The Daddy School Series by Judith Arnold

Book One of Judith Arnold’s popular Daddy School series. Jamie McCoy is the ultimate guy: thirty years old, carefree and professionally successful as the writer of a nationally syndicated humor column called “Guy Stuff.” Nine and a half months ago, he spent a week basking on the beach in Eluthera and indulging in a fling with a woman at the resort... moreBook One of Judith Arnold’s popular Daddy School series. Jamie McCoy is the ultimate guy: thirty years old, carefree and professionally successful as the writer of a nationally syndicated humor column called “Guy Stuff.” Nine and a half months ago, he spent a week basking on the beach in Eluthera and indulging in a fling with a woman at the resort. Never did he expect to find the unplanned result of that fling - a healthy, wailing baby named Samantha - strapped into a car seat on his back porch, along with a suitcase full of diapers and infant apparel and a note informing Jamie that he’s her father. Maybe he is and maybe he isn’t. But first things first. He’s never fed a baby or changed a diaper in his life. He doesn’t own a crib or a stroller. In a panic, he phones the nearest hospital, where neonatal nurse Allison Winslow takes his call and tells him about a class she teaches called the Daddy School. Classes on how to be a dad are exactly what Jamie needs. But when he attends his first class and sees the tall, earnest, amazingly beautiful and even more amazingly competent Allison, he realizes that he might just need more from her than her lectures on how to hold a baby. Jamie’s efforts to be a father to this precious baby touch Allison. His sense of humor amuses her. His striking good looks turn her on. But how can she trust the sort of guy who’d sleep with a stranger on vacation, without giving a thought to the consequences? How can she give her heart to such a reckless man? less

Cops, kids and Christmas. When John Russo showed up at Molly Saunder's Daddy School carrying a not very well concealed weapon, she thought the worst. When she learned he was a cop looking for care for his two-year-old son, she wasn't much happier. But motherless Mike Russo tugged at her heartstrings, and Molly just knew he would benefit from her program. So would his father. If anyone needed lessons in being a daddy, it was Detective John Russo... moreCops, kids and Christmas. When John Russo showed up at Molly Saunder's Daddy School carrying a not very well concealed weapon, she thought the worst. When she learned he was a cop looking for care for his two-year-old son, she wasn't much happier. But motherless Mike Russo tugged at her heartstrings, and Molly just knew he would benefit from her program. So would his father. If anyone needed lessons in being a daddy, it was Detective John Russo. No matter that his job was totally beyond her comprehension. No matter that he was dangerously handsome. No matter that the Christmas season made her nostalgic about family. All that mattered was little Mike - wasn't it? HO, HO, HO! Duplicate ISBN 0373707673 / 9780373707676 less

Librarian Note: This edition's ISBN is in conflict with another's in the database - The Vines in Splendour. Sometimes a man needs help learning to be a dad,,,That's what Daddy School is all about. Twin Tornadoes! Seven-year-old dynamos Erin and Sean are single father Dennis Murphy's pride and joy. Even though they're bank robbers. But Dennis is the best damn lawyer in Arlington, and, after all, they were only unwitting accomplices... moreLibrarian Note: This edition's ISBN is in conflict with another's in the database - The Vines in Splendour. Sometimes a man needs help learning to be a dad,,,That's what Daddy School is all about. Twin Tornadoes! Seven-year-old dynamos Erin and Sean are single father Dennis Murphy's pride and joy. Even though they're bank robbers. But Dennis is the best damn lawyer in Arlington, and, after all, they were only unwitting accomplices. So when his legal opponent Gail Saunders suggests that his kids are less than perfect, she becomes more than his professional enemy. Trouble is, Gail's as tenacious as the twins. She's not going to give up until she's won her case - and her point. She challenges Dennis to a course at the Daddy School to prove once and for all who's the better parent, even though she doesn't have kids of her own. Yet. It's a no holds barred contest, and the winner takes all... less

