Writer’s Prompt: Love, Lies, and Linen Napkins: When Romance Crosses the Class Line (and Trips Over the Silverware)

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What happens when a billionaire with bespoke shoes falls for someone who thinks “caviar” is a brand of shampoo? Welcome to the classiest mess since Eliza Doolittle learned how to pronounce “Hertford, Hereford, and Hampshire.”

Starting Paragraph (Prompt):

Sofia Delgado never imagined her side hustle walking dogs for the ultra-rich would land her inside the penthouse of tech mogul Ashford Langley III. With every step she takes in his marble-floored world, her street-smart sass collides with his Harvard-polished charm. He’s fascinated by her authenticity; she’s appalled by his $10,000 espresso machine. But as Ashford bets he can “refine” her for a high-society gala, Sofia has plans of her own—starting with showing him that character isn’t something money can buy.


3 Questions to Dive Deeper:

  1. What assumptions do the characters have about each other’s lives, and how do those assumptions evolve—or explode?
  2. How does power subtly shift between them throughout the story, and what role does vulnerability play in that shift?
  3. Can true love exist without equality, and what does “equality” really mean in a romance where class divides run deep?


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