Frost & Noel Tinsel Town Series by Marc Fist

Noel Merrick has been awake for thirty-seven hours and is handling it *fine*. Running Tinsel Town's legendary Twelve Days of Magic festival should be a dream job. Instead, it's a chaos parade of glitter explosions, rogue partridges, and a mayor who communicates exclusively in holiday metaphors. Noel doesn't need help. He needs caffeine, a miracle, and maybe a good scream into the void. What he gets is Eben Frost. Cold. Competent. Clipboard-clutching... moreNoel Merrick has been awake for thirty-seven hours and is handling it *fine*. Running Tinsel Town's legendary Twelve Days of Magic festival should be a dream job. Instead, it's a chaos parade of glitter explosions, rogue partridges, and a mayor who communicates exclusively in holiday metaphors. Noel doesn't need help. He needs caffeine, a miracle, and maybe a good scream into the void. What he gets is Eben Frost. Cold. Competent. Clipboard-clutching. The logistics consultant the mayor hired without asking. Eben is everything Noel isn't—controlled, organized, and infuriatingly calm in a crisis. He's also the most attractive problem Noel has ever encountered. Eben doesn't do attachments. He does clean entries, efficient solutions, and cleaner exits. Twelve days. That's all this is. Just long enough to fix the festival. Not nearly long enough to fix the way Noel Merrick looks at him like he's something worth staying for. But when a shared glitter emergency turns into an accidental partnership—and accidental touches start feeling way too intentional—"temporary" starts sounding like the biggest lie either of them has ever told. Day one of twelve. Let the chaos begin. Frost & Noel is a 12-episode cozy MM romance series featuring grumpy-sunshine dynamics, forced proximity, holiday disasters, explicit heat, and a guaranteed HEA. less

The kiss should have been a mistake. Noel Merrick has spent two days pretending Eben Frost is just a work partner. Professional. Temporary. Definitely not the reason his heart races every time that charcoal coat enters the room. Then Eben says his name like it means something. And Noel stops pretending. Eben doesn't do this. Doesn't stay. Doesn't let anyone past the walls he's spent years building... moreThe kiss should have been a mistake. Noel Merrick has spent two days pretending Eben Frost is just a work partner. Professional. Temporary. Definitely not the reason his heart races every time that charcoal coat enters the room. Then Eben says his name like it means something. And Noel stops pretending. Eben doesn't do this. Doesn't stay. Doesn't let anyone past the walls he's spent years building. But Noel Merrick keeps finding cracks—with his exhausted smile, his stubborn competence, and his complete inability to ask for anything he actually needs. One kiss. That's all it was supposed to be. Except now Eben can't stop thinking about doing it again. And again. And the twelve days he promised himself would stay simple are suddenly looking a lot more complicated. Day two of twelve. The rules are already breaking. Frost & Noel Tinsel Town is a 12-episode cozy MM romance series featuring grumpy-sunshine dynamics, forced proximity, first kiss tension, explicit heat, and a guaranteed HEA. less

He said yes. Noel Merrick is still processing the fact that Eben Frost—controlled, careful, allergic to commitment—just agreed to see where this goes. What Noel didn’t expect was how fast where this goes would turn into a dark street, a quiet confession, and an invitation he probably shouldn’t have given. Eben knows better than to stay the night. Knows better than to want this much. Temporary means leaving. Leaving means not getting attached. He’s already failing... moreHe said yes. Noel Merrick is still processing the fact that Eben Frost—controlled, careful, allergic to commitment—just agreed to see where this goes. What Noel didn’t expect was how fast where this goes would turn into a dark street, a quiet confession, and an invitation he probably shouldn’t have given. Eben knows better than to stay the night. Knows better than to want this much. Temporary means leaving. Leaving means not getting attached. He’s already failing. Because Noel is looking at him like he’s something worth choosing. And Eben Frost has never been good at walking away from what he wants. Day three of twelve. One night changes everything. Frost & Noel is a 12-episode cozy MM romance series featuring grumpy/sunshine dynamics, forced proximity, first-time intimacy, explicit heat, and a guaranteed HEA. less

The whole town is talking. Noel Merrick knew people would notice eventually. Tinsel Town is too small for secrets, and he's been walking a little too close to Eben Frost for a little too long. But "talking" is one thing. "Opinions" are another. The mayor is delighted. Hugh is insufferably smug. Wes looks like he's been waiting for this since day one. And Noel? Noel is trying very hard not to panic about the fact that whatever this is with Eben is now public. Eben doesn't do public... moreThe whole town is talking. Noel Merrick knew people would notice eventually. Tinsel Town is too small for secrets, and he's been walking a little too close to Eben Frost for a little too long. But "talking" is one thing. "Opinions" are another. The mayor is delighted. Hugh is insufferably smug. Wes looks like he's been waiting for this since day one. And Noel? Noel is trying very hard not to panic about the fact that whatever this is with Eben is now public. Eben doesn't do public. At least, that's what he told himself. But when a photographer catches them together—and Noel's face does that thing it does when he's expecting rejection—Eben makes a choice. He reaches for Noel's hand. In front of everyone. Day four of twelve. No more hiding. Frost & Noel is a 12-episode cozy MM romance series featuring grumpy-sunshine dynamics, going public, small-town scrutiny, explicit heat, and a guaranteed HEA. less

