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

“You don’t seem terribly bothered about that.”


Dearne looked at him. Those gorgeous eyes suddenly very serious. “Don’t be fooled by appearances. I was inordinately fond of my grandmother and was incredibly moved when she left me the house. I will not give it up without a fight. The sale cannot possibly be legal as they don’t have the deeds. I have those.”


Will nodded. There was something admirable about that calm determination so he looked away. “What do we do now?”


“I think I shall make my way to my family home, recover a little, and send word to my solicitor about my concerns, and then I intend to confront Holbrook.”


“Sensible plan, but what if Holbrook is in residence?” Will felt his heart sink at the thought of Dearne departing and was shocked at how strong the feeling was.


“Is there any real possibility Holbrook could have been behind what happened?”


Chapter 27