AVP Publishing

John Forental thought that selling his company and going into early retirement would shake things up a bit in his life, but he had no idea what was coming. After his wife left him ten years prior, selling the company that drove them apart seemed like a mixed blessing. What would be his next chapter? Life, sometimes, guides a man in the right direction, even when the path seems unclear. Shortly after the sale was finalized and he realized he could live a fairly nice lifestyle indefinitely, he got the call that changed everything. Joanie, his ex, had passed and expressed her desire that John raise her biological child, an unrealized dream they had shared that had never come true.

Having six-year-old Emilia in his life put things back into perspective and set some new priorities; private school, social events, and, inevitably, the Parent Teacher Association. Turning heads as the only father in a group of beautiful, wealthy trophy wives wasn't what he had expected, nor was being elected PTA President at the first meeting. He also hadn't expected to draw the immediate ire of the PTA's lead 'mean girl' Evangeline Leander.

Trying to succeed in the world of the Rochester Heights Montessori PTA, John quickly learns that what works to build teams in business doesn't always translate. Sometimes, the members of the team, including the cold and pretentious Evangeline, need a firm hand and crave...a little discipline, that only he can provide.