Dublin girl Emma Carey has just embarked on another fresh start?the job of her dreams at Ireland Place, a quirky Irish arts center in a picturesque Victorian mansion near Seattle. At thirty-one, sweet, plucky Emma is finally poised for career success, if she can only avoid her fatal flaw?the one that's ruined every other job: falling for her boss.

A dedicated family man, Declan O'Donoghue is an Irish dad devoted to his children, the lights of his life. But as the new manager at Ireland Place, he could never have guessed his earnest, endearing colleague Emma could take his breath away.

Hazel Carey has always been protective of her elder sister Emma?at twenty, she's the practical one, while Emma is a dreamer. Yet seeing her sister's fancy for her new boss Declan, Hazel wonders how will she keep Emma from real heartbreak this time?

With humor and tenderness, Becoming Emma follows Emma's romantic twists and turns from America back to Ireland...and toward her own happily-ever-after. This charming page-turner, the 2nd novel of a trilogy, is part of Susan Colleen Browne's Village of Ballydara series, set in a cozy Irish village in the West of Ireland... The Fairy Cottage of Ballydara, the 3rd Emma Carey novel, continues Emma and Declan's tender, deeply romantic love story!

About the Author:

Susan Colleen Browne weaves her love of Ireland and her passion for country living into her Village of Ballydara series, novels about falling in love and following your dreams set in the Irish countryside. She's also the author of an award-winning memoir, Little Farm in the Foothills, and the popular gardening guide, Little Farm in the Garden. Watch for #5 of the Little Farm series, Little Farm for the Holidays!

Susan runs a little homestead with her husband in the Pacific Northwest, USA. When not in the garden, she's working on her next Irish book!