Celebrate Lit / December 18, 2019

The Dating Charade

About the Book The Dating Charade

Book: The Dating Charade

Author: Melissa Ferguson

Genre: Contemporary Romantic Fiction, Romantic Comedy

Release Date: December 3, 2019

Cassie Everson is an expert at escaping bad first dates. And, after years of meeting, greeting, and running from the men who try to woo her, Cassie is almost ready to retire her hopes for a husband—and children—altogether.

But fate has other plans, and Cassie’s online dating profile catches the eye of firefighter Jett Bentley. In Jett’s memory, Cassie Everson is the unreachable girl-of-legend from their high school days. Nervously, he messages her, setting off a chain of events that forces a reluctant Cassie back into the dating game.

No one is more surprised than Cassie when her first date with Jett is a knockout. But when they both go home and find three children dropped in their laps—each—they independently decide to do the right and mature thing: hide the kids from each other while sorting it all out. What could go wrong?

Melissa Ferguson’s hilarious and warmhearted debut reminds us that love can come in very small packages—and that sometimes our best-laid plans aren’t nearly as rewarding and fun as the surprises that come our way.

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My Thoughts on The Dating Charade:

The Dating Charade is a great debut novel! I can’t wait to see what else Melissa Ferguson has up her sleeve. I didn’t want to put it down! The writing was great and kept me reading. Characters had their own voices and were delightfully unique. I mean who has a super tall best friend who works in an aquarium?! Umm not me but now I think I should!

While this book leaves you with warm fuzzies it also tackles some hard topics. Cassie herself can’t have children due to surgical issues and doctors not knowing quite what they were doing it sounds like. Jett just doesn’t want kids, but not for the reasons you might think. They both LOVE kids though! That’s how all the fun gets started!

Cassie takes in three little girls. She works at a place that helps at-risk children(particularly teens). When one of her girls goes off the radar and won’t reply to text messages she knows something is up. This also happens to be one of the girls she’s particularly close to. As she drives past her house last minute she sees things going down. Stopping to find out what’s going on she ends up going home with the three girls.

Jett gets three kids of his own when his sister(who he hotlined previously) shows up on his door. She’s got an extra little one from the last time he saw her. He loves these kids and will do anything he can to protect them.

As a mom of four siblings that I didn’t give birth to, I can really understand and feel for Jett. I know what it’s like to all of a sudden go from having none(well three in my case) to six kids overnight. I also know the heartbreak when you see someone not doing what is in the kids benefit or really taking care of them but you can’t do anything about it. This book tackles that and I love how well she does.

Hilarity ensues when Cassie and Jett keep dating but are determined not to tell the other about their new little kids. I laughed so hard! This book would not let me put it down. You’re going to love it! Highly recommend you read this book!

I have voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from Celebrate Lit. All views expressed are only my honest opinion. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. All opinions expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the FTC regulations.

About the Author of The Dating Charade

Melissa Ferguson lives in Bristol, Tennessee, where she is an adjunct professor at King University and pens books that make her laugh and grow. She used to have hobbies like running and backpacking the Appalachian Trail outside her door.

Now she and her husband are outnumbered, and her hobbies include diaper changes, chasing toddlers in parking lots, and admiring the Appalachian Trail out her minivan window while singing “Winnie the Pooh.” She survives by Jesus, rom coms, and roughly two espresso shots a day. The Dating Charade is her first novel.