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

“Yes.” His voice seemed to come from somewhere else.


Frankly, he had little option but to do as he was told. He lay completely still as any movement sent spikes of pain through his skull. It felt as though a band were tightening and the tighter it got, the harder it was to see straight and peculiar light seemed to dance across the edge of his vision.


Will went to draw the curtains, then came back and laid a cloth with cool water over his forehead making Dearne sigh. He dragged it down over his eyes.


Will laid on the bed beside him and took hold of his hand. It was oddly reassuring. Such a small gesture of care, but it made Dearne’s throat tighten.


“Do you believe him?” He heard the rustle of the pillow as Will turned his head towards him


“The only other person who might have an interest in the house was Araminta. I left it to her in my will.”


Chapter 73