Samantha is a 26-year-old college graduate who has spent
the last five years living in her motherβs apartment,
her plans derailed by the pandemic and a stalled dream of
studying art history abroad. She works long shifts in the
service industry, sends out endless PhD applications, and
drifts through a half-hearted situationship with her
coworker, Hal.
Everything shifts when Nick, a nearly
forty, single father with a steady job and a nine-year-old
daughter, Kira, moves in next door. Heβs everywhere,
in the pool, drilling into the shared wall, charming her
mother. Nick has traded his once-rootless life for
stability, and parenting is his universe.
As Sam gets
to know him, sheβs drawn not only to his quiet
confidence but to the way he shows up for the people he
loves. Nick forces her to look closely at what sheβs
been settling forβwith Hal, with her future, and with
the emptiness left by her own absentee father.Β
DADDY ISSUES is not just a love story between Sam and
Nick; itβs a story about learning to love yourself.
When life veers off course and long-held plans fall apart,
this book reminds us that itβs not only acceptable to
change direction, but sometimes necessary to grow. Success
can take a different shape than the one you imagined, and
that shift can be its own kind of triumph.
Kate
Goldbeck crafts a beautifully slow-burning romance, full of
sharp wit, believable chemistry, and moments of quiet
empathy that make the characters feel deeply real. The
banter sparkles, the emotional beats land, and the
relationship unfolds with a tenderness that feels earned.
Overall, DADDY ISSUES is more than a love story;
itβs a story about life, resilience, and finding your
way back to yourself.
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