The Ashen Series Novella Update
If you have never read The Ashen Series by Demi Winters, it is an AMAZING Viking inspired romantic fantasy! It’s gory, it’s romantic, and most incredibly it does an amazing job discussing topics like substance abuse and agoraphobia. (Plus, it has some new morally grey men). It’s a planned 5 book series with the first two books, The Road of Bones and Kingdom of Claw, already available and the third in the works. While we wait anxiously for the third installment of this series, we may be able to dive back into the world of IstrĂŠ faster than we thought!
Demi Winters just announced the release date, cover art, and title for her self-published novella for the series.
The cover is SO beautiful and follows the theme of the other two books featuring a prominent character in the book. This book specifically is about Hekla and her journey during the events of Kingdom of Claw.
Roots of Darkness is book 2.5 of The Ashen Series and will be available for purchase and on Kindle Unlimited June 10 2025.
Official Blurb:
Traveling the Road of Bones was only the start of Heklaâs troubles.
The Bloodaxe Crew have arrived at the village of IstrĂŠâbeleaguered and missing three of their members. They might be down in numbers, but Hekla âRib Smasherâ is determined theyâll complete their job all the same: defeat the evil mist with a heartbeat and keep the citizens of IstrĂŠ safe. What she didnât expect is for IstrĂŠâs bull-headed chieftain to block her every move.
Exasperated, Hekla throws caution to the wind for a single passion-filled night. But to her horror, the mysterious, red-cloaked warrior to whom sheâd spilled her deepest secrets, is the Bloodaxe Crewâs new temporary leader and allyâEyvind Hakonsson.
Hekla must now learn to play by Eyvindâs rules while guarding her heart. But when it becomes clear that his plans align with the chieftainâs, Hekla takes matters into her own hands.
Nothing will stop her from keeping the innocent people of IstrĂŠ safeânot even the man who haunts her thoughts.
