In the godforsaken town of Santa Carla lives Valerie Ashbrook and her slightly nerdy friends. Everything is fine until Val runs into a gang of motorbike-riding youths who, despite their apparent offer of friendship, reveal very little about themselves. Some themes may be triggering (mentions of abuse, mental illness, etc.) OCs created for this story.

In a world of giggles and sunshine, 14 year-old Isabella stood apart. While most children reveled in daylight antics, she found her joy beneath the stars, relishing the hush of night and the thrill of horror films. Her emotional resilience was striking for someone so young, setting her apart from her peers who often clung to innocence. If you've finished reading this book, you can move on to the second one titled "She Blushes, I Bite." It's the sequel to "Looks Can Be Deceiving."

Mallory Emerson was a soft spoken person. Younger twin to her hot tempered brother, Michael Emerson, she's long been the calm to his storm. Divorce is messy, and Mallory finds herself helping her mother load up the car along with her brothers to head to Santa Carla. Indeed they must go there, her "knowing" says they must for her mothers sake. But shadows hang over Santa Carla, and Mallory doesn't know if her family will survive the storm that's brewing in one piece. Will she continue to be the calm to her brother's storm? Or will these mysterious bikers manage to convince her to let loose and live for herself? "Threads of blue will meet threads of gold, A life on the end begins the journey, Follow the star, and do not hesitate, Threads of blue may join the threads of gold, Or threads of blue may cut golden threads short, Follow the blood, and choose an eternal moon. Follow morals, and choose the predictable. Fear not the Lost Boys, and you'll be safe. Fear not Peter Pan, and the ice may be thin, The Neverland calls. Youth answers. What will your choice be?"

[ IN PROGRESS | SLOW UPDATES ] ❝i never promised it was fair and true. before they're through, they'll have me hunting you.❞ [ 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐨𝐟 '𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲' ] [ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐬: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 ] © frosch, 2022

"You're really curious aren't you?" "Well I'm allowed to be when someone admits they're a vampire." "Curiosity killed the cat, sweetheart."

David, Dwayne, Paul and Marko: Delinquents. Vampires. Killers. The boogey men under the beds of Santa Carla. Lavender West: Beautiful. Enigmatic. Wallflower. The new girl in Santa Carla. The one thing they have in common? Being total outsiders. [ the lost boys x oc ] [1987]

FINISHED AND COMPLEATED She thought pain was love-until she met monsters who showed her what real darkness looked like. Despite everything she's endured, she's still standing. Still here. She may feel like she doesn't belong anywhere, yet she remains steadfast. No matter what comes her way, she continues to smile, laugh, and wear that innocent mask. She bandages her own wounds, offers help with bloodied hands, and believes the bruises are just another way her parents show love. Because how else is a 14-year-old supposed to understand affection when the only love she's ever known has come through violence, harsh words, and cold stares? She walks out of rooms with fresh bruises and calls it normal. She smiles anyway. She stays anyway. But in the shadows of Santa Carla, where vampires rule the night and danger wears a charming grin, she'll learn that love can be twisted-and sometimes, survival means unlearning everything you thought love was.

Melody Emerson moves to Santa Carla California, with her family after a heart-breaking divorce and a betrayal, they moved in with their estranged. Grampa, nobody was happy about the move, but unfortunately, they had to deal with it. The first night on the boardwalk, everybody is doing their own thing, and Melody is on her own being left on the boardwalk on her own as her older brothers both did their things, and her mother was doing her own thing. They all kind of forgot about her. If you are still interested in this story and curious about what happens next, consider reading "Sweet Lies," which is the second book in this series.

What happens if Lucy had a daughter, instead of Michael? They move to Santa Carla, because of numerous issues, namely the divorce, but Lucy wants to give her daughter a fresh start. Aria Emerson is dealing with a traumatic past, anorexia, and then she finds the Lost Boys. They are scary to everyone else, but not to their mate. This is a different take on how Vampires would treat their mates. Title is based on the song The Promise by When in Rome

There was this group of four boys that would always come in and bother Katherine. She found them slightly creepy at first but she kinda gave them a pass for being good-looking. Not to mention she did have decent conversations with them over time it developed a small friendship with them. But she was still cautious of them since she only saw them when she worked nights and they were kind of a gang and were super mysterious.