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The Scattered Bones

By: Nicole Scarano
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
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"I will love you until I am nothing but dust, and even then, I'll still love you."

When a mysterious man known only as The Stranger promises to return Kaid to her, Sellah is tasked with finding each one of her love's scattered bones, his severed body hidden in the darkest corners of the realm. The quest is an impossible task, yet she must make the dangerous journey alone using only her faith and fight. But the tasks at hand are brutal. They're battles not easily won.

Sellah doesn't care how treacherous the challenges are. She'll do whatever it takes because it was her fault Kaid was punished. Promised to the primordial goddess as a child, it was Sellah's sacred duty to remain pure and untouched. To be chosen as the goddess' vessel was the highest honor, one Sellah devoted her life to until the handsome thief Kaid broke into the temple. He obliterated her world, rewriting her future, and despite her vows, she couldn't resist the beautiful longing that ignited between them. Their forbidden friendship bloomed into a doomed romance, sending her and her beloved thief down a dark path of heartbreak, unspeakable danger, and a love that not even death could conquer.

The Scattered Bones is a dark fantasy romance where reverse Orpheus and Eurydice meets the Lord of the Rings with female-driven video game-style quest vibes. It's filled with epic quests, slow-burn forbidden romance, fantasy gods, dangerous landscapes and beasts, found family, heartbreak, triumph, and a love that gives the heroine the strength to survive.

©2023 Nicole Scarano (P)2025 Podium Audio
Action & Adventure Dark Fantasy Fantasy Heartfelt Fiction

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This novella delivers a tragic love story wrapped in myth, magic, and devotion. Sellah is an compelling FMC, strong, stubborn, and quietly witty, and her love for Kaid drives the narrative with an intensity that hurts in the best way. The world itself is lush and immersive, filled with powerful gods, brutal quests, and moments that feel both epic and intimate. The flashbacks are some of the strongest elements, offering raw emotional punches and giving Sellah and Kaid's relationship real depth.

My biggest struggle was with the way the story begins mid journey. You're thrown straight into the aftermath without the context you need, and for a good chunk of the early pages you're waiting for answers that simply aren't there yet. Normally this "start in the middle" style can work, but here it left the pacing feeling slightly backwards; like I was reading the second half of the book before the first. Once the narrative catches up and the pieces start to fall into place, things improve significantly, but the initial disorientation did knock the experience down a notch for me.

By the end, I was completely invested. Sellah's devotion is powerful, her journey brutal and breathtaking, and the lore carried that perfect mix of devotion, divine politics, and forbidden lovers. Even the dynamic with "The Stranger" kept me guessing. For a quick standalone romantasy, this one delivers adventure, emotion, and a love story that defies death itself. A solid 4 stars and worth the read.

A good read

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4.5⭐ 2🌶️

Absolutely incredible. A different romantasy than what I'm used to, but it was truly amazing. The story itself was intriguing, though I would have loved a bit more plot twists to it. But then again, the lack of those cliche plot twists is what created this story. So I'm good. 😅

I did wish for more books. This could easily have been a trilogy. I would definitely read the story of the upcoming war of the gods. 👀 That sounds hella interesting.

A not so cliche romantasy

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beautiful story finished in one sitting slightly dark wish it was bigger but the story was on point the romance on point slightly dark but nothing obscene my only critique is that there were too many repetitive dialogues that got slightly annoying but overall this book was a good time

short but what a lovely story

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Took off a recommendation. No idea what I was walking into and was thoroughly blown away.

Narration fantastic!!
Story…so unique. Fantasty / Romance/ heartbreak
I will tell everyone about this!

What a book!

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Very captivating. I am normally someone who guesses all plots and twists but I didn't/couldn't with this book. It was very original and I listened to it obsessively until I got through it. I also love the narrator, she did a very good job. Full of emotion and does a very good male voice. One of my new favourites.

Absolutely adored this book and the narrator

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