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

     Thoughts are the shadows of our feelings - always darker, emptier, and simpler. -Friedrich Nietzsche


     "No one knows about the place." Annoyance etches Stephen's voice.


     "He's going to check public records," says the older man. "He might already know about it. Drake has friends - loyal friends - that will follow any lead for him no matter how small or large."


     "Don't get your panties in a wad," says Stephen. "I wiped all evidence of your name out of the courthouse. The cottage is recorded under Valerie Rockton."


     "You don't remember?" Stephen laughs. "She was Hugo Robson's mistress. Don't you see? This is the perfect place to hide out and plan our next move because it can't be traced to either of us. That's why it's safe."


     "You really don't know Drake the way I do. He's a man of his word. A determined man. And that's what makes him dangerous. He's going to turn this town upside down until he finds what he's looking for."


Chapter 52: The North Star