“The poorest man is not the one with no penny in his
pocket, but the one who has no dream.”
– The Burnouts, Class of ‘99
For two weeks Steve Shrader lived a dream. A dream that
he didn’t even know existed until he felt it. For two weeks the kid with no mom
had good food, clean clothes and sheets and Christmas. For two weeks he had
love - in the form of Hello Kitty bandaids and hot soup and his best friend,
MG. Then he screwed up, like he always did, and the dream he was living went
away.
Now school is over, MG is gone and he’s headed down the
same path as all the adults in his life; drifting along, dodging or dealing
with one sh*t-storm after another, numbing themselves with cigarettes, drugs
and alcohol. But he’s seen a better life. He’s seen what he wants. He wants MG.
The question is how to get to her from where he is now.
MG dreams of living large in New York City. (OK, to tell
the truth, it’s her mom’s dream, and she is just along for the ride.) But she’s
gonna make it work - in a kick-ass, cool apartment, with a glam fashion job and
photo shoots with rich friends in magazines – or not. She left everything she
was sure of back home in St. Louis and almost everything she thought she knew
about Manhattan and life isn’t turning out to be true.
When her false dreams crumble and fall though her hands
she’s left with what’s real. A real life with a real job and real love; and it
can all be hers if she’s brave enough to believe in herself and go after what
she truly wants.
Their love story started in Burnouts, Geeks & Jesus
Freaks: a love story, now it continues in Popstars, Friends & Lovers: a
dreamer’s tale. MG, the best friend with a talent for trouble, and Steve, the
most laid back hero in romance novel history, are back. With old friends from high
school and a crazed array of new ones they go for a win in the game called
life.
Kindle Edition
Expected publication: November 2nd 2014
Also by Karen Gordon
Burnouts, Geeks and Jesus Freaks
About Karen Gordon
She currently resides in Olive Branch, MS (formerly Cow Pen) on the outskirts of Memphis, TN with her 2.5 super-smart kids, and an amazingly-funny, cute, geeky husband.
When not writing, she is a stay-at-home mom (chick in charge) and part-time teacher. Any down time is spent reading, catching up with friends and obsessively worrying about every little thing.
“Burnouts, Geeks and Jesus Freaks: a love story” is her debut novel. She is now frantically trying to recall her college years to write the sequel, “Popstars, Friends and Lovers.”
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