The Road of Bones

The Ashen Series, Book 1

By: Demi Winters

Narrated by: Islay Jacobs

Length: 21 hrs and 15 mins

Publisher's summary

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

I really loved this!!

I’m a sucker for any good romantasy adventure, especially with a Viking twist. But this story blew my expectations out of the water! Beautifully written with rich world building that was easy to follow, I just couldn’t stop listening! I know some people may hate on the FMC, but I thought it was refreshing to have a female lead who isn’t a snarky, sarcastic trained killer. Silla is kind and generous and a survivor, which I believe is a different kind of strength. I can’t believe I have to wait for the next book, I wish I could start it right away!

Interesting world building excellent narrator

The narration is perfect. Overall plot is slightly predictable and reminiscent of others in the genre but the world building, location and characters are interesting and unique. Can’t wait to read the next one!

Well written and performed

Interesting plot and storyline. Wonderful character building. I appreciate the originality of the storyline. The audio performer was perfect.

The character development

Loved the slow burn between the love interest and main character arch. Couldn’t stop listening.

Outstanding narrator, great story

Narrator made an already great book even better. Did not want to put it down!

Fantastic!!!! 1000/10

I really enjoyed this book! The narrator was fantastic as well! Cannot wait to read the sequel!

Great story!

Unexpected storyline I was absolutely hooked the whole time. Superb character building and world building.

I’m OBSESSED

This is literally how every romance fantasy series should be written. I personally pride myself on being able to see most twists coming but this book had me listening until 4 am?! I had to physically put my phone in another room to get sleep. It doesn’t help that the narrator was so good! Her pronunciations on words was so crisp and clear, her inflections were infectious.

Finished this book in a few days time and now I’m desperate to get book 2. Let me just summarize what this book has: enemies to lovers, queens and kings, heretics, disgusting men with one thing in mind, the most delicious kind of shadow daddy, twists you never see coming, addiction, other written perspectives, and SEVERAL unraveling mysteries.

Engaging story, interesting premise

I really enjoyed the Viking backdrop to the story, but could have used more Norse culture in the story. Well written and fun!

Just the thing

This was a delight. I generally am waiting for the eye-roll ridiculous in fantasy romances and this one nailed the story and characters. Sure there’s some thing that stretch believability within the framework of the author’s world, but the thing I liked most is that the main character is believable while pulling off some very intriguing plot developments. I would even go so far to say this was better than ACOTAR or the Crescent City books.