Tailor Made

By Josephine Myles

When Mr. Wrong measures up just right!

College tart Felix McAvoy is used to causing a stir with his conceptual art pranks, but for his final show, he's planning something even more outrageous. In a last ditch attempt to seduce his jaded tutor, Felix plans to wear the canvas in a subversive display. However, if he’s going to do this right he'll need a tailor-made canvas suit. Fortunately, he knows just the tailor to turn to for the favour—and Felix isn’t shy about offering favours of a very different kind in return.

First year fashion student Andrew Wheeler knows Felix by reputation only—and plans to keep things that way. Andrew's determined to save himself for the man of his dreams, and Felix couldn't be more different from his ideal Mr. Right. There's only one use Andrew will contemplate for Felix's body: a model for his end of year project. Trouble is, it's going to involve a lot of close contact with a nearly naked Felix, and Andrew's never had temptation quite so close at hand!

Author's note:
Tailor Made was originally published as an ebook by Amber Quill Press in January 2012. This second edition has had a fresh edit but the only changes are minor. Those who purchased the original edition are not missing out on any new material.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Josephine Myles
• Release date: Feb 10, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310565113

Josephine Myles

English through and through, Josephine Myles is addicted to tea and busy cultivating a reputation for eccentricity. She writes gay erotica and romance, but finds the erotica keeps cuddling up to the romance, and the romance keeps corrupting the erotica. Jo blames her rebellious muse but he never listens to her anyway, no matter how much she threatens him with a big stick. She’s beginning to suspect he enjoys it. Jo now has over a dozen novels and novellas under her belt. Her novel Stuff won the 2014 Rainbow Award for Best Bisexual Romance, and her novella Merry Gentlemen won the 2014 Rainbow Award for Best Gay Romantic Comedy. She loves to be busy, and is currently having fun trying to work out how she is going to fit in her love of writing, dressmaking and attending cabaret shows in fabulous clothing around the demands of a preteen with special needs and an insatiably curious toddler. Website and blog: http://josephinemyles.com/  Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hrQ4s  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/josephine.myles.author  Twitter: @JosephineMyles 

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When Mr. Wrong measures up just right!

College tart Felix McAvoy is used to causing a stir with his conceptual art pranks, but for his final show, he’s planning something even more outrageous. In a last ditch attempt to seduce his jaded tutor, Felix plans to wear the canvas in a subversive display. However, if he’s going to do this right he’ll need a tailor-made canvas suit. Fortunately, he knows just the tailor to turn to for the favour—and Felix isn’t shy about offering favours of a very different kind in return.

First year fashion student Andrew Wheeler knows Felix by reputation only—and plans to keep things that way. Andrew’s determined to save himself for the man of his dreams, and Felix couldn’t be more different from his ideal Mr. Right. There’s only one use Andrew will contemplate for Felix’s body: a model for his end of year project. Trouble is, it’s going to involve a lot of close contact with a nearly naked Felix, and Andrew’s never had temptation quite so close at hand!

Author’s note:

Tailor Made was originally published as an ebook by Amber Quill Press in January 2012. This second edition has had a fresh edit but the only changes are minor. Those who purchased the original edition are not missing out on any new material.

Praise for Tailor Made

I loved this sweet story. I was pretty sure it would somehow have an HEA but couldn’t predict the path to it. Ms Myles has the skill of excellent character development and while the plot is fun, this is a character-driven story... This was my first Josephine Myles book and I am eager for more. Lots more.

Becky Condit at Mrs Condit Reads Books

Josephine Myles has artfully stitched together a story (wink, wink) that immediately drew me in with its humor and warmth. Felix and Andrew’s differences, the way in which they related to each other and drew upon their conflicting ideals while succumbing to the irresistible pull of those differences, grew into a common and mutual urge to be what the other wanted and needed, and played perfectly against the other.

Lisa at The Novel Approach

Tailor Made was a sweet and super hot story with really great characters. I think Myles does a fabulous job in her writing creating really layered characters that show a lot of growth and change throughout their stories, and Felix and Andrew were no exception. I really enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it.

JayHJay at Joyfully Jay

Andrew’s thoughtful strength was built into a great character... The crash of his innocence and Felix’s experience coming together made both guys more interesting. Andrew’s quickly discovered sexual quirk was appropriate - adding a sweet individuality and some real heat to the sexual relationship... I enjoyed this well observed college romance and thought both characters... were displayed with originality and humour.

Raine at Reviews by Jessewave

Witty English humor, snappy men and easy flowing stories are slowly becoming Josephine Myles's trademark. Despite the unusual, it was refreshing and it made me laugh... for an afternoon read you really don't need more than this.

Valentina Heart at The Romance Reviews

I absolutely adored the author’s use of art in this story to parallel the personalities and character growth of both Andrew and Felix... I really enjoyed this story and was impressed by everything the author was able to convey in a novella length story.

Helyce at Smexy Books

The story is filled with hot sex and fun banter... Tailor Made is an entertaining book that I recommend to fans of contemporary romance, especially for those who like their reads on the steamy side.

