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💼🔥 CODEX + OUTLINE FOR SALE! 🔥

**The Hearth of the Matter**
**Codex + Complete Story Outline**

Joe’s back behind the creative bar, pouring up another drop straight from the story tap—equal parts chaos, charm, and caffeine. If you love **Romantic Comedy**, this one’s brewed just for you. 🍻

**What’s on tap:**
✅ **Full Codex** — packed with characters, locations, lore, and subplots that hit harder than your third pint
✅ **46 chapters + Epilogue**—chapter outline perfectly paced for your storytelling flow
✅ **Market-ready tropes:** Time Pressure, Grumpy/Grumpy, Found Family, Opposites Attract, Bricklayer competition on who can make the most elaborate chimney, Small Town, Rivals to Lovers, Forced Proximity
✅ **Polished and flexible** for your unique author brand

**Premise:**
A fiercely independent artist (Rowan Fiore) and a legacy-obsessed traditionalist (August Hale) are pitted against each other in a high-stakes, time-sensitive chimney-building competition that will decide the future of their careers. Both are equally grumpy and guarded, viewing the other as an existential threat to their craft. Set in the charming small town of Peregrine’s Bluff, their professional animosity and witty banter slowly give way to grudging respect and then undeniable attraction. As they navigate meddling locals, shared supply shortages, and the pressure of the deadline, they are forced to confront their own inflexibility. The story culminates with the final chimney reveal, where they must decide if winning the competition is worth losing the unexpected connection they’ve built.

✨ **Genre:** Romantic Comedy
✨ **Length:** ~117,500 words (46 chapters + Epilogue * 2500 words)

🎯 **There’s only ONE**—when it’s gone, it’s gone.

📦 **Perfect for authors** who want a market-ready project that’s been crafted with care and ready to make your own.

⚡ **Sales are FINAL** once you complete your purchase!

🍺 **Joe says** this one pairs best with inspiration and bad decisions—it’s Beer-Thirty, and this codex just hit the tap.