The Bylaws of Attraction: MM Fantasy Romance

by Callie Colby

There is a clause in the HOA bylaws for trash can placement, fence height, and acceptable shades of beige. There is not a clause for a neighbor who is literally the King of the Wild Hunt.

My new neighbor, Lord Oberon, is a menace. His "lawn" is a sentient briar patch that whinges when trimmed. His "garden gnomes" are actual goblins that bite the mailman. And he refuses to acknowledge the three hundred dollars in fines I’ve taped to his gate.

I treat our interactions as a war for the soul of the neighborhood. Oberon, apparently, treats them as foreplay.

To him, my aggressive color-coded violation notices aren't threats—they’re love letters. He thinks my refusal to back down is a mating dance. And the worst part? When I storm onto his property to demand he leash his hellhounds, he doesn't apologize.

He pins me against the non-compliant perimeter fence, grins like a wolf, and tells me I look beautiful when I’m quoting regulations.

I came here to enforce the rules, but Oberon is rewriting them. And if I’m not careful, the only thing getting violated tonight is me.

Genres: Queer, Fantasy, M M Romance, Romance

106 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 6, 2026

About the author

Callie is a romance author who believes every love story deserves a happy ending — and a little heat along the way. Known for her lighthearted, swoony, and steamy novels, she delights in creating characters who make readers laugh, blush, and believe in love. When she’s not writing, Callie can be found hunting for the perfect vintage teacup, baking wildly over-decorated cupcakes, and choreographing impromptu kitchen dance parties to 80s pop hits. She lives with an ever-growing collection of romance paperbacks, a mischievous cat named Biscuit, and a firm conviction that love — like sprinkles — makes everything better.

Reviews

[antonia🫧 · Rating 3 out of 5]

this was cute and funny but i would have liked a bit more information about the supernatural aspect of the story.

other than that, i want an oberon, please?

[Dr Casey MacKenzie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one was difficult to rate--I love the concept and the writing, but the story was... boring somehow. The absurdity of the the King of the Wild Hunt with an HOA is absilutely delightful but somehow I got bored of this book--I think because the romance was very tell-not-show instalove so once the characters met in the first chapter there wasn't really anywhere else to go. I absolutely love the enemy-neighbours-to-lovers trope and am disapointed we didn't get that here. So...

4 stars for the concept
2 stars for the execution

[Rachel · Rating 2 out of 5]

So, in this bizarre story, fae king Oberon moves into an HOA neighborhood and woos HOA president Mark who he calls Marky of the Rules. In a weird blending of chaos meets order, they build a life together. There's almost no character development in this story, and the plot is just far too ridiculous, especially since half the characters were from long told fairy tales; in addition to Oberon, we meet Puck and Mab. I prefer the books in this series where the human enters the fae/fairy realm completely or where the fae/fairy character completely leaves their world behind and works much harder to blend into human life, but if they're going to do a part-time arrangement in both worlds, the fae/fairy still needs to glamor and blend in during their time in the human realm. The fae/fairy lore changes by the book in this series including what the nonhuman characters are called, which is rather annoying. Considering how widely varied the author's "writing choices" are within the series alongside how fast the books were published, I'm wondering how human the writing actually is. Some of the books have been good and others have been mediocre, but the next two in the series sound even more stupid than this one, so I'm stopping right here.

[BrittReadsALot · Rating 5 out of 5]

This whole series is cute

I have loved every single book from this series that has come out. They come out every month or so and are usually short and easy to read.. always enjoyable and generally low angst. I have come to look forward to them and the other series Callie writes!

[Steph Spone · Rating 4 out of 5]

So, I did this as a traveling book and I'm so glad that I did. It was super tiny, but I loved it. I loved the characters and their chemistry! I love bringing fae into the human world and the little intricacies. It was a fun, quick read.

[tysephine · Rating 4 out of 5]

The idea of an HOA is a no go for me, but this was cute!

[Jodi Casselman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredible

This book was so fun and enjoyable. I would highly recommend it to anybody who wants to laugh and have just a enjoyable read.