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

His favorite television show as a child was Friends, watching it every Thursday night on NBC. He had a little crush on Chandler Bing, unable to keep his eyes off the actor.


His guilty pleasures were romance paperbacks by Nora Roberts, Debbie Maccomber, and Danielle Steel. Sometimes he would curl up with one of his battered books and read half of it one sitting, falling in love with its romantic characters, enjoying all of their happy endings.


Tuck liked to drive fast. “I’ve had seven speeding tickets in the last four years. I’m surprised the police don’t take my license away from me. Hell, if I were a policeman or judge, I would.”


Secretly he baked chocolate cupcakes with double fudge icing. “Don’t judge me, but I could eat a dozen by myself.”


His favorite song in the shower was “It’s Raining Men,” which he knew was a cliché but he really didn’t care. “There’s something about the hot water and a strong spray. I really don’t know what it is, but I always have to sing that song.”


Chapter 16