Conform: A Novel

In a distant future, twenty-seven-year-old Emeline, a lifelong outcast, spends her days sorting ancient art for destruction. Centuries after a catastrophic war nearly decimated humanity, society is ruled by the Illum, a technologically advanced group that monitors the population's health and mandates procreation contracts. Emeline's isolated existence changes when Collin, an Illum, takes her as his Mate—the first time an Illum has done so in decades. Confused about her selection, Emeline enters the dangerous Courting, where a single mistake can result in elimination. She soon learns of a secret rebellion and discovers that Collin may be hiding his own agenda. Drawn to Hal, a resistance leader, Emeline finds herself caught between two people and two sides of the conflict. As the Illum grow increasingly brutal in their exercise of power, Emeline must confront difficult choices about what she is willing to sacrifice to stop them. This is the first novel in the Reform series, with a prequel series also available.