Rainbow Book Reviews
At the core of this story is the ‘Pretty Woman’ scenario – escort meets rich guy, falls in love, and they fly off into the sunset together. As simple as this sounds, there are different ways to get there, all of which can be fun. In the case of ‘Beautiful Liar’, the escort is stood up by his client and ends up with a “real date” who just happens to be a billionaire. With a fresh start like that, two promising characters, and lots of drama sure to follow, I looked forward to reading ‘Beautiful Liar’. And aside from the somewhat unrealistic fairy-tale speed with which these men fell in love (which, honestly, I already expected), it turned out to be an entertaining read. Noah is the escort in question. He is experienced, moves at the higher end of his agency’s clientele, and is prepared to make sacrifices - like going to boring art shows and excruciatingly long charity dinners. His attitude made me smile. I guess all jobs have their drawbacks… Anyway, when a new client stands him up and Noah meets Tanner, everything changes for him. Suddenly he is interested in the man who pays for his dinner, and his standard reply as to what he does for a living, while easy to give at first, soon gets him into trouble. Tanner has not been interested in a man in forever, using his lovers for his own satisfaction, but not caring about them as people. For some reason Noah is different, and Tanner likes the passion flaring up between them. But when he finds out what Noah really does for a living, he predictably is not amused and dumps him. The problem is that he can’t seem to forget what they had together, no matter the lies he’s been told. If you like fairy-tale-like stories set in today’s world, if insta-love is your thing, and if you are looking for a short, entertaining read that is set in the NYC of the rich, then you might like this short story.