midnight sons volume 2 Author:debbie macomber Daddy's Little Helper. Mitch Harris is a friend of the O"Hallorans, and he's responsible for law and order in Hard Luck. He's also the widowed father of a little girl - although he never talks about his marriage. But it's not long before seven-year-old Chrissie decides that her new teacher Bethany Ross, is the perfect candidate for wife and mom!