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Sofia Carson and Cameron Boyce sandwich in author Melissa de la Cruz during the “Return to the Isle of the Lost” Book Launch held at Barnes and Noble on Tuesday night (May 24) in Glendale, Calif.

The two Descendants stars, who play Evie and Carlos, joined Melissa and her family at the launch, even reading a sneak peek from the new novel which continues the Descendants story.

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After the reading, Sofia, Cameron and Melissa signed copies of the novel for fans.

“Return to the Isle of the Lost” is out at bookstores, and digital retailers NOW!

Sofia Carson and Cameron Boyce are headed back to the Isle of the Lost a little early.

The two Descendants stars will join author Melissa de la Cruz at the book signing for “Return To The Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel” on Tuesday, May 24th in Glendale, Calif.

Sofia, who plays Evie and Cameron, who plays Carlos, will stop by Barnes & Noble at the Americana with Melissa to greet fans, read from the novel and maybe even sign a few copies of the book.

Just a few rules for attendees: This is a wristband event. Wristbands will be distributed starting at 9AM THAT DAY, May 24th. Only one (1) wristband per book, which you must already have. Seating for the reading is limited. No personalization. Photos from the line only.

The book signing starts at 6:30PM.

How stunning is the cover of “Return To The Isle of the Lost”?!

The JJJ Book Club has the pleasure of debuting the cover, AND, we’ve even got an excerpt from chapter 1 from the book by Melissa de la Cruz.

Here’s the “Return To The Isle of the Lost” official summary: Mal’s an expert at intimidating her enemies, but she’s broken the habit since leaving her villainous roots behind. So when she and her friends Evie, Carlos, and Jay all receive threatening messages demanding they return home, Mal can’t believe it. Sure, she’s King Ben’s girlfriend now, and she’s usually nice to her classmates, but she still didn’t think anyone would be silly enough to try to push her around.

The thing is, it kind of worked. Especially since she and her friends have a sneaking suspicion that their villainous parents are behind the messages. And when Evie looks into her magic mirror, what she sees only confirms their fears. Maleficent’s just a tiny lizard after her run-in with Mal at Ben’s Coronation, but she’s the worst villain in the land for a reason. Could she have found a way to escape? Whatever’s going on, Mal, Evie, Carlos, and Jay know they have to sneak back to the Isle and get to the bottom of it.

Without its infamous leader, the island’s even worse than when they left it, but the comforts of home�even a home as gloomy as the Isle of the Lost�can be hard to resist for recently reformed villains. Will the kids be able to beat the evil bubbling at the Isle’s wicked core, or will the plot to destroy Auradon succeed?

“Return To Isle of the Lost” hits shelves on May 24th!

JJJ Note: The new book is not related in any way to the upcoming Descendants sequel movie.

Read the First Chapter “Return To Isle of the Lost”

Raise your hand if you were seriously bummed that Lifetime’s Witches of East End was canceled after just two seasons! Yea, us too…

Good thing that author Melissa de la Cruz LOVES us and gave JJJ the exclusive opportunity to share an excerpt from short story she wrote that will tie up all the loose ends.

The story will also be featured in Melissa’s upcoming novel, “Triple Moon”, which hits shelves on November 10th.

“Triple Moon”, a Summer on East End novel, centers on twin witches Mardi and Molly Overbrook, who after they cause a terrible accident at their old high school, are sent to live with their “Aunt” Ingrid Beauchamp in North Hampton, on Long Island’s mist-shrouded East End. Unable to control their powers, their father begs Ingrid to tame them over the summer, before the White Council exiles the girls to Limbo.

Trouble continues to bubble and boil when the girls meet the younger Gardiner boys, who are just as handsome and sexy as their older kin. But all is not as it seems. As Ingrid helps the girls learn to control their magical impulses, Mardi and Molly have just this summer to figure out how to grow up, how to love, and how to be a family.

Click inside to get a FIRST READ at Melissa‘s Witches of East End short story… More Here! »

Dove Cameron chills out with author Melissa de la Cruz in these exclusive pics from the book launch for “The Isle Of The Lost” held at Barnes & Noble, on Tuesday night (May 5) in Glendale, Calif.

The 19-year-old actress stars as Mal, the daughter of Maleficent, in the upcoming DCOM, Descendants.

“My kid is a HUGE Liv & Maddie fan and we have seen every episode! And YES! Am huge fan of Dove‘s!” Melissa confessed during a Twitter chat the next day. So cute!

In case you missed it, check out the trailer reveal for “The Isle of the Lost” on JJJ!