• I'm Sam Blood. I grew up in Auckland, New Zealand. When I was nine, I started telling bedtime stories to my godsister. These stories were about mysterious creatures from another world called Shadows.

  • Fast-forward to now and—boom—those bedtime stories turned into the Shadows Universe, comprising two series and ten books total of magical mayhem. I’ve run book launches where people draw their own Shadows—because if you can’t emotionally bond with your interdimensional alter-ego at a literary event, why even go?

    Basically: I tell stories. And I help people find their monsters—and maybe love them a little.

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Book One in the Counterpart Academy Series has Now Launched and is at a special price for a limited time only!

Some secrets are worth risking everything for. Others will kill you first. A secret society murdered my father and left me for dead. Well, I've got news for them - I'm not just his daughter, I'm his vengeance.

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✨Ever feel like something’s missing? Like your vibe is 99% main character energy but there’s a weird little gap you can’t explain? It’s time to meet your Shadow.

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This isn’t just a book series. It’s a movement. It’s therapy with fangs.