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

“Micah,” he said, facing me on the bed and breathing on my lips.


“Is it too early to feel this crazy about you?”


“It depends exactly how crazy you are for me.”


“Words can’t describe the emotions.”


“That’s why you’re a pianist and not a writer.”


We kissed; I tasted sweat on his lips and that tiny area of bare skin above his chin.


Once the kiss ended, I replied to his question with, “It’s not too early. Liking or loving happens when we least expect it. It’s like the bumblebee: pestering, beautiful, enjoyable, and relentless.”


“It is,” he agreed, pleased with our brief conversation.


I don’t know exactly when he closed his eyes and fell asleep next to me. Before I realized it, he was lightly snoring, buzzing dreamy trees down with an electric chainsaw, clinging to me. He whispered something in his sleep; conjunctions and grunts that were unclear, but spoken; endearing and innocent sounds that I couldn’t comprehend, but considered expressive and kind.


Chapter 18