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. But he knows he and Emma can never be more than friends...

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

With humor and tenderness, Becoming Emma continues Emma Carey's journey 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 continues Emma and Declan's tender, deeply romantic love story!

Susan Colleen Browne weaves her love of Ireland and her passion for country living into her Village of Ballydara series, novels and stories of love, friendship and family set in the Irish countryside. She's also the author of an award-winning memoir, Little Farm in the Foothills, and a popular gardening guide, Little Farm in the Garden.

Susan runs a little homestead with her husband in the Pacific Northwest, USA. Her latest Little Farm book is a brand-new release, Little Farm for the Holidays: Celebrating the Christmas Season Homestead-Style.

When Susan isn't in the garden, she's working on her next Irish book!