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

Shame deepened the colour on Will’s cheeks. “I did.”


Dearne cleared his throat. “You think I stole your money.”


Will closed his eyes and shook his head. “I know you didn’t.”


“Well, you certainly thought I had when you came in here shrieking like a banshee.”


“And why the hell are you in my bed?” Dearne pushed away from him even further and sat up. Immediately he grabbed his head and groaned. “Christ, what the hell did you hit me with?”


“So you bloody should be.” Dearne was rocking and holding onto his head.


“I’m glad you remember. I was worried I might have damaged your memory even more.”


Dearne shot him a glance. “I remember perfectly. For some reason you appear to have decided I am untrustworthy. I did not take the money.”


“I can’t prove it.” Dearne said, moving his head this way and that as if trying to settle it on his shoulders.


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