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The Daddy School #5
'Tis The Season
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.
Trouble is, both Evan and Filomena are reluctant to acknowledge that the magic between them isn't magic--it's real!
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!
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First published November 1, 2000
About the author
Judith Arnold
183 books171 followersBarbara Keiler
aka Ariel Berk, Thea Frederick, Judith Arnold
Barbara Keiler was born on April 7th. She started telling stories before shecould write. She was four when her sister, Carolyn, stuffed a crayon intoher hand and taught her the alphabet, and she's been writing ever since.
Barbara is a graduate of Smith College, where she learned to aim for thestars, and she received a master's degree in creative writing from BrownUniversity, where she took aim at a good-looking graduate student in thechemistry department and wound up marrying him. She says: "Before myhusband and I were married, I had a job in California and he was working onhis Ph.D. in Rhode Island. I became ill, and he hopped on a plane and flewacross the country to be with me. Neither of us had any money, but he saidhe simply couldn't concentrate on his research, knowing I was three thousandmiles away and facing a serious health problem all by myself. He stayed fortwo weeks, until I was pretty well recovered. That he would just drop whathe was doing, put his life on hold and race to my side told me how much heloved me. After that, I knew this was the man I wanted to marry."
Barbara has received writing fellowships from the Shubert Foundation and theNational Endowment for the Arts, and has taught at colleges and universitiesaround the country. She has also written several plays that have beenprofessionally staged at regional theaters in San Francisco, Washington, D.C.,Connecticut and off-off-Broadway.
Since her first romance novel's publication in 1983 as Ariel Berk. Shewrote one novel as Thea Frederick, and since 1985 she writes asJudith Arnold. Barbara has sold more than 70 novels, with eight millioncopies in print worldwide. She has recently signed a contract with MIRABooks. Her first MIRA novel will appear in 2001. She has received severalawards from Romantic Times Magazine, including awards for the Best HarlequinAmerican Romance of the Year, Best Harlequin Superromance of the Year, BestSeries Romantic Novel of the Year and a Lifetime Achievement Certificate ofMerit for Innovative Series Romance. She has also been a finalist for theGolden Medallion Award and the RITA Award for Romance Writer of America. Hernovel Barefoot in the Grass has appeared on the recommended reading listsdistributed by cancer support services at several hospitals.
Barbara lives in a small town not far from Boston, Massachusetts, New England with her husband, two teenage sons, and a guinea pig named Wilbur. Her sister Carolyn died of breast cancer in 1998.
aka Ariel Berk, Thea Frederick, Judith Arnold
Barbara Keiler was born on April 7th. She started telling stories before shecould write. She was four when her sister, Carolyn, stuffed a crayon intoher hand and taught her the alphabet, and she's been writing ever since.
Barbara is a graduate of Smith College, where she learned to aim for thestars, and she received a master's degree in creative writing from BrownUniversity, where she took aim at a good-looking graduate student in thechemistry department and wound up marrying him. She says: "Before myhusband and I were married, I had a job in California and he was working onhis Ph.D. in Rhode Island. I became ill, and he hopped on a plane and flewacross the country to be with me. Neither of us had any money, but he saidhe simply couldn't concentrate on his research, knowing I was three thousandmiles away and facing a serious health problem all by myself. He stayed fortwo weeks, until I was pretty well recovered. That he would just drop whathe was doing, put his life on hold and race to my side told me how much heloved me. After that, I knew this was the man I wanted to marry."
Barbara has received writing fellowships from the Shubert Foundation and theNational Endowment for the Arts, and has taught at colleges and universitiesaround the country. She has also written several plays that have beenprofessionally staged at regional theaters in San Francisco, Washington, D.C.,Connecticut and off-off-Broadway.
