What does archaeology student Danielle Herring discover in the shadows of her family tree? Corruption, murder, sex, and a serial killer ring. She’s the only biological heir to an estate, things should be simple, right? She’s accompanied by the family attorney, Stephen Briggs, on what she thinks is a quick will-reading in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.

She doesn’t count on one of the conditions of the will including a hot-blooded—make that a HOT!—Veterinarian she has to share a home with in order to claim her inheritance. 

Things couldn’t get worse, could they? 

This pulse-racing, emotionally charged novel proves some deep-seated secrets and desires are buried so deep in the soil that bringing them to the surface requires Truth or Consequences.

Note: This book contains sexual content, adult situations, and profanity.
Truth or Consequences is created by Faith Justice, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author.

Truth or Consequences

     All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream. -Edgar Allan Poe


     A fanfare of crickets chirp in my ear. It intensifies the pounding. Shards of light filter through the tree branches, stinging my eyes. Rolling onto my back, I raise a hand to shield my eyes then open them again. The leaves overhead swaying in the afternoon breeze. Taking in a deep breath, I pull myself to a sitting position.


     Drake kneels over me. "About a mile from the house."


     "I'm not surprised. Do you feel pain anywhere else?"


     He raises a hand to my face. Touching my cheekbone, he wipes away a tear.


     "It's okay. You're going to be fine. Please, don't cry." He sits up and holds me.


     "I should've told Paul what I thought the pitcher was made of last night. I didn't know."


Chapter 22: Good To Know