Son of Thunder on sale!

Posted on April 25, 2021 by scmitchell

Hello readers,

We are very close to the release of two new books in my Heavenly War series. Legacy of Lightning and Dance of Revelation, bringing the total number of books in the series to five.

You can preorder now and receive these Kindle books next Tuesday.

Legacy of Lightning: https://books2read.com/u/3JRDjQ

Dance of Revelation: https://books2read.com/u/mKRDzB

If you’re new to the series, the best place to start reading is book one: Son of Thunder and right now you can get the Kindle version of this volume at a huge discount. It’s just 99¢.

On sale now through Thursday at: https://books2read.com/u/47lorE

You’ll notice that the series is actually broken up into two series: Heavenly Wars and Heavenly Wars Shorts.

This is because of an issue Amazon has with adding books within a series. (They say they’re working on it.) Anyway, the best reading order for the series is:

Stay safe. Adventure in a book.

Steve

Daughter of Darkness Is Live!

Posted on November 7, 2020 by scmitchell

Yes, the Kindle and paperback versions of Daughter of Darkness are live and available as well as the Audio version in select stores (coming soon too all the rest, including Audible.) The new, updated edition expands the Heavenly Wars universe and sets the stage for book 3, Legacy of Lightning (coming next year from lake Scrawls Publishing.)

Daughter of Darkness

“It wouldn’t be the first time I’d been kicked out of heaven.”

After a thousand years in exile, the goddess Nott learned to live without interaction with the other Norse Gods. Hidden away amidst the devastation of a dead heaven, and working to aid the besieged mortals of Midgaard, Nott found peace. The night is her realm, and darkness her best friend. But war finds her. And her grandfather, Loki, wants her at his side when he conquers Asgaard.

Visions of the Night Goddess have haunted Tyr’s dreams for a millennium. Unjustly accused, she’d fled Asgaard before he could stop her. Now, circumstances offer him an opportunity to reconnect with the woman who’d walked away from the Golden Realm—the woman who’d eluded him for a thousand years, yet always haunted his dreams. But Nott’s family ties threaten to put the goddess on the other side, in a war that’s blazing across the heavens.

Links:

Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Daughter-Darkness-Heavenly-War-Book-ebook/dp/B08K7NCQ78/

Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08LPY24YL

(Note: Don’t click the paperback tab from the Kindle page as that takes you to the old, out-of-print book. Use the paperback link above to get to the new book.)

Audio:

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/S_C_Mitchell_Daughter_of_Darkness?id=AQAAAECcOVx50M

Apple: https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/id1536741295

Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/audiobook/481334618/Daughter-of-Darkness

Kobo.Walmart: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/daughter-of-darkness-15

Nook Audiobooks: https://www.nookaudiobooks.com/audiobook/1022960/Daughter-of-Darkness

Chirp: https://www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/daughter-of-darkness-by-s-c-mitchell

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I also would like to share a new release from a good friend. It’s a wonderful children’s book, just in time for holiday gift giving:

~ A new whimsical fantasy to give to that special child this holiday! ~

Available in ebook AND PRINT!

Frederick Fly-Catcher, Children’s Fantasy

“A fun adventure that was a hit with my nine-year-old!”

What happens when Frederick, a champion fly-catcher, is confronted with a human? After all, humans are dangerous! And worse, this human is carrying a thing of troublesome, powerful magic. What if Frederick can’t get it to stop?

This fast-paced chapter book will entice young readers to keep turning pages to find out what happens next. Connecting with Frederick’s frog’s-eye-view reminds children to treat all creatures with respect and to be open to friendships with new or different people.

Parents can use the story events as jumping-off points to talk with children about problem-solving and teamwork strategies as well as simply being kind.

Also a great book to read to children at bedtime!

“The best thing I could do was to relax and enjoy the ride, so that’s exactly what I did.”

Click a link below and learn more?

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Frederick-Fly-Catcher-Helen-C-Johannes-ebook/dp/B087WMFJXH/

Nook: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/frederick-fly-catcher-helen-c-johannes/1136867413?ean=2940163837793

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/frederick-fly-catcher

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/books/frederick-fly-catcher-by-helen-c-johannes

Apple: https://books.apple.com/us/book/frederick-fly-catcher/id1508350305?_bbid=15930410&mt=11

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53300637-frederick-fly-catcher?from_search=true&from_srp=true&rank=1

Universal link: https://books2read.com/u/4Ekjo0

Daughter of Darkness – cover reveal and pre-sale

Posted on September 29, 2020 by scmitchell

The release of Son of Thunder is only days away…woot!