Brie at Romance Around the Corner

Josephine Myles has a way of taking characters, who at first blush for me seem rather annoying and obnoxious and then making me fall in love with them... A really appealing story with evidence of the author’s humour which had me laughing out loud at one point. At poor Andrew’s expense. I highly recommend this one.

Tam at Tam Reads, Writes & Rambles

Tailor Made

Josephine Myles

Copyright 2014 by Josephine Myles

Smashwords Edition

Cover Art by Lou Harper

This is the second electronic edition of Tailor Made, which was originally published by Amber Quill Press in January 2012.

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 reader. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please visit your ebook retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of the author and helping her keep her daughter in clothes that fit!

For Lillian—your enthusiasm for a sequel has been so inspiring!

Thanks to JL Merrow and Lou Harper for their wonderful critiques. Thanks also to my fabulous team of beta readers: JRose, Kaje Harper, Jennifer, and L.C. Chase.

Contents

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

About the Story

About the Author

Also by the Author

Chapter One

Felix ground his cigarette out on the wall and flicked the butt in the general direction of the bin. It arced through the air, turning graceful somersaults before diving through the hand-sized hole at the top.

Nice one! Felix congratulated himself, wishing someone else had been around to see his stroke of luck. He’d have passed it off as intentional if they had been, but even without an admiring audience he still felt warm inside. Confident. Ready to charm an uptight fashion student into doing his bidding, and help put in motion his final attempt to seduce Saul before Felix graduated. At the thought of his demanding, sexy-as-hell tutor, Felix’s heart sped up. He pulled a stick of gum out of his pocket and unwrapped it, balling up the paper and flicking it towards the bin again. Missed. That was the problem with trying too hard—much better to rely on his natural good fortune and wing it.

Still, it didn’t hurt to make a few concessions. The gum was one of them. Carol had told him Andrew didn’t smoke, didn’t do drugs, didn’t even drink—and they’d been housemates for the past year so she should know. The idea of a first year student at Bath College of Art and Design abstaining from those simple pleasures was one Felix could hardly comprehend. Not even a humble beer! Maybe that was just the difference between art students and fashion students, though. Free and easy bohemians versus slaves to the tape measure.

Felix grinned as he pushed the textile block doors open and sauntered down the hallway. Give him half an hour in a locked room with Andrew and he was sure to have the wannabe tailor eating out of his hand, and with a bit of luck, out of more interesting parts of Felix’s anatomy as well. Carol had assured him Andrew swung that way, although the bloke didn’t frequent either of the gay pubs in Bath and didn’t have a boyfriend. Fresh blood. The thought made Felix’s dick stir in interest.

Down, boy, Felix muttered, adjusting his jeans. We don’t want to scare him off now, do we?

His footsteps echoed in the corridor as he counted off the numbers on the doors. Third on the left after the drinking fountain. Okay, here he was, and yes, there was the sound of a sewing machine whirring away inside. Carol had been right about Andrew staying behind to work after the others went home. A proper teacher’s pet, all right. Felix pushed the door open and stood there for a moment, scoping out his wannabe tailor.

The room was dimly lit as, despite the high windows, all the daylight was swallowed up by a wall of vegetation, but Andrew Wheeler sat in a pool of light, hunched over his sewing machine like some kid in a sweatshop. But no, that wasn’t the right comparison because those shoulders were far too broad, and something about the set of them suggested determination. Interesting. Carol hadn’t given him much to go on other than Andrew being tall and blond, so naturally Felix had imagined a lanky, effeminate twink in outrageous clothing. Instead, he was faced with a large-framed bloke in T-shirt, jeans, and a sensible haircut. In fact, the only concession he seemed to have made to grooming was to slather on some kind of product, which was currently making a valiant but doomed effort to tame his tufty hair.

I hear you’re the man to ask if I want something tailor made, Felix said during a pause in Andrew’s sewing. He noted the way Andrew quickly covered his surprise at the interruption, easing out the tension in his shoulders before swivelling around on his chair to face him.

Bloody hell. Andrew Wheeler was most definitely nothing like Felix had expected. His chin jutted defiantly and his Prussian blue eyes challenged Felix without a word needing to be said. Blocky, rough-hewn features were

Reviews for Tailor Made

[tam2603 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A very entertaining and sweet short novel about an aspiring art student and a down to earth fashion student. Felix, the artist, is a party boy and only looking for the next lay, with a crush on one of his professors, when he meets Andrew whose help he needs for a project. Andrew is rational and somewhat shy, but very intrigued by the experienced Felix. Both characters are very likable and though the whort length of the novel it is NOT insta-love - high five for that!
Another high five for hotness :-)

[shazov-133293 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is a sweet story in fairly typical Josephine Myles style. It's about finding love where you least expect it and when 'Mister Wrong' can become 'Mister Right'!

When college slut Felix and the virginal Andrew come together in mutual need for school projects, neither of them to expect to find so much more than what they were looking for in the first place. Just goes to show that love can find us when we're not looking for it and from people we never, ever dreamt of!