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

     Soul meets soul on lovers' lips. -Percy Bysshe Shelley


     The days and weeks have passed like a blur in the night. Detective Jackson is still working the case. No one has seen or heard from Aaron, Stephen - or his father - since I was kidnapped. And Shawn was picked up for questioning while I was in the hospital and confessed to stealing the sedatives.


     It's funny. Maria and my mother refuse to leave my side. All I really want is a small piece of solitude. During the day, and at night, they take turns sitting with me. I'm sleeping better, but I still wake in the middle of the night. Drake, he barely speaks to me. It seems the more time that passes, the longer he stays away from the house. He avoids contact every chance he gets.


     My only escape is Maggie, the pink-nosed, three-year-old white appaloosa. I spend much of my free time in her stall, brushing her coat and rubbing cream onto her wounds. 


Chapter 55: A Piece of Solitude