Sarah P. Blanchard
🪶About the Storyteller
Sarah P. Blanchard writes dark fiction and poetry, shaped by her life in small towns across New England, North Carolina, and Hawai‘i. Her work includes two book-club favorites: the Independent Press Award–winning novel Drawn from Life and her Amazon bestselling thriller Grabtown, included in Kirkus Reviews Magazine's list of “200 Best Fiction Books of 2025.”
“...masterfully unravels buried secrets and exposes the devastating cost of silence, while following women who dare to fight back...perfect for readers who crave emotional depth and slow-burning suspense.”
🧭Story Worlds & Themes
Sarah P. Blanchard writes at the crossroads of dark fiction, psychological tension, and the quiet menace of rural landscapes. Her work explores the shadows beneath ordinary lives—memory fractures, generational wounds, small‑town secrets, and the dangerous power imbalances that shape who gets believed and who gets buried. Across her works, themes of resilience, vulnerability, and the long reach of the past anchor stories that are as haunting as they are human.
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✦ Books By Sarah P. Blanchard ✦
After surviving a deadly mountain crash she can’t remember, Emma Gillen is forced to confront fractured memories and her volatile cousin Lucy, the only other witness. As Lucy’s demands escalate and danger closes in, Emma must uncover the truth before her cousin’s desperation destroys everything she has left.
When twin sisters uncover their late mother’s hidden manuscript, they realize it may reveal the truth behind a decades‑old murder tied to their family and an abandoned village called Grabtown. As danger closes in and the past refuses to stay buried, they must confront small‑town secrets, volatile relationships, and a chilling mystery someone is desperate to keep hidden.
In these thirteen emotionally laden stories, readers step into the interior lives of everyday people navigating hardship, love, betrayal, and the fragile hope that something better is still possible.
📜 Behind the Scenes
Sarah P. Blanchard writes dark fiction and poetry from her home in northeastern Connecticut. She taught English and communications at the University of Hawaii-Hilo and creative writing at the University of North Carolina-Asheville. Her debut novel, Drawn from Life, won a 2025 Independent Press award for New Adult Fiction. Her most recent release, Grabtown, was selected for the "200 Best Fiction Books of 2025" issue of Kirkus Reviews magazine. Recognized also for her short fiction, she's a 2025 Pushcart Prize nominee and winner of a Dorothy Daniels Fiction Award. She holds a B.A. in English and an M.B.A. in marketing. Her writing is informed by her life on farms and in small towns in New England, North Carolina, and Hawaii.
✦ Connect with Sarah ✦
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