Indian Lace by Alex J. Adams

Hayden
Hayden carried a secret.
One that no one knew, not even his closest friends. He’d hidden it away for years and knew if they found out, the life he’d built could come crashing down.
When they ask him for a favour, he takes in the talented dancer, Ashok, but old feelings start to surface. Feelings he thought were long forgotten. He’s everything he hated, pushing each and every button, getting under his skin.
But he’s a changed man. Definitely not the same person he was and now he’s falling for him. Falling for the kind hearted soul with the long, dark hair and the perfect face.
The secret needs to be told, even though it could spell disaster. He can’t keep living a lie but it’s a chance he needs to take to keep the man he loves.
Ashok
Ashok carried a secret.
Actually, he carried three and while two weren’t exactly life-threatening, his final, darkest secret could be.
To say life has not been good to Ashok was an understatement. Growing up in a family where men are expected to be manly. Where public standing was more important than emotional well-being or one’s own needs. Ashok fled the emotional and physical trauma for a life of freedom and dance, right into the home of big, grumpy Hayden.
Can Hayden help Ashok fulfil his dreams of being free of judgment and live his life on his terms? Possibly finding love in the process? Or will Hayden’s past rear it’s ugly head, crushing his newly found heart?
What will happen when their secrets are revealed? Will it spell the end or can they overcome it all to be together.
Trigger warnings for sexual assault, bullying and homophobia.