Connecticut Sometimes a Man Needs Help Learning to be a Dad... That's What The Daddy School is All About... Dr. Toby Cole, a widowed pediatric, is delighted. Lindsey, his exasperating ten-year-old daughter, is out of the doldrums at last. A new friend has moved in next door. Well, not a friend friend. Susannah Dawson is the retired thirty-two-year-old star of the hit soap opera Mercy Hospital, who has fled to small-town Connecticut to escape the Hollywood glitz... moreConnecticut Sometimes a Man Needs Help Learning to be a Dad... That's What The Daddy School is All About... Dr. Toby Cole, a widowed pediatric, is delighted. Lindsey, his exasperating ten-year-old daughter, is out of the doldrums at last. A new friend has moved in next door. Well, not a friend friend. Susannah Dawson is the retired thirty-two-year-old star of the hit soap opera Mercy Hospital, who has fled to small-town Connecticut to escape the Hollywood glitz. Toby's sure she can be a positive influence in Lindsey's increasingly rebellious life. Before long, Toby and Susannah have to acknowledge that they are a positive influence in each other's lives. In fact, they've fallen in love. Toby is smitten with Susannah. Lindsey is smitten with Susannah. It sounds ideal. It's not! Maybe what Toby needs now is the Daddy School - to help him sort out the jealousy and disloyalty he and his daughter have started to feel. less

Evan Myers, divorced father of two, needs a baby-sitter fast to get him through a work crunch just before Christmas. He also needs a few Daddy School lessons to help him cope with his kids - their secrecy and odd behavior have really got him scratching his head. Beautiful, bewitching Filomena Albright can certainly assist Evan with child care for the kids. And a whole lot more, if he dares take the chance... moreEvan Myers, divorced father of two, needs a baby-sitter fast to get him through a work crunch just before Christmas. He also needs a few Daddy School lessons to help him cope with his kids - their secrecy and odd behavior have really got him scratching his head. Beautiful, bewitching Filomena Albright can certainly assist Evan with child care for the kids. And a whole lot more, if he dares take the chance. Trouble is, both Evan and Filomena are reluctant to acknowledge that the magic between them isn't magic - it's real! less

Sometimes a man needs help learning to be a dad. That's what the Daddy school is all about. Architect Levi Holt plans houses - for other people's families. He's a live-alone bachelor. Or he was. When his favorite sister leaves him her infant son, Levi can't refuse. He has no experience caring for children let alone infants, but if parenting stumps him, he can enroll in the Daddy School to acquire whatever skills he needs... moreSometimes a man needs help learning to be a dad. That's what the Daddy school is all about. Architect Levi Holt plans houses - for other people's families. He's a live-alone bachelor. Or he was. When his favorite sister leaves him her infant son, Levi can't refuse. He has no experience caring for children let alone infants, but if parenting stumps him, he can enroll in the Daddy School to acquire whatever skills he needs. Enter Corinne Lanier, sent by her boss to check out the house design he commissioned from Levi. She lives alone, too. And that's how she wants it - until she falls for Levi and his young nephew. Why do things get so difficult just when Levi figures out how to be a father and finds a woman he adores? Just when Corinne trusts in Love again - love for Levi and for his sweet baby boy. less

Successful businessman and bachelor Brett Stockton loves women, and he's open to having a serious romance. Just mention children, though, and you won't find Brett hanging around. Sharon Bartell is a hardworking single mom. She wants a loving home for her young, fatherless son. If any two people should run from getting romantically entangled with each other it's Brett and Sharon. But neither can resist. Especially once the Daddy School is involved.

As a court-appointed guardian for Alix Medina, Hayley Baines has only one job: to represent the best interests of the little girl at the center of a difficult custody battle between the child’s widowed father, Kevin Medina, and Kevin’s in-laws. That Kevin is a working-class guy who runs a lawn service and the Porters are outrageously wealthy, able to provide Alix with everything she could ever want, doesn’t influence Hayley... moreAs a court-appointed guardian for Alix Medina, Hayley Baines has only one job: to represent the best interests of the little girl at the center of a difficult custody battle between the child’s widowed father, Kevin Medina, and Kevin’s in-laws. That Kevin is a working-class guy who runs a lawn service and the Porters are outrageously wealthy, able to provide Alix with everything she could ever want, doesn’t influence Hayley. That Kevin is strong and sexy and irresistibly attractive shouldn’t influence her. But how objective can she be when talking to him, gazing at him, simply being with him turns her on in a crazy way? less