The Secret Two

The First Installment of The Outcasts series by Abbie Payne

Life in Cerredia and Gerristein is everything but a fairytale, especially for a group of teenagers brought together by a series of unfortunate events. With the lethal Dropper’s Syndrome, a haunted train, and a deranged group of people constantly in their tracks, it’s a shocker they’re still standing. Now they face even more treachery, including secrets buried decades ago and shocking scientific discoveries no one ever thought were possible. All while the increasing bounty over their heads. Whom do they trust? How do they survive?

Abbie Payne was born and is growing up just outside of Houston, Texas. She cultivated a love of books at an early age and was always the ＂smart kid＂ of the class, so through her free time she also found a love for telling stories. After being severely bullied in elementary school and junior high, she found her only friends to be book characters and her only relief from severe depression in writing. She created The Outcasts series in hopes to inspire other teens and young adults that might be going through the same thing she did and be there as a friendly reminder that they are never alone when they have books.