My name is Arvin Bickham. I am from the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, where I was born, raised, and currently still stay close to until this day. I also own and run a clothing line named JAERIA! I am handling an illness called MS, making it a little hard for me to walk, but my writing is on key. Which is where Im at, as of now with my first book. Plus many more to come. So read, enjoy, and let your mind be amazed!

After the loss of Grace’s mother and father and her first love, Grace throws herself into her teaching profession. Other than a few close friends made at the middle school that she taught at, and a few college friends, this was now Grace’s world. After the breakup of Grace’s one and only love, Grace vowed to never open her heart again to love, heartache, and pain, which she knew would only lead to disappointment. This was Grace’s plan, but little did she know that life and fates’ plans were not always aligned with our hearts. Grace was unaware that fate would place Joe Peterson in her path to reopen her heart and to teach her to love and trust again. Joe Peterson was a project construction manager who swore off love because he was too busy, not building his life relationship, only buildings. When Grace and Joe’s paths cross, the only project Joe wanted to manage was him and Grace’s Love Under Construction. After falling head over heels in love with Grace, Joe found that the property that he needed to build on was owned by Grace Pearson. He was now faced with the dilemma of how to go about getting Grace to sell her property so that he could advance his career. Joe knew that to gain her property was to lose her heart, and he desperately needed them both. Fate placed these two hearts on the same paths that twist and turn, but only because many years ago, Grace’s mother and father decided to settle in a wonderful little town in Connecticut along the Long Island Sound. Grace’s brother also played a part in fate’s story. Grace’s brother went away to college and returned to the wonderful little town in Connecticut. Grace’s brother was now the municipal judge. Grace Pearson had one plan when she went back to her hometown, and that was to sell her mother and father’s estate and return to Florida and become the principal of the school where she was a teacher for five years. She wanted to move on with her life, but as fate would have it, she fell in love with her brother’s best friend, who turned out to be the project manager that wanted to buy her property and tear it down to build a casino. Joe Peterson found himself in a dilemma; he had fallen in love at first sight with Grace Pearson. He needed her property to advance his career, but he wondered, how could he gain one and lose the other? Joe needed them both!

Part 1: Maggie & Ty Overcoming the death of her husband, Maggie decides to start fresh by buying and renovating an old Victorian home. Along the way, she meets contractor Ty Anderson and sparks begin to fly. Finding love again is the last thing Maggie expects. But can Ty convince Maggie that she has room in her heart for two men? One dead and the other very much alive? Part 2: Jace & Samantha Sam was looking for love in all the wrong places. First, she tried on-line dating. And it was a disaster. Next, she tried flirting in the grocery store. That didn’t pan out either. Just when she was about to give up, her best friend Maggie introduces her to Jace, Ty’s best friend. Never expecting to fall in love, Jace literally sweeps Sam off her feet. But is Sam ready to fall in love?

Everyone loves a fixer-upper. Jen’s love life is in shambles Jen Fraser finally loses it with her deadbeat boyfriend when she walks in on him with another woman. Furious, she kicks him to the curb then hires a handyman to pack up all his stuff. Jen is finished with love, and men in general, but would making out with the cute handyman be such a bad idea? It’s not like she’ll ever see him again. Ryan is a work in progress When Ryan Sacks is hired to pack up Jen’s ex’s belongings, he decides he’s far more interested in her than a stack of boxes. Cute, feisty, and smart as hell, he’s intrigued by this woman who suddenly appeared in his life. All about the good time, Ryan sees no harm in a quick make-out session—you know, just to cheer her up. But what happens when they’re forced to play house? To get her mind off things, Jen hires someone to do a refresh on her cottage and her friend Lainey offers up her empty cabin as a place to stay. Unbeknownst to them, Lainey’s boyfriend, Logan, has already offered the same cabin to Ryan in exchange for doing some overdue repairs around the house. Despite being thrust together, they fall into an easy camaraderie. But when friendship grows into something more, neither is brave enough to make a move. Will one of them make an offer before it’s too late? Love Under Construction is the eighth novel in a series of stand-alone steamy contemporary romance stories based in Mountain Valley. Keywords: Romance novels, romance ebooks, romance, romance authors, contemporary romance, steamy romance, romance books, erotic romance, small-town romance, contemporary romance authors, romance series, steamy romance series, erotic romance series, small-town romance series, romantic comedy, new adult romance, construction, renovation, restaurant, forced proximity.

Andi Carlson always plays by the rules. Rule one: family first. Rule two: stay away from the unscrupulous Ball family. She followed rule one until her father betrayed her. Now she’s juggling her remodeling business while going to college, chasing her dream of becoming an architect. But her dream may die when her school requires her to become a full-time student. Andi can’t afford the time or the tuition. She’ll have to drop out, unless she breaks rule number two and accepts a crazy offer from the notorious Eric Ball. Eric admits he used to be a jerk, but he’s never been shady like his father, who is up to something sleazy again. But to escape his father and help his mother, he’s going to have to lie to Andi. She’s his only option for remodeling a dilapidated Queen Anne. If she refuses, he’s ruined. When he makes her an offer she can’t refuse, he figures they’ll both get what they want. Except he hadn’t counted on being so attracted to her. Andi’s due for some fun. Who better than drool-worthy Eric Ball? The family feud should guarantee a fling, not a relationship. But when she discovers his lies, will it take a wrecking ball to any hope they have to build a future together? If you like a fun-filled, enemies-to-lovers, small town romance, get Love under Construction today!

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, Hunter Hart. A romantic comedy by M.C. Cerny, Love Under Construction is book one in the Love By Design series. Meet a sullen, stubborn hero with a 2x4 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? Each book in the LBD series is a standalone HEA romance.

For fans of Open Book and Sell It Like Serhant, a heartfelt, humorous personal memoir and relatable guide to overcoming obstacles, wising up about romance, and getting ahead in your career from the star of Netflix’s hit reality show Selling Sunset. In this engaging, witty, and inspirational memoir, Chrishell Stause shares her story of living an unconventional childhood in small-town Kentucky marked by periods of homelessness, family addiction struggles, and dreams of one day being on a daytime soap, all while managing the local Dairy Queen. Through resilience and grit, she overcame obstacles and pushed past every barrier in her path to become one of the most envied luxury realtors in Los Angeles and buzzworthy cast members in reality TV. She takes us behind the scenes of Selling Sunset, reveals never-before-told stories from her life in soaps, and even pulls back the curtain on her highly publicized love life, offering insight not before shared. With her signature honesty and charm, Stause also gives tangible advice based on the lessons she’s learned over the years and offers unique insight about how to stay resilient and positive no matter how many times life knocks you down. Under Construction is for anyone who wants to remember that no matter what happens or how, you have to get up, dress up, and show up, and walk back into the room stronger than ever before.