Lucky Irish - A Fairview Story, #5

Sometimes the perfect guy has been there all along. Chubby workaholic and owner of the Lucky Irish pastry shop, Terry Fitzpatrick has been smitten with a man from afar for months. Determined to make his dream date a reality, Terry asks his employee out on a fake one. What better way to learn more about his crush than to go to the bar where he works? Not only does Terry's plan go horribly wrong but comparing himself to all the young and hung in the nightclub convinces him he'll probably never date again. Scrawny super geek Roger Skornik has done everything from Lasik to braces to get noticed, but he continues to be the invisible man.
All his self-improvement kick has done is lighten his wallet and dash his hopes of ever hooking up. On the cusp of reconciling himself to a lonely life with his right hand, his pretend date with his boss leads to the real thing. Convinced this might be his one shot at happiness, Roger will do whatever it takes to make his date a success. When Roger calls Terry for help, the two men see one another in a new light.
Once they turn their friendship into a relationship, they can't ever go back, but going forward is the only way to see if they have a shot at that elusive happily ever after. This fluffy friends-to-lovers tale has been rated slow burn, mildly kinky, and heavy on the romance. 33, 000 words or 132 pages.