What to do about Emily, is the powerful true story of Ann Malone's spiritual growth, through some of her toughest trials in life. After twenty-three years of loneliness, Ann finally has another chance to make a marriage work. Her new husband, Stan, is truly her blessing from God. Life has never been so wonderful for Ann. That is, until her sister's four-year-old child is delivered on her doorsteps with nowhere else to go. Angry and heart-broken that her mother has chosen drugs over her; Emily soon begins giving her aunt a lesson in patience. However, it is not long before Emily has stolen her aunt's heart. A bond gradually develops once Ann comes to understand the anxiety and pain Emily is feeling over the loss of her mother. Sadly, it is not long before Ann finds herself in a situation where she must choose between the husband she deeply loves and the innocent child that has lost everyone and everything she has ever loved.