A New York Times Notable Book of 2023A New York Times Books Review Best Romances of 2023 pick Apple Books Best Books of the Month Amazon Best Books of the Month Editors Pick, Romance An NPR Books We Love Library Journal Romance Pick of the Month LibraryReads Hall of Fame: June 2023 Publishers Weekly Best Romances of 2023Casey McQuiston meets The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo in this mid-century grumpy/sunshine rom-dram about a scrappy reporter and a newspaper moguls son "for Newsies shippers, [that] absolutely delivers (Dahlia Adler, Buzzfeed Books). A spectacularly talented writer! Julia QuinnNick Russo has worked his way from a rough Brooklyn neighborhood to a reporting job at one of the citys biggest newspapers. But the late 1950s are a hostile time for gay men, and Nick knows that he cant let anyone into his life. He just never counted on meeting someone as impossible to say no to as Andy. Andy Flemings newspaper-tycoon father wants him to take over the family business. Andy, though, has no intention of running the paper. Hes barely able to run his lifehes 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 hell 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 cant deny. But what feels possible in secretthis fragile, tender thing between themseems doomed in the light of day. Now Nick and Andy have to decide if, for the first time, theyre willing to fight.
