• The Road of Bones

  • The Ashen, Book 1
  • By: Demi Winters
  • Narrated by: Islay Jacobs
  • Length: 21 hrs and 15 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (244 ratings)

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The Road of Bones

By: Demi Winters
Narrated by: Islay Jacobs
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A woman on the run. A crew of Viking mercenaries. A forbidden romance. And the secret that 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 tales with Vikings, The Road of Bones leads you on an adrenaline-fueled chase with fun banter and a slow-building enemies-to-lovers romance. It is book one in the Ashen Series.

©2023 Demi Winters (P)2024 Podium Audio

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This story was a breath of fresh air

With the genre of fantasy romance expanding so rapidly this book was exactly what I have been looking for, a new world to explore that was unlike any other I have read. The story line, the characters and the twists were perfect. The narrator was Perfect in her storytelling. I am counting down until the next book!!!!

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Exquisitely Written

Fanatic read!!! Everything was well done plot, character development, action, pace, narration was all superb.

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Great story! Interesting characters!

FANTASTIC! Can’t wait for the second book!! The plot kept me engaged the entire book. VO talent was perfect!

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seriously!!! 💫💫💫💫

amazing! this is a book I will recommend without hesitation! the world building, the secrets and lies and more secrets and the narrator did an amazing job!

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Solid, looking forward to the next one

I was initially skeptical but it’s worth sticking with it! Definitely an intriguing story, and a great narrator, too.

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Has it All!

I loved this book. It has everything, great world building, spice, solid flawed characters, and worthy villains. so much fun!

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Amazing!!

I’ve been in a slump trying to find something that keeps my interest and satisfies my romantasy obsession after finishing everything SJM and this hit the spot. Highly recommend and eagerly awaiting the next book!!!

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Slow start but picks up into something great

Keep going if you feel it’s going slow! I promise it will be worth it. I’m pretty good at catching the twists before they happen and this one had me all the way til the end. Highly recommend.

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Not what I expected and liked it more for that reason

First off the narrator did a fantastic job. I’m glad I got the audio since there was a little section that was slow early on that may have made me put it down. Thankfully that didn’t happen. The story was full of twists that I wasn’t expecting and some that were hinted at. Let’s just say the love interest isn’t what it appears to be and book two will be a fun read.

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Intriguing story

Loved this book from
Beginning to end. So much discovery and growth. Magic, betrayal, lust, and so much more.

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