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Just Another Dead Boy

An addictive enemies-to lovers romance in a luxury resort, set in a world where everyone knows their own death date
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A high-stakes love and death romance set in a luxury resort by a multiple award-winning, Carnegie-shortlisted author: They Both Die at the End meets Romeo and Juliet meets The White Lotus. DON’T FALL IN LOVE. That’s the only rule. In this world, everyone knows their death... Read More
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A high-stakes love and death romance set in a luxury resort by a multiple award-winning, Carnegie-shortlisted author: They Both Die at the End meets Romeo and Juliet meets The White Lotus.

DON’T FALL IN LOVE.

That’s the only rule.

In this world, everyone knows their death date. If you’re rich, you can check into a resort to have the greatest final few weeks of your life, in five-star luxury.

Regan works at one of these resorts as a “Juliet”. Her next client is Jude, who has a week to live. Regan’s job is simple: make Jude feel as though he has found true love before he dies.

But when a fake romance starts to become something else, can they take on Fate together – before Jude's death date catches up with them?

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529523041

Publisher: Walker Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 June 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Walker Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult, Children, Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 270g

Pages: 352

About the Author

Kelly McCaughrain's debut Flying Tips for Flightless Birds won an unprecedented hat-trick of awards at the 2019 Children's Books Ireland Awards, as well as the Northern Ireland Book Award. Her YA novel Little Bang is shortlisted for the 2025 Carnegie Award for Writing and the Children's Books Ireland Awards. Just Another Dead Boy is her first YA speculative romance. Kelly was Children's Writing Fellow for Northern Ireland 2019-2021. She lives in Belfast.

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