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**All it takes is one fatal mistake . . .** High-school beauty Natalie Hargrove has spent years plotting to become prom queen. She's got just what it takes: popularity, glamour and ruthless ambition. When someone threatens to overturn her perfect plan, Natalie needs to take control. But a critical error plunges her into a sea of secrets, shame and scandal. Because it turns out there's one thing even Natalie Hargrove can't command - and that's fate. **An irresistibly exciting novel from the author of international bestsellers *Fallen* and *Torment*.** ### Review "[A] racy gothic tale...[a] deliciously twisted story." --*Publishers Weekly* "Lots of adjectives can be applied to this debut effort--mean, smutty, decadent--and all of them should be taken as compliments." --*Booklist* "This book will be enjoyed by teens who appreciate titles with irredeemably "mean girl" characters." --*VOYA* ### About the Author Lauren Kate grew up in Texas in a town a lot like Palmetto. She now lives on a farm in Winters, California. *The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove* is her first novel.