Tony took a deep breath; his ribs ached. He reached for his side, and said, “I suppose this’ll get worse before it gets better.”
“I’ll be in touch. I promise to keep you up-to-date.”
Tony stood, his dark eyes downcast before settling on the prosecutor. “Marcus, I promise that you’ll not regret this. I know you won’t disappoint me, and I won’t disappoint you. The state of Iowa has excellent opportunities. I believe there are great prospects in your future.”
Marcus’s shoulders went back. “Thank you, Mr. Rawlings. I’m truly saddened by this string of events. I’ll keep the casualty list as short as possible.”
“Tony,” Tony said. “Please, you’ve been to my wedding and by my side as it all fell apart. Please, call me Tony.”
“Thank you, Tony. I’ll also let you know the full list of who’s seen this information and promise to keep that list manageable.”
Tony put out his hand. “I don’t doubt your abilities. That’s why I believe you have true possibilities for great aspirations. Both of our futures will be much brighter. I look forward to hearing from you.”
Tony gathered his overcoat and stepped from Marcus’ office, confident of the containment of Claire’s disobedience. Fine! She didn’t want to take his offer. Tony wouldn’t be derailed by a Nichols! Let her rot in a damn prison. Let her experience the consequences of her decision—at least Tony would know where she was. One day her little reprieve would be over, and she’d be free—from the state of Iowa, that was, but never from him.
Tony could promise that!
Above anything else, Anthony Rawlings was a man of his word.
THE END … until Behind His Eyes—TRUTH is revealed!
-Primary Characters-
Anthony (Tony) Rawlings: billionaire, entrepreneur, founder of Rawlings Industries
Anton Rawls: son of Samuel, grandson of Nathaniel (birth name)
Claire Nichols: meteorologist/ bartender/ woman whose life changed forever
-Secondary Characters-
Brent Simmons: Rawlings Attorney/ Tony’s best friend
Catherine Marie London: housekeeper/ friend of Anton Rawls
Courtney Simmons: Brent Simmons’ wife
Emily (Nichols) Vandersol: Claire’s older sister
John Vandersol: Emily’s husband/ Claire’s brother-in-law/ attorney
Nathaniel Rawls: grandfather of Anton Rawls/ father of Samuel Rawls/ owner of Rawls Corporation
Samuel Rawls: son of Nathaniel Rawls / father of Anton
-Tertiary Characters-
Amber McCoy: Simon Johnson’s fiancée
Amanda Rawls: Samuel Rawls’ wife, Anton’s mother
Anne Robinson: Vanity Fair reporter
Bev Miller: designer, wife of Tom Miller
Bonnie: wife of Chance
Brad Clark: wedding consultant
Caleb Simmons: son of Brent and Courtney Simmons
Carlos: house staff at Rawlings estate
Chance: associate of Elijah Summer’s
Charles: housekeeper, Anthony’s Chicago apartment
Cindy: maid at the Rawlings estate
Connie: Nathaniel Rawls’ secretary
David Field: Rawlings negotiator
Elijah (Eli) Summers: entertainment entrepreneur, friend of Tony’s
Eric Hensley: Tony’s driver and assistant
Agent Hart: FBI agent
Agent Ferguson: FBI agent
Jan: housekeeper, Anthony’s New York apartment
Jane Allyson: court-appointed counsel
Jared Clawson: CFO Rawls Corporation
Julia: Caleb Simmons’ fiancée
Kelli: secretary Rawlings Industries, New York office
Kirstin: Marcus Evergreen’s secretary
Marcus Evergreen: Iowa City Prosecutor
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson: Simon Johnson’s parents
Dr. Leonard: physician
Dr. Logan: physician
MaryAnn Combs: longtime companion of Elijah Summer, Tony’s friend
Meredith Banks: reporter, sorority sister of Claire Nichols
Sergeant Miles: police officer, St. Louis
Monica Thompson: wedding planner
Naiade: housekeeper in Fiji
Patricia: personal assistant to Anthony Rawlings, Corporate Rawlings Industries
Paul Task: court-appointed counsel
Judge Reynolds: court judge, Iowa City
Sharon Michaels: attorney for Rawlings Industries
Sharron Rawls: wife of Nathaniel Rawls
Shaun Stivert: photographer for Vanity Fair
Shelly: Anthony Rawlings’ publicist
Simon Johnson: first love and classmate of Claire Nichols, gaming entrepreneur
