Sometimes in between the seriousness of books or the suspense of what is going to happen next you just need a bit of laughter. That is the reason that I decided to read this book. This is a romantic comedy. I wanted something light with a bit of laughter. So did The Dating Charade live up to its claim? Here is my review of The Dating Charade.

Cassie is ready to quit dating and in fact, she does except for the “help” of a friend. Cassie loves her work with the girls in her town. It is that love and involvement in the girls that results in three girls that come into her care. What is she going to do? Can she continue a relationship that is beginning or is this the end?

Jett seems like the kind of guy that most girls would enjoy being with. In the back of his mind, he is wondering about his niece and nephew. Are they okay? Is his sister taking care of them? Then he learns the answer to that. He suddenly has the responsibility for not just two but three children.

Both the main characters in the book were just the kind of people could you easily spend time with. This book was definitely the break I needed between reading other things. It was light, but in that, there are some deep issues that the characters are working through. Not only the truth of 3 girls but will Jett be able to accept the truth about Cassie.

I enjoyed the book. I am looking forward to other books by this author. This is a great book to just spend a weekend curled up with a drink and a warm blanket.

About the Book

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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About the Author

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.

 

Read an Excerpt

Read an excerpt of The Dating Charade here.

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