The Fringe Series by Tarah Benner

Eli knows corruption runs deep within the compound. It's a reality he's forced to confront every year on Bid Day. But when your job is to go out into the radiation-soaked Fringe so that others can live in peace, you don’t ask too many questions. For Harper, the bid system works just fine. She’s the best developer in her year, and she's confident she’ll find a place among the wealthy, respected Systems workers... moreEli knows corruption runs deep within the compound. It's a reality he's forced to confront every year on Bid Day. But when your job is to go out into the radiation-soaked Fringe so that others can live in peace, you don’t ask too many questions. For Harper, the bid system works just fine. She’s the best developer in her year, and she's confident she’ll find a place among the wealthy, respected Systems workers. But when an upset in the bidding changes the course of Harper’s future, she’ll be forced to rely on an unlikely ally — dark, unreadable Eli Parker. In her search for answers, Harper will learn that in the compound, the truth doesn’t set you free. It gets you killed. less

Don't miss the much-anticipated sequel to Recon! When Harper discovered the truth about Bid Day, she inadvertently painted a target on her back. Now Constance, the infamous espionage unit, wants her and her friends kept quiet at all costs. She and Eli are being sent out into the Fringe, where they’ll face damaging radiation, violent gangs of survivors, and be forced to fulfill Recon’s sinister duty. After her first deployment goes bad, Harper is racked with guilt and paralyzed by fear... moreDon't miss the much-anticipated sequel to Recon! When Harper discovered the truth about Bid Day, she inadvertently painted a target on her back. Now Constance, the infamous espionage unit, wants her and her friends kept quiet at all costs. She and Eli are being sent out into the Fringe, where they’ll face damaging radiation, violent gangs of survivors, and be forced to fulfill Recon’s sinister duty. After her first deployment goes bad, Harper is racked with guilt and paralyzed by fear. Out there, it’s kill or be killed, but the real danger is inside the compound. Eli is determined to protect Harper, but that means tearing down the walls he’s worked so hard to build. The only way to avoid a brutal death on the Fringe and escape Constance’s control is to flee to a neighboring compound. Eli wants to risk it all for Harper, but to choose her, he’ll also have to give up his only connection to his past. less

Don’t miss the third chapter of The Fringe — the heart-pounding series dystopian fans are raving about. When Harper and Celdon escaped to compound 119, they thought they had a chance to start a new life away from Constance. What they found instead was a desolate wasteland ravaged by death. Now, they have no choice but to return to their home compound, where things have never been worse... moreDon’t miss the third chapter of The Fringe — the heart-pounding series dystopian fans are raving about. When Harper and Celdon escaped to compound 119, they thought they had a chance to start a new life away from Constance. What they found instead was a desolate wasteland ravaged by death. Now, they have no choice but to return to their home compound, where things have never been worse. The drifters are plotting a large-scale attack out on the Fringe, and Jayden is speeding up deployments to secure the perimeter. She’s ordered Eli to kill the drifters’ leaders — including his estranged older brother. Eli would do anything to protect Owen, but every choice has its consequences. Saving his brother means turning his back on Harper, and keeping the drifters’ secret means putting thousands of lives at risk. less

When two missing Recon operatives returned to the compound, speculations ran wild about where they had been. Harper is certain they’re infected with a deadly virus, but she’s locked away in the cages, facing ten to twenty years behind bars. Blaze thinks Harper has a shot at being released, but nobody can save Eli from Constance. Jayden is torturing him for information on his brother’s whereabouts, and as Constance’s newest lackey, Celdon is caught in the middle... moreWhen two missing Recon operatives returned to the compound, speculations ran wild about where they had been. Harper is certain they’re infected with a deadly virus, but she’s locked away in the cages, facing ten to twenty years behind bars. Blaze thinks Harper has a shot at being released, but nobody can save Eli from Constance. Jayden is torturing him for information on his brother’s whereabouts, and as Constance’s newest lackey, Celdon is caught in the middle. When an outside hacker breaches the compound’s firewall, Celdon becomes an unwitting participant in the drifters’ scheme to bring down Recon. In the explosive fourth chapter of The Fringe, bullets will fly, loyalties will be tested, and the compound will face a war on two fronts. less

Eli and Harper have fled the compound — running from people who once fought by their side. Owen has been captured, Sawyer is infected, and Celdon is facing a crisis of conscience. When Eli gets wind of an attack that puts Owen’s life in jeopardy, everything changes. Eli is determined to rescue his brother, but Harper will have to make a choice: follow Eli along on a suicide mission, or push forward without him to find a cure... moreEli and Harper have fled the compound — running from people who once fought by their side. Owen has been captured, Sawyer is infected, and Celdon is facing a crisis of conscience. When Eli gets wind of an attack that puts Owen’s life in jeopardy, everything changes. Eli is determined to rescue his brother, but Harper will have to make a choice: follow Eli along on a suicide mission, or push forward without him to find a cure. In the heart-pounding final chapter of The Fringe, relationships will be tested, friends will perish, and the war-torn desert will burn. less