The Scattered Bones

By: Nicole Scarano

Narrated by: Kristin Atherton

"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

love eternal!

This book was amazing! it left me wanting more about them and their daughter's lives.

So beautiful

beautiful writing and story. I needed this type of love and magic in my brain.

Narrator was perfection

The narrator was so good at voicing the FMC and MMC. The dark love story was beautiful and the narrator made you feel the story.

Amazing narration- great story

I really enjoyed the story, it was unique and painfully romantic. The narration though is what made it incredible. Highly recommend

Loved it!

What a unique and wonderful standalone dark Romantasy. I loved the gods and the premise of this story. The underlying message so good. The narrator did amazing making you feel the tension. Definitely re-readable!