Broken

Disclaimer!

Hey guys,

Oh my, hmm, we're about to dive deep into the lives of these new characters who will be with us for a long time. I say that because I know what I've got in store for you and I'm going to be living and breathing these characters along with you.

Just a heads up before the journey begins.

Broken, as I mentioned, is a new era of my writing and from now henceforth, all my books/stories are going to be clean romance. For those who aren't quite familiar with the term; clean romance stories do not contain explicit sex.

I know there are a lot of you who have read my other stories and know that I avoid writing those kinds of scenes, and the ones that you've read in any of my stories are either limited in terms of content or were drafted by a friend. Either way, from now, all you're going to get is romance because that's the reason I started writing in the first place.

Romance to me is sweet words that melt your heart and soft touches that reach the depths of your soul. NOT what goes on in the bedroom behind closed doors. I admit that I let myself for a moment, get swept up in what everyone was writing and what everyone was reading. I think after Fifty Shades of Grey, a lot of people shifted to writing and reading erotica. I was one of those who stopped reading sweet harlequin novels and started reading erotica until the start of last year.

I got back to reading romance, clean romance; mostly Christian romance, and it made me fall in love with romance all over again and made me remember why I started writing in the first place. I am so proud that I've let go of erotica and now allowing myself to focus on the sweet side of getting to fall in love.

I am not saying any of you need to do the same. I'm simply explaining why I've decided to write clean romance and that Broken is a clean romance.

For everyone coming here hoping for erotica, all I simply ask is that you give this story a shot. There might not be "behind closed door" scenes but there are so many other moments that would replace that and honestly, I actually dare you to give this a shot because I believe in what I'm writing. And if by the end of the story, you didn't like it, then go back to reading your erotica and if you did enjoy it, I double dare you to try reading more clean romance.

If you need me to, I'll drop a couple of the authors I've checked out since last year.

Anyway, that's the disclaimer!

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About Broken:

Broken is really close to my heart. Unlike the other stories I've written, Broken is me baring my soul as best as I can. I remember writing the prologue and just bawling as I typed the words. I was at a really low point, mentally, when I wrote the prologue which was after a few months of coming up with the idea of it.

Since then, I've incorporated a lot of my mental baggage into the story and it's allowed me to let go of a lot of things and reach the mental space I'm in right now. I admit I got through a lot of that, all because of God's love for me and he's given me this space, this community as a way to let go which I'm very appreciative of.

This is why, unlike my other stories, Broken makes me nervous. I've never been nervous about putting a story out there before, it's mostly excitement. But now, it's like my stage fright is back and I'm not even going on stage.

Although, a lot of the challenges these characters faced are not something I've experienced. I've let myself try and walk through what that might be like, mentally, and the feelings are too much and at the same time, not enough.

As you begin this journey, I ask that you open yourself to feel the feelings which start with confusion and then a little bit of clarity towards the end of the prologue before we dive into the present. Also, I know you all will have questions and criticism and I don't want you holding back. Although, a lot of questions will be answered as you read further into the story, which would require patience. But as for the criticism, please don't hold back because this story is personal to me. It still is fiction.

Also, I've edited as best as I can but there might still be some errors I may have missed. It would be amazing if you could draw my attention to those errors when you notice them by dropping a comment.

Lastly, I may not have experienced what these characters have experienced but I know there are people out there that have been through these things and my heart goes out to you. I CAN NOT begin to imagine what that's like and it brings me to tears that sometimes this world is truly as evil as it is good. I have no place to say this because I do quite the opposite, but it helps to talk about those things with someone you trust. Us introverts like to keep things bottled up and let it out in form of tears when it gets too much but I hate to see anyone become a shell of the person they were just because they don't want anyone to know what's going on inside.

PLEASE REACH OUT AND ASK FOR HELP, PLEASE.

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To every single reader, I ask that you all proceed further with positivity and politeness. I love to see when you all argue in the comment about what the character's motive is behind what they've done but don't let it get personal, this is fiction and I'd hate to see real people, like you and me, argue about something that is fiction. So, please be polite to each other in the comments.

Thank you all for taking a chance on Broken and for being your amazing self and for walking on this journey with me.

I hope you have an amazing read and I'd love to know how you feel in the comments.

Thank you once again!

Lots of Love,
Jane Lanett.