Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Meet Lucas Callahan, newly-minted New Yorker and lowly fact-checker at the city's hottest magazine, Empire. After a night of drinking with the editorial assistants and determined to live big city life to the fullest, Lucas has a one-night stand with the gorgeous brunette at the end of the bar. The next week he opens the new issue of Empire and is shocked to discover not only was his one-night stand with the gorgeous Carmen Kelly, Empire's sex columnist, but she's written a scathing review of their night together.
Humiliated and furious, Lucas anonymously submits a rebuttal to Carmen's scathing critique. He signs it "Nice Guy," and Empire promptly prints it. The column receives more attention than the magazine has seen in months, and a new weekly feature is born: each week, Carmen and "Nice Guy" will sleep together and write dueling reviews of their encounter. And so begins the tumultuous relationship between the fiery sex columnist and the naive but ambitious "Nice Guy."
The column is a huge hit, lighting up social media with every new installment. But it's not long before "Nice Guy" Lucas, struggling to navigate his new, cutthroat world, realizes the personal cost in the clash between his professional ambition and his heart. Does Lucas have what it takes to make it in New York? Or does he even want to anymore?
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"The Devil Wears Prada meets Sex and the City--a page-turner that's part diary, part coming-of-age story." --Carolyn Kylstra, Editor-in-Chief, Self
Lucas Callahan gave up his law degree, fianc e and small-town future for a shot at making it in the Big Apple. He snags an entry-level job at Empire magazine, believing it's only a matter of time before he becomes a famous writer. And then late one night in a downtown bar he meets a gorgeous brunette who takes him home...
Carmen Kelly wanted to be a hard-hitting journalist, only to find herself cast in the role of Empire's sex columnist thanks to the boys' club mentality of Manhattan magazines. Her latest piece is about an unfortunate--and unsatisfying--encounter with an awkward and nerdy guy, who was nice enough to look at but horribly inexperienced in bed.
Lucas only discovers that he's slept with the infamous Carmen Kelly--that is, his own magazine's sex columnist --when he reads her printed take-down. Humiliated and furious, he pens a rebuttal and signs it, "Nice Guy." Empire publishes it, and the pair of columns go viral. Readers demand more. So the magazine makes an arrangement: Each week, Carmen and Lucas will sleep together... and write dueling accounts of their sexual exploits.
It's the most provocative sexual relationship any couple has had, but the columnist-lovers are soon engaging in more than a war of words: They become seduced by the city's rich and powerful, tempted by fame, and more attracted to each other than they're willing to admit. In the end, they will have to choose between ambition, love, and the consequences of total honesty.
"This pitch-perfect take on modern romanceis far more than a guilty pleasure. It's also a timely battle of the sexes, taking aim at deep-seated assumptions about who wields the power--in the corner office, and in the bedroom."--Stacy London
"An addictively entertaining and deliciously sexy debut." --New York Times bestselling author Julie Garwood
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Named one of Cosmopolitan's Best Books of 2018
From the husband and wife writing duo Jennifer Miller and Jason Feifer comes Mr. Nice Guy, a funny and all too real comedy about the pursuit of success in life--and love--in today's working world.
Lucas Callahan, a man who gave up his law degree, fianc e and small-town future for a shot at making it in the Big Apple. He snags an entry-level job at Empire magazine, believing it's only a matter of time before he becomes a famous writer. And then late one night in a downtown bar he meets a gorgeous brunette who takes him home...
Carmen Kelly wanted to be a hard-hitting journalist, only to find herself cast in the role of Empire's sex columnist thanks to the boys' club mentality of Manhattan magazines. Her latest piece is about an unfortunate--and unsatisfying--encounter with an awkward and nerdy guy, who was nice enough to look at but horribly inexperienced in bed.
Lucas only discovers that he's slept with the infamous Carmen Kelly--that is, his own magazine's sex columnist --when he reads her printed take-down. Humiliated and furious, he pens a rebuttal and signs it, Nice Guy. Empire publishes it, and the pair of columns go viral. Readers demand more. So the magazine makes an arrangement: Each week, Carmen and Lucas will sleep together... and write dueling accounts of their sexual exploits.
It's the most provocative sexual relationship any couple has had, but the columnist-lovers are soon engaging in more than a war of words: They become seduced by the city's rich and powerful, tempted by fame, and more attracted to each other than they're willing to admit. In the end, they will have to choose between ambition, love, and the consequences of total honesty.
"The Devil Wears Prada meets Sex and the City--a page-turner that's part sex diary, part coming-of-age story. --Carolyn Kylstra, editor in chief, SELF
"I COULD NOT PUT THIS BOOK DOWN It totally messed up my week, it messed up my deadlines, but I absolutely loved it." --Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians