title: Emma Dilemma, the Nanny, and the Wedding
author:  Patricia Hermes 
description: Author Patricia Hermes has lots of ideas for Emmas dilemmas after raising five children of her own. She lives in Fairfield, Connecticut, and is a frequent speaker at schools and conferences around the country. Illustrator Abby Carter has drawn all of her life. When she was eleven, she and her grandmother had a card business: Abby drew, and her grandmother sold. In college she studied art, but also liked science and nutrition, and wished there was a way to combine it all. Several years later, after she was married and had a daughter, she and her husband founded Fresh Samantha, the juice company, which fulfilled that dream. In addition to her graphics for Fresh Samantha, she has illustrated many picture books and chapter books for children. She says that she loves to draw odd characters, and hates to draw straight lines. Abby lives with her husband and two children in Connecticut.
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  Victorian Romance
  
  Michael Drury, Viscount Weston, treats life like a business, shunning personal
  connections at all costs to avoid the passion that ultimately destroyed his
  parents. Discovering drab governess Emma Grisby in his library is a shock,
  especially since her uncle appears to have risen from the grave with deadly
  intent. He suspects her of working with her uncle and devises a scheme to
  watch her.
  
  Desperate to aid her family, Emma reluctantly agrees to Michael’s offer to
  give her a season with the hopes of finding a wealthy husband. She trusts no
  man and does her best to ignore her growing feelings for the handsome
  viscount.
  
  Watching Emma transform into a beautiful, confident woman is more than Michael
  bargained for. He fears losing control of his carefully ordered life when his
  love for her intensifies. As passions collide and secrets are revealed,
  Michael and Emma must decide if they are strong enough to risk their hearts,