Free The Unexpected Life of Carnegie Lane by Virginia Higgins

Bundaberg, how could it possibly get that bad.
    “Again, I’m so sorry Nate, I don’t know how they even got to my email in the first place.”
    “Hey, look on the bright side. At least I had a good reason to call you.” He was trying to cheer her up. He knew she must be extremely embarrassed right now.
    “Yeah thanks… This is one of the happiest “ Kill Joy ” moments of my life.” She laughed, it was just her bizarre sense of humor that took over. Nate laughed too. He liked it. He liked her. And he was hoping that none of this was going to cause her drama.
    “I’ll call you soon Carnegie, or I’ll email you my new details. And again… Don’t worry too much about it, it will blow over.”
    “Thanks Nate, I appreciate your understanding.”
    “It’s all good. Have a great day.” He replied and hung up the phone. Then he thought about it and decided…it must be night there.
    He looked up, not expecting to see his door open, and definitely not expecting to see his sister standing in the door way.
    “Explain that one.” She said, crossing her arms almost accusingly, as she looked into the guiltiest pair of eyes she had seen in a long time.
    “Oh I see, now I have to explain myself to my kid sister. Well I can explain…” he said, defensively although Kat cut him off.
    “You want to hope so…” Katalie was mad. This was her client, her baby. Carnegie Lane was her project, not his. And now there was a relationship that allowed him to call her and have a conversation, even before the contracts she sent to establish her very first portfolio client had been returned, before she herself had heard the voice on the end of the phone.
    Kat was jealous of this, although what troubled her the most was the fragmented bits of the conversation about her brothers stolen email address. She wanted to establish this writer on the credibility of what had been written, not on the credibility of her already proven brother. The truth was if he ate a certain brand of chewing gum and was photographed with the wrapper, within a week the sales would be boosted by thousands.
    He was constantly given things from phones, cars, clothes, you name it he got it, so that they would sell just on the fact he had one. Well, not this book. Before there was even a connection between her brother and Carnegie Lane, Katalie Bowman was going to prove to the world that she was a credible literary agent, able to find and promote her clients using her own merits. She never wanted her brother’s fame to assist her. She was way to independent for that.
    “You had no right Nate. No right to contact her.”
    “It isn’t about that Kat…and remember, if it wasn’t for me, that manuscript would still be in the back of your car. You forgot about it.” He replied defensively.
    “If it wasn’t for you, that manuscript would never have been in the back of my car. Nate! Don’t contact my client. This is my first solo portfolio and the last thing I want is for you to get in the middle of it. Let me see if I can sell this thing without your interference. OK!” Her hands were on her hips. She was standing her ground. He was standing now, and they were staring at each other.
    “Oh…so just because I decided to make a friend who happens to be your client, means I can’t have that friend anymore? Is that what you’re saying?’ Nate was attempting to defend his action.
    “Can’t you find a different friend? Not like you don’t have a smorgasbord of choice.”
    “No… I like her. I like the way she thinks. I’m not ditching her because you’ve decided I have to. You’re my sister Kat, not my keeper.”
    “Fine…you do what you have to. But I’m warning you Nate…If you stuff this up for me, I will never forgive you. Do you understand that? I have put up with more than you even know being your sister. Nate, I love you to death, but just this once I want to rise above your shadow and be ME! I’m sick of being Katalie-Nate-Bowman’s