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

     What do you regard as most humane? To spare someone shame. -Friedrich Nietzsche


     Foreign sounds drum around me. Opening my eyes, I focus on the square white ceiling tiles. They're peppered with tiny textured holes. Lifting my hands, I grip the rails on each side of the bed and pull myself up.


     A burning sensation washes over the top of my left hand. It runs up my forearm. I regard the source of my discomfort with uneasiness.


     The tubing attached to an intravenous line on the back of my hand is caught under the covers. Untangling the line with clumsy movements, I follow the tubing to a square-blue machine connected to a metal pole on wheels.


     "Drake." I scan the room. Turning to the side makes my vision double, and my stomach lurches. I sway, everything becomes hazy, just out of focus.


     "I'm over here." He emerges, standing inside the doorframe. "I'm right here."


Chapter 53: Don't Want To Sleep