The Opposite of Addie: A Novel (Friendship & Secrets) by Julie C. Gardner

Single mom Addie never thought she’d see Jake again after her sudden departure from his life. When Jake shows up all these years later and meets her daughter—their daughter—Addie’s got a choice to make. Dealing with grief over her mother’s death and her father’s deception, Addie can’t let Jake into their lives. Even if he has reignited a spark inside her, he’s already proven he doesn’t want a family. But she’s starting to feel alive again. Maybe he’s changed?

Jake never wanted to be a father—until he met the 11-year-old daughter he didn’t know he had. Now that’s all he wants to be. Unless he can also be more to Addie. But Jake has his own secret, too, one he knows will keep Addie away for good. As Addie pieces together the mystery her mother left behind, her world is shaken with shocking revelations about the past. Unwilling to risk hurt and rejection again, Addie flees. But this time Jake follows.

Now Addie can keep running—or stop long enough to learn to trust again.