Daddy Issues

If you loved Problematic Summer Romance and Wild Card, you’ll LOVE Daddy Issues – this sweet and spicy age-gap single dad romance is bound to be your next obsession!Sam doesn’t take much interest in Nick, a surprisingly cute single dad, when he first moves in next door. After all, she’s 26, working a dead-end waitressing job, navigating a situationship that’s both toxic and intoxicating, and living in her mom’s condo. She's too preoccupied with figuring out her life to seriously commit to anyone, let alone an ultra-dependable guy pushing forty. With just one thin wall separating their bedrooms, Sam finds that she can't stay away from Nick. Maybe it's how endearingly nerdy he is, his love of Star Trek the perfect complement to Sam's comic book obsession. Or maybe it's how practical he is, fixing shelves and leaking faucets with those distractingly large hands…But as Sam starts falling for Nick, she can't ignore how different their lives are. His world is stable, settled, and his daughter is right at the centre of it, while Sam still feels like everything is up in the air. She’s so busy dealing with her quarter-life crisis – is she really ready to throw daddy issues into the mix, too? "Clever, honest, sexy, funny, emotional, unique, and deeply romantic" ALI HAZELWOOD"Tender and delicious with exactly the right amount of spice" LINDSEY KELK"I adored this...An absolute knockout!" CHLOE LIESE?Single dad?Age gap?Forced proximity?Guy next door?Opposites attractREADERS LOVE DADDY ISSUES"Everything you could want in a book!"? ? ? ? ?"A new guilty pleasure!"? ? ? ? ?"Smart, messy and refreshingly honest"? ? ? ? ?"The most original romance novel I’ve read"? ? ? ? ?"I absolutely adored this book!"? ? ? ? ?

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

At 26, Sam Pulaski expected to be thriving in her academic career, living on her own in some exciting city. Expectations, meet reality. She has massive student loans from studying art history, a dead-end service industry job, a situationship that’s equal parts intoxicating and toxic. And she’s been crashing in her mom’s condo—at least it’s not a basement?—for the last five years. If she can finally get accepted into a PhD program and get out of Ohio, the adult life that’s been on hold for half her twenties will finally begin.

Her mom’s new neighbor, Nick, is the ultimate grownup. His adult life began the moment his nine-year-old daughter, Kira, was born. Her happiness is Nick’s only priority, especially in the wake of divorce. There’s nothing he won’t do for Kira–including giving up his globetrotting career for something more stable…like managing a chain restaurant.

Sam has zero interest in an ultra-dependable guy pushing forty; frankly, she’s a little afraid of kids. But with just one thin wall separating the two condos, Nick proves difficult to avoid. His quiet confidence forces Sam to grapple with the other men in her life: her emotionally derelict friend-with-benefits and her actually-derelict father. As her unexpected connection with Nick heats up (and steams up his minivan windows), Sam finds herself falling fast for a man whose life is steady and settled–while hers is anything but.

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

• | Author: Kate Goldbeck
• | Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
• | Publication Date: Nov 20, 2025
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781804998649
• | ISBN-10: 1804998648