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

When Cox returned it was with the cook who came into the room behind him, already mopping her eyes with a handkerchief. When she saw him she broke into soft sobs. Dearne got up and went to take her gently into his arms. Cook was a treasure. As a boy he had haunted the kitchens looking for treats and she had always indulged him. When it had felt like no-one gave a damn about him, Cook and Cox had been there and genuinely seemed to like him.


“There now,” he whispered as she clung to him. “There now.” He glanced up at Will who had also stood and was now hovering awkwardly.


“Won’t you both take a seat and I will try and explain as much as I can?” He settled both Cook and Mr. Cox and then he and Will sat opposite them on a small settee.


Chapter 36