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The Right Honourable Bastard

A WORK IN PROGRESS

 

The Right Honourable Bastard is still at the beginning of its journey. The opening chapters introduce Edward Ashcombe, his complicated family and the immaculate world of influence, privilege and secrecy they inhabit.

I know where parts of the story are heading, but the characters are still revealing themselves and the wider novel is still taking shape. What appears here is an early glimpse into the world of the Ashcombes, not a promise that everything has already been decided.

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I will share more as the story grows.

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THE ASHCOMBE ARMS

The imagined Ashcombe arms bring together the symbols of the family: the white carnation, the chess rook and the conviction that power is inherited long before it is earned. Built to command respect, they represent a name designed to outlive everyone who carries it.

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THE ASHCOMBE LINE

Edward and Catherine stand at the head of the family. Beneath them are Alex, Belle and the absent Sophie, each carrying the Ashcombe name differently. The family tree records more than blood. It reveals expectation, duty and the spaces left by those who refuse to remain.

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THE WHITE CARNATION

Edward’s white carnation is part signature, part uniform and part declaration of control. It must always be immaculate. Here, one damaged petal begins to bleed, transforming his symbol of perfection into a warning that every carefully protected secret eventually demands a price.

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