Samantha Bryant

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Going Through the Change
Stories from Shadow Hill: 13 Weird Suburban Tales
Not Too Late: A GenX Romance
Dread Mondays: A Whisper House Press Horror Anthology
Behind the Shadows III: Dark Secrets
Friend of Foe: A Menopausal Superheroes Novella
Dark Spores: Stories We Tell After Midnight Volume 4
SLAY: Stories of the Vampire Noire
Change of Life (Menopausal Superheroes Book 2)
A Woman Unbecoming
CORVID-19: A RavenCon Anthology
Face the Change (Menopausal Superheroes Book 3)
The Good Will Tour: A Menopausal Superhero Novella
Be the Change (Menopausal Superheroes Book 4)
Change for the Better (Menopausal Superheroes Book 5)
Through Thick and Thin: A Menopausal Superhero Short Story Collection
Agents of Change: A Menopausal Superheroes Collection
Tangle & Fen: A Dark Fiction Anthology
Stories We Tell After Midnight Volume 2
Off the Beaten Path 3: Eight More Tales of the Paranormal
Outsiders Within
Deadman Humour: Thirteen Fears of a Clown
Selfies from the End of the World: Historical Accounts of the Apocalypse (Mad Scientist Journal Presents Book 2)
Streets of Fire and Shadow: an Urban Fantasy Anthology
Hindsight’s 2020
POST ROE Alternatives: Fighting Back
The Clock is Ticking
Breaking Free: Stories of Escape and Survival
Hinnom Magazine Issue 010
The New Accelerator (Anthology Book 1)
Christmas Lites IX
Tracing The Trails: A Constant Reader’s Reflections on the Work of Stephen King
The Insecure Writer’s Support Group Writing for Profit
The Insecure Writer’s Support Group Guide to Publishing and Beyond
Beyond: Horror Flash Fiction
Going Through the Change
Stories from Shadow Hill: 13 Weird Suburban Tales
Not Too Late: A GenX Romance
Dread Mondays: A Whisper House Press Horror Anthology
Behind the Shadows III: Dark Secrets
Friend of Foe: A Menopausal Superheroes Novella
Dark Spores: Stories We Tell After Midnight Volume 4
SLAY: Stories of the Vampire Noire
Change of Life (Menopausal Superheroes Book 2)
A Woman Unbecoming
CORVID-19: A RavenCon Anthology
Face the Change (Menopausal Superheroes Book 3)
The Good Will Tour: A Menopausal Superhero Novella
Be the Change (Menopausal Superheroes Book 4)
Change for the Better (Menopausal Superheroes Book 5)
Through Thick and Thin: A Menopausal Superhero Short Story Collection
Agents of Change: A Menopausal Superheroes Collection
Tangle & Fen: A Dark Fiction Anthology
Stories We Tell After Midnight Volume 2
Off the Beaten Path 3: Eight More Tales of the Paranormal
Outsiders Within
Deadman Humour: Thirteen Fears of a Clown
Selfies from the End of the World: Historical Accounts of the Apocalypse (Mad Scientist Journal Presents Book 2)
Streets of Fire and Shadow: an Urban Fantasy Anthology
Hindsight’s 2020
POST ROE Alternatives: Fighting Back
The Clock is Ticking
Breaking Free: Stories of Escape and Survival
Hinnom Magazine Issue 010
The New Accelerator (Anthology Book 1)
Christmas Lites IX
Tracing The Trails: A Constant Reader’s Reflections on the Work of Stephen King
The Insecure Writer’s Support Group Writing for Profit
The Insecure Writer’s Support Group Guide to Publishing and Beyond
Beyond: Horror Flash Fiction

Latest Updates

I'm famous today :) At least that's how it always feels when I get an
November 28, 2025
I'm famous today :)

At least that's how it always feels when I get an interview or show or anything like that. Check this one out! ...

Next Event! Grown-Up Book Fair at Hugger Mugger Brewing This is going to be
November 17, 2025
Next Event! Grown-Up Book Fair at Hugger Mugger Brewing

This is going to be fun! I'll be there selling my books and then I'll have a discussion with Michael G. Williams about Writing small town horror.

2:00-8:00

Hugger Mugger Brewing

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Next Events: Geekery Market in Charlotte November 15,
November 13, 2025
Next Events: Geekery Market in Charlotte

November 15, 2025

10:00-4:00

Cabarrus Arena and Event Center

4751 NC Highway 49 North, Concord, NC

https://charlottegeeks.com/the-geekery-market/


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November 16, 2025

2:00-5:00

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Series

Going Through the Change
Friend of Foe: A Menopausal Superheroes Novella
Change of Life (Menopausal Superheroes Book 2)
Face the Change (Menopausal Superheroes Book 3)
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Menopausal Superheroes

It began with soap, tea, skin cream, and supplements. No one predicted the side effects would include super-strength, flight, bulletproof skin, and the ability to wield fire, not even the mad scientist who created the products.

