Hunter Hart knows construction. He knows relationships hurt after watching his parents self destruct.Somehow he forgot all the warnings when Taylor Jane Bryant blasted through the crumbling foundation around his heart. Taylor Jane Bryant knows home design.Well… she thinks she knows based on marathon sessions of her favorite television show.Now she’s all grown up and ready to nail the last stud, … ready to nail the last stud, Hunter Hart.
A romantic comedy by M.C. Cerny, Love Under Construction is book one in the Love By Design series. Come meet a sullen, stubborn hero with a 2×4 stuck up his rear about falling in love, and a heroine who has watched every episode of the Property Brothers ready to flip her dream house. Between every construction nightmare possible, animals that need to move out, and friends determined to interfere, what could possible go right? Step into a small town with a big heart, and laugh your way into love. Each book in the LBD series is a standalone HEA romance.
Love Under Construction is written to be read as a standalone, but many readers prefer to read the series in order.
Love Under Construction (1)
Unlovely Things (2)
Heartburn (3)
Tailwind (4)
Love Actually (5)
Mission For Love (6)
Mine To Keep (7)
Love On Tap (8)
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Love Under Construction by M.C. Cerny is a wonderful read; entertaining,fun,interesting and enjoyable story; great storyline,lovely characters with great chemistry,loved it! i cannot wait for the next book in the series,well done!
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I cute book about long denied love full of funny tails of misadventures. Loved this heartwarming happily ever after story!
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This was a friends to lovers romantic comedy about Hunter and Taylor who have been friends forever. Taylor moves back to town to flip a house and she enlists Hunter to help her. The banter between them was wonderful. The secondary characters were great. This story will keep you entertained the whole time you are reading it. This was my first by this author and I will probably check out the next book in the series. Kristen and Damien’s story is worth the look.
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Best friends. Taylor Jane and Hunter meet in high school. His parents die in a car accident, and he comes to live with his father’s family. Hunter saw his parents’ crummy marriage, and decided it wasn’t for him. Her family lives across the street – a perfect little family until her mother dies.
Best friends. She comes back after college, and buys a rundown dumpy Victorian house, and he’s roped into helping with the renovation – easy-peasy, just like all the reno shows on TV. Yep, she’s got him wrapped around her little finger.
Best friends.’Cause my best friend plays with my leg/ankle/foot under the table at dinner with a group of friends, which includes his date. Date? Jealousy begins to rear its ugly head for Taylor Jane. And she doesn’t know that Hunter’s got the hots for her. But he considers her off limits. They’re best friends.
Best friends. Until they’re more. I really enjoyed this second chance story – so wonderful to see them find their HEA after all the hurdles.
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A witty, emotional journey taking best friends Hunter Hart and Taylor Jane Bryant through their years of friendship where they have fought the feelings for one another. The dialogue is funny and enjoyable the characters are so memorable this is a great read for summer.
If I read this at a different time the results may have been different, but I just came off an epic book hangover from some books that gutted me. Unfortunately this may have altered my experience with this book. I liked the idea of this book, but it was too predictable. Plus once the two got their heads out of their asses the story moved too quickly then there was angst but that too got resolved very abruptly, then boom the book was done. It also left me with the question of what happened to her dad in the end?
I normally like friends to lovers but it started with a slow drag. There was build up with the story going from present to past but once the story pivoted it went to fast and I lost the connection with the story. However, I am invested enough to find out if Kristen and Damien ever get their shit together as well.
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This was such a great read!! This was well written and a cute sweet story!! Hunter and Taylor relationship was very entertaining.This book will keep you laughing and going back for more!! Great read!!
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Heart-breaking… and heart-warming
Taylor Jane and Hunter squeeze your heart, not only with sadness, but also their true friendship, and slow-burn love. Strong characters, great storyline and supporting friends make for an excellent story. Loved the hilarious banter between characters. Dialogue flows, writing style is alive and never forced. Highly recommended.
My first read by M.C. Cerny and definitely not the last.
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This story is a friends to lovers and romantic comedy. This was a enterintaing and a well written story. It has a wonderful storyline. I truly enjoyed reading about Hunter and Taylor Jane.
