Fringe Runner (Fringe Series Book 1) (22 page)

Rachel Aukes is the bestselling author of 100 Days in Deadland, which made Suspense Magazine’s Best of the Year list. She is also a Wattpad Star, her stories having over three million reads. When not writing, she can be found flying old airplanes across the Midwest countryside.

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With many thanks to my editor, Stephanie Riva, for her adept counsel and helping bring this story to life. A huge thanks goes out to Sarah Lyons Fleming, Michael Koogler, and Will Lenzen for reading the very ugly rough draft and generously offering your wisdom on how to turn a decent story into a great story. I’m fortunate enough to be a member of the Bards of Badassery, where I’ve often leaned on my good friends, Elle J Rossi, Cynthia Valero, and Beth Ciotta. And, I most certainly couldn’t have done it without the support of my husband for putting up with long writing hours and plenty of craziness. Most of all, thank you, my readers, for your messages, cheers, and enthusiasm.

Copyright 2016 Rachel Aukes

Surprisingly Adequate Publishing

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

Kindle Edition: May 2016

Edited by Stephanie Riva, RivaReading.com

Cover Art by EJR Digital Art