The Judas Kiss

By Brandon Hodel

When Katrina Taylor enters Phil Wilson's life, she offers him the illusion of devotion-and the chance to believe he can be more than the man he's been. Together, they build a fragile version of happiness: a home, a family, and the belief that the past can stay buried.
But beneath the surface, nothing is as clean as it appears.
As years pass, control replaces affection, desire becomes currency, and trust erodes under the weight of secrets no one is willing to confront. When betrayal creeps in and old patterns resurface, the illusion of safety shatters, leaving devastation in its wake.

Told through shifting perspectives and anchored in psychological tension, The Judas Kiss explores the quiet ways people justify cruelty, the lies we accept in the name of love, and the moment when survival demands an unforgivable choice.
Dark, intimate, and deeply unsettling, this is a story about how false redemption rots from within-and how love, once corrupted, leaves no one innocent.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1777937310
• ISBN13: 9781777937317
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independent Publisher
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 8.0"