Since her first romance novel's publication in 1983 as Ariel Berk. Shewrote one novel as Thea Frederick, and since 1985 she writes asJudith Arnold. Barbara has sold more than 70 novels, with eight millioncopies in print worldwide. She has recently signed a contract with MIRABooks. Her first MIRA novel will appear in 2001. She has received severalawards from Romantic Times Magazine, including awards for the Best HarlequinAmerican Romance of the Year, Best Harlequin Superromance of the Year, BestSeries Romantic Novel of the Year and a Lifetime Achievement Certificate ofMerit for Innovative Series Romance. She has also been a finalist for theGolden Medallion Award and the RITA Award for Romance Writer of America. Hernovel Barefoot in the Grass has appeared on the recommended reading listsdistributed by cancer support services at several hospitals.
Barbara lives in a small town not far from Boston, Massachusetts, New England with her husband, two teenage sons, and a guinea pig named Wilbur. Her sister Carolyn died of breast cancer in 1998.
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December 22, 2017
Another great story
Loved the story. Evan a father alone with his two children after his wife leaves does not expect to find magic for him and the children. But when Fil shows up he finds all the magic he needs.
Loved the story. Evan a father alone with his two children after his wife leaves does not expect to find magic for him and the children. But when Fil shows up he finds all the magic he needs.
September 10, 2022
Magic in the Air
Evan Myers has been raising his two children ever since his wife left them for a more exciting life with a pro ball player. With the Christmas shopping season in full gear, he’s having trouble running his successful sporting goods chain and picking his kids up on time. Enter Filomena Albright, the lovely lady his kids mistook for a witch in the “haunted” house on the other side of the woods from theirs.
She becomes the answer to his after school care issues. But could she be the answer to all their prayers?
Evan Myers has been raising his two children ever since his wife left them for a more exciting life with a pro ball player. With the Christmas shopping season in full gear, he’s having trouble running his successful sporting goods chain and picking his kids up on time. Enter Filomena Albright, the lovely lady his kids mistook for a witch in the “haunted” house on the other side of the woods from theirs.
She becomes the answer to his after school care issues. But could she be the answer to all their prayers?
December 27, 2025
HEA Christmas romance
Nice, short romance. Some heat. Standalone. Both characters were real and well developed. Some editing issues with incorrect words like is instead of if and along instead of long. A little distracting. The eight year old son thinks a lot about his feelings and the budding relationship between his father and Filomena. His thoughts are really advanced for his age. More like an adults thought. There is a lot of inner dialogue also. Good story and a fast read.
Nice, short romance. Some heat. Standalone. Both characters were real and well developed. Some editing issues with incorrect words like is instead of if and along instead of long. A little distracting. The eight year old son thinks a lot about his feelings and the budding relationship between his father and Filomena. His thoughts are really advanced for his age. More like an adults thought. There is a lot of inner dialogue also. Good story and a fast read.
December 17, 2020
A heartwarming Christmas story!
The Daddy School Series continues in Tis The Season. Single father And CEO Evan, needs some parenting guidance and meets Fil who recently lost her mother! She is in town to sell her mothers house to pay her mothers enormous debt!
She meets Billy and Gracie when the kids sneak out to see if her house is "haunted" and she catches then escorts them back home to a distraught Evan! Thus begins a joint venture leading to warm holiday moments!
The Daddy School Series continues in Tis The Season. Single father And CEO Evan, needs some parenting guidance and meets Fil who recently lost her mother! She is in town to sell her mothers house to pay her mothers enormous debt!
She meets Billy and Gracie when the kids sneak out to see if her house is "haunted" and she catches then escorts them back home to a distraught Evan! Thus begins a joint venture leading to warm holiday moments!
April 12, 2021
Loved this story!
Filomena and Evan fit together perfectly, though their backgrounds were very different. The ending of this book was exactly what the reader was wishing for!
Filomena and Evan fit together perfectly, though their backgrounds were very different. The ending of this book was exactly what the reader was wishing for!
November 9, 2023
So Good!
This was a story that touched my heart! I loved the "magic" throughout and Filomena and Evan's journey to a wonderful happily ever after. ❤❤👍👍
This was a story that touched my heart! I loved the "magic" throughout and Filomena and Evan's journey to a wonderful happily ever after. ❤❤👍👍
December 29, 2020
Very good story. I enjoyed it very much.
December 30, 2007
It's a cute romance novel, it was nice reading about a single father for a change.
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