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

“Perhaps we should just confront Holbrook with what we know?” she said.


Dearne dragged his attention back to the conversation and frowned. “What do you mean?”


“Tell him what we know. Tell him we know he sold Denton and we know he tried to have you killed when you arrived back in England.”


Dearne gave her his full attention. “My love, that might be inadvisable.”


Miss Rose put down her cup and sat forward. “My lady, you must proceed with the utmost caution. If your brother isto blame, and he knows you are aware of it, then you would be in the most terrible danger.”


Dearne wondered briefly if they had both read too many romantic novels.


“Araminta, dearest, please don’t do anything rash. If my memory returns we will know for sure what happened. Until then I think we need to aim for calm.”


“But what if he tries again? What if he succeeds this time?” She reached out blindly and clasped Miss Rose’s hand. “I cannot lose you.”


Chapter 61