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

     There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men. -Epicurus


     The officers and my mother walk the horses outside the stables next to the corral. At the barn entrance, Paul bridles Maggie. I stroke her softly between the eyes to calm her. When I pat her muzzle, she bows her head. 


     Paul slips on the bridle, smoothing out the sleek leather. He holds the bit in place at the horse's lips. Slowly, he eases the crown of the bridle over Maggie's ears then fastens the buckles securely.


     I grab the saddle pad. In one clean motion, I swing it in the air. It lands on Maggie's frame, just below her crest. I pull the fabric down to ensure her hair lies flat underneath. Paul places the leather saddle on her back. He centers it before fastening the front cinch.


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