A Broken Us (London Lover Series Book 1) (25 page)

He gives me a large smile and reaches his hand
over to wipe the tears streaming down my face.

The minister says a few last words that I don’t
bother listening to, and then, we kiss.

Brody takes my face in his hands and claims my
mouth the way he’s always done. He holds my face like it’s his most prized
possession, and rubs his thumbs on my cheeks, soothingly, while he deepens the
kiss. My hands ball up his shirt as I attempt to maintain some semblance of control
in front of our family and friends.

We pull apart, and smile at each other as we
hear the loud cheers of Frank and Leslie over everyone else. We look out to all
our friends and family and smile proudly at everyone that’s watched us on our
journey. Our journey of changing
us
to
you
, heartache to hope, and broken
love, to
our
love.

THE END 

A huge thanks
to my editor, Heather Banta. You truly are wonderful at what you do and I’m so
grateful I got to work with you again. I honestly don’t think I could do all
this without you. Thank you for not yelling at me too much for throwing too
many “
justs
” in a sentence or for making into in to
two words. There I go again. Or for using CAPS too much. You tolerate me and I
appreciate you. And sorry I like the word “familiar.”

Thanks to my
plethora of beta readers and proof readers that helped grow and develop these
characters into real people that I’m sad I can never sit down and actually hang
out with. Seriously, Frank would be so much fun. To my “Sioux Falls Mom,”
Becky, my sister Abby, and my
bestie
, Ashley, thanks
for going on this journey with me, chapter by chapter. Your time and input on
my story and characters really helped mold this into something I am very proud
of.

Big thanks to
all the book bloggers out there that donate their time to help indie authors,
like myself, get our names out there. Your jobs can be thankless at times, but
I promise you, we see what you’re doing and we are super duper appreciative. In
particular I want to thank, Angela Pratt from ifeeltheneedtheneedtoread.com and
Patricia Green from roomwithbooks.com. Both of you have been extremely generous
with your time for me and I can’t thank you enough.

And last, but
certainly not least, thanks to my family for their support of this writing gig
of mine. I had no idea what a true passion this would turn into. I know,
without a doubt, that I couldn’t do it without the support of my husband,
Kevin, and my little peanut, Lolo. Thank you guys for being all the inspiration
I need to continue pursuing my dream.

And as
always, shout out to my angel babies that will forever hold a special place in
my heart. Not a day goes by where I don’t think of each and every one of you.
You and Lorelei were my inspiration to start writing and it amazes me still
that you are able to give me such a tremendous gift when your lives were so
short. I love and miss you all. I’ll see you someday.

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MORE BOOKS BY
AMY DAWS

Becoming Us
The
PRE
quel
to A Broken Us. Brody and Finley…college days.
Part of the London Lover Series…where it all began.
(Releasing January 2015)
London Bound
The tumultuous story of Leslie and Theo. And a big, fat dose of Frank!
A stand-alone contemporary romance. Part of the London Lover Series.
(Releasing Summer 2015)

Chasing Hope
A memoir by Amy
Daws
A mother’s story of loss, heartbreak, and the miracle of hope.
(now
available)

Chasing Peace
A memoir by Amy
Daws
The sequel to Chasing Hope. Part of the Memoir Chasing Series.
(2015)

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