We Could Be So Good (Midcentury NYC #1)
Cat Sebastian
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· 191 ratings · 384 pages · Published: 06 Jun 2023
Nick Russo has worked his way from a rough Brooklyn neighborhood to a reporting job at one of the city's biggest newspapers. But the late 1950s are a hostile time for gay men, and Nick knows that he can't let anyone into his life. He just never counted on meeting someone as impossible to say no to as Andy.
Andy Fleming's newspaper-tycoon father wants him to take over the family business. Andy, though, has no intention of running the paper. He's barely able to run his life--he's never paid a bill on time, routinely gets lost on the way to work, and would rather gouge out his own eyes than deal with office politics. Andy agrees to work for a year in the newsroom, knowing he'll make an ass of himself and hate every second of it.
Except, Nick Russo keeps rescuing Andy: showing him the ropes, tracking down his keys, freeing his tie when it gets stuck in the ancient filing cabinets. Their unlikely friendship soon sharpens into feelings they can't deny. But what feels possible in secret--this fragile, tender thing between them--seems doomed in the light of day. Now Nick and Andy have to decide if, for the first time, they're willing to fight.
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Tagged as:
- gay romance 27
- 20th century 27
- friends to lovers 25
- workplace/office 24
- historical 23
- bisexuality 21
- class difference 21
- secret relationship 18
- sweet/gentle hero 16
- caretaking 14
- grumpy & sunshine 12
- tortured hero 12
- queer romance 12
- anal sex 11
- angst 11
- working class hero 11
- slow burn 11
- shy hero 10
- hurt/comfort 10
- rich hero 10
- forbidden love 9
- found family 9
- sunny/happy hero 8
- funny 7
- forced proximity 7
- queer awakening 7
- grumpy/cold hero 6
- role switching 4
- neurodivergent mc 1
- late 20s mmc 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- queerphobia 15
- past abuse 10
- abuse 5
- past child neglect 4
- mental trauma 1
- past child abuse 1
- death / grief 1
- geography
- new york state 10
- usa 7
- north america 4
- Format
- audiobook
- dual pov 18
- third person pov 15
- male pov 5
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