We Could Be So Good (Midcentury NYC #1)
Cat Sebastian
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
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· Steam/Spice level: 3 of 5
Open door [?]
· 158 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 22
- 20th century 22
- friends to lovers 21
- historical 19
- workplace/office 19
- bisexuality 17
- class difference 17
- secret relationship 15
- sweet/gentle hero 14
- caretaking 12
- grumpy & sunshine 11
- shy hero 11
- tortured hero 10
- queer romance 10
- anal sex 9
- angst 9
- hurt/comfort 9
- rich hero 9
- forbidden love 8
- working class hero 8
- slow burn 8
- found family 8
- sunny/happy hero 7
- funny 6
- forced proximity 6
- queer awakening 6
- grumpy/cold hero 5
- neurodivergent mc 2
- role switching 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- queerphobia 12
- past abuse 9
- abuse 4
- past child neglect 2
- geography
- new york state 7
- usa 5
- north america 2
- Format
- Audiobook
- dual pov 15
- third person pov 12
- male pov 4
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The 'Midcentury NYC' series
4.40 · 286 ratings
open-door · queer · m-m · anal sex · cold hero · sunny hero · 20th century · male-pov · super rich hero · historical · new-york-state · usa · lgbtqia hate · switch · friends to lovers · secret-relationship · forbidden love · north-america · tortured hero · dual-pov
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