
📖 143k+ Goodreads ratings
📚 Book 2 of a completed 2-book series
Don Tillman is back and lovelier than ever—now juggling married life with Rosie in New York while preparing for their biggest adventure yet: becoming parents. Ever the methodical problem-solver, Don throws himself into paternity research with characteristic enthusiasm (which naturally attracts some unwanted legal attention), all while his best friend Gene crashes on their couch and various crises demand his attention. Watching Don navigate pregnancy protocols, reconciliations, and the chaos of impending fatherhood is utterly charming, even as the stakes quietly shift from logistics to what truly matters when life gets messy. This is a heartwarming story about learning that some of life's most important questions can't be researched—they have to be lived.
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