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Acclaim for Melissa Ferguson

Acclaim for Melissa Ferguson

Meet Me in the Margins

Meet Me in the Margins

is a delightfully charming jewel of a book that fans of romantic comedy won’t be able to put down—and will want to share

with all their friends. Readers will lose themselves in Melissa Ferguson’s witty, warm tale of Savannah Cade and the perfectly

drawn cast of characters that inhabits her world. This literary treat full of missed opportunities, second chances, and maybe

even true love, should be at the top of your reading list!”

—Kristy Woodson Harvey,

New York Times

bestselling author of

Under the Southern Sky

“Ferguson has penned a lively romance for every bookworm who once longed to step through the wardrobe or sleep under the stairs.

Meet Me in the

Margins

brims with crisp prose and crinkling pages as Savannah Cade, lowly editor at a highbrow publisher, secretly reworks her commercial

fiction manuscript with the help of a mystery reader—and revises her entire life. You’ll want to find your own hideaway to

get lost in this delightful, whip-smart love story.”

—Asher Fogle Paul, author of

Without a Hitch

The Cul-de-Sac War

“Melissa delivered a book that is filled with both humor and heart!”

—Debbie Macomber, #1

New York Times

bestselling author

“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

The Dating Charade

“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

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

“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

“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 London Restoration

“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