The Cul-de-Sac War - Melissa Ferguson Page 0,105
Her favorite hobby is taking friends and acquaintances and turning them into characters in her books without their knowledge. She is confident you should read all her novels, starting with this one. Connect with her (and prepare for the possibility of becoming her next character) at:
Instagram: @melissafergusonwrites
TikTok: @melissafergusonlife
Website: www.melissaferguson.com
Facebook: @MelissaLeighFerguson
Acclaim for Melissa Ferguson
“Melissa delivered a book that is filled with both humor and heart!”
—Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author, on The Cul-de-Sac War
“Melissa Ferguson delights with a grand sense of humor and a captivating story to boot! With vivid detail that brings the story roaring to life, The Cul-de-Sac War brings us closer to the truth of love, family, and home. Bree’s and Chip’s pranks and adventures turn into something they never expected as Melissa Ferguson delivers another heartwarming, hilarious, and deeply felt story.”
—Patti Callahan, New York Times bestselling author of Becoming Mrs. Lewis
“Melissa Ferguson’s The Cul-de-Sac War is sweet, zany, and surprisingly tender. Bree and Chip will have you laughing and rooting for them until the very end.”
—Denise Hunter, bestselling author of Carolina Breeze
“With her sophomore novel, Melissa Ferguson delivers hilarity and heart in equal measure. The Cul-de-Sac War’s Bree Leake and Chip McBride prove that sometimes it isn’t the first impression you have to worry about—it’s the second one that gets you. What follows is a delightful deluge of pranks, sabotage, and witty repartee tied together by heartstrings that connect to turn a house into a home worth fighting for. I was thoroughly charmed from beginning to end.”
—Bethany Turner, award-winning author of The Secret Life of Sarah Hollenbeck
“Witty, wise and with just the right amount of wacky, Melissa’s second novel is as charming as her debut. Competition and chemistry battle to win the day in this hilarious rom-com about two people who can't stand to be near each other—or too far apart.”
—Betsy St. Amant, author of The Key to Love, on The Cul-de-Sac War
“Ferguson’s delightful debut follows a first date that turns quickly into a childcare quagmire . . . Ferguson’s humorous and chaotic tale will please rom-com fans.”
—Publishers Weekly on The Dating Charade
“The Dating Charade will keep you smiling the entire read. Ferguson not only delights us with new love, with all its attendant mishaps and misunderstandings, but she takes us deeper in the hearts and minds of vulnerable children as Cassie and Jett work out their families—then their dating lives. An absolute treat!”
—Katherine Reay, bestselling author of The Printed Letter Bookshop
“The Dating Charade is hilarious and heartwarming with characters you truly care about, super fun plot twists and turns, snappy prose, and a sweet romance you’re rooting for. Anyone who has children in their lives will particularly relate to Ferguson’s laugh-out-loud take on the wild ride that is parenting. I thoroughly enjoyed this story!”
—Rachel Linden, bestselling author of The Enlightenment of Bees
“A heartwarming charmer.”
—Sheila Roberts, USA TODAY bestselling author of the Moonlight Harbor series, on The Dating Charade
“Melissa Ferguson is a sparkling new voice in contemporary rom-com. Though her novel tackles meaningful struggles—social work, child abandonment, adoption—it’s also fresh, flirty, and laugh-out-loud funny. Ferguson is going to win fans with this one!”
—Lauren Denton, bestselling author of The Hideaway and Glory Road, on The Dating Charade
“A jolt of energy featuring one of the most unique romantic hooks I have ever read. Personality and zest shine through Ferguson’s evident enjoyment at crafting high jinks and misadventures as two people slowly make way for love in the midst of major life upheaval. A marvelous treatise on unexpected grace and its life-changing chaos, Cassie and Jett find beautiful vulnerability in redefining what it means to live happily ever after.”
—Rachel McMillan, author of the The London Restoration, on The Dating Charade
“Ferguson delivers a stellar debut. The Dating Charade is a fun, romantic albeit challenging look at just what it takes to fall in love and be a family. You’ll think of these characters long after the final page.”
—Rachel Hauck, New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding Dress
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Copyright
The Cul-de-Sac War
© 2020 Melissa Ferguson
All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, scanning, or other—except for brief quotations in critical reviews or articles, without the prior written permission of the publisher.
Published in Nashville, Tennessee, by Thomas Nelson. Thomas Nelson is a registered trademark of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Inc.
Published in association with Hartline Literary Agency, Pittsburgh, PA 15235.
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Publisher’s Note: This novel is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously. All characters are fictional, and any similarity to people living or dead is purely coincidental.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Ferguson, Melissa (Assistant professor), author.
Title: The cul-de-sac war : a novel / Melissa Ferguson.
Description: Nashville, Tennessee : Thomas Nelson, [2020] | Summary: "Melissa Ferguson's new novel proves that good fences make good neighbors-and that sometimes love and hate share a backyard"-- Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020024520 (print) | LCCN 2020024521 (ebook) | ISBN 9780785231042 (paperback) | ISBN 9780785231059 (epub) | ISBN 9780785231066 (downloadable audio)
Subjects: GSAFD: Love stories.
Classification: LCC PS3606.E7263 C85 2020 (print) | LCC PS3606.E7263 (ebook) | DDC 813/.6--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020024520
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020024521
Printed in the United States of America
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