Eve Adams – författare

A hilarious and heartwarming tale of love, loyalty, and redemption in small-town America.Trooper Sam Neely, fresh out of the State Police academy, finds himself assigned to the sleepy town of Eden, U.S.A. But things quickly heat up when banker Ed Harris discovers his wife in bed with his best friend, Hayden Elkins. In a fit of rage, Ed escorts them to the door, shotgun in hand, and declares, "Guess what? She''s yours!"Hayden, already married, suddenly finds himself with two wives and becomes the laughingstock of the town. As the situation spins out of control, unlikely relationships form, including town drunk Elijah Murphy falling for the snooping widow next door. Meanwhile, Deputy Delmar Clay''s penchant for snapping photos of young couples in parked cars leads to a backside full of birdshot, and the notorious Barrow Boys are out of jail and looking for trouble.In Garden of Eden, Sam Neely discovers that keeping the peace in a small town is a full-time job, requiring the help of the entire community, from the compassionate magistrate to the new female preacher, to prevent an explosion of big-city proportions. Touching and humorous, this parable for our time delivers a powerful message of forgiveness, tolerance, and the simple solutions that keep tight-knit communities strong.

This is a parable for our times: a take on small town America that is hilarious, moving, and utterly originalEden, USA, is the perfect place to live until Ed Harris, the banker, finds his wife in bed with his best friend. Shotgun in hand, he escorts them to the door, and tells his friend: "Guess what? She''s yours!""I''ve got a wife, Ed," says the friend."Now you have two..."Suddenly, Eden is turned upside down: love blossoms between the town drunk and his teetotaling neighbor, the Barrow Boys make parole, and the teenagers give the snooping sheriff''s deputy more than a whiff of birdshot.The Garden of Eden is about loyalty, sticking with those you love, tolerance and forgiveness—and the simple solutions ordinary people find to keep small communities strong.