Instrument of Treachery is finished!

Hi readers,

If you’ve been following the weekly chapters I’ve been dropping on Kindle Vella for Instrument of Treachery, you know we’re approaching the end point. Well today I finally reached “The End.”

Of course, what’s been posted on Vella is the raw, unedited story, so there have been and will be some revisions during the edit process, but for the most part, I’m happy with the story..

So, what’s next?

First off, you will see the remaining chapters dropping more often, probably one every other day or so, as I enter the editing process in full on the project. Once all chapters are posted, I will close the project on Vella, which means I must wait 30 days before publishing the book. Expect the full book in eBook and paperback formats sometime in late June or early July.

To help promote the series, I’m having the Demon Gate Chronicles series completely recovered. Stay tuned for the reveal of these gorgeous new covers.

I’m also planning on putting together some special offerings to people who have signed up for my newsletter. Watch your email boxes.

And if you’re not signed up yet, head on over to my website at:https://scmitchellauthor.com/

Sign up is on that front page, just a short scroll down.

Adventure on,

Steve

New Release: Between Venus and Mars

I’m happy to announce the release of Between Venus and Mars, the 4th book in my Destiny’s Legacy series:

Between Venus and Mars.

A romantic science fiction adventure…with mutant kangaroos.

Once Upon a Galaxy…

Zana Starchild is on a mission to restore her tribe’s livestock and save herself from one more meal of kelp. Sure, it’s technically illegal to visit Old Earth, but to a rim rat like Zana, galactic laws are really just guidelines. Her wrecked starship just means she’ll need to use her backup plan to get off the abandoned world, an old Earth legend her uncle passed down to her.

Pulled across the galaxy from his relaxing shower to Old Earth via an ancient teleporter, Galactic Marshall Kyle Kepler finds himself naked and marooned with a quirky rim rat. Zana’s broken more laws than Kyle can count, and he plans to arrest her, just as soon as he can find transport off the planet and a pair of pants.

A junk heap of a starship, an awkward meeting, and a roving gang of mutant kangaroos are just the beginning of a rollicking intergalactic journey filled with laughs, love, and adventure.

Between Venus and Mars is available in paperback and Kindle eBook here:

https://books2read.com/u/3k60EL

It’s also FREE to read on Kindle Unlimited.

The Instrument of Treachery

I’ve finally gotten back to my Demon Gate Chronicles, and I’m happy to announce that book 4, The Instrument Of Treachery is coming along nicely. Nice enough that I’ve begun to publish the first chapters on Kindle Vella.

Here’s the cover:

The Instrument of Treachery

Archanist Kim Wakefield finds herself 3,000 years in the past on the doomed island of Atlantis. She knows the demons are about to attack. She knows the island is about to sink. And there is nothing she can do about it. Does she have what it takes to survive and get back to her own time?

Merc’vel Hove is an Atlantean council member and budding sorcerer who is given a divine task of building a gateway to another dimension by his goddess, Gaia. But the gateway opens into the demon dimension of Ballor and allows demons into our world. Is he the Instrument of Treachery that has doomed they whole world?

The Instrument of Treachery is the fourth book in the Demons Gate Chronicles. It’s a tale of love, tragedy, and triumph in a very dangerous world.

The first 3 chapters are up on Kindle Vella now, free to read at: https://www.amazon.com/The-Instrument-of-Treachery/dp/B0BRNYZTWT/

A 4th chapter will be up later today, and there will be a new chapter every Tuesday until the book is done.

Check it out.

Read on,

Steve

Amazon lost my reviews so you get another free book.

Hi readers,

Story time: A while ago, I received the rights back for my Hearts in Orbit books. With a few edits, I republished them into the new Destiny’s Legacy series. They retained their titles which allowed me to request that the reviews be transferred to the new editions of the books. Everything worked well for Pirates of the Dark Nebula and Captives of the Kratzen, but something glitched on Amazon and all The Blarmling Dilemma reviews disappeared, (57 of them). These past few months I’ve been working with Amazon but they’ve concluded that they can not get those reviews back. Now it’s a hard fact that reviews, really help an author to promote their books. So without those reviews, it will make it harder for me to promote the book.

It’s heartbreaking, but I’m not letting it get me down. If you were one of the readers that reviewed it before, I’m asking you to repost your review here: https://books2read.com/u/47gMNA

I’m also putting The Blarmling Dilemma up for free now through Nov. 29th with hopes of garnering a few reviews. Click here to get your free Kindle copy. 

