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Descent

By: Helen Hardt
Narrated by: Laurie West,Teddy Hamilton
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The end to his story has already been written…

Brad Steel made a promise to his wife and children - to create a legacy born from his love for them and his desire to protect them from harm. It was a worthy ambition…

But along the way, something went terribly wrong.

Daphne Steel loves her husband beyond measure and will stand by him no matter what, even when it's more than she can deal with. She escapes when she must, still always putting Brad and their children first. 

Mysteries deepen, secrets are unveiled, and Brad vows to continue to protect his family at all costs. But is the price too high? The lies and misdeeds get easier and easier, until he descends to a place he swore he'd never go. 

There's no turning back, though, and his actions have consequences - for those he did everything to protect. 

©2020 Waterhouse Press, LLC. (P)2020 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

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OMG so depressing!

Well I knew that this book would be hard to finish and would leave me broken and that is what it did. If you have read the whole Steele Brothers saga then you know this book won’t end well. I knew too but had to hear it anyway. Just a warning this is not one of those books that will break your heart and put it back together. It just breaks your heart and then it’s over. Helen Hardt is a brilliant writer and Teddy Hamilton and Laurie West did a phenomenal job with the narration but this one will leave me with a book hangover for sure. Maybe I should have skipped this trilogy, my heart wasn’t ready for this.

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so gd so sad

it was lovely to read Brad and Daphne's story. The love was so genuine and pure but so sad.

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wow I am blown away

I never thought I would get in to audio book but this app really showed me how fun they can be and it helps me get through my work day and the people thT do them are amazing

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To sad ...

These books were all great but the true ending broke my heart. Sorry to be a spolier but my heart broke. I wish I didn't listen to the last 3.

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Oh my Goodness

The series was great the performers did very well reading the story. I could not put the books down and oh I was so excited to read the next one.

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Do not get Lost

Love it! You must pay attention to every word. Love the narrators. Good job in telling the story with a twist and ups and down. I love going back in time.

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Wow

I did not expect this.... So much clarity and a fitting ending for two truly connected people. Great story

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Awesome!

Great book and narrators! One of the best from the series! Thank you Helen Hardt!🤩

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OMG

I loved all 16 books so far. This one was the saddest. The loss of so many. The forgiveness and horrible understanding of all that happened. Knowing some of the background insight was scary but enlightening for this listener. Brad and Daphne Steel had a love that lasted a lifetime and beyond. The realization of her childhood trauma was so expected but I didn't want to believe it. Tom, Larry and Matthias were in fact the devils incarnate. Windy Maddagan was a soul in love, lust, revenge and finally hate. she deserved what she got. I've listened to Awaking and waiting for the last 2 books. I love the Steel saga. Please keep it coming.

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Endless Love

In Tears. Brad may have made lots of mistakes but he Loved Daphne.

His secrets are what killed her.

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  • K J Kaz
  • 10-26-22

talk about Crying

daph goes thro so much with out ever know just how hard things truly are. you can understand and see why she splits and protects herself.
brad well you can see why he does all he does, in odd whys you can even understand but his poor wife his poor kids. in someway poor brad.
at the end of this book i cried more than i have ever cried at a book before

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  • Donna
  • 04-08-21

Fantastic Gripping read

I just love this series cant get enough of this series of books, Highly recommended read you wont be dissapointed.

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  • Sam W
  • 01-01-21

Tying Up Loose Ends

The final installment in Brads Trilogy and we get a lot of answers to questions that have gone unknown throughout the entire series, and it is an epic series! As always, in this series, there were plenty of twists & turns but you'll not be disappointed when you reach the end. As ever in this series the performance was excellent.

I expected this would be the final book in the series but I was wrong so I'll now happily make my way over to my Library to begin a fresh installment in the Steel family's life!

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  • Louise
  • 10-22-20

Fantastic and captivating

A real page turner and very emotional. The best series written by Helen in my opinion.

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  • 11-03-20

Emotionally heartbreaking

I loved this book off the Steel Brothers Series. It had me in tears. My heart went out to Brad and his wife. They went through so much pain. Well the whole family did. Thank you Helen Hardt and to the two Narrator's. Amazing job. 👏🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

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