I received a copy of this book via the Goodreads Don't Buy my Love program in exchange for an honest review. 
 Nick and Jack are stagehands in New York working at an off-Broadway theater in 1924. The men work hard for an honest wage, but lately their boss hasn't been paying them. They are saving money so they can travel to Hollywood and build sets for the motion picture studios. Jack is 19, and had been kicked out of the orphanage at age 16 for homosexual acts with another orphan. Nick is a few years older, and engaged to Penelope, but she's in Philly, and Jack has been Nick's roomie and work partner for the past three years. Jack is hopelessly enamored with Nick, even though he knows Nick doesn't bat for the gay team. 
 When Nick and Mack's wages are withheld again, making it impossible for them to pay their rent without wiping out the Hollywood fund, Nick moves them from their dingy apartment to the theater where they work. They camp out there each night and save a week's rent. Then, Mick demands all their back pay and he and Jack flee to Grand Centrals ration to catch a train. They buy the one ticket, and then hitch the rest of the way in empty boxcars. 
 Along the way, Jack and Nick begin a physical relationship. Nick realizes that he had never loved Penelope, and his affection is squarely upon the beautiful Jack. Of course, Hollywood isn't what it was expected to be. The men hope to get hired soon, but they have no connections, and threadbare clothes. Nick gets a crash course in the superficial Hollywood scene when he's propositioned by a dapper man to orally pleasure him for five bucks. With finances low, Nick agrees. 
 Then, Nick and Jack are nearly hired for studio set builder positions, with one problem: the foreman is a pervert who gets off on objectifying his staff, and Nick is a perfect candidate. Nick agrees, but never tells Jack. They meet more debauched starlets and gangsters and when it comes to Nick being a full-out prostitute for his boss, Jack gets wind of the arrangement. By this time, Jack has befriended a starlet named Trixie, who is a fully fledged prostitute, and aspiring actress. She assists Jack to get a job as an extra, and also, gets Nick and Jack gigs entertaining men. They quit their studio job and engage in live sex shows, but this takes a big toll on their relationship. Nick is drinking mor and more at the gin joints, while Trixie urges Jack to cut him loose. Morality clauses as they are, Jack will never get a contract if he keeps a Nick as a boyfriend. Of course, it may not a big problem for long... 
 The book is well-written. It's a Queen's English book so be prepared for some different spellings. I'm a bit of a sap for colloquial speech, so the splotchy dialogue was good for me. Also, from the synopsis I hadn't recognized that the setting was historical, but it was a super fun ride. I adored the descriptions of the daily lives of these men, and how they made it from day to day--hand washing their clothes, smoking cigarettes as a breakfast meal since they saved every penny, train jumping to save a few bucks on the way to California. I agonized with Nick each time he took his chance to earn that extra money for him--and Jack. And, Nick's sorrow at being left behind when Jack's new career began to rise--just heartbreaking. The book ends with a hefty cliffhanger. Be prepared. 
 I had some trouble with the head-hopping point of view, and was thrown a few times with the Brit English spellings, but felt the story was interesting a strong throughout.