In 'Luke and Billy Finally Get a Clue' by Cat Sebastian, the story unfolds in the 1950s and follows the journey of Luke Novak, a star Phillies hitter, who mysteriously disappears after a serious concussion. His teammate and friend, Billy Reardon, is deeply concerned until Luke unexpectedly shows up at Billy's mom's house. The novella beautifully captures the struggles of Luke and Billy as they navigate their feelings for each other amidst physical and emotional challenges. The writing style is described as tooth-rottenly sweet, charming, and heartfelt, with a perfect balance of romance, character development, and a wonderfully realized setting.
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North Carolina, 1953
Billy Reardon's spent the past five years trying and failing to keep his teammate Luke Novak at arm's length-or at least a normal, friendly distance. Or, failing that, he'd like to not make a fool of himself. But a month after getting seriously injured by a wild pitch and disappearing off the face of the earth, Luke shows up at Billy's isolated house in the mountains just as a storm's about to roll in. Now that they're stuck together in the middle of nowhere, Billy can't even pretend not to have feelings that go beyond what he ought to feel for a teammate.
Meanwhile, Luke's acting strange and Billy doesn't know why. And Billy can't seem to fight the urge to make Luke sandwiches and hot cocoa, lend him cozy sweaters, and watch him play with the dogs. It's all pretty terrible, and the one thing Billy's sure of is that things between them are going to be different after all this is over.
This novella is about 25,000 words
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