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

“What on earth is going on?” Eleanor said from the door.


“Exactly what I would like to know, dear sister,” Dearne said. He turned to Will. “Mr. Marsden, I cannot apologise enough. I understand if you wish to leave, I, too, feel unable to remain.” He shook his head sadly. “But before we go, there are questions to be answered.”


He turned to face his family and Will wanted to wrap his arms around him and protect him, but he remained still as Dearne stood tall and surveyed his assembled relatives before speaking.


“Someone stole the deeds to Denton from Holbrook’s safe and sold it.” He looked at each one of them. “The people who had access to the safe are standing before me.”


“How dareyou accuse us,” blustered Holbrook. Eleanor whimpered and clung to his sleeve.


“I am not hearing any denials,” Dearne said. “Augustus. You’ve dipped a little deep of late. Was it you?”


Chapter 78