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    Sugar and Sawdust
    Sugar and Sawdust
    Sugar and Sawdust
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    Sugar and Sawdust

    By Debbie McGowan

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    Jorje's sister worries about him. He's a successful model with a serious passion for fashion—a pretty boy, who looks a lot younger than his twenty-two years. And he's sweet and kind. Guys take advantage of him, playing him to get at his money, or just to be seen with him on their arm, which is why sister Taylor has taken over control of his finances, his grocery shopping, even his love life. So it's not looking good, when Jorje wakes up with no recollection of the night before, a whopping hangover and a ton of missed calls from Taylor...and a mystery guy in the bed.

    ***

    First published as part of the Love's Landscapes Anthology
    (DRiTC 2014, MMRomanceGroup), based on the prompt:

    Dear Author,

    I adore my baby brother and I try not to meddle in his life but since our parents are halfway ‘round the world’, looking out for him is up to me and he is so unlucky in love, I can’t help it. Guys are always taking advantage of his kindness and generosity (okay, gullibility). Yesterday, I saw him in a restaurant with this man, and I’m beside myself. Shall I send champagne or a walker? What’s a big sis to do? Yeah, this guy doesn’t look like he’ll take his money but what about his heart?

    Note: brother is twenty-something, just very youthful-looking.

    Fingers crossed,
    Sincerely,
    Kym

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBeaten Track Publishing
    Release dateNov 21, 2014
    ISBN9781910635193
    Sugar and Sawdust
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    Debbie McGowan

    Debbie McGowan is an award-winning author of contemporary fiction that celebrates life, love and relationships in all their diversity. Since the publication in 2004 of her debut novel, Champagne—based on a stage show co-written and co-produced with her husband—she has published many further works—novels, short stories and novellas—including two ongoing series: Hiding Behind The Couch (a literary ‘soap opera’ centring on the lives of nine long-term friends) and Checking Him Out (LGBTQ romance). Debbie has been a finalist in both the Rainbow Awards and the Bisexual Book Awards, and in 2016, she won the Lambda Literary Award (Lammy) for her novel, When Skies Have Fallen: a British historical romance spanning twenty-three years, from the end of WWII to the decriminalisation of homosexuality in 1967. Through her independent publishing company, Debbie gives voices to other authors whose work would be deemed unprofitable by mainstream publishing houses.

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    Sugar and Sawdust - Debbie McGowan

    SUGAR AND SAWDUST

    by

    Debbie McGowan

    SMASHWORDS EDITION

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    Copyright 2014 Debbie McGowan at Smashwords.

    https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/debbiemcgowan

    This book is available in print at most online retailers.

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    This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

    * * * * *

    This novel is a work of fiction and the characters and events in it exist only in its pages and in the author’s imagination.

    * * * * *

    Jorje's sister worries about him. He's a successful model with a serious passion for fashion—a pretty boy, who looks a lot younger than his twenty-two years. And he's sweet and kind. Guys take advantage of him, playing him to get at his money, or just to be seen with him on their arm, which is why sister Taylor has taken over control of his finances, his grocery shopping, even his love life. So it's not looking good, when Jorje wakes up with no recollection of the night before, a whopping hangover and a ton of missed calls from Taylor…and a mystery guy in the bed.

    ***

    First published as part of the Love's Landscapes Anthology

    (DRiTC 2014, MMRomanceGroup.com), based on the prompt:

    Dear Author,

    I adore my baby brother and I try not to meddle in his life but since our parents are halfway ‘round the world’, looking out for him is up to me and he is so unlucky in love, I can’t help it. Guys are always taking advantage of his kindness and generosity (okay, gullibility). Yesterday, I saw him in a restaurant with this man, and I’m beside myself. Shall I send champagne or a walker? What’s a big sis to do? Yeah, this guy doesn’t look like he’ll take his money but what about his heart?

    Note: brother is twenty-something, just very youthful-looking.

    Fingers crossed,

    Sincerely,

    Kym

    * * * * *

    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

    Thank you to Shayla Mist, for a very thorough beta-read, edit and re-read, and to Kym for a great prompt and photo choice—it was fun! Thanks also to the LL team (mods, fellow authors and prompters) for the encouragement and camaraderie. Finally, huge thanks to the real Jorje, for sharing his fashion expertise (I guess I owe you after ribbing you mercilessly for the last eight months), and also to Matt, whose similarity to Photo #2 guy unknowingly made him muse for the weekend.

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    Chapter One

    Chapter Two

    Chapter Three

    Chapter Four

    Chapter Five

    Chapter Six

    Chapter Seven

    Chapter Eight

    Chapter Nine

    About the Author

    Other Publications

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    Chapter One

    Jorje stirred from somewhere under the muddled, muffled mass of duvet, trying to fight his way to the top of the bed before his phone stopped ringing. He made it. It stopped.

    Crap.

    As he lay there, puffing his bottom lip out to try and clear the sweaty strands of hair from his face, he realised three things. Number one: he had a massive hangover, which meant he’d also been massively drunk the night before. Number two: this wasn’t his bed. It wasn’t even his bedroom, or his apartment. Number three…

    The blonde head approximately six inches to his right emitted a low grumble, something between a snore and a groan. In the distance, Jorje’s phone started up again. Slowly, carefully, he turned on his side

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