Empire of Ash

A Passionate Paranormal Romance with Young Adult Appeal (God of Secrets, Book 1)

By: L. R. W. Lee

Narrated by: Sarah Kisko

Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

Dangerous magic, a dark god, and ancient secrets.

Archaeologist Pellucid Rose discovers THE find of the century when an earthquake hits her Mycenae, Greece dig. But before she can claim it, a dark, dangerous, and very sexy stranger steps from a swirl of shadows claiming she's loosed a sphinx on the world by translating an ancient secret on one of the scrolls.

What's more, he insists Secret Magic requires her to go with him to capture the ferocious creature.

Against better judgment, Pell teams up with the hot stranger to protect the world from her mistake only to discover more than she bargained for about Secret magic and the influence it has on Earth. But worse, she discovers that this ancient god has dangerous secrets of his own that could destroy the world, and only she has what it takes to stop him.

Empire of Ash is the first book in the enthralling God of Secrets paranormal romance series. If you love discovering little known Greek gods, you’ll enjoy the mystery that is Harpocrates, Greek god of secrets, by USA Today Bestselling author L. R. W. Lee. It's a slow-burn paranormal romance with potent sorcery, destined lovers, and mythical intrigue.

Buy Empire of Ash to dive into a secret affair today!

5 Stars! "A strong-willed and feisty woman is thrown into a new world, creating a comedic adventure that will soon become your next favorite read. The snark is charming and funny while also making the heroine instantly likable. Well worth the ride, Empire of Ash is a brilliant tapestry of adventure, romance, and mythology." - L. Konkel, Readers' Favorite

5 Stars! "It's been a hot minute since I've been able to truthfully say I can't wait to see what happens next, but here it is! Very descriptive, very original, I've honestly not read a book like it before, and I have Kindle Unlimited for a reason! Bravo!!!!!!!!!!! - Alicia L. Amazon Reviewer

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Love it

I absolutely love this series. The author did such a great job writing this book and narrator did an amazing job bringing the character to life. I honestly was hooked from the start of this book till I finished it and would highly recommend this book to be read

Wonderful Story

The characters really came to life due to excellent Narrator's! The story held my attention and curiosity. I enjoyed the affection the H and h developing between them. Chuckling incidents between them... hilarious. looking forward to Book 2!

Absolutely Wonderful Listen/ Read!!

I have Never read or listened to this author before, got the book on Audible and listened to it there. Narrator was Excellent and brought the storyline to life. I found this Author's sense of humor so good, just a hoot!! The inner monologue Pell has throughout the book made me laugh more times then I can say. Pell the Main Character is quite a Character and she has the same deep streak of Curiositie as myself which just made me laugh all the more.
Highly recommended this Story and really want to listen to the 2nd book in this Series.

Better than Baklava

Empire of Ash (God of Secrets #1) is better than baklava or Mythos beer.

L. R. W. Lee has buried some magical artifacts into this story, and I'm thrilled to have started to unearth them. Harpoc, Mister Ancient Sexy Bod God of Secrets, and Pellucid Rose make a dynamic pair. I'm ready to dig into the full site and discover the rest of the treasures yet to come.

If you can, listen to the audio version. The storyline is gold, but the silver-lining that makes the main female character shine is the voice of Narrator Sarah Kisko. She really breathes life into Pell.

Notable Quote:
'I look down, busying myself zipping my own jacket. Pugh, I stink. He wrinkles his nose, and I laugh. But the next thing I know, the smell of jasmine replaces puke.
“Much better,” he says.
I don’t disagree.'

Romantic, funny and exciting !

I enjoyed this one. New author and narrator to me but nicely done. Spunky heroine, exciting plot twists and good narration, id like to listen to part 2 !

Great beginning

This is a new author and narrator to me. Love the character development and plot detail. Can't wait to see more work from them both.

Great Mythology Lesson

I received this audiobook free for an honest review as a member of the Pink Flamingo Productions Review Team. The author gives the listener a lesson in mythology that I can understand and keeps my interest. Loved the theme of this story. Pell is so down to earth with her clumsiness and internal dialogue. She is so naive. In comes her knight in shining armor. The romance between these two is great for young adult reading/listening. The thrill and suspense of their story keeps you on the edge of your seat and your attention from beginning to end. There is also some enjoyable humor. The narrator did a good job with the characters, their voices, and their personalities.

First person

I like the over all story line and it had funny parts here and there. I’m looking forward to the other books so far. I’m not overly fond of first person narrative and sometimes I do find the main characters inner thoughts and monologues annoying but at times realistic but other times overdone :) narration is fair.

Amazing!!!

Loved everything about this story. The concept of scrolls holding secrets that when read come to life was very clever. I love the banter between the two main characters. I still feel there is one secret about Pel that hopefully will come to light in book 2. Can’t wait to see if my hunch is right.

Very different

I found this book intriguing because it wasn’t like any other YA books I’ve read. Pal is an archeologist who deciphers scrolls that bring ancient beings back to life. She meets Harpock, who is very (annoyingly) secretive. Although this is the main part of the book, I felt like I was in the dark until about three quarters through the book. I also couldn’t decide if I hated the inner dialogue of Pal or if I thought it was funny. Maybe a little of both. Anyway, overall this was definitely worth the listen, I’m glad I finished it and I plan to read the next book