Kate O'Brien is used to being the scholarship kid after she's moved around so many times. With her expert lying skills, she finds wealthy student Olivia at her newest school and plans to use Olivia for status, money, social rank, and maybe a little friendship on the side. When their school gets a new administrator, Mark Redkin, both Kate and Olivia's plans are thrown as it seems Mark isn't quite as charming as he seems. In a group of the privileged, it's hard to tell who is the best liar.

BEWARE THAT GIRL is a psychological thriller focusing on two girls, Kate and Olivia, who are more than they seem. Kate has a troubled history of a sociopathic father, and she worries that her lies and deceit make her just like him. Olivia has a history of mental illness, and she sometimes stops using her medication because it makes her feel flat. What starts as a mutually beneficial relationship, where Kate gets status and money and Olivia gets a friend she desperately needs, turns into something much more complex where readers will feel a strange mixture of sympathy, distrust, and even hope for both characters. Just when one of the characters seems fully formed and left with no surprises, another shocking discovery changes everything once again. Those who love a good plot twist may find their latest favorite with Teresa Toten's latest novel.

With a preying teacher, an elite school, and two young women who may or may not be as manipulative as they seem, BEWARE THAT GIRL is a fast paced, electric read where no one can be trusted, and the end will leave you in gasps.