And if you like Science Fiction and Romance, you might enjoy some of these sexy reads:

Many, like The Blarmling Dilemma, are on sale and free to read on Kindle Unlimited. Check them out here: https://books.bookfunnel.com/outofthisworld-nov/cwtnfgdg78

Thanks and happy reading,

Steve

A 99¢ Fantasy/Paranormal romance sale!

I’ve joined with an amazing group of fantasy and paranormal romance authors to put a great batch of books on sale for the Halloween season. Over the next two weeks you can get these great reads for just 99¢ each.

Check out the great selection here: https://books.bookfunnel.com/99cfantasystarters/z2vu8ftqvr

The sale includes my book, There’s No such thing as Werewolves.

Yes, it’s just 99¢! What are you waiting for. Click that link above.

You can also read it free on Kindle Unlimited.

And if you get around to reading it, I would love a review on Amazon and Goodreads.

Thanks!

Best Wishes and Happy Reading,

Steve

Destiny Updates

After spending the past year in space, plotting and consolidating my new Destiny Universe, I figured it was time for an update on the series.

The Destiny series:

Set in the first part of the 22nd century (about one hundred years from now) the Earth’s resources have been spent and humanity must move out into the galaxy and find new, lush planets to colonize. First to leave were the wealthy and powerful. They founded planets and created the Korg Empire, ruled by a council of the most powerful. Slowly, Earth became the place the Korg came seeking slaves to feed the growing ambitions of the empire.

To escape, the peoples of Earth created the Destiny Project. Colony ships sent beyond the influence of the Korg Empire to create free colonies in space. There’s subterfuge and corruption afoot within the system, but ships launch, each to its own planet, in search of freedom. The Destiny series tells the saga of this venture.

Destiny: Cloud Fist

A desperate exodus from Earth.

Indentured to the starship captain, young Michael ‘Kip’ Anders was his family’s only hope of fleeing Earth and its constant attacks from the Korg. But even four years out, the colony ship Cloud Fist is unable to escape the Korg’s firm grip on the galaxy. As factions form and unrest invades the ship, Kip finds his loyalties severely tested. Will the new colony fail before it even finds a planet to settle?

Destiny Cloud Fist is available in Kindle eBook and Paperback: Click Here

Also Free to Read on Kindle Unlimited.

Destiny: Morning Star

The Morning Star, strikes out on it’s mission to find and colonize a hospitable planet as far away from the evil Korg Empire as it can find, but enemies threaten from within and without. This is the story of the ship that was found in Destiny: Cloud Fist, and relates the tale of what happened to bring the ship to that point and what happened after.

Destiny: Morning Star is now posting on Kindle Vella at: https://www.amazon.com/Destiny-Season-2-Morning-Star/dp/B0B119JKGR/

The first three chapters are free to read. it will be published as a kindle eBook and Paperback early next year.

Destiny: Moon Rise

Cover Reveal!

[Coming soon to Kindle Vella]

Earth’s remaining population is in a desperate position. The victim of constant slave raids from the Korg Empire, and with no resources left to construct another Destiny colony ship, they are left to their own devices to survive. But Juanita Lopez has a plan.

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Destiny’s Legacy

A Romantic Science Fiction Adventure Series.

One hundred years after the Destiny colony ships started exploring the galaxy, the Milky Way is settled. A strong Galactic Federation has been build on the ruins of the old Korg Empire. But danger and adventure still hide in the dark corners of the galaxy.

(The first three books in this series were previously published under the series name: Hearts in Orbit. The books have been edited and expanded to place them firmly in the new Destiny Universe.

The Blarmling Dilemma

Available now in Kindle eBook and paperback.

Free to read on Kindle Unlimited!

Kindle: https://books2read.com/u/47gMNA

Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Blarmling-Dilemma-Destinys-Legacy/dp/B0BD851W3J/

Pirates of the Dark Nebula

Available now in Kindle eBook and paperback.

Free to read on Kindle Unlimited!

Kindle: https://books2read.com/u/bOn1lg

Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Pirates-Dark-Nebula-S-Mitchell/dp/B0BFV29ZVM/

Captives of the Kratzen

Publishing October 5th!

Pre-order: https://books2read.com/u/m0EMXP

And more to come…

Adventure on,

Steve

Destiny’s Legacy Pre-order

Slowly but surely, I’ve been editing my old Hearts in Orbit books to fit into my new Destiny Universe and today I’m happy to announce that the first two books are done and up for pre-order. You can reserve your copy of The Blarmling Dilemma and Pirates of the Dark Nebula today.

The Blarmling Dilemma.

“They’re not animals. They’re people!”

