A woman on the run. A crew of Viking mercenaries. A forbidden romance. And the secret which threatens them all.
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 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?
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!
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In a land where winter never loosens its grip and bloodlines are forged in betrayal, The Ashen series leads readers deep into a world that feels carved from frost and fire. Set against the unforgiving wilds of Íseldur—a Norse-inspired realm steeped in runic magic and ancestral vengeance—this dark romantic fantasy unfolds with aching beauty and brutal clarity.
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At its center is Silla Nordvig, a girl marked by secrets and scarred by survival. Her quiet strength is tested the moment her world is torn apart, forcing her into the path of the Bloodaxe Crew—a band of ruthless, haunted mercenaries bound together more by shared damage than loyalty. As Silla confronts the ghosts of her lineage and the cruel pull of power awakening inside her, the journey becomes as much about who she dares to become as it is about what she must survive.
What makes this series resonate isn’t just its storm-choked landscapes or its slow-burning tension. It’s the way grief, addiction, and healing are laid bare on the page—messy, honest, and fiercely human. Magic here feels elemental, tied to marrow and memory rather than spectacle. And the relationships—whether forged in firelight or fractured by violence—evolve with a sincerity that lingers long after the last page.
Praised for its immersive prose and emotional depth, this is a saga where fantasy doesn’t just entertain—it cuts deep. For readers drawn to morally complex characters, romantic tension built on trust rather than tropes, and storytelling that embraces both shadow and light, The Ashen offers a journey as harrowing as it is unforgettable.
Enter the north, where nothing is easy, and everything matters. The ice remembers. So do the bones.
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