The Road of Bones
Book 1 in the 5-book ashen series
Amazon top 50 seller and Book of the Month November 2024 pick
A woman on the run. A crew of Viking mercenaries. A forbidden romance. And the secret which threatens them all.
Book info
A woman on the run. A crew of Viking mercenaries. A forbidden romance. And the secret which threatens them all.
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 quest: 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?
Content Warnings
The Ashen series takes place in a dark world, and is intended for audiences 18 +
- Domestic violence (discussed, some emotional abuse)
- addiction (strong themes; includes withdrawal experience)
- religious persecution
- execution by stoning
- blood letting
- violence & gore
- graphic sex
- sexual assault (implied, attempted)
- agoraphobia & social anxiety
- captivity
- mental health problems (psychosis, loss of a parent, loss of siblings)
- kidnapping
- forced drugging
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What To Read Next
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