The Road of Bones (The Ashen #1)
Demi Winters
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· 165 ratings · 592 pages · Published: 22 Jun 2023

Silla Nordvig is running for her life. The Queen of Íseldur has sent warriors to bring Silla to Sunnavík, where death awaits her. When her father is killed, his last words set Silla on a perilous travel the treacherous Road of Bones–a thousand-mile stretch haunted by warbands, creatures of darkness, and a mysterious murderer–and go to Kopa, where a shield-house awaits her.
After barely surviving the first stretch of road, a desperate Silla sneaks into a supply wagon belonging to the notorious Bloodaxe Crew. To make it to Kopa, she must win over Axe Eyes, the brooding leader of the Crew, while avoiding the Wolf, his distractingly handsome right-hand man. But the queen’s ruthless assassin has other plans and hunts Silla obsessively. Will Silla make it safely to Kopa? Or will she fall prey to the perils of the Road of Bones?
Featuring an immersive world blending fairy tale with Vikings, The Road of Bones leads you on an adrenaline-fueled chase with fun banter and a slow-building enemies to lovers romance. The first book in the Ashen Series, you are one click away from reading it today!
Tagged as:
- viking hero 23
- fantasy 23
- magic 20
- betrayal 19
- love triangle 18
- enemies to lovers 17
- grumpy & sunshine 16
- found family 15
- m-f romance 14
- historical 13
- survival 13
- bad boys 12
- cheerful/happy heroine 11
- other man/woman 11
- virgin heroine 10
- high fantasy 10
- tortured hero 9
- possessive hero 8
- alpha male 7
- forbidden love 7
- monsters 6
- paranormal 5
- suspense 5
- sweet/gentle heroine 5
- bodyguard/protector hero 5
- mystery 5
- forced proximity 5
- dark romance 3
- new adult 3
- secret relationship 2
- hurt/comfort 2
- friends with benefits 2
- political/court intrigue 2
- Add topics
- content warnings
- substance abuse 14
- drug abuse 14
- graphic violence 10
- death / grief 10
- past child abuse 2
- past abuse 2
- abuse between mcs 1
- geography
- scandinavia 12
- europe 6
- Format
- Audiobook
- third person pov 7
- dual pov 4
- male pov 1
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