We Could Be So Good (Midcentury NYC #1)
Cat Sebastian
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
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· 139 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 20
- gay romance 19
- friends to lovers 19
- historical 17
- workplace/office 17
- bisexuality 15
- class difference 15
- secret relationship 13
- sweet/gentle hero 12
- grumpy & sunshine 10
- caretaking 10
- shy hero 9
- tortured hero 8
- angst 8
- queer romance 8
- forbidden love 7
- anal sex 7
- hurt/comfort 7
- slow burn 7
- rich hero 7
- sunny/happy hero 6
- working class hero 6
- found family 6
- funny 5
- forced proximity 4
- grumpy/cold hero 4
- queer awakening 4
- neurodivergent mc 3
- Add topics
- content warnings
- queerphobia 11
- past abuse 8
- abuse 3
- past child neglect 1
- geography
- new york state 5
- usa 4
- north america 3
- Format
- Audiobook
- dual pov 14
- third person pov 11
- male pov 5
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The 'Midcentury NYC' series
4.38 · 244 ratings
m-m · queer · tortured hero · north-america · forbidden love · lgbtqia hate · friends to lovers · secret-relationship · third-person-pov · grumpy sunshine · athletes · audiobook · found-family · dual-pov · hurt-comfort · sunny hero · 20th century · male-pov · super rich hero · sweet-hero
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