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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Translations

GERMAN

SPANISH

HUNGARIAN

ITALIAN

FRENCH

BRAZIL

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Praise for The Road of Bones

"This is a true adult romantic fantasy ~ about VIKINGS!!! ~ with a engaging plot, 3 dimensional characters & a smouldering slow burn romance. Kick arse female characters & twists & turns I didn’t expect ~ THAT ENDING!! ~ There were some I did see coming but like all books it is how the author takes you through the story & I was engaged & throughly entertained the whole way! This book will absolutely be a highlight from my reading year & I can’t wait for the next in the series."

I am still reeling from the way this book cut off oxygen to my brain while I was reading the last few chapters. I cannot wait for more from this author.

Oh my gosh, I loved this. I was immediately sucked into this world and didn’t want to put this book down. I loved the growth that the main character went through, and the fact that we saw it happening through events in the book. I loved the “family is about more than blood” theme here. I’m always intimidated by big books, but this one honestly flew by. I absolutely adored it, and I’m moving right into the next one.

Kingdom of claw, book 2

They’ve murdered her family. Stolen her throne. And now they expect her to marry their son. But when she discovers her foster mother has been keeping the biggest secret of all, everything changes.

Saga’s plan: dismantle Queen Signe’s plans piece by piece–by any means necessary. The only problem? The handsome Zagadkian dignitary who is now trying to blackmail her.

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