Will Marsden is a man on the run from his memories and his past. Steward of Denton Manor was a good position until Captain Dearne, the owner, lost the manor on the turn of a card. When the feckless Dearne is dumped unconscious and near death on his doorstep, Will grudgingly accepts an enormous sum of money to care for him.<br><br>Dearne regains consciousness but has no memories of how he came to be in the bed of a dark-haired, angry, but gorgeous man or how he came to be so badly injured.<br><br>When nightmares drive Dearne into Will’s arms every night, the attraction between them explodes. As Dearne battles with lost memories, he is forced to accept the fact that someone in his family wants him dead, and Will is forced to confront his past head on. Will the revelations uncovered manage to tear them apart?

Memories

This was probably a lesson to learn. Easy money was seldom that. Money had to be earned. Taking the money had almost guaranteed caring for Dearne would plunge him into some kind of turmoil. He pulled his clothes on and set the fire on the range. Once it was burning happily he hung the kettle over the fire to boil and set about buttering some bread. That would have to serve for breakfast.


He took a deep breath and then put a cup of tea and some bread and butter on a plate and took it into the bedchamber. If he wanted to be ridiculous about getting up and joining him then he would just leave it on the bedside. He shouldered the door to open it and when he turned he found Dearne propped up on the pillow staring at him.


“I brought you something to eat.” He put the tray beside the bed.


“You’re welcome.” Will nodded. He looked at Dearne and then found it hard to look away. His hair was awry, his face pale, and his eyes were red rimmed. “How are you feeling?”


Chapter 17