The Dominion of Seven Gates

For two hundred years, the Barrowfield estate has stood like a monument to old Virginia power—seven iron gates guarding seven ancestral sins. But the gates are rusting, the land is bleeding money, and the family inside is cracking down the middle.

Philippa “Pippa” Barrowfield has spent her entire life smoothing the fractures in a dynasty held together by pride, bourbon, and denial. Her father refuses to admit the estate is collapsing. Her brother Asher, the charismatic heir, is unraveling behind a glittering mask. And the family’s darkest secrets—once locked safely behind iron and tradition—are beginning to seep through the cracks.

When a ruthless state senator sets his sights on annexing the estate, Pippa discovers just how vulnerable Dominion truly is. Cade Pembroke isn’t just after their land—he’s hunting their weaknesses, tearing open closets the Barrowfields have nailed shut for generations. And he’s found his sharpest weapon in Asher’s fast-spiraling addiction.

With her family in denial and the walls closing in, Pippa becomes the one Barrowfield bold enough to fight back. Even if it means rewriting the rules. Even if it means burning down old loyalties. Even if it means becoming the very thing her father fears most: a woman who refuses to stay in her “place.”

But when enemies are circling outside and ghosts are rising within, Pippa must face the truth buried beneath the seven gates: some legacies protect you—
and some are built to imprison.

If you crave Southern Gothic atmospheres, dynastic intrigue, and a fiercely determined heroine standing against the collapse of her world, dive into The Dominion of Seven Gates now. The fight for Dominion has begun—and you won’t be able to look away.