Monsters. I Bring the Fire Part II (A Loki Series): Norse Mythology Inspired Urban Fantasy Starring Loki, God of Mischief and Chaos

C. Gockel

Mar 2014 · I Bring the Fire Book 2 · C. Gockel

About this ebook

Chaos leaves no life unscathed.

After being attacked by a serial killer, saved by Loki — so-called God of Mischief, Lies and Chaos— dragged to Alfheim, losing every cent in her bank account, and caring for her grandmother, Amy Lewis has lost her scholarship to veterinary school. But it’s alright. She has a plan. If she manages to keep her day job as a receptionist, and her night job as a vet tech, she may be able to get her scholarship reinstated and save enough money for the dreaded ‘miscellaneous fees.’

Too bad her day boss is unbearable...

Agent Steve Rogers has political aspirations, but when a suitcase nuke turns out to be something much worse and so-called Norse gods start showing up in his life, he has a priority shift.

Meanwhile, Loki’s priorities and plans haven’t changed at all. He wants Asgard to burn. Of course, earthly pleasures can be so distracting.

These three disparate characters have little in common, but they’ll have to join forces to save earth from trolls, wyrms, frost giant invasions, and an old evil growing beneath Chicago’s streets.

In this second volume of “I Bring the Fire,” chaos comes to our world and decides to stay.

THE I BRING THE FIRE SERIES:

I Bring the Fire: Part I Wolves (FREE ebook)

Monsters: I Bring the Fire Part II

Chaos: I Bring the Fire Part III

In the Balance: An I Bring the Fire Novella

Fates: I Bring the Fire Part IV

The Slip: A Short Story

Warriors: I Bring the Fire Part V

Ragnarok: I Bring the Fire Part VI

The Fire Bringers: A Short Story

Soul Marked

Someday My Count Will Come

Magic After Midnight

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Ratings and reviews

picking up soon after Loki leaves us in part 1, he comes back to more mayhem in this humorous and action packed sequel. The God of Tricks continues to prove he can offer treats as well in that most of the chaos isn't from his tamperings but a skein of larger proportions that everyone, Loki included, is caught up in. This story draws heavily on true Norse mythology, not Stan Lee's version (which is cool too). You'll find yourself rooting for Loki. He's had some truly hard times, and he shows amazing humanity both in the mythological back stories and here on Midgard. Similar to mythological writing, this story doesn't flow with lengthy descriptions and verbose dialog. Instead, the sentences come rapid fire staccato. Once you settle into the structure, your brain fills in the decorative bits while you mesh with the characters. You'll also learn much about Norse mythology along the way. The research is impeccable and the dedication the author has to this group of Gods shines through on every page.

The 1st sequel I've purchased since I began using Google reader, I haven't been this much in love with a storyline for years. The author's a seasoned writer, with deep knowledge of both the Marvel gods & Norse mythology, from which has poured an entirely original take on Loki. The series so far has an intriguing & suspenseful plot, romance that's pleasing to mature readers while chaste enough for younger ones, & leads us to deeper observations of the joys & fragility of being human.

I love the fact that even though it's a romance story,it took them more than a few chapters to get intimate with each other.i wish if it had a movie or a tv series. It would be awesome.

About the author

C. Gockel got her start writing fanfiction, and she is not ashamed! Much. She received emails, messages and reviews from her fans telling her she should 'do this professionally'. She didn't; because she is a coward and life as a digital designer, copywriter and coder is more dependable. But in the end, her husband's nagging wore her down: "You could be the next '50 Shades of Gray' and I could retire!" Unfortunately, the author isn't much for writing smut. She is sad about this; she'd love for her husband to be able to retire and just work for her so she could nag him.

At the moment, Ms. Gockel is working on the next installment of "I Bring the Fire".

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