𝐏𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐈𝐄 I’m broke, homeless, and running from a violent ex. So, when I land a bartending job at Mr. Pink's, I think I've found a lifeline. Instead, I find a reality TV camera crew. Cast as the fresh meat, production’s first order of business is getting me to make friends with the Pink Stallions—a raunchy and cliquish group of dancing bartenders masquerading as cowboys. The next thing I know, I’m moving in with the show’s resident golden boy, Braxton. Braxton is cocky, loud, and supposedly straight. He’s everything I tend to avoid, but behind closed doors, he’s the only person who makes me feel safe. Now, the hardest part of the job isn't acting—it’s resisting the boy who looks at me like he wants to devour me. 𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐗𝐓𝐎𝐍 What do I think about Pookie? He’s a handsome dude, but I’m not into him. Because, look, I’m not gay. I just dance shirtless at the hottest gay bar in NYC for cold, hard cash. But when my cheating girlfriend leaves me with an apartment I can’t afford, production hands me a take in the mysterious new guy for a fake bromance storyline. It was supposed to be easy money. But there is nothing fake about the protective rage that hits me when I notice the faded bruises on his skin. The closer I get to Pookie, the more I realize the biggest lie I've ever told is the one I tell myself. 𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐊 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝘚𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘦 is book one in Pink Stallions, a series of interconnected standalones. When the cameras roll, the boys come out to play, and when reality becomes a little too real, the fourth wall shatters. 𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐒 Found Family Bi Awakening Secret Relationship Forced Proximity Roommates to Lovers Hurt/Comfort Reality TV