And today I am happy to announce that Book 2, Daughter of Darkness will be coming out November 3rd in Kindle and (hopefully) paperback editions with audio books for the entire series in the works by the amazingly talented Larry Gorman.

Here’s the new cover and blurb for Daughter of Darkness:

“It wouldn’t be the first time I’d been kicked out of heaven.”

And then there’s Tyr…

Visions of the Night Goddess have haunted Tyr’s dreams for a millennium. Unjustly accused, she’d fled Asgaard before he could stop her. Now, circumstances offer him an opportunity to reconnect with the woman who’d walked away from the Golden Realm—the woman who’d eluded him for a thousand years, yet always haunted his dreams. But Nott’s family ties threaten to put the goddess on the other side, in a war that’s blazing across the heavens.

Daughter of Darkness is now available for pre-sale in Kindle format at: https://www.amazon.com/Daughter-Darkness-Heavenly-War-Book-ebook/dp/B08K7NCQ78/

Ignore the paperback link, as this is still the first edition (now out of print), thought eventually the 2nd edition paperback will be linked there.

Cover reveal – Requiem for Poseidon (2nd edition)

Posted on August 28, 2020 by scmitchell

Today I took down the first edition of Requiem for Poseidon. Oh, it’s still there, old cover and all, but soon it will magically change to the 2nd edition with the new cover. Here’s what the cover will look like:

Now this magic will only happen on the Kindle version of the book. The old 1st edition paperback will endure, though the book will remain out-of-print. You will be able to purchase used versions on Amazon there if some are available. A new, matching paperback will eventually appear as well, linked with the new Kindle version.

This story, while short, has changed a bit-enough to warrant this being a 2nd edition-although the ending and it’s effects on the Heavenly War series remain the same..I have also added in the first chapter of the new version of Son of Thunder in this volume.

And speaking of the Heavenly War series, yes, it’s coming back soon. Release date for the 2nd edition of Son of Thunder is scheduled for Oct. 1st. A cover reveal and pre-order link will be coming soon. This book is done and I am hard at work on the second book, Daughter of Darkness, which I am hoping to release Nov. 1st.

Stay tuned. It’s going to be a wild couple of months here.

(Or should I have said…a Wilde couple of months here?)

…and they’re gone.

Posted on May 28, 2020 by scmitchell

Both Son of Thunder and Daughter of Darkness have been taken down, and are no longer available. If you purchased either of these book in the past, thank you very much. The Heavenly War is set in a world I love and have wanted to revisit and expand on. The original series was to be six books, and I have lots of pieces and parts lying around that I am excited to be dragging out of the mothballs as I re-imagine this series and get set to bring it back in line with my new aesthetic. The explicit sex scenes will be gone, the fantasy elements amped up, and some of the more dated scenes will be updated.

A few pieces remain in the wild:

MySexyValentine600 Digital Valentines Day Canceled is set in the Heavenly War world, and is part of the My Sexy Valentine collection. Someday I will get the right back to this story and will rewrite it to fit in with the new series. I’m in no hurry on this one because I don’t want to disrupt the work of the other authors, and the other outstanding stories in this collection, so if you are interested in this one, expect the old, super-sexy style.

You can get it here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SSFM1OC/

A Requiem for Poseidon (Heavenly Wars) by [S. C. Mitchell] A Requiem for Poseidon is a stand-alone short story, and one that works into Daughter of Darkness. This I published as a promo book, and it will soon be pulled to be reworked. But I’m leaving it up for now, as I’m not ready for this project yet. This story needs a complete rework, as the sex is intricate to the story, and taking it out will require an extensive re-imagining…I think.

So it’s still available here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AONMOKQ/

Right now I’m working hard on the 2nd edition of Son of Thunder. More news as it happens but expect a cover reveal and a release date sometime in the near future.

Steve

Last chance to get Heavenly War books in their original forms.

Posted on May 27, 2020 by scmitchell

Today I received my rights back for Son of Thunder and Daughter of Darkness. Very soon, Soul mate publishing will be taking these books off Amazon, but you still have time to pick them up in their original published versions if you’d like.

While they last you can get Son of Thunder and Daughter of Darkness here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0753FXJFT

But the war is far from over…

In the next few months I will be editing these two books, bringing them more in line with my new writing style – more urban fantasy, less romance. And there will be more books coming out in the series.

Stay Tuned.

