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

Joel was a history buff and spent a lot of his time reading nonfiction hardbacks and watching the History Channel. In his spare time he enjoyed coin collecting, reading the newspaper, and sometimes playing pool with two of his middle-aged adult male friends, Toby Dane and Nick Sholton. Joel did not believe in guns, although he was a hardcore Republican, did not live beyond his means, and thought homosexuality was the first exit to hell off the highway of life. Frugal, unsmiling, and not pleasant to be around were all admissions by Tuck about his father. Joel lacked a personality, emotions, and came across to people (family members, coworkers, and personal friends) as irritating, dull, and unable to share a single conversation with anyone.


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