Samantha Bryant

Author

Stories from Shadow Hill: 13 Weird Suburban Tales

Beware Cheap Houses: A Shadow Hill Story

Dread Mondays: A Whisper House Press Horror Anthology

Friend of Foe: A Menopausal Superheroes Novella

Dark Spores: Stories We Tell After Midnight Volume 4

Change of Life (Menopausal Superheroes Book 2)

Face the Change (Menopausal Superheroes Book 3)

Latest Updates

June 3, 2026

Event this weekend!

Are you a romance reader in South Carolina? If so, come find me at Romance in the Vines, June 6, 3:00-7:00 at 3341 Taxahaw Rd. Lancaster, SC 29720

May 29, 2026

At ConCarolinas this weekend (May 29-31, 2026)

Hello NC convention friends! I'm at ConCarolinas this weekend. If you are, too, please come find me! You can get my new books (or the old ones) at my two signing table stints,...

Series

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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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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, Acid Reign: A GenX Romance, and Ready or Not: A GenX Romance

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Horror Stories

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The Shadows That We Carry: A Horror Anthology

Threads of Obsession : A Horror Anthology

It Ends with Her: A Sapphic Horror Anthology

Deadman Humour: Thirteen Fears of a Clown

Short Fiction and Nonfiction

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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

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...

Stories from Shadow Hill: 13 Weird Suburban Tales

From the series: Shadow HIll

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...

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...

Other Writing

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.

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Rorscharch's Ceiling

A little domestic slice of life story.

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Wonderboy's Last Flight

A heroic ending.

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Blog

April 5, 2026

Going Indie: Month Three

Over on Substack, I'm talking about Going Indie and how that journey is going for me. Month 3 is up now!

April 2, 2026

AtoZ and IWSG (dual post)

A to Z and IWSG: Going Indie: A is for Anticipation

I'm such a popular girl today, that I'm invited to TWO parties today: Blogging A to Z and The Insecure Writer's Support Group.

Luckily for me, my theme for A to Z is writing related (Going Indie!), so I'm going to try to put these together.

(read the rest on Balancing Act)

March 4, 2026

Celebrating My Releases: Not Always a Party, an IWSG post

There's been quite a variety of types of book launches in my writing life so far. Some were polished, some fell apart, and some just kind of happened when I wasn't looking.

When my first book, Going Through the Change, was published the first time in 2015, I arranged for a book launch party at a local indie book store and it was FABULOUS! Lots of family came in from out of town, everyone local in my writing life showed up, and I really felt like a feted celebrity.

A favorite photo from that...

Events

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June

Upcoming Event

Knightdale Pride Block Party

Saturday, June 20, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM, at Unhinged Coffee & Co (319 N First Ave, Knightdale).

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July

Upcoming Event

Summer Chills: Horror Writers Association at Quail Ridge Books

Join me for a multi-author reading and add a little chill to your summer!

Wednesday July 1, 6:30 p.m. at Quail Ridge Books. Use this link to RSVP: https://quailridgebooks.com/event/summerchills26

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July

Upcoming Event

Online Writing Conference: Write Hive

I'll be a part of several panels for Write Hive 2026. You can register online to participate.

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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.