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

     Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality. -Edgar Allan Poe


     Drake drives up to the main house. The tires of the truck kick up a dust storm in their wake. Several of the ranch hands approach the vehicle. 


     They gather around us with pinched faces and creased brows. They ask about Paul's condition before we've even had a chance to open the doors. Drake gives them an update and provides a phone number. The men's faces relax.


     Standing in front of the house, on the stairs behind Drake, I wait for him to open the door. He turns the key in the lock and pushes the door open. Pivoting around, he sweeps me off my feet.


     "Drake." I'm hoisted up into his arms. "What're you doing?"


     "I'm practicing carrying you over the threshold."


     I wrap my arms around his neck, laughing.


     "What's the happy occasion," a voice growls from the far corner of the living room.


Chapter 67: Exquisite Horror