REVIEW: The Masterpiece
Leave a commentNovember 11, 2017 by kitmoss
The Masterpiece by Bonnie Dee
Publication Date:June 13, 2017
Sold by:Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language:English
ASIN:B071VP8384
Built from the bottom up: one perfect gentleman.
Man about town Arthur Lawton spends his days pursuing entertainment while shoeshine Joe Sprat labors to better his family’s lives. When an argument about nature versus nurture sparks a wager, Arthur swears to a friend he can turn this working man into a gentleman who will pass at a society function.
Joe is happy to participate in the experiment for a fee but receives more than he bargained for after moving into Lawton’s house. Arthur is determined Joe won’t merely wear a veneer of sophistication but educates him in every way. As he creates his new and improved man, Arthur grows more deeply infatuated with him, while Joe falls equally hard for his charismatic mentor.
Underneath a growing friendship, desire simmers and one day explodes. After their relationship escalates, the pair exists in a dream bubble until the threat of exposure sharply reminds them they belong in different worlds. When the ball is over, each must resume his own life, changed by their encounter but destined for different courses.
Find out if love is strong enough to bridge the gap between peer and pauper in this twist on the tale of My Fair Lady.
REVIEW
The basic story of the rich man redesigning a poor man’s veneer is ironically no more like My Fair Lady than the move was to the play, but the awareness of two men infatuated with each other adds the spice our readers seek.