The Road of Bones (The Ashen #1)
Demi Winters
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
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Open door [?]
· 113 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:
- fantasy 15
- viking hero 14
- magic 11
- enemies to lovers 10
- love triangle 10
- betrayal 10
- dark romance 9
- virgin heroine 8
- grumpy & sunshine 8
- paranormal 6
- possessive hero 6
- found family 6
- historical 5
- third person pov 5
- alpha male 5
- m-f romance 5
- high fantasy 5
- forbidden love 5
- survival 5
- other man/woman 5
- monsters 4
- bad boys 4
- cheerful/happy heroine 4
- new adult 3
- suspense 3
- sweet/gentle heroine 3
- bodyguard/protector hero 3
- dual pov 3
- mystery 3
- forced proximity 3
- tortured hero 2
- war 1
- witches 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- substance abuse 6
- drug abuse 6
- graphic violence 4
- death / grief 4
- geography
- scandinavia 5
- europe 1
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