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

They stared at each other for a long moment.


Dearne growled and grabbed the back of Will’s neck and dragged him close for a kiss and Will lost himself completely in Dearne’s mouth as they moved together, breathed together in perfect rhythm.


So perfect neither of them heard the door open.


It was the sharp intake of breath which dragged them apart. 19


Dearne wrenched himself away from Will, a hand going to his mouth. In the doorway stood Araminta and Miss Rose, both of them with eyes on stalks. Araminta gasped, and Miss Rose slammed the door shut behind them.


“Captain Dearne, I am so sorry…I…we…you…” Miss Rose stammered. Dearne looked helplessly at Will who was as shocked as he. For the first time in his life Dearne was utterly speechless, completely at a loss and embarrassed beyond belief.


“Lady Araminta, Miss Rose, please accept my apologies. The fault is entirely mine,” Will said, stepping forward as if to shield Dearne.


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