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Daddy Issues

Sometimes love shows up where you least expect it - right next door.

At 26, Sam doesn’t feel like she’s living the adult life she was destined to have. Rather than enjoying a thriving academic career in an exciting city, she’s working a dead-end waitressing job, navigating a situationship that’s both toxic and intoxicating in equal measure, and living in her mom’s condo. At least it isn’t her basement . . . right?

Her mom’s new neighbor, Nick, is the ultimate grown up. His nine-year-old daughter Kira is his world, her happiness his only priority, especially in the wake of his divorce. There’s nothing he wouldn’t do for her, including giving up his globe-trotting job for a more stable one. Even if it’s as the manager of a chain restaurant in Ohio.

Sam has zero interest in an ultra-dependable guy pushing forty, and frankly she’s a little afraid of kids, too. But with just one thin wall separating the condos, Nick proves difficult to avoid. Soon, Sam’s unexpected connection with Nick heats up, and before long Sam finds herself falling for a man whose life couldn’t be more different from her own…


Praise for Kate Goldbeck:
'Fresh, witty, and utterly romantic' Ali Hazelwood, The Love Hypothesis

'This is a romance sung in perfect pitch!' Christina Lauren, The Unhoneymooners

'Every character is as sexy as they are gloriously messy... a masterclass in banter' Rosie Danan, The Roommate
Smart, sexy, relatable and hilarious, Daddy Issues isn't just one of my favorite books of the year, it's one of my favorite books period. If you've ever felt stuck in your life, confused about your career or suffered through a situationship, you will see yourself in Sam, our perfectly imperfect heroine. Packed with Goldbeck's unique charm and trademark humour, the story swept me up and resolved more of my own issues than ten years in therapy.

Just like an order of Boneless Buffalo Wings, Daddy Issues is utterly moreish, tender and delicious with exactly the right amount of spice. I adored it.
Lindsey Kelk, author of LOVE STORY

About Kate Goldbeck

Kate Goldbeck studied film, art history, and digital media. She’s designed award-winning museum exhibits and immersive experiences all over the world. Atlanta is her current home and her new passion is fostering the world’s most adorable dogs.
Details
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • ISBN: 9781529974393
  • Length: 352 pages
  • Price: £5.99
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