Sophia Burke: owner of art studio in Provincetown, Massachusetts
Sue Benson: Tim Benson’s wife
Tim Benson: vice president, Corporate Rawlings Industries
Tom Miller: Rawlings Attorney, friend of Tony’s
-1921-
Nathaniel Rawls—born
-1943-
Nathaniel Rawls—home from WWII
Nathaniel Rawls marries Sharron
-1944-
Samuel Rawls—born to Nathaniel and Sharron
-1962-
Catherine Marie London—born
-1963-
Samuel Rawls marries Amanda
-1965- (February 12)
Anton Rawls—born to Samuel and Amanda
Rawls Corporation goes public
-1980-
Emily Nichols—born to Jordon and Shirley Nichols
-1983- (October 17)
Claire Nichols—born to Jordon and Shirley Nichols
-1986-
Rawls Corporation falls
-1987-
Nathaniel Rawls found guilty of multiple counts of insider trading, misappropriation of funds, price fixing, and securities fraud
-1989-
Nathaniel Rawls—dies
Samuel and Amanda Rawls—die
-1990-
Anton Rawls changes his name to Anthony Rawlings
Anthony Rawlings begins CSR-Company Smithers Rawlings with Jonas Smithers
-1994-
Anthony Rawlings buys out Jonas Smithers and CSR becomes Rawlings Industries
-1996-
Rawlings Industries begins to diversify
-2002-
Claire Nichols—graduates high school
Claire Nichols—attends Valparaiso University
-2004-
Jordon and Shirley Nichols—die
-2005-
Emily Nichols—marries John Vandersol
-2007-
Claire Nichols—graduates from Valparaiso, degree in meteorology
Claire Nichols—moves from Indiana to New York for internship
-2008-
Claire Nichols—moves to Atlanta, Georgia, for job at WKPZ
-2009-
WKPZ—purchased by large corporation resulting in lay-offs
-2010-
Anthony Rawlings—enters the Red Wing in Atlanta, Georgia (March)
Anthony Rawlings—takes Claire Nichols on a date
Claire Nichols—wakes at Anthony’s estate
Claire Nichols—liberties begin to increase (May)
Anthony Rawlings—takes Claire Nichols to symphony and introduces “Tony” (late May)
Meredith Banks’ article appears—Claire Nichols’ accident
Anthony Rawlings—marries Claire Nichols (December 18)
-2011-
Vanity Fair article
Claire Rawlings—sees college boyfriend, Simon Johnson
Simon Johnson—dies
-2012-
Claire Rawlings—drives away from the Rawlings estate
Anthony Rawlings—poisoned
Claire Rawlings—arrested for attempted murder
Anthony Rawlings—divorces Claire Nichols
Claire Nichols—receives box of information while in
prison
CONSEQUENCES
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CONVICTED
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Aleatha Romig is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, who has been voted #1 “New Author to Read” on Goodreads, July 2012 through present!
Aleatha has lived most of her life in Indiana, growing up in Mishawaka, graduating from Indiana University, and currently living south of Indianapolis. Together with her high-school sweetheart and husband of twenty-seven years, they've raised three children. Before she became a full-time author, she worked days as a dental hygienist and spent her nights writing. Now, when she’s not imagining mind-blowing twists and turns, she likes to spend her time with her family and friends. Her pastimes include exercising, reading, and creating heroes/anti-heroes who haunt your dreams!
Aleatha enjoys traveling, especially when there is a beach involved. In 2011, she had the opportunity to visit Sydney, Australia, to visit her daughter studying at the University of Wollongong. Her dream is to travel to places in her novels and around the world.
CONSEQUENCES, her first novel, was released in August, 2011, by Xlibris Publishing. Then in October of 2012, Ms. Romig re-released CONSEQUENCES as an indie author. TRUTH, the sequel, was released October 30, 2012, and CONVICTED, the final installment of the Consequences series, was released October 8, 2013! She is now releasing the CONSEQUENCES READING COMPANIONS: BEHIND HIS EYES – A trilogy of companions, from Anthony Rawlings’ POV.
Aleatha is a “Published Author’s Network” member of the Romance Writers of America and represented by Danielle Egan-Miller of Brown and Miller Literary Associates.
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