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

     Suffering is permanent, obscure, and dark, and shares the nature of infinity. -William Wordsworth


     Memories of being shackled to the bed in the cottage flood my mind. They swirl in my head, merging with the image of Natasha and the other women tied up or charred.


     Oh, God, that could've been me, I silently think.


     My stomach lurches. Every muscle in my gut contracts into a tight ball. I reach for the black metal trash can next to the detective's desk. A plume of partially digested food slides up into the back of my throat. It spews forth into the bottom of the lined can. When my stomach is empty and the heaving stops, I take hold of Drake's hand.


     "Detective Jackson, I think there's something you need to know," I say.


Chapter 62: Obscure and Dark