Bailey Morgan [2] Fate (36 page)

Thanks first and foremost to everyone who wrote to me after reading
Tattoo,
asking what happened next. Despite what Greek mythology has to say on the subject, I firmly believe that readers are an author's most incredible muses, and I'm incredibly grateful to mine. Thanks also to my editor, Krista Marino, who seems to have an actual sixth sense for knowing what a manuscript needs, and to my agent, Elizabeth Harding, whose support at every step in the process is invaluable. Finally, I couldn't imagine writing a book without the people who keep me sane and happy while I'm waist-deep in a process that can be a little crazy: my mother/first reader, Marsha Barnes; my roommate/sounding board, Neha Mahajan; and my friend/cheerleader/commiserator, Ally Carter.

Jennifer Lynn Barnes
wrote her first novel when she was still a teenager. Since then, she's written five others, including
Tattoo
and its companion,
Fate.
Jennifer spent the year after her college graduation living in the United Kingdom, so she understands what it's like to be caught between two worlds. When she's not writing, Jennifer is a full-time student, working on a PhD in developmental psychology at Yale University. Visit Jennifer online at
www.jenniferlynnbarnes.com
or read her blog at
http://jenlyn-b.livejournal.com/.

Published by Delacorte Press
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New York

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either
are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.
Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events,
or locales is entirely coincidental.

Copyright © 2008 by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Barnes, Jennifer (Jennifer Lynn)
Fate / Jennifer Lynn Barnes. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
Sequel to: Tattoo.

Summary: High school senior Bailey Morgan must choose between the
mortal world and the otherworldly Nexus, where each night,
as the third Fate, she weaves the web of life.
eISBN: 978-0-375-89194-6
[1. Supernatural—Fiction. 2. Fate and fatalism—Fiction.
3. Mythology—Fiction. 4. Best friends—Fiction. 5. Friendship—
Fiction. 6. Humorous stories.] I. Title.
PZ7.B26225Fat 2008

[Fic]—dc22             2007049429

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