Blurb:
In his neighborhood, El Martin stands out, and that can be
life threatening. Against the odds, he’s managed to graduate high school and
then master IT. Now he’s desperate to get a good job to free his drunken dad
and himself from the control of gang leader M2 and the drugs he sells. But with
his piercings and his slang-ridden speech, El looks and sounds like a Bronx
gangbanger, and potential employers won’t give him a second look. So when El
hears about Henry Fairhaven, PhD, linguistics researcher and wealthy New York
socialite, El takes his life in his hands to escape from M2 and ends up
sleeping in the stairwell at Henry’s building, hoping to learn how to speak.
To Henry, who wants to prove himself as a scholar and not merely a rich dilettante, El isn’t only the most beautiful man he’s ever seen—he’s also the key to getting a paper published on Henry’s ground-breaking linguistics methods before a competitor beats him to the punch. But Henry doesn’t tell El the truth, and El thinks Henry’s helping him because he cares.
El’s dreams collide with Henry’s ambitions at the elegant Met Gala, where El captivates a prince of Silicon Valley. But the real collision comes when M2 tracks El down and Henry has to choose between the validation he craves and a future with the man he’s come to love.
To Henry, who wants to prove himself as a scholar and not merely a rich dilettante, El isn’t only the most beautiful man he’s ever seen—he’s also the key to getting a paper published on Henry’s ground-breaking linguistics methods before a competitor beats him to the punch. But Henry doesn’t tell El the truth, and El thinks Henry’s helping him because he cares.
El’s dreams collide with Henry’s ambitions at the elegant Met Gala, where El captivates a prince of Silicon Valley. But the real collision comes when M2 tracks El down and Henry has to choose between the validation he craves and a future with the man he’s come to love.
My review:
Love and
Linguistics is a modern m/m retelling of My Fair Lady. Our Eliza is El Martin a smart guy kept back by
circumstance. Our Henry is Henry Fairhaven, PhD, linguistics researcher and
wealthy New York socialite and needless to say impressed with our dear El. I
laughed so hard at points in this book comparing it to the straight version.
There were also times I wanted to throw my e-reader as I got frustrated with
Henry. All in all I loved this story.
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