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

We rocked together for the next few minutes and I thought, Those stupid things in our lives that we will always regret. Those ridiculous love affairs that always get us into trouble. Their outcomes can be tragic and lifelong. They can suffocate us all. Honestly, they can.


“I’m better now,” he continued to sob.


And something strange, but real, told me that he was maybe right. I was making it better for him. How exactly, I wasn’t sure. But I was there, rocking him in my arms, letting him sob on my shoulder, and promising him that I would never hurt him, never, in love with the man on so many different levels. 22: Carl’s Family


Chapter 20