For this week’s Six Sentence Sunday I give you one more taste of Eden Springs. A story of sex, violence and astronomy in the old west. (Or Cowboys and Nerds as I like to think of it.) Coming on MAY 23 from Dreamspinner Press.

In this bit Jonah is telling Aaron how he got a scar usually hidden under his fancy clothes. He might be leaving out a few details.

“I had a friend who had a fondness for the opium pipe. He’d bring me along for protection while he floated away. One day he actually needed it.” Aaron noted the hint of darkness in Jonah’s voice and the way his eyes darted away. Aaron didn’t push. All men had a bit of darkness and a few secrets.”