Books
Inclusive Fiction, Told with Heart
The books published under Eck-Schoe are stories of connection, identity, and love. We write them to be emotional and authentic.
At the heart of this work is the Love. Outside the Box series: closed-door romantic comedies that feature autistic characters and the people who love them, offering uplifting, character-driven narratives without preaching or sensationalism.
Whether part of that series or exploring new worlds and themes, each book is crafted with care, authenticity, and respect for everyone’s unique human experience, especially those on the autism spectrum. We invite readers into stories where every voice has space to be seen, valued, and understood.
Love. Outside the Box Series
A series of closed-door romantic comedies featuring characters on the autism spectrum and the people who love them: stories about connection, found family, and getting happily ever after in unexpected places. View full series page →
Stay tuned for the cover reveal for A Better Tomorrow, coming in this month. Covers for the others will be added later.
A Better Tomorrow
Novel – E-book April 20, 2026; Paperback late March 2026 | A single mother’s second chance at love.
Autistic Character: Teenage son of female lead
She’s a single mother struggling to survive, not willing to dream of a happily ever after.
He’s mourning the loss of his sister and believes he doesn’t have a right to a happily ever after.
Will they find one together?
For an early review, see below.
Acquaintance-Zoned
Novel – E-book and paperback later in 2026 (dates to be determined) | Rivals to Lovers; College Romance
Autistic Character: Male lead
Forget friend-zoned. I never get far enough in a relationship to become friends, let alone to wish for romance. I get acquaintance-zoned every time. A coming of age, closed-door romance, in which David (Julie’s son from A Better Tomorrow, now a senior in college) learns that he can have a deep, meaningful romance and to take pride in who he is.
Happy Haley Daze
Novel – E-book and paperback in 2027 (dates to be determined); Short Film – completed (currently being submitted to festivals); Art and animation by Kenneth Eckstein-Schoemann featured in the film | Redemption; Childhood crush to lovers
Autistic Character: Female lead
A former bully devoted to helping at-risk kids must confront his unhealed shame when the sunshiny Haley, an autistic woman he never forgot, returns home and shows him that redemption also means believing he deserves love. A redemption, closed-door romance, in which Mike (the lead bully from A Better Tomorrow) learns that his past doesn’t have to define his future and that he is worthy of love.
Motion to Reconsider
Novel – 2027; Short Film – to be filmed in May or June 2026 | Second chance romance
Autistic Character: Brother of female lead
She left him so that he could follow his dreams, unburdened by the responsibility she took to care for her autistic brother. When fate brings them back together years later, she will have to answer some difficult questions. Should she have given him a choice back then? Can she let her brother live the independent life she helped him prepare for? Should she give this romance a second chance? Set in a summer clerkship at a law firm, Motion to Reconsider is a second chance romance that explores caregiving tension, questions about independence, and (as always in Love. Outside the Box) found family.
The Spectrum of Attitude
Novel – 2028 | Grump and Sunshine
Autistic Character: Both leads
A grump-sunshine romance. Synopsis to come.
A Fortunate Betrayal
Novel – TBA | Childhood friends to adult lovers
Autistic Character: Female lead (masking / recent diagnosis)
Will a rekindled friendship lead to something more? Synopsis to come.
Teacher and Mentor
TBD | Woman helps wealthy man find meaning
Autistic Character: Student of teacher (female lead), who is also the mentee of the male lead
He’s helping out of obligation. She shows him the value in connecting with someone who sees the world differently. Synopsis to come.
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“I LOVE the characters and how they are portrayed. I actually really appreciated the subtlety of sensory needs and the hints to common characteristics of ASD – but not in a negative light. This is not something easy to translate but it seems to be so flawlessly woven into the story that I found myself nodding and loving the different strategies and approaches that were used that had such positive effects!”
Love. Outside the Box exists to show that romance (and love in its other various forms) belongs to everyone.
By supporting this work on Patreon, you’re helping create closed-door romantic comedies that celebrate neurodiversity, emotional growth, and the many ways love can look. This is storytelling with purpose and you’re part of it.
Project RM Series (Science Fiction)
Project RM, the multi-billion-dollar government agency they prayed we’d never need. Unfortunately, we did.
Project Renaissance Man: The Storm wiped out billions. To reset humanity’s future, these teens must uncover the truth and risk everything—even humanity’s existence.
Storm Jumper: In the right place at the wrong time.
Storm Fighters: Can he survive long enough to save humanity?
Genesis Serials (prequel): Joseph Solomon is just your average 16-year-old genius. His biggest problems are lab experiments and how to get the attention of the girl in his class—but it’s 1962, and things are about to change.