Katelyn Taylor

The end is near, I can feel it in my bones. Secrets are practically seeping from the seams of this fabricated society. Deceiving you with the pretty allure of all that is promised. Descending you into the inky black reality of this world’s past, present and future. If we can all survive, what kind of future awaits us. Forever servants to the tyrants that have ruled Salem for over three hundred years? What if the history books got it wrong, though? What if the past isn’t what it seems? What if it can help us rewrite the future? The casket is closing, we’re running out of time. No matter which way this goes, it’s going to be someone’s Demise.

I wasn’t sure what to expect when arriving in Salem. Forced to marry a man I’ve never met, attend a private university I’d never heard of, and the whispers of a rumored secret society filling the halls. This life would be near unbearable with my insufferable fiancé if it wasn’t for his uncle, his best friend, and his enemy. When none of them are willing to let me go, it sends us down a path I’m not sure any of us will survive. The life I was promised is distorted behind smoke and mirrors. The truth cloaked by Deceit.

My heart is broken, my pride shattered to pieces on that altar. He walked away so easily, too easily, and I know none of us will ever forgive him. We have bigger issues to focus on, though, here in Salem. My stalker is becoming more agitated, more violent. I’m constantly looking over my shoulder, chasing after ghosts for answers. Add in my three boyfriends, my evil father and my new sadistic father in law and we are all in for an adventure I’m not sure I want to survive. One thing is for sure, though, making our way out of this, dead or alive is going to be one hell of a Descent.

Blurb: Becoming a father was the proudest day of my life. Becoming a godfather was a close second. Paul and Emily Clarke have been my best friends for over twenty years. We’ve gone through it all. We were the three musketeers. But when my best friends are ripped from all of our lives, leaving behind a broken piece of themselves I know it’s up to me to put things back together. Only the pieces aren’t fitting the way they used to. The feelings aren’t what they used to be. The actions…. Let’s just say I’ve made some questionable ones lately. Does that stop me from wanting her? From reaching for her? From craving her? I wish I could tell you yes. But that would make me a liar.

ZaydenI thought I had everything I could possibly desire. Until I set my eyes on her. My angel. Too pure for this world, too pure for me. She’s all mine. No matter the cost. No matter the lives that stand in my way. She has always been mine. She just doesn’t know it yet.DominicMy brother has lost it, more so than ever before. I couldn’t figure out what had changed at first. One look at her though, and it all made sense. He gave me one job, protect his girl, a girl he’s never even spoken to. I held true to my promise and then some. I didn’t mean to kiss her, to touch her. One thing is for sure, though. I’m not losing her, even if I have to go through my brother to have her.

Heart. The most important organ in your body, one of the most fragile too. I’ve always worn mine on my sleeve. I put my heart into everything I’ve ever done and for the most part it’s worked out for me. I’m the best running back in the league, I have a great family and a smoking hot wife. That is until a nasty hit takes me down in a big way. Everyone told me I was done. They turned their backs on me, except for my best friend, Scarlett Hayes. With her help, I’ll be catching passes in no time. What I wasn’t expecting to catch was feelings. Feelings for her. I’m starting to wonder if I missed something a while ago, something big. Was it always supposed to be me and bubbles? Or did this all come out of nowhere? Either way, I know one thing for sure. It’s not just my heart on the line here.

Walls. They're immovable, resilient. Meant to keep things out and most the time they keep nearly everything out, except me. I'm the "Mike". The middle linebacker for the Seattle Crusaders. It's my job to break through anything in my path and make it out the other side and I'm damn good at it too. Until I meet Vi Nielson. A strong, hardworking, drop dead sexy single mom to an adorable little boy. I fell hard, fast. The problem? She has the most indestructible walls that I've ever encountered with no interest in dropping them. There's no turning back for me now. I know what I want and what I want is her. I'll do whatever it takes to make her mine because make no mistake, Vi Nielson is mine.

Loyalty A few months ago, I would have said it’s one of my only redeeming traits. But now… My best friend is in love with his girl, his ex girl. He’s determined to win her back at any cost and at first, I was happy for him. I just didn’t know that I’d want her for myself, but I do. Keeping my distance gets harder each time. She’s the one thing I can’t have, yet I can’t stop reaching for her. Betrayal. They say the worst kind doesn’t come from your enemies but from those closest to you.