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Authors: Emma McLaughlin

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EMMA M
C
LAUGHLIN & NICOLA KRAUS
have been writing together for fifteen years, longer than most marriages, and hope to feel grown-up any day now. They are also the co-founders of the creative coaching firm
TheFinishedThought.com
, where they help aspiring authors become published writers. They love to answer writing questions, so please find them
@nannydairies
, on Instagram as
therealnannydiaries
, and through their site.
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ALSO BY EMMA MCLAUGHLIN AND NICOLA KRAUS

So Close

The First Affair

Between You and Me

Over You

Nanny Returns

The Real Real

Dedication

Citizen Girl

Nanny Diaries

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available.

ISBN 978-1-4516-4345-9

ISBN 978-1-4516-4346-6 (ebook)

Contents

Epigraph

Part I

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Part II

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Epilogue

Acknowledgments

About Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus

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