When longtime domestic partner Alec Mansfield moves on, middle-aged Rudy Serrudo finds secret solace in several formerly unavailable studs who introduce him to the best man-to-man moments of his life. The astonishing discovery Rudy makes is the formulaic hotfix he uses to entice any man he desires without regard to looks, social stature or sexual orientation, to want him in return! Even if they didn't want him before or would otherwise never think to give him the time of day! The intimate journey starts when Rudy gets rejected in person by, then later electronically matched with, the proverbial man of his dreams, a younger twentysomething "sports junkie", who seems to be a seriously unapproachable closeted athlete. Forced to be single again after partner abandonment is not what Rudy expected at mid-life. A romantic at heart, lonely beyond measure, he is a Latin lover hopelessly smitten by the stud known as "Jeff", the formidable local sportsman, who occasionally parks his red pickup truck by the "married man cruising area" of Busse Woods. What is that about? Blond, hot-looking Jeff is as straight as they come. Or so Rudy thinks. He was never particularly good at deciphering the dark, hidden content of men's hearts. Only time will tell if applying the "hotfix" is the real deal when it comes to lasting happiness. But Chicago is home to many of the world's most desirable men! Finally, a few of those ideal long shots are now within Rudy's fanciful reach! But will the personal risk be too high? Will Rudy's romanticism get him assaulted or worse? Or will he push past his realistic fears and "go for the gold" to become the sincerest version of his true self? There is no turning back once the broken-hearted veer down the path of life after love ...