About the book

Harriet thought leaving Queenstown was the hardest thing she’d ever do. She had no idea what was waiting for her in Texas.

The city they fought for is gone. The ally they trusted is a lie. And the weapon that could destroy the world is still out there.

In the aftermath of Supreme Commander Martin’s brutal aerial assault on Queenstown, the Underground is shattered. Hundreds of survivors flee into the wilderness with nothing but their lives and each other. The regime’s hover planes have silenced the rebellion’s heartbeat, but they haven’t killed its leaders. Not yet.

With communication lines down, food supplies dwindling, and Martin’s sono-nuclear device capable of obliterating entire nations at the push of a button, the Underground makes a desperate gamble. Two teams split off in opposite directions to do the unthinkable — convince the free world to go to war.

Harriet never wanted to be a hero. She wanted to be a doctor. She wanted her cousin Alma May to still be alive, not a ghost she’s been carrying for ten years. But Queenstown is ash now and the only direction left is forward. Traveling deep into the Independent Republic of Texas alongside Marcos, she dares to hope that their oldest ally will finally give the Underground the one thing they’ve never had: backup.

What she finds instead will stop her cold.

Inside this gripping YA dystopian novel:

• A slow-burn romance blooming in the wreckage of everything familiar.
• A devastating family secret hidden in plain sight for eighteen years.
• A grief journey that will break your heart before it puts it back together.
• A conspiracy that reaches from a regime’s inner circle all the way to the nation that was supposed to be their salvation.
• Young people who refuse to stop fighting, even when the odds are stacked impossibly, brutally, and completely against them.

Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, Divergent, Red Queen, An Ember in the Ashes, Legend, The Maze Runner, and Scythe.

Publisher’s Weekly’s BookLife Reviews calls Betrayed: “an emotional, action-packed adventure intertwining a compelling near-future America with a desperate fight for freedom.”