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Welcome to The Ashford Diaries — Your Series Guide

Dive into The Ashford Diaries, a gothic mystery serial told through daily letters from Ashford Manor. Explore the series timeline, key characters, and…

Jul 15, 2025 • Dakkota Lane

Part 5: The Widow's Letters

Oct 20, 2025 • Dakkota Lane

PART 4: The Widow's Letters

The Confrontation

Oct 15, 2025 • Dakkota Lane

Welcome to Dear Dakkota,

Oct 11, 2025 • Dakkota Lane

PART 3: The Widow's Letters

Oct 7, 2025 • Dakkota Lane

Most Popular

May 17, 2025 • Dakkota Lane

The Ashford Diaries - Letter 23

May 15, 2025 • Dakkota Lane

The Ashford Diaries - Letter 22

May 14, 2025 • Dakkota Lane

May 21, 2025 • Dakkota Lane

The Ashford Diaries

The End of Calliope's Letters

The house isn’t done with its secrets yet.

Sep 25, 2025 • Dakkota Lane

The Ashford Diaries, Letter 132: I will not forget you. Not ever.

September 22, 1947 — evening

Sep 24, 2025 • Dakkota Lane

The Ashford Diaries, Letter 131: One life taken. One life hidden.

And I was absent for both...

Sep 24, 2025 • Dakkota Lane

The Ashford Diaries, Letter 130: Tomorrow Comes the Reckoning

I understand, now, that she carried the burden of my grief so I could survive.

Sep 22, 2025 • Dakkota Lane

Musings of the Heart

Dear You, I Don’t Miss You

Dear you, I Don't Miss You

Feb 12 • Dakkota Lane

The Line I Almost Took Out

The Line I Almost Took Out

Apr 7, 2025 • Dakkota Lane

Some Loves Aren’t Meant to Last

Some Loves Aren’t Meant to Last

Apr 1, 2025 • Dakkota Lane

The First Time I Saw You

The first time I saw you,

Mar 26, 2025 • Dakkota Lane

The Widow's Letters

Part 5: The Widow's Letters

Oct 20, 2025 • Dakkota Lane

PART 4: The Widow's Letters

The Confrontation

Oct 15, 2025 • Dakkota Lane

PART 3: The Widow's Letters

Oct 7, 2025 • Dakkota Lane

Part 2, The Widow's Letters

The Figure in the Garden

Oct 1, 2025 • Dakkota Lane

PART 1, The Widow's Letters

The Inheritance

Sep 23, 2025 • Dakkota Lane

House of Letters

Dakkota Lane is a writer of epistolary fiction, poetry, and prose. She’s the author of The Ashford Diaries, Forget Me Not, Bleeding Heart, and My Breakup Recovery Book.

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