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Under Construction
A classroom under renovation.
A teacher determined to protect it.
A contractor who might be rebuilding more than walls.
Nora Bennett has spent years making Room Four feel safe. To everyone else, it is just a preschool classroom with tiny chairs, worn shelves, faded rugs, and walls that need repair. To Nora, it is where children learn to be brave, where big feelings are softened with patience, and where every routine matters.
So when the district schedules a summer renovation during preschool programming, Nora is not exactly thrilled.
Then Miles Carter walks in.
He has a tool belt, a sledgehammer, a timeline, and absolutely no idea how many things a four-year-old can emotionally attach themselves to before breakfast. Miles is used to damaged walls, tight deadlines, and practical solutions. Nora is used to visual schedules, sensory needs, color-coded systems, and protecting the children who rely on her to make the world feel steady.
At first, they clash over safety barriers, construction zones, classroom routines, and whether preschoolers can turn ordinary objects into deeply personal treasures. But the longer Miles works inside Room Four, the more he begins to see what Nora has been trying to protect all along.
And the more Nora watches him listen, adjust, and show up in quiet, thoughtful ways, the harder it becomes to pretend he is only the man disrupting her carefully ordered world.
As the classroom changes around them, Nora and Miles find themselves caught somewhere between sawdust and softness, tension and trust, unfinished walls and unexpected feelings. But letting someone in is its own kind of renovation, and Nora has spent a long time believing that love is easier to admire from a distance than risk up close.
Miles may know how to rebuild a room.
But Nora has to decide if she is brave enough to let him help rebuild the parts of her heart she has kept carefully protected.
Under Construction is a heartfelt contemporary romance about a tender preschool teacher, a steady contractor, and the beautiful, messy work of building something real one room, one risk, and one brave heart at a time.
Review Blurbs“Warm, emotional, and beautifully tender. Under Construction is the kind of romance that feels like sunlight through classroom windows and the quiet comfort of being truly seen.”
“A cozy, heartfelt love story with the perfect mix of banter, softness, and emotional depth. Nora and Miles will make you believe in slow healing and second chances.”
“This book is pure comfort. The preschool setting is unique, the chemistry is gentle and believable, and the romance builds in the sweetest, most satisfying way.”
“Romantic, funny, and deeply touching. Sabrina Lewis writes characters who feel real, flawed, and easy to love.”
“A beautiful reminder that sometimes the places we think are falling apart are actually making room for something better.”
A teacher determined to protect it.
A contractor who might be rebuilding more than walls.
Nora Bennett has spent years making Room Four feel safe. To everyone else, it is just a preschool classroom with tiny chairs, worn shelves, faded rugs, and walls that need repair. To Nora, it is where children learn to be brave, where big feelings are softened with patience, and where every routine matters.
So when the district schedules a summer renovation during preschool programming, Nora is not exactly thrilled.
Then Miles Carter walks in.
He has a tool belt, a sledgehammer, a timeline, and absolutely no idea how many things a four-year-old can emotionally attach themselves to before breakfast. Miles is used to damaged walls, tight deadlines, and practical solutions. Nora is used to visual schedules, sensory needs, color-coded systems, and protecting the children who rely on her to make the world feel steady.
At first, they clash over safety barriers, construction zones, classroom routines, and whether preschoolers can turn ordinary objects into deeply personal treasures. But the longer Miles works inside Room Four, the more he begins to see what Nora has been trying to protect all along.
And the more Nora watches him listen, adjust, and show up in quiet, thoughtful ways, the harder it becomes to pretend he is only the man disrupting her carefully ordered world.
As the classroom changes around them, Nora and Miles find themselves caught somewhere between sawdust and softness, tension and trust, unfinished walls and unexpected feelings. But letting someone in is its own kind of renovation, and Nora has spent a long time believing that love is easier to admire from a distance than risk up close.
Miles may know how to rebuild a room.
But Nora has to decide if she is brave enough to let him help rebuild the parts of her heart she has kept carefully protected.
Under Construction is a heartfelt contemporary romance about a tender preschool teacher, a steady contractor, and the beautiful, messy work of building something real one room, one risk, and one brave heart at a time.
Review Blurbs“Warm, emotional, and beautifully tender. Under Construction is the kind of romance that feels like sunlight through classroom windows and the quiet comfort of being truly seen.”
“A cozy, heartfelt love story with the perfect mix of banter, softness, and emotional depth. Nora and Miles will make you believe in slow healing and second chances.”
“This book is pure comfort. The preschool setting is unique, the chemistry is gentle and believable, and the romance builds in the sweetest, most satisfying way.”
“Romantic, funny, and deeply touching. Sabrina Lewis writes characters who feel real, flawed, and easy to love.”
“A beautiful reminder that sometimes the places we think are falling apart are actually making room for something better.”
566 pages, Paperback
Published August 6, 2026
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