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Broken Souls and Bones

Broken Souls and Bones

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Together they’ll restore a broken kingdom or burn it to the ground . . .

In a kingdom long divided, Lyra Bien intends to live a quiet life to avoid the attention of magic-obsessed King Damir.

Until Roark Ashwood, the monarch’s silent but irresistibly handsome soldier, invades her village and uncovers Lyra’s secret.

That she is a melder . . .

Gifted in the three magical crafts – bone, blood and soul – a melder is highly sought after. But there is a price: their magic is also the seed of their destruction.

Forced to reveal her ability, Lyra is immediately claimed by Roark for the king, to be his next melder.

Now the captive of this brooding soldier, she must find a way to escape. But could Roark himself be the key to her freedom?

What neither of them realises, is that a dangerous truth lies beneath everything.

Together they will have to choose to stand against all they know – or face a darker destiny . . .


© L J Andrews 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

About the author

LJ Andrews

LJ Andrews is a USA Today bestselling author of fantasy romance. She mystically brings to life worlds of dark Nordic and Viking myths bound by conflicts that bring together impassioned heroes and heroines. In her non-author moments, she is courageously corralling her four children to the myriad of life activities that involves, along with spending time with her favorite hero, her husband. Add two high maintenance dogs and a sassy conure to the mix and that sums it up. She thrives spending time in the Rocky Mountains where she lives in Utah.
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