Hearts & Hazards Series by Marc Fist

Hugh Everhart builds Valentine’s magic for a living. Not metaphorical magic. Actual magic. The kind made of heart-shaped lights, garlands, glitter, and sheer stubbornness. The kind that turns a dying little town square into something people come back to. So when a state vehicle rolls into Lover’s Lane and a building inspector steps out looking like he was personally invented by the concept of compliance, Hugh knows two things immediately:. This man is here to ruin everything... moreHugh Everhart builds Valentine’s magic for a living. Not metaphorical magic. Actual magic. The kind made of heart-shaped lights, garlands, glitter, and sheer stubbornness. The kind that turns a dying little town square into something people come back to. So when a state vehicle rolls into Lover’s Lane and a building inspector steps out looking like he was personally invented by the concept of compliance, Hugh knows two things immediately:. This man is here to ruin everything. Hugh is going to ruin him first. Felix Stone is tall, precise, and terrifyingly calm. His suit is pressed. His clipboard is lethal. His expression says I have never experienced joy and I intend to keep it that way. He starts citing violations. Hugh starts pushing back. And somewhere between the arguing, the inspections, and the slow, impossible realization that Felix isn’t just strict… he’s scared… the line between enemy and obsession begins to blur. Because Felix doesn’t just want the town to be safe. He wants to be safe. And Hugh is the kind of man who makes a mess on purpose. Especially when the mess is a man who looks at him like he’s a structural hazard. HEARTS & HAZARDS is a high-heat MM small-town romance full of grumpy/sunshine tension, enemies-to-lovers escalation, forced proximity, competence kink, and a Valentine’s festival worth breaking the rules for. less

Felix Stone does not make mistakes. He doesn’t miss details. He doesn’t overlook violations. He doesn’t get distracted by local festival coordinators in tinsel scarves who smile like trouble and talk like a man who’s never met a boundary he didn’t immediately decorate. So naturally, the first thing Felix does in Tinsel Town is cite Hugh Everhart’s entire Valentine’s installation like it personally offended him. The second thing he does is keep coming back. Because Hugh isn’t just chaos... moreFelix Stone does not make mistakes. He doesn’t miss details. He doesn’t overlook violations. He doesn’t get distracted by local festival coordinators in tinsel scarves who smile like trouble and talk like a man who’s never met a boundary he didn’t immediately decorate. So naturally, the first thing Felix does in Tinsel Town is cite Hugh Everhart’s entire Valentine’s installation like it personally offended him. The second thing he does is keep coming back. Because Hugh isn’t just chaos. He’s competent chaos. He knows every vendor, every electrical run, every structural anchor in the square. He cares about this town like it’s a living thing. And Felix can’t stop noticing the way Hugh fights for it. The way he builds beauty out of nothing. The way he looks at Felix like the rules are negotiable… but Felix is not. Felix is here to enforce the code. Hugh is here to keep the festival alive. And neither of them is prepared for what happens when the inspections turn into late nights, the arguments turn into something sharp and personal, and Felix realizes the most dangerous violation in this town isn’t the wiring. It’s the fact that Hugh Everhart is starting to feel like home. Code Violation Pink is a high-heat MM small-town romance full of grumpy/sunshine tension, workplace rivals, forced proximity, competence kink, and the slow, inevitable collapse of a man who’s spent his whole life believing love is unsafe. less

The worst part about Felix Stone is that he’s right. The second-worst part is that Hugh Everhart is starting to like it. Because Felix doesn’t just show up in Tinsel Town with a clipboard and a death wish for joy. He shows up with something Hugh didn’t standards. Real ones. The kind that keep people safe. The kind Hugh has been improvising around for years because the festival has always survived on charm, tradition, and sheer force of will. But this year? This year the town council is watching... moreThe worst part about Felix Stone is that he’s right. The second-worst part is that Hugh Everhart is starting to like it. Because Felix doesn’t just show up in Tinsel Town with a clipboard and a death wish for joy. He shows up with something Hugh didn’t standards. Real ones. The kind that keep people safe. The kind Hugh has been improvising around for years because the festival has always survived on charm, tradition, and sheer force of will. But this year? This year the town council is watching. And when Hugh files for a Cultural Heritage Exemption to keep the Valentine’s festival alive, the hearing turns into a battlefield. Felix stands at the front of the room in black like he’s attending the funeral of fun, and Hugh is suddenly, painfully aware of what it means to have a man like that on your side. Until Margaret Winters walks in. She doesn’t challenge the festival. She challenges Felix. She questions his judgment. His neutrality. His interpretation of the code. She suggests what Hugh has been trying not to admit to. That Felix might already be compromised. And Hugh can handle a permit fight. He can handle a rival. What he doesn’t know how to handle is the possibility that Felix Stone, the strictest man Hugh has ever met… might be risking everything for him. HEARTS & HAZARDS is a high-heat MM small-town romance full of enemies-to-lovers tension, public scrutiny, forced proximity, competence kink, and the delicious terror of falling for the one person who was supposed to shut you down. less

Hugh Everhart has survived a lot of things in Tinsel Town. Budget cuts. Volunteer incompetence. A snow machine that tried to achieve sentience. A mayor who thinks “permits” are optional suggestions. He did not expect to survive Felix Stone. Because now the inspector isn’t just a threat. He’s a presence. He’s everywhere Hugh in the square, in the vendor meetings, in the late-night walk-throughs where Felix’s gray eyes track every extension cord like it’s personally insulting him... moreHugh Everhart has survived a lot of things in Tinsel Town. Budget cuts. Volunteer incompetence. A snow machine that tried to achieve sentience. A mayor who thinks “permits” are optional suggestions. He did not expect to survive Felix Stone. Because now the inspector isn’t just a threat. He’s a presence. He’s everywhere Hugh in the square, in the vendor meetings, in the late-night walk-throughs where Felix’s gray eyes track every extension cord like it’s personally insulting him. And worse? Felix is starting to look at Hugh like Hugh is the problem he can’t solve. The festival is days away. The exemptions are fragile. The town council is circling. And Felix, with his perfect record and his perfect suit and his terrifying ability to stay calm under pressure, keeps doing something Hugh can’t prepare. He keeps stepping closer. Every time Hugh pushes, Felix holds. Every time Felix tries to retreat behind the code, Hugh drags him back into the real world. Until one night, with the square half-built and the air sharp with winter, Hugh realizes the most dangerous thing in this town isn’t the wiring. It’s the fact that Felix Stone is starting to want him back. And Hugh has no idea what to do with a man who’s built like a wall… until the wall starts to crack. STRUCTURAL TINSEL is a high-heat MM small-town romance full of grumpy/sunshine tension, forced proximity, escalating obsession, competence kink, and the sweet, brutal pleasure of watching a control freak lose control. less