The story behind the story...
This story is a twist on The Brady Bunch, where two people individually have three children dropped in their laps unexpectedly. As a mother of young twins and an even younger daughter, many of my humorous mothering misadventures played a direct role in the comedic parts of my story! I guess some people scrapbook, and some people turn their embarrassing parenting stories into books. Whatever works, right?
My heart in this book was to also share about foster care and the reality of hardship for those in foster care or a part of foster care--whether biological parents, foster parents, children, or staff--and this book came out of that God-breathed desire. This book changed my heart and my family's heart, and I hope it will help change other people's hearts, too.
Blurb...
Just when you think you've met your match ... the charade begins.
Cassis 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 Melissa...
Melissa Ferguson lives in Bristol, Tennessee, where she is an assistant 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 debut novel.
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