He’s never done the relationship thing before and he wants to, more than anything. He’s quite certain he’s found the one he was looking for but his confidence wavers when outside pressures squeeze tighter. He wants to keep his happy-go-lucky life but with one special person. Luke has always been carefree but he’s grown out of his wayward ways. When Luke looks at Alex, he sees him not a man in a chair. He never focuses on Alex’s limitations but doesn’t dismiss them either. I can easily see why Alex was smitten with Luke. Both men are a bit nerdy, both men are a bit lonely, and both men discover they are missing a significant piece to their lives. And when he catches Luke’s attention with his clever secret messages within his addition to the newspaper, he’s terrified yet…thrilled. Soon his addiction pushes him to the next level. Watching his neighbor venture into the nearby woods with his pup has become his favorite past time. But living on his own was a long aspired dream and one he doesn’t take for granted. Bound to his wheelchair he doesn’t have the same freedom as his peers.

Not necessarily by choice but by default. Here’s why I think you should join me…Īlex has lived a solitary life. The blurb presents a solid foundation of what to expect and with the EE initials attached, I didn’t hesitate to jump in. It’s not only delightful though…it’s also tender, silly and sexy. I enjoyed both Luke and Alex immensely and quickly cruised through their book smiling (nearly) the entire time. Puzzle Me This was exactly what I needed. I read a great deal of angst these days but I still crave a lighthearted story in between to lighten my spirits. As I finished this story I was overcome with a surge of pure joy. And, most puzzling of all, how do you know if love is real? When Luke decodes them, romance begins, but then they face greater puzzles, like Alex’s interfering sister and what commitment to a man in a wheelchair really takes. His solution? Secret messages for Luke in the crosswords he writes for the local paper. Alex’s options are limited: he’s too shy to approach Luke and his wheelchair won’t let him follow into the woods. The watcher is Alex Shaw, and he too works from home, designing logic and crossword puzzles.

Every day he walks his dog in the woods nearby, never suspecting that someone who is completely smitten is watching. Luke Schumaker designs computer games, working from his home.

Puzzle Me This by Eli Easton