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Samantha Blackwood Novelist

Samantha Blackwood Author Novelist Urban Fantasy Paranormal Cozy Mystery Books

Urban Fantasy & Paranormal Cozy Author


Samantha Blackwood

I live near a beach in sunny Portugal with my husband our pack of four rescue dogs. Dogs, tea, and wine fuel my writing, lol.

I write humorous urban fantasy and paranormal cozy mystery series with a twist. Each series features at least one sassy, snarky - and magical canine character. The books also include a quirky cast of assorted supernaturals, a ghost or two - and a sprinkling of divinely dangerous immortals.

Barghest Press Publishing

My publishing imprint is Barghest Press Publishing.

A Barghest is a mythical creature that typically appears as a large, black dog with glowing amber eyes. They are believed to stalk crossroads at night. When sighted by passersby, they are a harbinger of death. Some claim Barghests descend from Hellhounds and have two forms: one hound and one human.

My Crossroads Keeper series features a Barghest shifter with Hellhound ancestry. He is Guardian of the San Antonio Crossroads and Protector of the Crossroads Keeper who is oath-bound to serve it.

Conor appears in his human form as a tall, darkly handsome man with black hair and piercing, amber-colored eyes. His newbie Keeper, Alex, is distracting in all the right ways, but can they risk a relationship when the Crossroads they are bound to is in divine danger? He and Alex must work together in a desperate bid to protect it from a powerful goddess who wants to bring chaos to all the realms.