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

     I have, indeed, no abhorrence of danger, except in its absolute effect - in terror. -Edgar Allan Poe


     Light floods my mini prison. Raising a heavy hand, I shield my eyes. Stephen's face comes into view. He taps the gun tucked inside his pants then raises a single finger to his lips.


     "Shh," he says. "Don't make me hurt anyone else."


     My eyes dart around, taking in my surroundings. Two rows of gas pumps come into view. The small building has a name over the awning. I catch a quick glimpse of the name before the trunk is slammed shut, returning me to my dark tomb. 


     Scooting my body, I roll onto my side and retrieve the iPad.


     "Don't talk," I say softly. "Just listen. We're at a gas station with two pumps. The name painted on the side of the building says Gasolinera Jalisco. But I couldn't see anything else. Right now, I think he's filling up the tank."


     Silence fills the darkness around me. It's both frightening and deafening at the same time.


Chapter 43: Abhorrence of Danger