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

His sister in law’s answering smile was tense. “Very well. Thank you for enquiring.” She made no reciprocal gesture, instead she turned to her son with a brittle smile. “Well?”


Augustus looked hunted. “Sport,” he blurted. “We were talking about sport. Do I like fencing or boxing? I like both.”


“When I get back to London you must come to Gentleman Jackson’s with me,” Dearne said, clapping him on the arm.


“Is that sensible?” Eleanor said. “Having recently recovered from a head injury inviting a range of men to actuallyhit you on the head seems…unwise?”


Dearne laughed. “Indeed. Perhaps I will watch Gussy get knocked about instead.”


Augustus laughed and for once didn’t balk at being called Gussy. “I’d be happy to take some advice from you if I could.”


Eleanor patted Augustus gently on the cheek and went to speak with her husband.


Dearne glanced at his nephew who was scowling.


“Can I be of assistance?” he asked, watching him carefully.


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