The excerpts focus on the intense, complicated relationship between Eden, a police officer in the small, aptly-named town of Hell, and Bennett Wilder, an artisan who has returned to Hell to care for his disruptive grandfather, Grady. Eden and other ex-girlfriends of Bennett run a satirical website dedicated to bashing him, though they become worried when a user named "Artemis525" begins posting threatening, physical messages. The text reveals that Bennett previously left Eden due to pressure from her overbearing mother, Giselle, but the enduring sexual tension and love between them is immediately evident upon his return. Ultimately, the perceived threat from Artemis525—who leaves bizarre gifts of meat—is revealed to be a ploy orchestrated by Grady and Eden's Aunt Devi to force Eden and Bennett to spend time together, leading them to rekindle their relationship and even plan to marry, as do Grady and Devi.