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

     Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy. -Aristotle


     Sitting up straight, I square my shoulders and level my chin. Touching my lips makes me grimace. The metallic taste of blood sparks up the buds on my tongue, and my eyes water. 


     I'll be damned if I let him see me cry. 


     I swallow hard, forcing the tears back down that are threatening to breach the threshold of my resolve. 


     Anger grows in the pit of my belly, contracting into a tight ball. Now, I have a choice to make - an important one - one that could dictate whether I live or die. 


     Do I submit to their commands and die - or do I play their game - biding time until I can escape and live?


     "Open the box. I won't tell you again."


Chapter 47: Playing Their Games