He's not supposed to want forever. Eben Frost has spent his entire adult life avoiding promises. Temporary contracts. Clean exits. No attachments that can't be severed when the job ends. Then Noel Merrick looks at him across a crowded festival square—tired, glitter-covered, completely radiant—and asks a question that changes everything. "What happens after the twelve days? ". Eben doesn't have an answer. He's supposed to leave. That was always the plan. Chicago is waiting. The next contract... moreHe's not supposed to want forever. Eben Frost has spent his entire adult life avoiding promises. Temporary contracts. Clean exits. No attachments that can't be severed when the job ends. Then Noel Merrick looks at him across a crowded festival square—tired, glitter-covered, completely radiant—and asks a question that changes everything. "What happens after the twelve days? ". Eben doesn't have an answer. He's supposed to leave. That was always the plan. Chicago is waiting. The next contract. The next temporary thing. But Noel isn't temporary anymore. And the ring in the antique shop window—the one Eben keeps walking past, keeps not buying, keeps not thinking about—is starting to look less like a purchase and more like a promise. Day five of twelve. Some questions don't have easy answers. Frost & Noel is a 12-episode cozy MM romance series featuring commitment discussions, future planning, grumpy-sunshine dynamics, explicit heat, and a guaranteed HEA. less

This town adopted him when he wasn't looking. Noel Merrick has always been the one taking care of Tinsel Town. Now, somehow, Tinsel Town is taking care of him back—and it's all because of Eben. The festival is running smoothly for the first time in years. The volunteers have stopped panicking. Even Hugh has graduated from "glitter emergencies" to "manageable sparkle situations. ". And everyone—literally everyone—has opinions about Noel's love life... moreThis town adopted him when he wasn't looking. Noel Merrick has always been the one taking care of Tinsel Town. Now, somehow, Tinsel Town is taking care of him back—and it's all because of Eben. The festival is running smoothly for the first time in years. The volunteers have stopped panicking. Even Hugh has graduated from "glitter emergencies" to "manageable sparkle situations. ". And everyone—literally everyone—has opinions about Noel's love life. Eben didn't sign up for a small-town welcoming committee. He definitely didn't sign up for Wes's knowing smiles, the mayor's enthusiastic matchmaking, or the way the entire town seems to have decided he belongs here. But when a festival crisis brings everyone together—and Noel looks at him like he's part of something bigger than a contract—Eben realizes he might have found something he didn't know he was looking for. Family. Day six of twelve. Home isn't always where you start. Frost & Noel is a 12-episode cozy MM romance series featuring found family, small-town belonging, grumpy-sunshine dynamics, explicit heat, and a guaranteed HEA. less

Noel Merrick has always been the one holding everything together. The festival. The town. The smile that convinces everyone he’s fine when he’s anything but. Eben Frost sees through it. Has since day one. When Noel finally stumbles, Eben does something unprecedented. He takes care of him. What Eben doesn’t expect is how quickly caretaking turns into intimacy — and how fast a private moment becomes something the whole town can see. A photo. A look that says too much. A choice not to hide... moreNoel Merrick has always been the one holding everything together. The festival. The town. The smile that convinces everyone he’s fine when he’s anything but. Eben Frost sees through it. Has since day one. When Noel finally stumbles, Eben does something unprecedented. He takes care of him. What Eben doesn’t expect is how quickly caretaking turns into intimacy — and how fast a private moment becomes something the whole town can see. A photo. A look that says too much. A choice not to hide. Day seven of twelve. Sometimes love means standing still when the world is watching. Frost & Noel is a 12-episode cozy MM romance series featuring hurt/comfort, caretaking, grumpy-sunshine dynamics, explicit heat, and a guaranteed HEA. less

Christmas is two days away. Everything is already broken. Noel Frost is very good at holding things together. Events. Volunteers. Traditions. Himself. So when Eben walks away with the words “this was never supposed to last,” Noel does what he’s always done he smiles, gets to work, and pretends it doesn’t hurt. One day. He can survive one day. Eben knows he made a mistake the second the words leave his mouth. Fear has always been easier than staying. Control has always felt safer than wanting... moreChristmas is two days away. Everything is already broken. Noel Frost is very good at holding things together. Events. Volunteers. Traditions. Himself. So when Eben walks away with the words “this was never supposed to last,” Noel does what he’s always done he smiles, gets to work, and pretends it doesn’t hurt. One day. He can survive one day. Eben knows he made a mistake the second the words leave his mouth. Fear has always been easier than staying. Control has always felt safer than wanting. But watching Noel fall back into silence and usefulness makes one thing brutally running again will cost him everything. A winter storm traps them in the same space. The town keeps watching. The festival won’t slow down just because their hearts are in pieces. And when Eben finally chooses to stay, it might already be too late. Ten Lords In Trouble is Book 10 in the Frost & Tinseltown series, a high-emotion MM holiday romance about fear, miscommunication, and the dangerous moment when hope starts to creep back in. This is not the repair. This is the night before it. Read on for angst, longing, forced proximity, and a cliff-edge ending that leads directly into Book 11: Eleven Pipers In Peril. less