Ashwood Hollow
by Brinda Phokeerdass

Ten years ago, Eva Merrick fled the town of Ashwood, leaving behind a family scandal that destroyed her father's legacy and nearly broke her. Now, reluctantly drawn back to settle her late mother's affairs, Eva finds a town that hasn't forgotten—or forgiven.

The Ashfords, Ashwood's most powerful family, still control everything: the land, the politics, the whispered truths. But when Eva discovers a hidden file in her grandmother's abandoned home—one that questions the official story of her father's downfall—old wounds reopen, and darker secrets begin to surface.

As she digs deeper into her family's past, a chilling warning appears on her windshield: Stop digging. Leave Ashwood. But Eva refuses to be silenced. Not by veiled threats, and not by Colt Ashford—the quiet, complicated man whose loyalty may be as divided as her heart.

In a town where memory is weaponized and silence protects the powerful, Eva must decide how far she's willing to go to uncover the truth—and what it will cost her to bring the past into the light.

Ashwood Hollow is a haunting tale of betrayal, buried secrets, and the fight to reclaim one's name in a town that never forgets.