ro ve . ▁ ▁Emma ▁Har te ' s ▁story ▁begins ▁as ▁a ▁ma id ▁at ▁Fair ley ▁Hall ▁when ▁she ▁is ▁ 1 4 ▁years ▁old . ▁She ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁her ▁master ' s ▁son , ▁Ed win ▁Fair ley . ▁She ▁becomes ▁pre gn ant ▁and ▁he ▁" lets ▁her ▁down " ▁by ▁ref using ▁to ▁marry ▁her . ▁She ▁fle es ▁to ▁Le eds ▁at ▁ 1 5 , ▁so ▁as ▁not ▁to ▁dis gra ce ▁her ▁father ▁and ▁brothers . ▁ ▁In ▁Le eds , ▁Emma ▁see ks ▁out ▁her ▁friend ▁Black ie ▁O ' Ne il . ▁Her ▁daughter ▁Ed w ina ▁is ▁born ▁when ▁she ▁is ▁ 1 6 ▁years ▁old . ▁After ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁year ▁of ▁sc rim ping , ▁saving , ▁working ▁day ▁and ▁night ▁and ▁creating ▁a ▁home ▁business ▁on ▁the ▁side , ▁she ▁finally ▁saves ▁enough ▁to ▁open ▁her ▁own ▁shop . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁an ▁emp ire ▁so ▁vast ▁she ▁eventually ▁bu ys ▁everything ▁the ▁Fair le ys ▁own . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁seven ▁books ▁written ▁by ▁Barbara ▁Taylor ▁Brad ford ▁in ▁the ▁Emma ▁Har te ▁series : ▁ ▁A ▁Woman ▁of ▁Sub st ance ▁ ▁Hold ▁the ▁Dream ▁ ▁To ▁Be ▁The ▁Best ▁ ▁Emma ' s ▁Secret ▁ ▁Une x pected ▁B less ings ▁ ▁Just ▁R ew ards ▁ ▁Bre aking ▁the ▁R ules ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁http :// www . bar bar at aylor br ad ford . com / ▁ ▁Category