Paradise Lost by Steven L. Layne is the second book in the series about two brothers, Jack and Troy Barret, who seem to have a knack for adventure. When the new school year begins, strange things occur such as transformation of a quiet boy, Chase Maxwell, into the most popular kid in high school. Things really get interesting when Jack and Tory start seeing their dad's alter ego, Mr. Eden, who is presumed dead. When they last saw Mr. Eden he had tried to kill them. Then Chase Maxfield is attacked in a pool by one of Mr. Eden's colleagues.
In the second book of the Solitary Tales series, Gravestone, by Travis Thrasher, Chris Buckley a teenager recently moved from Chicago to a weird town called Solitaire and life is not the same. In this small town, he cant find anyone who is sane or normal and his mom is becoming an alcoholic. To make it all worse he loses his girlfriend, Jocelyn, who is now presumed dead. He begins a search to find out what happened to Jocelyn. Along the way Chris meets lots of interesting people who might be able to help but he is unsure if he can trust or confide in them.
