Laura Ziepe - The Morning After the Wedding Before

LAURA ZIEPElives in Brentwood in Essex with her husband Terry, three-year-old twins Harry and Darcey, and two dogs. Laura has always loved writing from a young age and was often writing stories from as young as eight. After leaving sixth form and working in office jobs for a year in London, Laura decided to go to university. Unsure what to study, Laura’s oldest friend asked her what her ideal job would be. Immediately answering ‘author’, Laura followed her dreams and chose a degree in Creative Writing and English at St Mary’s University in Twickenham. As well as writing books, she is a freelance make-up artist and loves travelling as much as she can. She has previously written three novels, ’Tis the Season to be Single , Essex Girls and Made in Essex and hopes to be writing for many years to come. You can follow Laura on Twitter @lauraziepeor on Instagram @lauraziepewriter.

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Copyright © Laura Ziepe 2019

Laura Ziepe asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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Source ISBN: 9780008330958

E-book Edition © 2019 ISBN: 9780008318499

Version: 2019-05-24

Table of Contents

Cover

About the Author About the Author About the Author Title page Copyright Dedication Chapter 1: Holly Chapter 2: Holly Chapter 3: Emma Chapter 4: Holly Chapter 5: Kim Chapter 6: Holly Chapter 7: Emma Chapter 8: Kim Chapter 9: Holly Chapter 10 Chapter 11: Holly Chapter 12: Emma Chapter 13: Kim Chapter 14: Holly Chapter 15: Kim Chapter 16: Emma Chapter 17: Holly Chapter 18: Emma Chapter 19: Kim Chapter 20: Holly Chapter 21: Emma Chapter 22: Kim Chapter 23: Holly Chapter 24: Emma Chapter 25: Emma Chapter 26: Kim Chapter 27: Holly Chapter 28: Emma Chapter 29: Kim Chapter 30: Emma Chapter 31: Emma Chapter 32: Holly Chapter 33: Kim Chapter 34: Kim Chapter 35: Emma Chapter 36: Holly Chapter 37: Six Months Later – Holly Chapter 38: Emma Acknowledgements Extract Dear Reader … Keep Reading … About the Publisher LAURA ZIEPE lives in Brentwood in Essex with her husband Terry, three-year-old twins Harry and Darcey, and two dogs. Laura has always loved writing from a young age and was often writing stories from as young as eight. After leaving sixth form and working in office jobs for a year in London, Laura decided to go to university. Unsure what to study, Laura’s oldest friend asked her what her ideal job would be. Immediately answering ‘author’, Laura followed her dreams and chose a degree in Creative Writing and English at St Mary’s University in Twickenham. As well as writing books, she is a freelance make-up artist and loves travelling as much as she can. She has previously written three novels, ’Tis the Season to be Single , Essex Girls and Made in Essex and hopes to be writing for many years to come. You can follow Laura on Twitter @lauraziepe or on Instagram @lauraziepewriter .

Title page The Morning After the Wedding Before LAURA ZIEPE

Copyright HQ An imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2019 Copyright © Laura Ziepe 2019 Laura Ziepe asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins. Source ISBN: 9780008330958 E-book Edition © 2019 ISBN: 9780008318499 Version: 2019-05-24

Dedication To Stacey. Always in my thoughts. Forever in my heart.

Chapter 1: Holly

Chapter 2: Holly

Chapter 3: Emma

Chapter 4: Holly

Chapter 5: Kim

Chapter 6: Holly

Chapter 7: Emma

Chapter 8: Kim

Chapter 9: Holly

Chapter 10

Chapter 11: Holly

Chapter 12: Emma

Chapter 13: Kim

Chapter 14: Holly

Chapter 15: Kim

Chapter 16: Emma

Chapter 17: Holly

Chapter 18: Emma

Chapter 19: Kim

Chapter 20: Holly

Chapter 21: Emma

Chapter 22: Kim

Chapter 23: Holly

Chapter 24: Emma

Chapter 25: Emma

Chapter 26: Kim

Chapter 27: Holly

Chapter 28: Emma

Chapter 29: Kim

Chapter 30: Emma

Chapter 31: Emma

Chapter 32: Holly

Chapter 33: Kim

Chapter 34: Kim

Chapter 35: Emma

Chapter 36: Holly

Chapter 37: Six Months Later – Holly

Chapter 38: Emma

Acknowledgements

Extract

Dear Reader …

Keep Reading …

About the Publisher

To Stacey.

Always in my thoughts.

Forever in my heart.

As Holly looked around, hypnotized by the scene in front of her, she had a good feeling about this trip. It wasn’t as though she hadn’t been to a pool party on holiday before; she’d been to dozens when she’d been in her early twenties. It was just she’d never been to Las Vegas before; the swimming pool was absolutely enormous, the sun blazing, music blasting, the place was heaving with young people and it was a twenty-four-hour party paradise. She felt so pleased that her college friend, Emma Langford, had chosen Vegas as her wedding destination. Holly being a single mother to two young children, it was exactly the kind of place the doctor ordered. The wedding was the perfect excuse to escape toddler tantrums for this oasis of indulgence.