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I have some very mixed feelings about this book. I love the ‘best friends to lovers’ theme and this book does it very well. I love quirky zany characters and that description fits this group of friends and family to a ”T”. I love a small-town setting and I adore a hero in uniform! But this book really needed to have a better editing job done on it. The number of typos, incorrect word choices, and poor fact checking made me want to pull my hair out by the roots. An allergy to shrimp isn’t necessarily an allergy to seafood – it’s an allergy to crustaceans. A stroke doesn’t happen in the heart, it happens in the brain. The dusting gadget isn’t a “swifter”. I’ve never seen a person “husk” to another place. And how exactly does a successful Marine with “authority issues” work? I’m not a fan of Other Woman drama. I realize that Hunter’s parent’s relationship messed him up. So did the way they died. It’s just really difficult for me to believe that he cares for Taylor Jane the way he’s supposed to when he’s prepared to have and flaunt his FWB relationship in front of her. I also felt like their Happy Ever After happened way to quickly. This pair still had a ton of issues to work through before they got there. I’m curious about Kristen and “Demon”, but I don’t know if I’ll read their book.
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This is the story of Hunter and Yaylor Jane. This is a first time author for me and what a lovely gift. I loved this story. It is filled with laughter and love. It made for a very fast read. The relationship between them was written very well and I loved the supporting characters. Recommended.
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This book started off pretty good but for me I just found the second half lacking. It got kind of annoying and I found Hunter to be WAY too wishy washy. Made the book much less romantic.
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Back home again years after leaving for college and the military, high school best friends Taylor Jane and Hunter work together to flip a century old house for a contest flipping houses. Working together to bring both the house and their relationship current. Just like anything there are compromises both in the relationship and house remodeling, but the end product is worth the time to read.
This book will make you want to continue your stay in New Paltz, I know I can’t wait to read about the story of Damien and Kristen.
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Loved the book it was great the story was well written and the characters were interesting. Taylor Jane and Hunter have been friends since they were young. Hunter does not believe in love because the way his parents were.
Thank you for allowing me to review this book it was great.
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This is my first book by M.C. Cerny and I’m on the fence, not to say I won’t give the next book a chance. Hunter wants Taylor since they were teenagers but he doesn’t feel worthy. That I can see because of his actions. I couldn’t find myself liking him very much. His actions were contracting to what he keeps saying in his head. Taylor is working to remodel this house with him since Property Brothers make it look so easy. I found that I liked the secondary characters more then the main in this book so I’ll read that and go from there. I received an ARC and my review is based solely on my own options.
I loved, loved, loved this book! This is my first novel of M.C. Cerny’s work and I am a fan. Taylor Jane and Hunter’s story is one a lot of people can relate to. Their tale had a foundation from their youth which carried them through the years. I enjoyed the fact that Taylor Jane took time away from her close friends for university, it allowed her to grow and really figure out what she wanted. I love the way Hunter cared for Taylor Jane and, with some good-natured grumbling, still helped her out with her crazy design ideas. I can’t wait to see if Damian and Kristen get a story – their chemistry is wild.
*I read A LOT of books, about 3-4/week, and I need to acknowledge the care M.C. Cerny has put into her ARC. Lately, I’ve been getting free books through author promos and BookFunnel and they’re permeated with spelling errors and terrible grammar. I wish authors took the time to run their work through an editing software, even a free one like Grammarly, to catch the errors. It makes it hard to read their work and enjoy it if I’m re-reading sentences multiple times to make sure I have the intended understanding.
This book was amazing! Loved every single page! Right from page one it had me laughing, then wanting to cry and back to laughing out loud again. These two, Hunter and Taylor Jane have such amazing chemistry and even better an amazing friendship. I think friends to lovers has to be my fav books to read, how could they not be? I am so happy I took a chance and grabbed this book, this is my first read from this author and Totally will not be my last. Can’t wait to read more!
Taylor Jane and Hunter have been best friends for 10 years. Hunter comes to live with his aunt, uncle, and cousin following a wreck, caused by his father’s rage, which has killed his parents. As the friend zone relationship between Taylor Jane and Hunter progressed throughout school, each of them have wondered what might have happened if they gave in to their desires of being more than just friends. Fast forward from high school to Taylor Jean returning home. She wants to flip a house for a TV show contest, and she’s roping Hunter into helping her with the construction.
M.C. Cerny has woven a delightful tale of second chances in “Love Under Construction” for her readers to enjoy. Follow along throughout all of the mishaps of the house restoration. Will Hunter and Taylor Jean get their HEA or will the past disappointments prove to be insurmountable?
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Oh my gosh this book was glorious!!!! It had me laughing so hard from start to finish. The two characters love each other but fight it. So it seems like a slow build but before you know it, its chapter 20 and they share their first kiss and you wondering how the heck you read that much story so far! It was amazing, funny, and wonderful! I wish I had a group of friends like these guys and they seemed to be reading my mind on some things. Cant wait to read Damien and Kristen’s story!!!!
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One great book Taylor Jane and Hunter who’s been in love with each otger since high school along with Hunter’s cousin Damien and Taylor Jane’s best friend Kristen who are also in love with each other and like to fight with each to express their love. Really
Loved the book please read it it was a excellent book