Title : The Masterpiece
Author : Bonnie Dee
Genre : Historical Romance, Gay Romance, M/m Romance
Published : June 13th 2017
My Rating : 3 of 5 Stars
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.
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.
"I love being here with you. It's as if the rest of the world doesn't exist. I used to crave constant motion, but now I'm quite happy to lie still..."
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Arthur Lawton struggling everyday to overcome his boredom. Each day he'll start his routine activities just to ended with almost same feels. Boring...
As the second son of a high rank family with no claim to a title and no obligation to inherit any child, Arthur had decided to remain a 'confirm bachelor', which means he has no interest in marrying for unspeakable reason.
A small boring talk with his friend, Lord Granville lead them to a wager about 'will any working-class man with reasonable intelligence might pass as pedigreed given the proper instruction'?
Enter Joe Sprat, a shoeshine from the edge of the Square Mile. Arthur had choose this beautiful man from low-class worker as his 'experiment', and Joe accepted the offer for twenty pounds.
In six weeks, Joe will attend Lady Granville's spring ball, and Arthur must work hard to make Joe look presentable enough to the guest. If he can convince the social elite people there that he's one of them, there's a chance for Arthur to win the wager.
Joe Sprat was a smart student, a quick learner and also very breathtaking. Within days under his instructions, Arthur saw how 'The street sparrow had turns into a royal peacock'.
Soon Arthur start to feel protective of his 'experiment' he'd taken under his wing. He wanted to see his 'student' to succeed. But he also can't denied that he start to feel something growing between them. And falling for his student was not a part of his plan.
Until one day, Arthur found out that Joe craved the same desire with him.
"Can't get enough of you, sir. Every minute of the day, I'm thinking about you and the things we do. You're like a taste of chocolate, make a man crave more until he's stuffed himself silly."
One kiss then lead to another kiss...
Leave the two drowning deeply into the lust and all the feels...
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I was about to read another book when I saw this book, and I fall to the blurb instantly...
I didn't expect the story will be this interesting. I like the slow pace, the interaction between the two MC. The high sexual tensions that happen between them. I found myself enjoying the reading very much. There's also some part that unsatisfied me because it's just leave like that with no further explanation and makes me questioning some things...
Like Joe's 'theory' about Lord Granville and what happened at the last three chapter...
But the question is...
Can a guy from working-class turned into one perfect gentleman in weeks?
And what will happen to both of them when the bet is over? Will there's a chance for both of then have their own happiness?
Well, I think you should find it yourself what the author said as a gay version of 'My Fair Lady' will end ...
And now I'm curious about a gay version of Peter Pan, 'Peter and Wendell' also from this author!
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