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

Lady Araminta regarded him sadly. “Did you accuse him?”


Will looked at the empty box sitting on top of his bag and wondered if Dearne was right. Was he looking for an excuse to run? An excuse to get away from the feelings swamping him? Any excuse? Something crumbled inside him. He was. Oh dear God, he was looking for an excuse. He wanted to run away. Needed to run. Get away. Away from his needs, but not just his physical need for Dearne but…He swallowed. He needed to get away from his past which was catching up with him…


He wrapped his arms around his middle and rocked as he looked at the empty box and knew the truth.


“I will apologise,” he said. His voice sounded small.


“Do you really think Dearne would steal from you? Take all your money?”


It sounded ridiculous as she said it. He closed his eyes and shook his head. They remained silent for a few moments. Lady Araminta was the first to speak.


Chapter 67