Fiction critic Micah Berk makes a point to spend as much time as possible with neighbor and pianist Tuck Martini. During twenty days of a particularly hot August on the shores of Lake Erie, the two men fall head over heels in love.<br><br>A year later and life has unexpectedly changed for Micah. He meets and falls hard for Carl Bascoe, an irresistible and dark-haired carpenter. Carl is witty, romantic, and the sweetest guy along the lake.<br><br>What happens when events from Micah’s past mix with those in his present? What will Micah do when various ties between his twenty days with Tuck and his current days with Carl begin to unravel? Will Micah finally experience the true meaning of endless love?

20 Days of Tuck

I led the way, taking command, zigzagging up and along the structure from its pine tree-decorated base to its sun-beaten apex. Both of us complained of feeling lightheaded from the accent as we climbed the smooth steps. I told him, “I used to play here as a child. War. Hunter. King of the Hill. Plunder. All those kids’ games.”


“This place is beautiful.” He scanned the area with interest. “I would have liked to play some games with you here as a kid. We would have had a blast growing up together.”


“Hide and Seek was one of my favorite games. We could have hid together and outmaneuvered the person who was It.”


“I love that game,” he said, following me up the side of the cliff, making our incline together as the hot wind picked up, died, and lifted again.


Chapter 13