Mistresses of the Ridge

By T.L. Duncan

Ashwood does not belong to those who claim it.
It belongs to those who answer it.

When Selina arrives at Ashwood Ridge, she expects a house filled with history. What she finds instead is a legacy still very much alive-one that watches, remembers, and chooses its keepers with quiet precision.
Hidden journals draw Selina into the private world of Catherine Ashwood, the woman who first learned the Ridge's language over a century earlier. Through Catherine's words, Selina discovers how Ashwood shapes its Mistresses: through discipline, restraint, guardianship, and an unspoken bond between woman and land.

As Selina uncovers Catherine's carefully preserved records, she realizes the past was not merely documented-it was prepared.

Because false claims always return.

When the Whitfields arrive to challenge Ashwood's boundaries once more, Selina must step fully into the role Catherine anticipated, armed with legacy, evidence, and the Ridge itself. What follows is not a battle of force, but of inevitability-where entitlement meets endurance, and stewardship proves stronger than paper.
Mistresses of the Ridge is a gothic tale of inheritance and guardianship, where power is not taken but earned, and legacy passes not through blood alone-but through action.

Some houses shelter.
Ashwood selects.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GMWVZK92
• ISBN13: 9798247804789
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"