Edge of Ruin

Side effects have occurred. They've created a miracle drug. With it, true beauty is achieved. Now, saying goodbye to depression, anxiety, and loneliness is a breeze. Of course, anything that sounds too good to be true usually is. Because something has gone horribly wrong. When events take a turn for the worst, this corporation calls on its best. Taylor Hart is a Cleaner well-versed in sweeping questionable events under the proverbial rug. The only thing better than her crisis management skills is her right hook. But the rabbit hole Taylor is thrust into only goes deeper as she discovers the nefarious specifics around the miracle drug and its creators. Taylor is in a race against the clock to find a cure before the darkest parts of human nature are amplified and consume them all.

It's a target-rich environment...For both sides of this war. It's been a year and a half since they fled Los Angeles, desperate to escape the unleashed infection. An abandoned base in the isolated tundra of Alaska provides a safe harbor for the survivors. Now, turned infected are organizing. Worse, they've been given horrifying special abilities. As civilization continues to erode around Taylor and her companions, their only hope is to reach The Vault, where the last known transmission from the outside world originated. It's a risk to leave but Taylor's visions are telling them to go. They also hint that one of her companions holds a secret that could release the world from the horrors of the infection if-Taylor can manage to keep her safe. When betrayal sells them into the hands of their enemies, Taylor must use her evolving powers to protect their only hope of salvation or join the dark evolution.

The Dread Army closes in. The human survivors face impossible odds. A virus that transforms its victims into vile creatures ruled by base instincts continues to threaten the remnants of civilization. So far, Taylor Hart's special powers have kept her and the people depending on her at the Vault safe from infection. Still, food and fuel are quickly diminishing. But how long can they survive alone? She struggles to build alliances with neighboring outposts, but emerging feelings for Lu interfere. Is there room for love in a world ruled by the Dread? On the border, something is waiting. Something . . . not human. The latest Dread Lieutenant has created a perfect killing machine: a man-turned-monster with only one thought- Kill Taylor Hart.

This is the end. The Dread march to take the last strongholds of humankind and the defenders are too few. How can mankind stand in the face of such all-consuming power? The answer is simple. You stand as one. It doesn't matter if you're human, Guardian, Elite, or whatever Cidney is. The only way forward is together. And Taylor Hart is about to discover that her world is a lot larger than she once thought. Communication with the Elites has been secured and winged allies once thought gone are about to return. They just might stand a chance after all.