Authors: Aleatha Romig
Truth
Aleatha Romig
TRUTH
REVIEWS
What an exhilarating ride!
The players in this game of
Truth
were intense and charismatic, although new people
were introduced our old favorites we love to hate got plenty of
face-time, namely Tony. If you like a twisty plot with loads of
mysteries around every corner, then
Truth
is a must-read! It’s a
thrilling and thought-provoking psychological thriller at its best!
The wait for the final installment is going to be agonizing…2014
cannot come soon enough…
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As I read
Truth
I was amazed by
the storytelling ability of Ms. Romig. This is a complex and
involved tale, full of tension and drama that will keep you turning
the pages. I am not giving any plot details as I don't want to
spoil it for everyone. What I will say is that if you enjoyed
Consequences. This one is even better IMO. And I believe that there
is to be a further addition to this series next year. I can hardly
wait! Linda Sims –
Top 1000 Amazon UK
Reviewers
COPYRIGHT
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Published by Aleatha Romig
Author’s Edition 2012
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© 2012 Aleatha Romig
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Table of Contents
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Aleatha
Romig
Continued appreciation to my patient family!
Thank you for allowing me to pursue my dream and spend hour after
hour living in a world created upon my well-worn, slightly damp
laptop! (a few tears and some wine!)
A million thank yous to my prized group of
readers! Val, Heather, Sherry, Kelli, and Angie... TRUTH would not
have materialized as it did without your help. Your honest comments
and opinions along with your time and energy helped me in ways I
can never express!
Thank you to the many readers of
CONSEQUENCES. It may be because I’m new at this, or because I care,
but I have read every review and have seen every rating. It thrills
me to learn readers feel as passionate about my characters as I do.
Hopefully, the twists and turns of TRUTH will be as enthralling and
unexpected as those in CONSEQUENCES.
My very last acknowledgement is to Claire
Nichols and Anthony Rawlings... never in my wildest dreams did I
expect your story to find its way into the hearts of so many!
Be prepared, their saga will continue with
CONVICTED, due out the end of 2013!
It has been said that
something as small as the flutter of a butterfly's wing can
ultimately cause a typhoon halfway around the world.
-
Chaos Theory
July 2011...
The tires of their Chevy
Equinox bounced along the worn pavement and dilapidated surface of
Bristol Road. Peering through the windshield at the signs of a
dying city, Rich Bosley wondered if this was how the
old west
felt when the
gold rush ended. Acres and acres of fenced concrete occupied each
side of the decrepit street. At one time during Flint, Michigan’s
prime, cars filled these parking lots twenty-four hours a day.
Three shifts of workers came and went from these factories. Today
it represented
urban decay
at its utmost.
In 1908 General Motors opened their newly
founded headquarters in Flint. Generations of workers walked
through the doors; each generation believed theirs would do better
than the one before. The tides turned with the oil crisis of the
seventies and the nationwide plant closings of the eighties.
But, like rain to the
parched ground,
optimism
returned to Flint at the turn of the century. GM
invested 60 million dollars to upgrade the plant. Over 2,000 hourly
workers and 180 salaried workers frequented the building they
passed. Honest work for honest pay. This blue collar haven once
again bustled with activity.
Then during the latter
part of the first decade, the auto industry suffered collapse. Some
plants scheduled for closing were
saved
by private investors.
Businessmen and women gave hope where hope was lost. These saviors
required assistance. Workers agreed to lesser wages. The dream
for
better
became
a need for
anything
. Michigan’s government granted tax breaks in the supreme
effort to keep the factories open and give people
purpose.
The tax breaks expired. Workers were asked
to accept even lower wages. It was inconsequential; the economy
couldn’t support the product. Only the bottom line mattered. With
no incentive to keep the doors open, men and women in insulated
executive offices, miles away, made lofty decisions. The result
filled Rich’s view: building upon empty building, decaying
skeletons of what once was.
Rich thought about his
father’s recent proposal. The prospect of moving back to Iowa felt
like defeat. After all, was the banking business better in Iowa
than in Michigan? The economy
was
a national issue. Rich and his wife, Sarah, had
faith in this city. They were willing to work to make it better for
their son and children to come.
Rich peered to his right and smiled at his
lovely wife engrossed in her magazine. “How can you read with all
of these bumps?” Her normally styled hair hung from the opening in
her baseball cap, and her business attire replaced with jeans and a
Tiger’s t-shirt. It was their son’s first year of baseball, rookie
league. It was more about learning team work than learning
baseball. However, if you ask the players, it was more about
snacks. Sarah provided homemade cupcakes -- a homerun!
“
I’m just so amazed by
this article.”
“
What are you
reading?”
“
Vanity Fair. It’s the
cover story from a couple months ago. I forgot I’d left the
magazine in here. I just found it.” Rich nodded; he wasn’t
interested. “It’s about Anthony Rawlings and his wife. Didn’t your
dad go to their wedding?”
“
Yes, I think so. It’s one
of the perks of being Richard Bosley, the great governor of Iowa.
You get to smooze with big donors.”
“
I remember him mentioning
it. It sounds amazing.” Sarah rambled, “The wedding was at their
estate. So that means your dad went to their estate?”
“
I guess. I’m honestly not
impressed.”