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The Cul-de-Sac War

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In this charming rom-com, two enemies find something they never expected in one another—taking "all's fair in love and war" to a hilarious and heartwarming new level.

Actress Bree Leake doesn't want to be tied down, but just when it's time to move on again, Bree's parents make her an offer; hold steady in Abingdon for one full year, and they will give her the one thing she's always wanted—her grandmother's house. Her dreams are coming true . . . until life throws her some curve balls.

And then there's her new neighbor. Chip McBride.

For the first time in her life, she's met the person who could match her free-spirited air—and it's driving her to the ledge of sanity. She would move heaven and earth to have him out of her life, but according to the bargain she's struck, she cannot move out of her house and away from the man who's making her life miserable. So begins Bree's obsessive new mission: to drive Chip out of the neighborhood—and fast.

Bree isn't the only one who's a wee bit competitive, and as Chip registers what Bree's up to, he's more than willing to fight fire with fire. But as their pranks escalate, the line between love and hate starts to blur.

Good fences make good neighbors—and sometimes love and hate share a backyard.

  • Sweet, stand-alone romantic comedy
  • Book length: 77,000 words
  • Includes discussion questions for book clubs
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      • Publisher's Weekly

        August 17, 2020
        Ferguson returns to the world of The Dating Charade in this cute but slight rom-com. Actor Bree Leake stumbles into Chip McBride while she’s attempting to avoid an embarrassing costume malfunction during a performance at the historic Barter Theater in Abingddon, Va. It’s an adorable meet-cute, and both are immediately smitten—despite Chip’s girlfriend waiting just inside the theater. But Bree’s feelings sour when, after a fellow driver almost runs her off the road on her way home, she realizes that Chip is both the object of her road rage and her new next-door neighbor. After a few more bungled interactions, their good first impression dissolves completely and the pair become locked in a neighborhood prank war. But after a surprisingly compassionate night which seems to hint toward a cease-fire, Bree pulls off a prank that goes too far. Disappointingly, the focus on their feud leaves little time to explore the softer side of Chip and Bree’s feelings for each other. Instead, the emotional core of the novel is found in Chip’s strained relationship with his father and the touching moments between Bree and her well-intentioned, matchmaking parents. Readers will find plenty here to hold their interest, but long for a more fleshed-out love story. Agent: Kimberly Whalen, the Whalen Agency.

      • Booklist

        December 4, 2020
        A wardrobe malfunction provides the meet-cute between actress Bree Leake and builder Chip McBride, but the real fun starts when Bree realizes that Chip is her new neighbor and the jerk who almost ran her off the road. A hilarious war ensues as they try to out-prank each other, but Ferguson's characters are also dealing with some serious issues. Bree has flitted from job to job, and her acting stint at the Barter Theater in Virginia would have been just one more in a long line of temporary engagements had her parents not offered to let her have her grandmother's house if she can hold her job for a year. Chip is also struggling to find himself after breaking away from his father's construction business and starting his own. Ferguson offers an entertaining enemies-to-lovers story for readers who prefer a chaste romance. Imagine one of Sophie Kinsella's rom-coms made into a Hallmark movie.

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