Broken Souls and Bones (Stonegate #1)
L.J. Andrews
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
4.43
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· 54 ratings · 480 pages · Published: 29 Apr 2025
Lyra Bien intended to live a quiet life to avoid the attention of the magic-obsessed king in the fortress of Stonegate. Until Roark Ashwood—the prince’s silent guard and rumored killer for the crown—invades her village and uncovers the truth behind the silver scars in her eyes. To save her best friend from death, she’s forced to reveal her abilities, and is immediately claimed by the crown as the next melder.
To be the King’s melder is to be revered and feared in equal measures, but above all it is a slow death sentence. Lyra is determined to find a way to free herself and her friends from bondage. But first she must get more information from the silent, brooding sentry who first took her captive: Roark.
As Lyra gets closer to Roark, she soon learns he’s nothing like she assumed—and in fact everything she needs. The more they work as allies, the harder it becomes to ignore the growing passion between them. After a sinister truth is revealed, Roark and Lyra must choose to stand against all they know, or accept their dark destiny.
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Tagged as:
- fantasy 9
- magic 8
- viking hero 8
- fated mates 7
- enemies to lovers 6
- new adult 6
- forced proximity 6
- found family 6
- political/court intrigue 6
- bodyguard/protector hero 6
- competent heroine 5
- high fantasy 4
- m-f romance 4
- disabilities & scars 4
- possessive hero 4
- virgin heroine 3
- paranormal 1
- slow burn 1
- abduction 1
- sweet/gentle heroine 1
- tall heroine 1
- dark romance 1
- military 1
- gifted/super-heroine 1
- alpha male 1
- warlord/commander hero 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- abuse 1
- third party abuse 1
- child death 1
- death / grief 1
- Format
- audiobook
- dual pov 5
- first person pov 2
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The 'Stonegate' series
4.45 · 67 ratings
fantasy · new adult · vikings · m-f · possessive hero · virgin heroine · fated-mates · forced proximity · bodyguard-hero · abuse-non-mc · dark · open-door · explicit-open-door · length-long · first-person-pov · magic · first-in-series · tall-heroine · military · standalone-first
Stonegate reading order and complete book list ❯
