The Last Dawn [Querying]
Dark Fantasy 98K
[EOTV x The Poppy War]
The Last Dawn is a dark literary fantasy for an adult audience. With the brutality of Empire of the Vampire, the tragic ambition of The Poppy War, and the gothic emotional weight of Wuthering Heights, this is a female-led story where ambition is a dangerous game, fate is a noose, and love is the sharpest blade of all.
Hetta has spent her life clawing for power within the Nightspeaker Coven, refusing to bow to prophecy, politics, or love— but fate doesn’t care what you believe. When she’s assigned to uncover the tomb of the long-buried Bloodling Kings— demonic tyrants erased from history— Hetta’s research draws the attention of the Protectera, the Coven’s militant enforcers. She’s forced to work alongside Silnan, a stoic lieutenant with secrets inked into his skin and a curse in his blood. Their alliance begins with suspicion and burns into something volatile, intimate, and dangerous. As ancient magic stirs and war presses in, every ruthless choice Hetta makes pulls her deeper into a destiny she was never meant to escape. She must decide what she’s willing to sacrifice before the last dawn rises— and she loses everything, including herself.
The Last Dawn is the first in an anticipated fantasy trilogy and Samantha is currently querying the project.
The Patron [WIP]
Gothic, Meta-Comedy, Lit Fic ~70k
[The Only Lovers Left Alive x Fleabag]
October Harrow is a burned-out writer who thinks she’s landed a dream setup: an enigmatic sugar daddy who offers her rent-free life in Montmartre in exchange for weekly readings of her work.
She expected comfort. Maybe a little culture. Instead she got a brutally honest, overbearing French literary critic with fangs. What begins as artistic freedom becomes possession. And worse… feedback.
Her new patron, Bastien Renaud Saint-Cyr, is a centuries-old vampire with impeccable taste, brutal standards, and a talent for turning artistic critique into psychological warfare. Mentorship erodes into obsession as Bastien dismantles October’s bad habits and her defenses—pushing her toward the brilliance she’s always wanted, at a cost she didn’t expect.
As October’s work improves and long-denied success finally follows, the line between artistic collaboration and possession blurs. Bastien’s rigid ethics—never turning mortals, never keeping them—start to fracture when their volatile dynamic turns intimate. October must decide whether creative greatness is worth surrendering control of her life, her art, and her future to a monster who feeds not just on blood, but on ambition.
Short Fiction
The Farm (2024) historical fiction [complete]
One night in the summer of 1986, two people meet in a place that shouldn’t exist. In a hidden haven beneath a San Francisco freeway, a girl tries to make sense of her path in life.
Something Like Love (2024) psychological thriller [complete]
A man ruminates on domestic bliss in a story about loneliness, entitlement, and the terrifying things we call love when we’ve forgotten what it really means.
The Crossing (2024) fantasy/fairytale [complete]
Marianne, the village outcast, falls under the spell of a charming poet who convinces her to leave behind her mundane life.
MG & Children's Books
The Hungry Ghost & Other Stories [WIP]
The Hungry Ghost and Other Stories is a collection of short ghost stories intended for middle grade children.
Each story explores deeper themes of responsibility, belonging, and grief using the lens of the scary and unknown to confront these topics.
There are three stories including;
The Hungry Ghost
His new house is full of creaks and groans, but Timmy is absolutely not a scaredy-cat. At least, that’s what he tells himself. But one night things take a frightening turn when he hears a terrifying voice coming from inside his closet…
Margot’s Monster
The summer before eighth grade, Margot finds herself very alone as she mourns the loss of her best friend, Misty. Preferring to wander the creek behind her house, she finds something extraordinary that makes her look at things a little differently. What if she isn’t alone after all?
The Witchlings of Elmview Avenue
Bradley Shaw is without a doubt, the worst boy in the whole world–and the girls that live on Elmview are sick of it. During a sleepover, Georgia, Lily, and June decide to get their revenge. But what can three little girls do against a neighborhood bully?
