Lex Cunningham rides rodeo. Trent Boxwood is a good friend and fierce competitor, but Lex hopes Trent’s friendship can be turned to something more. Unfortunately, after a night of heavy drinking, he acts on what he thinks are the signs that Trent is interested in him but is rebuffed.<br><br>Rio Cody, on the rodeo circuit to recruit staff for the Stallions and Studs dude ranch, befriends Lex and encourages him to pursue his hopes for a relationship with Trent, as he feels Trent might eventually reciprocate.<br><br>If Trent likes Lex, then what stands in the way of a relationship between the two men? Does Lex have the courage to trust Rio’s intuition and try again to win Trent over, or will he pass up a chance at happiness and continue to ride solo?

Stallions and Studs: Rodeo Cowboy

“What’re we gonna do, boy? I can’t let Trent be beat down that way. Just can’t!”


Lex hung around the stalls. He knew Trent would be back to bed Dixie down for the night after he finished dinner and said good-bye to his father. He needed to talk to the cowboy, make sure everything was all right. Lex sat on a bale of hay and leaned his back against the wall. Rio had kept him company for awhile, Lex sharing with him what he’d heard. Rio agreed something needed to be done for Trent, then said he had some business to take care of and left. Lex figured the business was recruiting for the gay dude ranch where he worked. Lex wondered if some lucky cowboy would be in Rio’s bed that night instead of him. Didn’t matter. He wasn’t feeling much like fooling around right then. 


Chapter 19