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

     Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. -Edgar Allan Poe


     Later in the night, the wind blows, rattling the windowpane. I reach out for Drake, but he's not in bed. 


     Light is barely visible under the crack of the door. His shadow moves back and forth until the light turns off. 


     The door opens with a creak, and the drumming of bare-feet slap the ground. The hardwood floor groans under his weight. I stifle a giggle. The bed moves, it shifts under the weight of his body. 


     I draw the covers around me, and I'm pulled back into the warmth of his frame.


     A warm hand runs the length of my side. It rests on my hip momentarily before sliding back up to my neck. Lacing his fingers through my hair, he tugs my head back, kissing my neck and nibbling on my ear.


     My body responds to his tender caress. A moan escapes my parted lips. "Drake."


Chapter 58: Sated and Spent