The Bastard of Ashcroft Manor

Your mother is dead. In the aftermath of her funeral, a hidden truth comes to light: you are the illegitimate eldest child of Lord Edmund Ashcroft, head of one of the kingdom’s most powerful noble houses. Dragged from a quiet life into the heart of noble society, you find yourself caught between a hostile stepmother, a threatened heiress, a scheming court, and an arranged engagement to the beautiful Rosalind Beaumont. As scandals spread and old secrets emerge, every choice you make will shape your future. Will you claim a place within House Ashcroft, forge your own path, or burn the family that abandoned you?