After you read this book, you will understand that you are responsible for your own darkness. The devil shows up when you go look for him. If you don't prickle and jag with him, you may never meet him. He only comes when you call him and when asked. People who stay put and quiet do not interest him. He feeds on fear, hate, and other negative emotions, and finds a fertile ground whenever someone plants these seeds. What is the deal with the devil? In this book, he is "harvesting" after an earthquake in which family members have been lost, he is a drop-in stranger impregnating a baby-starved mother, a pastor who fights his demons by seeing the devil in his father's face, reviving a love story from decades ago by threatening with an imminent lynch, and a celebrity who turns into an abusive nutjob. However, Tex has originally destroyed his own life when he left Jessica, the only woman that he loved. Is there a redemption for him? Well, once you start teasing the devil...