The Freshman Parents by Ko Porteous

THEY’RE OFF FOR THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES. BUT ARE YOU?

Single parent Heather isn’t neurotic (honest!) — she’s simply dreading the day her only child leaves for university — so her meticulous checklists grow longer by the hour. When she seeks advice from a parents’ forum, she clashes with Scott, a single dad, whose “helpful” statistics and assertions about “helicopter parenting” leave her fuming.
Move-in day delivers the ultimate surprise: their daughters aren’t just room-mates — they’re self-declared best friends for life.

Despite their intentions to avoid relationships at all costs, unpredictable events keep throwing Heather and Scott together, making it increasingly difficult to ignore each other…