, and embark in the adventure of their life time.' The Lost Boys by Lilian Carmine, published by Random House, is available for sale on Amazon, Waterstones, WH Smith, The Book Depository, and many other online stores, in paperback and E-book format (Kindle, Epub, ITunes). Links to buy here: liliancarmine.wordpress.com/buy-the-book The Lost Boys Official Facebook page: www.facebook.com/JoeyandTheLostBoys Twitter: twitter.com/LilyCarmine Copyright © 2013 Lilian Carmine. Lilian Carmine has asserted her right to be identified as the author of this Work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 This novel is a work of fiction. Names and characters are the product of the author's imagination and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner The Random House Group Limited Reg. No. 954009 Addresses for companies within the Random House Group can be found at: www.randomhouse.co.uk