Description: "Sam did everything right: she worked hard, went to college, then to graduate school. She was driven, career focused, and successful. She had always been told to follow her dreams, and she did. But when the pandemic hit just as she graduated with her master's in art restoration, and her perfect internship that would lead to her ideal career is cancelled, she did what everyone was doing: moved back in with her parents. But now, two years later, she's still sleeping on the pull-out couch in the office-slash-yoga room in her mother's condo, crowded with boxes of vintage comics she can't seem to part with, and applying for the few entry level jobs that seem relevant to her training. In the meantime, she begrudgingly waits tables and for her life to change. At least the condo complex has a pool. When Nick and his eight-year-old daughter move in next door, Sam's mother volunteers her as a babysitter--she's got abundant free time, after all"--
Review Quotes: "BUT DADDY, I LOVE IT! Kate Goldbeck has written another book that demands to be read in one perfect sitting. Complicated, sexy, funny, and affirming . . . I wanted it to go on forever."--Ali Rosen, bestselling author of Unlikely Story
"The kind of book I wish I could experience for the first time over and over again: it's honest and deeply romantic. Kate Goldbeck always tells the truth, even when it's messy and complicated. This book and its writer are absolute favorites of mine."--Jessica Joyce, bestselling author of You, with a View "Clever, honest, sexy, funny, emotional, unique, and deeply romantic. Kate Goldbeck is in a class by herself--no one does it as beautifully as her!"--Ali Hazlewood, bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis "I didn't think it was possible to be more obsessed with Kate Goldbeck than I already am, but Daddy Issues proved me wrong. This book is a romance writing masterclass--I laughed, cried, and ached for their happily ever after. Sam and Nick's love story is complex, tender, and painfully real, and I would've happily gobbled up another thousand pages of their journey together."--Ava Wilder, author of How to Fake it in Hollywood "Kate Goldbeck's sharp wit shines in a perfect story of individuals growing separately and growing together."--Julie Soto, bestselling author of Not Another Love Song "I adored this. Daddy Issues held my heart in its grip, surprised me, touched me, made me burst out laughing. It's raw and lovingly realistic, downright hilarious, achingly vulnerable, deliciously clever, witty, and smoking hot. An absolute knockout!"--Chloe Liese, USA Today bestselling author of Only When It's Us "Kate Goldbeck's slow-burn age-gap romance is full of nuanced characters and is rooted in realistic everyday issues. Will appeal to readers who are looking for emotional and relatable storylines about career ambitions, finding love, and growing up."--Library Journal