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

Dearne was seized with a sudden rush of emotion. He pulled his sister gently to him and kissed her temple. “I do love you, Minty.”


“Oh,” she said and clasped his hand. “Oh, darling. I love you, too.”


Dearne squeezed her. Well, at least someone loves me.


The uncharitable thought made him pause. Had there ever been anyone in Will’s life to love him? Care for him? He somehow doubted it. Dearne didn’t see Will for the rest of the evening. He gave his excuses for dinner.


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