Ashton Lane

The Witches of Scotland Romance #3

by Steven P. Aitchison

🔮 Seven witches. Seven stories. One powerful destiny. 🔮

Book Ashton Lane – Morven’s Story

Morven Douglas keeps her head down and her flower shop quiet. But when blooms begin to shift with her moods and strange visions creep into her dreams, she realises something inside her is starting to wake.

Drawn to the others by a force she can’t explain, Morven steps into a world of whispered magick and hidden history. But her past isn’t done with her yet, and neither are the shadows that follow her.

As her connection to the coven deepens, so does her bond with Cat Fraser — the one person who makes her feel seen. But with the Veil thinning and ancient power stirring, love might not be enough to keep them safe.

Floristry, fate, and slow-burn sapphic longing.
Ashton Lane is the third book in The Witches of Scotland, a contemporary fantasy romance series filled with heart, heritage, and everyday magick.

If you love stories of found family, slow-burn romance, and everyday magick, you’ll fall in love with The Witches of Scotland.

📚 Perfect for readers who
✅ Witchy romance with a touch of mystery
✅ Small-town vibes with a Scottish twist
✅ Strong, independent heroines finding love and power
✅ Slow-burn and fated mates romance
✅ Hidden legacies, ancient magic, and a dash of danger

Continue the journey today with The Witches of Ashton Lane!

Genres: Fantasy

152 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 1, 2025

About the author

Steven Aitchison is an author of magick fantasy with his 9 book series The Witches of Scotland https://geni.us/hFD1N about astral projection, an energy magic system and Witches from the West end of Glasgow.

He has a degree in Psychology and has one of the longest running personal development blogs.

He loves a good conspiracy theory but more than that, he loves reading, writing and spending time in his own magickal worlds inside his head.

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Reviews

[Jennifer]

The FMC in this story is Morven Douglas. She has a flower shop in Glasgow called Belladonna Thorn. She’s begin to notice more and more that flowers and plants react to her in a visible, physically startling way and she’s starting to find blue petals in strange places she’s been. She’s starting to have visions during the day, and her dreams are cinematic and vivid as well, both containing messages from the Veil itself.

It becomes important for these first three witches in the series to bind together even as they wait for the other four to awaken to their powers complete the coven of seven. After a short spell, their connection is cemented. Morven and Cat and Isla travel to Stornoway, Scotland with their mentor Jean, and she reveals more history to them as things start to move quickly in the shadows. The witches go to the standing stones outside the town where they are staying and Morven communes in the Veil with a woman from the past. More secrets and more family connections and buried history are revealed.

This book was heavy on history but also featured some sweet emotional scenes with Morven and Cat as they test their “situationship” and desire for each other. Excited to move on to book four!

[Desiree]

Finished Books 1-3

I wanted to get a little deeper before I wrote anything and here we are.

Book one was good and it snapped me into book two which was good which pulled me into book three which was good!

I have binge read for two days and I feel the tug of book four but it is late and I’ll wait until tomorrow now.

I found this series via a Facebook post and hesitated for a while before I finally decided to give it a chance with the first book, suffice it to say I got hooked and will probably binge read up to book nine as book ten isn’t available yet.

If you have been on the fence, give it a go!

[Claire]

Engaging series

Has the bare minimum romance to be called one, but the writing is good. Feels more like a novella than a novel in length, and each one seems to be a cliffhanger. But I’m off to the next book, because I’m dying to know what happens next—and isn’t that the best indicator of all that you’re holding a good book?

[Daniel Laughlin]

A delightful read

Another quick, yet delightful read. This story carries us further into the realm of magic. A developing romance, a developing story, I think I'm developing an addiction for the author Aitchison's books.

[Margaret lee]

Stones

Again another brilliant book, the characters are fantastic and th storyline is great , so much going on can't wait to read the next book I recommend these books , a very well deserved 5 stars

[Rick Jones]

once again another great book from steven.
love the way the storyline is progressing. morven is going to be the one to follow

[slsmitty25]

I was really hoping to like this novella but it fell very flat for me. There was no character development, the headlong crash romance seemed forced and her wishy washy demeanor was a putoff for me.

[SandraM Bell]

Witches awakening, first trip of intrige

A story of the witches finding abilities, but a dark adventure awaits. Romance but not over the top, a good read

[Nicole Smith]

Great series.

I like this series. The books are a bit short, but the story is good. The characters could be a bit more detailed. But al in all its a good read.

[Alisa Tramel]

Ok, didn't know if I would even read this one and continued the series, but I think this one was better than the last. Will continue with series.

[Teresa C Hopkins]

witches

I have finished book 1, 2, 3. Great story just could not stop reading. I will be buying the rest of the series.

[Samantha Hastings]

Loving these books!

really talented writer and great book for awakening empaths and those who see more than they know or share :)

[Susan Matheson]

Sooo good

Getting into this series now , liking the way its written and the teaching for them to learn each step

[Kelly McElroy]

I love the friendships that are developing and happening. Looking forward to all of them finally meeting.

[Jackie Dieguez]

feels like chapters

Books feel like chapters of larger book. Wish they were consolidated into less books even if it cost a little more.

[Tania de Leon]

I’m already hooked on this series but the fact that this book even mentioned Geillis Duncan from Outlander, say less. It might not be that Geillis but still lol.

[Kim Servin]

Interesting book however I felt it was too slow paced. I needed more to be happening.

[Pearl Cabalan]

Giving this series the benefit of the doubt.. it’s ok for me so far.. in this book, I thought Morven was really interesting, especially her connection to flowers and the way her magic starts showing itself through them. Her visions and connection to the Veil also made me curious about her role in the coven. I think Cat and Morven are cute together. The story is still moving pretty quickly, so I wish we got a little more depth. I feel like the book is rushing through the characters and is basically based on introducing one witch every time there’s a new book. I’m almost halfway through the series so I’ll keep reading.

[Juno]

“Ashton Lane” (Book 3 in the series) is where the series started to fall apart a bit for me, and I’m not sure I’ll continue on from here. Like the previous books, this was a very quick read, and I do still like the overall concept, the characters, and the direction the story *could* be heading.

However, each book introduces a new character, and by this third one it’s beginning to feel repetitive. This installment felt rushed, with most of the focus on introducing the new character and establishing their relationships within the group. Outside of that, there wasn’t much real movement in the overarching storyline, especially given how much has been hinted at over the first three books.

Because of that, this one landed lower for me—I wanted more depth and progression in the main plot, not just another setup.