The Color of Us (College Bound Book 2) (29 page)

They could all go fuck themselves. I’d find Mr. Right somewhere else. My perfect man was waiting for me.

I just knew it.

Other Titles Co-written by Laura Ward & Christine Manzari:

The Pledge
(College Bound Series #1)

Other Titles by Laura Ward:

Not Yet
(Not Yet Series #1)

Until Now
(Not Yet Series #2)

Past Heaven

Other Titles by Christine Manzari:

Hooked

Deviation
(Sophisticates #1)

Conviction
(Sophisticates #2)

Redemption
(Sophisticates #3)

Keep up to date with Laura Ward via:

Website:
www.laurawardauthor.com/

Facebook:
www.facebook.com/LauraWardAuthor

Instagram: _laura_ward

Twitter:
twitter.com/laurarosnerward

Amazon:
www.amazon.com/Laura-Ward/e/B00M8HIOSS

Goodreads:
www.goodreads.com/author/show/8328712.Laura_Ward

Newsletter:
http://eepurl.com/93O3T

Email: [email protected]

Keep up to date with Christine Manzari via:

Website:
www.christinemanzari.com

Facebook:
www.facebook.com/ChristineManzari

Instagram: xenatine

Twitter:
twitter.com/Xenatine

Amazon:
www.amazon.com/Christine-Manzari/e/B00EIHIXBE

Goodreads:
www.goodreads.com/author/show/7218946.Christine_Manzari

Email: [email protected]

Dear Reader,

Thank you for reading
The Color of Us
. If you enjoyed this story, please consider leaving a review. Reviews are incredibly important to indie authors.

Thank you!

We have to start off by thanking Bekky Levesque for introducing us. Without you, the College Bound Series would never have been born.

Joe and Johnny (our real life book boyfriends), thank you for understanding when we choose to write instead of snuggling on the couch. You’ve had to listen to us talk about our characters as if they were real, and we are lucky to have your unwavering patience and support. We love you!

To our children, thank you for sharing our love of books and reading. We hope one day you’re able to follow your dreams and spend every day of your lives doing the things you love.

Thank you to our parents! You have dealt with our reading and writing obsessions since we were small children. You bought our books, pens, papers, and eventually computers. Your support and encouragement gave us the courage to follow our dreams.

To our wonderful beta readers: Amanda Rounsaville, Amber Huber, Bekky Levesque, Dani Fisher, Jen Brandenburg, Kelly Erdman, Laurie Marin, Lisa Graham, Pat Rosner, Tamara Debbaut, and Tara Paraska—how can we possibly show our gratitude? Thank you for reading the first few drafts and giving us such valuable feedback.

Learning details about the Army and the Green Berets was achieved with the help of Troy Jones and Kate Hudgens. Thanks for taking the time to teach us and check our work. We learned so much from both of you!

We had an incredible team to make this book the best it could be. Thank you to Amy Donnelly for editing this book and for your support and excitement. Victory Editing, thank you for professional and thorough proofreading. Thanks to Sarah Hansen of Okay Creations for the lovely book cover and for finding a creative way to incorporate our theme of color. We would also like to thank Sara and Jason of Concept Photography and cover models Chris and Jacqueline Warner for allowing us to use the gorgeous photo for our cover. You captured a sweet and passionate moment that we couldn’t help but fall in love with. Finally, we would like to thank Southern Belle Book Blog for planning our cover reveal and book tour.

While we are at it, there are a few bloggers who have been instrumental in sharing our books. Thanks to Candy from Prisoners of Print, Erin from Southern Belle, Jennifer and Theresa from Smokin’ Hot Reads, Kim from KimberlyFaye Reads, Betsy from Book Nerd Betsy, Jenn from Garden of REden, Stephenee from Nerd Girl Reviews, and Ethan from One Guy’s Guide to Good Reads.

A special thanks to Tamara Debbaut for guiding us through this indie writing experience. Tamara gives so much of her time supporting, sharing ideas, creating websites and newsletters, and helping with any and every technology question that has ever existed. Thank you for your talent and friendship!

Finally, to anyone reading this right now—you have made our dreams come true. We are writers thanks to you!

Laura Ward
is the co-author of
The Pledge
and
The Color of Us
, as well as the author of
Not Yet, Until Now,
and
Past Heaven
. She lives in Maryland with her loud and very loving three children and husband. Laura married her college sweetheart and is endlessly grateful for the support he has given her through all their years together, and especially toward her goal of writing books. When not picking up toy trucks, driving to lacrosse practice, or checking spelling homework, Laura is writing or reading romance novels.

The first thing
Christine Manzari
does when she's getting ready to read a book is to crack the spine in at least five places. She wholeheartedly believes there is no place as comfy as the pages of a well-worn book. She's addicted to buying books, reading books, and writing books. Books, books, books. She also has a weakness for adventure, inappropriate humor, and coke (the caffeinated bubbly kind). Christine is from Forest Hill, Maryland where she lives with her husband, three kids, and her library of ugly spine books. Christine is the co-author of
The Pledge
and
The Color of Us
, as well as the author of
Hooked
,
Deviation, Conviction
, and
Redemption.