Samantha is a 26-year-old college graduate who has spent the last five years living in her mother’s 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. He’s 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, she’s 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 she’s been settling for—with Hal, with her future, and with the emptiness left by her own absentee father.
DADDY ISSUES is not just a love story between Sam and Nick; it’s a story about learning to love yourself. When life veers off course and long-held plans fall apart, this book reminds us that it’s 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; it’s a story about life, resilience, and finding your way back to yourself.
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