The Menopausal Superhero series by Samantha...

Going Through the Change, Friend of Foe: A Menopausal Superheroes Novella, Change of Life (Menopausal Superheroes Book 2), Face the Change (Menopausal Superheroes Book 3), and 5 more
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Not Too Late: A GenX Romance

Gen X romances

These low-tension GenX romances spotlight love in the third act of life, with characters in their 50s and 60s finding new partners. These sandwich generation characters have a lot going on in their lives, but there's still room for love!

Not Too Late: A GenX Romance
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Horror Stories

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Stories from Shadow Hill: 13 Weird Suburban Tales
Dread Mondays: A Whisper House Press Horror Anthology
Dark Spores: Stories We Tell After Midnight Volume 4
SLAY: Stories of the Vampire Noire
A Woman Unbecoming
Tangle & Fen: A Dark Fiction Anthology
Stories We Tell After Midnight Volume 2
Deadman Humour: Thirteen Fears of a Clown
Outsiders Within
CORVID-19: A RavenCon Anthology
Hindsight’s 2020
Off the Beaten Path 3: Eight More Tales of the Paranormal

Short Fiction and Nonfiction

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The Clock is Ticking
POST ROE Alternatives: Fighting Back
Breaking Free: Stories of Escape and Survival
The Insecure Writer’s Support Group Writing for Profit
The Insecure Writer’s Support Group Guide to Publishing and Beyond

Books

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Going Through the Change

Going Through the Change

A Menopausal Superhero Novel: Book One
From the series: Menopausal Superheroes

The first book in the Menopausal Superheroes series is the origin story! Find out where it all began:

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Back of book blurb: Going through “the change” isn’t easy on any woman. Mood swings, hot flashes, hormonal imbalances, and itchy skin are par for the course. But for these four seemingly unrelated women, menopause brought...

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Stories from Shadow Hill: 13 Weird Suburban Tales

Stories from Shadow Hill: 13 Weird Suburban Tales

For fans of programs like Twilight Zone and Tales from the Darkside,13 weird tales set in a seemingly normal suburban neighborhood, with a hidden underbelly of supernatural happenings.

  • Why is the guy across the street always mowing his lawn? (“Lawn Wars”)
  • How about the house that always seems to be for sale again? (“The Bad Luck House”)
  • What’s...
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Not Too Late: A GenX Romance

Not Too Late: A GenX Romance

From the series: Gen X romances

AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER NOW, RELEASING APRIL 28, 2026.

Amanda Deaton left her hometown right after high school, looking for adventure. But now, thirty-five years later, her mom needs her, and this GenX nomad has come home. Bellevue, Kentucky has changed--they even have a Thai restaurant! And here where Amanda least expected it, a new kind of...

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Other Writing

Patricia Saves the Beauty Queen A short story that eventually became a
Patricia Saves the Beauty Queen

A short story that eventually became a chapter in Going Through the Change, the first of the Menopausal Superheroes series.

Rorscharch's Ceiling A little domestic slice of life story. 
Rorscharch's Ceiling

A little domestic slice of life story.

Wonderboy's Last Flight A heroic ending. 
Wonderboy's Last Flight

A heroic ending.

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Blog

The Best Gift, an IWSG post December 3 question - As a writer, what was
December 3, 2025
The Best Gift, an IWSG post

December 3 question - As a writer, what was one of the coolest/best gifts you ever received?

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Winter Holidays, 2010. We had opened all the packages and were sitting there basking in the glow when my husband announced that there was one more gift. He left the room and came back with a little scroll, then handed it to me.

When I unrolled it, I found that Sweetman had bought me a writing retreat! I'd be going to Pelican House for a week of quiet and writing.

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Favorite Holiday: An Open Book Blog Hop post I find this one difficult to
November 10, 2025
Favorite Holiday: An Open Book Blog Hop post

I find this one difficult to answer. There are a LOT of holidays that have brought me joy, but most of them are also a ton of work and sometimes that doesn't balance out. Some of my best family times AREN'T on holidays at all, and I think that's because there's less pressure or expectations on the day and I can relax.

So, some thoughts on several holidays: (the full post is on Balancing Act as Bookbub sites don't yet support commenting on blog posts).

What I thought a writing life was, an IWSG post November 5 question -
November 6, 2025
What I thought a writing life was, an IWSG post

November 5 question - When you began writing, what did you imagine your life as a writer would be like? Were you right, or has this experience presented you with some surprises along the way?

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I "began" writing several different times in my life.

(BookBub doesn't support comments, which I consider essential to a blog, so for now, my actual blog is still on Balancing Act. Read the post there.)

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Samantha Bryant

Samantha Bryant

If you’re looking for Samantha Bryant, check the woods first. She likes to get lost there and she’s probably near the water. Samantha writes about what scares her, and the results are multi-genre, including her beloved Menopausal Superhero series, her GenX romances, and a variety of short fiction that leans dark. 

Copyright 2025  Samantha Bryant 
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