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

     If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the results of a hundred battles. -Sun Tzu


     Struggling in his arms, I manage to pull free. Grabbing a handful of hair, I yank his head back. Cursing under his breath, he forces my hands back over my head. Holding them firmly in place with one hand, he rips at my bodice, pulling the snaps open.


     I squirm under his touch and shout, "What the hell are you doing?"


     Stephen pulls the gun from the waistband holster of his pants and places the barrel against the side of my face. "Be still." Next, he points the gun at my mother's head and motions for her to back up. "Sit down on the fucking bed, Jennifer Ann."


     "I will shoot you because we don't need you anymore. Now that we have your daughter, that is. Do you understand?"


     My mother backs up until her calves press against the bolted down frame of the bed.


Chapter 41: Little Dove