S. M. Mitchell is a swashbuckling night-owl pagan, whose love of pirates, the gothic and all things historical led to her starting her career as a grimdark fantasy and horror novelist back in 2015. She has a degree in English Literature and Creative Writing and is co-founder and CMO of Ink & Fable Publishing. She lives on the stunning Jurassic Coast in England with her crazy family and myriad of animals. When she’s not writing she can be found baking, gardening or bingeing Netflix.