A new look – Requiem for Poseidon

Posted on July 6, 2017 by scmitchell

My short story, A Requiem for Poseidon has just gotten a new cover:

A Requiem for Poseidon

Heavenly Wars 1.5

As war rumbled through the heavens, the seas also boiled with battle. Poseidon was one of the first to succumb. Now the alliance of evil gods turn their sights on the Inuit pantheon.

Barely surviving the initial strike, the goddess Sedna seeks the sanctuary of the oceans and her old friend Jormungandr. She knows the Norse World Serpent isn’t the evil people believe him to be.

Isolated in his watery home, Jormungandr has escaped the war until now and happily welcomes Sedna into his refuge. But when the alliance of evil releases the Kraken, can even gods find sanctuary in the ocean depths?

A Requiem for Poseidon is a short tale, and an additional part of the Heavenly Wars series. Chronologically it should be read between books 1 and 2 of the series.

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Did you know that there’s also a 4th story in the Heavenly Wars series?

Valentines Day Canceled is featured in the My Sexy Valentines Day anthology.

So the best reading order for the series as it stands right now is:

Daughter of Darkness – Cover reveal

Posted on May 17, 2016 by scmitchell

The latest chapter in the Heavenly Wars saga launches in June, and I’ve just been advised it will be going up for presale in the next few days, so I’d like to share the cover and blurb:

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Blurb:

“It wouldn’t be the first time I’d been kicked out of heaven.”

And then there’s Tyr . . .

***Update***

Now available for presale at: https://www.amazon.com/Daughter-Darkness-Heavenly-Wars-Book-ebook/dp/B01FUO50EG

A Requiem for Poseidon

Posted on January 16, 2016 by scmitchell

The next phase of the Heavenly Wars is coming. This summer Daughter of Darkness hits as the sequel to Son of Thunder. In preparation for that event, I have released a short story entitled A Requiem for Poseidon that helps set the stage. The story stands alone, but also factors into the overall story arc of the series.

Blurb:
As war rumbled through the heavens, the seas also boiled with battle. Poseidon was one of the first to succumb. Now the alliance of evil gods turn their sights on the Inuit pantheon.

Barely surviving the initial strike, the goddess Sedna seeks the sanctuary of the oceans and her old friend Jormungandr. She knows the Norse World Serpent isn’t the evil people believe him to be.

A Requiem for Poseidon is a short tale, and an additional part of the Heavenly Wars series. Chronologically it should be read between books 1 and 2 of the series.

Just 99¢ and available here: http://www.amazon.com/Requiem-Poseidon-Heavenly-Wars-ebook/dp/B01AONMOKQ/

Romance Weekly – Twitter pitch-a-thon

Posted on August 4, 2015 by scmitchell

Do you like to read romance novels? Wouldn’t you like to know more about your favorite authors? Well you came to the right place! Join the writers of Romance Weekly as we go behind the scenes of our books and tell all….. About our writing of course! Every week we’ll answer questions and after you’ve enjoyed the blog on this site we’ll direct you to another. So come back often for a thrilling ride!

RWW also has a website with its own blog, a newsletter, and can be found on Facebook, and Twitter (@RWWBlog).

I’m back in the RWW Blog hop, and boy does it feel good.

If you’ve wondered in from Jo Richardson’s wonderful blog or are starting your tour with me, welcome to a fun day filled with some very concise writing.

Today’ s challenge comes from Xio Axelrod who wants us to “Pitch your WIP or latest release to us in 140 characters or less.”

Wow, talk about concise. Describe a whole novel in just a few words.
But it is a growing trend from Publishers and their editors. They’re using Twitter more and more to take book pitches, so it’s a good skill set for an author to develop. I’ve never done this before, but I’m up for the challenge.

I’m currently working on the sequel to Son of Thunder entitled Daughter of Darkness.

Here’s the back cover blurb (still a work in progress):

It wouldn’t be the first time I’d been kicked out of heaven.

After a thousand years in exile, the goddess Nott had learned to live without interaction with the other Norse Gods. Hidden away amidst the devastation of a dead heaven, and working to aid the besieged mortals of Midgaard, Nott found peace. The night is her realm, and darkness her best friend. But war finds her. And her grandfather, Loki, wants her at his side, when he conquers Asgaard.

And then there’s Tyr . . .

Pretty concise I think, but a whopping 917 characters.

Okay, let’s get it down to the raw basics. Here’s my Twitter Pitch:

Norse gods at war in the heavens. Can passion bridge the gap between darkness and light? #TwitterPitch
That’s just 102 characters including the hashtag. So tell me, how did I do?

Then go check out Leslie Hachtel’s tweet at: http://lesliehachtelwriter.wordpress.com