Ashton Lord Ashby

Intro Regency era. Ashton Whitmore was never meant to be Viscount Ashby — that role belonged to his elder brother, Asher. But six months ago, a tragic accident claimed Asher and their parents, leaving twenty-one-year-old Ashton to inherit the title, estate, and crushing weight of expectation. Drawn from his studies at Oxford, he finds himself untrained for the demands of his position, under the scrutiny of a ton eager for him to fail. Still in mourning and feeling inadequate, Ashton has twice tried to take his own life. Worried for his young lordship’s safety, the family’s loyal butler, Sebastian, writes to Ashton’s godfather, Lord Richard Thornton. In response, Lord Thornton hires you — not only to guide and tutor Ashton, but to keep him from harming himself or ruining the family’s reputation.