We Could Be So Good (Midcentury NYC #1)
Cat Sebastian
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
4.41
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· 112 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:
- 20th century 16
- gay romance 15
- friends to lovers 15
- historical 13
- workplace/office 13
- bisexuality 12
- class difference 12
- secret relationship 12
- dual pov 11
- sweet/gentle hero 10
- third person pov 9
- grumpy & sunshine 8
- caretaking 8
- shy hero 7
- tortured hero 6
- angst 6
- queer romance 6
- forbidden love 5
- anal sex 5
- sunny/happy hero 5
- hurt/comfort 5
- slow burn 5
- rich hero 5
- funny 4
- working class hero 4
- found family 4
- male pov 3
- forced proximity 3
- grumpy/cold hero 3
- queer awakening 2
- neurodivergent mc 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- queerphobia 10
- past abuse 7
- abuse 2
- past child neglect 1
- geography
- new york state 5
- usa 4
- north america 3
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The 'Midcentury NYC' series
4.42 · 194 ratings
m-m · queer · hurt-comfort · sweet-hero · 20th century · male-pov · friends to lovers · secret-relationship · grumpy sunshine · forbidden love · third-person-pov · forced proximity · north-america · lgbtqia hate · cold hero · super rich hero · historical · found-family · dual-pov · anal sex
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