This account is syndicated directly from on board NASA's spacecraft The Infinity, currently located 1.53 Light Years outside of the solar system. Comments will not be transmitted back to the ship. Latest update received: 20/06/2065 ***The Loneliest Girl in the Universe is an upcoming published Young Adult novel, available to buy in all good bookshops now. This sample contains only the main character's blog from the time during the story.*** Can you fall in love with someone you've never met, never even spoken to - someone who is light years away? Romy Silvers is the only surviving crew-member of a spaceship travelling to a new planet, on a mission to establish a second home for humanity. Alone in space, she is the loneliest girl in the universe until she hears about a new ship which has launched from Earth with a single passenger on board. A boy called J. Their only communication is via email and due to the distance between them, their messages take months to transmit. And yet Romy finds herself falling in love. But what does Romy really know about J? And what do the mysterious messages which have started arriving from Earth really mean? Sometimes, there's something worse than being alone...

***The Next Together is a published Young Adult novel, available to buy now. This is a short story about the same characters, Matt and Kate.*** How many times can you lose the person you love? Katherine and Matthew are destined to be born again and again, century after century. Each time, their presence changes history for the better, and each time, they fall hopelessly in love, only to be tragically separated. Spanning the Crimean War, the Siege of Carlisle and the near-future of 2019 and 2039 they find themselves sacrificing their lives to save the world. But why do they keep coming back? What else must they achieve before they can be left to live and love in peace? Maybe the next together will be different...

***Another Beginning is a published Young Adult e-novella, available to download for free on Kindle and other eBook providers. This sample contains only the first chapter.*** "Perfect for holidays" - Marie Claire A short story of intrigue and robbery set in the world of The Next Together series. ***FIRST CHAPTER ONLY***

***The Loneliest Girl in the Universe is a published Young Adult novel. This sample contains only the first chapter.*** Can you fall in love with someone you've never met, never even spoken to - someone who is light years away? Romy Silvers is the only surviving crew-member of a spaceship travelling to a new planet, on a mission to establish a second home for humanity. Alone in space, she is the loneliest girl in the universe until she hears about a new ship which has launched from Earth with a single passenger on board. A boy called J. Their only communication is via email and due to the distance between them, their messages take months to transmit. And yet Romy finds herself falling in love. But what does Romy really know about J? And what do the mysterious messages which have started arriving from Earth really mean? Sometimes, there's something worse than being alone... "Gripping psychological thriller with a very relatable heroine" ~ The Bookseller Find out more at laurenejames.co.uk ***FIRST CHAPTER ONLY***

A short extract from The Next Together to celebrate Valentine's day! ***The Next Together is a published Young Adult novel, available to buy now. This sample contains only a short extract.*** How many times can you lose the person you love? Katherine and Matthew are destined to be born again and again, century after century. Each time, their presence changes history for the better, and each time, they fall hopelessly in love, only to be tragically separated. Spanning the Crimean War, the Siege of Carlisle and the near-future of 2019 and 2039 they find themselves sacrificing their lives to save the world. But why do they keep coming back? What else must they achieve before they can be left to live and love in peace? Maybe the next together will be different...

A short extract from The Last Beginning to celebrate Valentine's day! ***The Last Beginning is a published Young Adult novel, available to buy now. This sample contains only a short extract.*** Sixteen years ago, after a scandal that rocked the world, teenagers Katherine and Matthew vanished without a trace. Now Clove Sutcliffe is determined to find her long lost relatives... But where do you start looking for a couple who seem to have been reincarnated at every key moment in history? Who were Kate and Matt? Why were they born again and again? And who is the mysterious Ella, who keeps appearing at every turn in Clove's investigation? For Clove, there is a mystery to solve in the past and a love to find in the future.

***The Last Beginning is a published Young Adult novel, available to buy now. This is a Disney crossover short story using the same characters as the book.*** This crossover is inspired by the art of my characters Clove and Ella done by the lovely Alice Oseman (spacezeros on tumblr).

***The Last Beginning is a published Young Adult novel, available to buy now. This is a Disney crossover short story using the same characters as the book.*** This crossover is inspired by the art of my characters Clove and Ella done by the lovely Alice Oseman (spacezeros on tumblr).

***Another Together is a published Young Adult e-novella, available to download for free on Kindle and other eBook providers. This sample contains only the first chapter.*** "Perfect for holidays" - Marie Claire "Are you absolutely certain this is safe?" Matthew Galloway asked. A short story of intrigue and murder set in the world of The Next Together series. Winter, 1940: there is a murderer on the loose at Bletchley Park, the headquarters of Britain's most daring codebreaking operation against the Nazis. Can two young codebreakers Kitty and Matthew catch the killer? This standalone short story can be enjoyed by new readers and existing fans of Lauren James's The Next Together series. ***FIRST CHAPTER ONLY***

***The Next Together is a published Young Adult novel, available to buy now. Each chapter is a shor story set in the same universe, some of which are only a few sentences long. Most are taken from tumblr prompts - follow my tumblr at laurenjames!*** How many times can you lose the person you love? Katherine and Matthew are destined to be born again and again, century after century. Each time, their presence changes history for the better, and each time, they fall hopelessly in love, only to be tragically separated. Spanning the Crimean War, the Siege of Carlisle and the near-future of 2019 and 2039 they find themselves sacrificing their lives to save the world. But why do they keep coming back? What else must they achieve before they can be left to live and love in peace? Maybe the next together will be different...