Phoebe Callista’s pleas fall on deaf ears and she’s forced to rescue two helpless Blarmlings from certain death. Fleeing across a backwater sector of the galaxy, with Galactic Marshals in hot pursuit, Phoebe falls into the hands of a handsome but determined bounty hunter.

Rigel Antares has captured wanted criminals throughout the galaxy rim, but he’s never come across anything like Phoebe Callista. The gorgeous blonde sure knows how to play the innocent, and something deep inside wants to believe her, but Rigel has problems of his own—a ship that’s falling apart and an unscrupulous Galactic Marshal looking for any excuse to send him back to the prison planets of the Theiler System.

An intergalactic circus, vicious space pirates, and a planet full of backtechers cross their paths as Phoebe and Rigel fight to save a pair of adorable Blarmlings.

The Blarmling Dilemma releases Sept. 7th. Reserve your copy here:

https://books2read.com/u/47gMNA

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Pirates of the Dark Nebula.

It can’t fall into the wrong hands.
Luna Callista holds the key to a galaxy-changing new technology. When she’s captured by a ruthless band of deep-space pirates, she’s rescued by a man filled with dark secrets of his own. Who is Rik Mazar?

Galactic protector or rogue pirate?
After three years undercover among the Brotherhood of the Dark Nebula, Rik Mazar isn’t sure what side of the law he’s walking. In a world of murder and betrayal, his life goes on the line every day. But, protecting Luna Callista means putting his heart in as much danger as his hide.

A rusting service droid, a Ferang fortuneteller, and a ship full of back-water refugees are their only allies, as Luna and Rik fight to save a galaxy in peril.

Pirates of the Dark Nebula releases Sept. 21st. Reserve your copy here:

https://books2read.com/u/bOn1lg

Destiny: Morning Star – a new episode

I just uploaded the latest episode of Destiny Morning Star.

Destiny: Morning Star

There are now 12 episodes up, with more to come.

Find it at: https://www.amazon.com/Destiny-Season-2-Morning-Star/dp/B0B119JKGR/

A Cover Reveal and a Heavenly Deal.

Hi readers,

As I mentioned last time, my Hearts in Orbit series is going away. I’ve received my rights back on the three books, and I’m busy doing a rewrite to fit these titles into my new Destiny Universe. The first book, The Blarmling Dilemma, will be releasing soon and today I’d like to share the new cover with you.

I can’t wait to share these new editions with you all.

These books will be under a new series name, Destiny’s Legacy, as they occur one hundred years after my current Destiny series.

If you aren’t caught up on the Destiny series, you can pick up book 1, Destiny: Cloud Fist in Kindle ebook or paperback. It’s also available on Kindle Vella and free to read on Kindle Unlimited.

Amazon: https://books2read.com/u/47Q25L

Kindle Vella: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B095XKSZ6Q

And Book 2, Destiny: Morning Star is currently posting, one chapter per week, on Kindle Vella at: https://www.amazon.com/Destiny-Season-2-Morning-Star/dp/B0B119JKGR/

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Also, I’ve joined with some great fantasy and paranormal authors in a Celebrate Freedom Book Sale, July 1^st – 8th all for just 99¢ each. My book, Son of Thunder is featured and now on sale.

Check out Son of Thunder and other great summer reads at:

https://books.bookfunnel.com/freedom2022sale/2rr2iniff0

Best Wishes and Happy Reading,

Steve

#Free for the Weekend

I’m happy to announce today that I’ve joined an amazing group of fantasy, sci-fi, and paranormal authors that will be offering select books for free this weekend. Three days only, so get your copies now, including my book, There’s No Such Thing As Werewolves:

There’s no such thing as werewolves…right?

Jack Hughes is cursed. Each full moon, he turns into a blood-crazed, hairy, wolf-headed creature. He’s learned to cope by locking himself in a cell each night to keep the creature from breaking free. It’s a dark secret he’s not willing to share with anyone. Then one moon-bright night, the creature inside him breaks free of its cell.

Sorceress Anna Brown is one of the leading experts on demons for the Arcanists. She knows Jack’s secret and how to help him…if he’ll let her. But the local demon lord is after Anna. She has a power he wants to control. Does she have enough magic to save Jack and keep the demons at bay?

There’s No Such Thing as Werewolves is book 1 of the Demon Gate Chronicles, a romantic urban fantasy series with demons, witches, ancient evil, and definitely NO werewolves…maybe.

Get this book and so many more free reads by going here: https://books.bookfunnel.com/firstinseriesfreefantasybooksale/4w9ysgtvi4

Best Wishes and Happy Reading,

Steve