Sarah P. Blanchard
ALLi Author Member
Location: United States of America
Genres: Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Crime, General Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Womens Fiction, General Poetry, Nature Poetry, Political / Social Commentary Poetry, New Adult, Suspense
Sarah P. Blanchard is a novelist, short story writer, and poet living 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Drawn from Life, won a 2025 Independent Press Award for New Adult Fiction and was shortlisted for The Letter Review’s unpublished novel award. Her second novel, Grabtown, became an Amazon top-ten best-seller in thrillers, was selected as a Kirkus Review's "best indie books" for 2025, and is a finalist for the 2025 Chanticleer Clue Awards. Sarah's writing is informed by her varied experiences as a farmer, corporate marketer, volunteer firefighter and radio news reporter, as well as by her daily life in rural northeastern Connecticut. Recognized also for her short fiction, Sarah is a 2025 Pushcart Prize nominee; a 2024 finalist for the Porch Prize; a 2021 finalist for the Doris Betts Short Fiction Award; and a 1993 winner of the Dorothy Daniels Fiction Award (National League of American Pen Women). She holds a B.A. in English and an M.B.A.in marketing.
Sarah P. Blanchard's books
Genres: Crime, Thriller, Womens Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback, Hardback
Age Groups: 18+
Their mother left them more than memories—she left them a murder. When twin sisters Cassandra and Anastasia return to their childhood home in rural Connecticut, they discover an unpublished manuscript hidden among their deceased mother's belongings. Written by their mom's girlfriend AJ, it's a murder mystery that reads like fiction—except their mother is a key character, and the 40-year-old cold case at its center is all too real. Cassie, a writer, sees a bestseller. Ana, terrified of what they'll uncover, wants to burn it. As the sisters follow AJ's story into the disturbing truth behind an abandoned village the locals call Grabtown, the line between past and present blurs. Cassie's volatile husband Marsh demands they stop digging. A retired detective arrives asking dangerous questions. And someone believes AJ's manuscript isn't fiction—it's a confession. What's really behind Marsh's lucrative rare-motorcar business? Why won't the past stay buried? And why is a...
Genres: Crime, Womens Fiction, New Adult
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback
Age Groups: 18+
A life-changing tragedy. Conflicting memories. Is she a killer or a victim? Emma Gillen is haunted by guilt. Almost a decade after surviving a deadly car crash on a remote Appalachian mountain, she’s held hostage by long-term damage to her body and no recollection of that tragic event. Then her volatile cousin Lucy—a possible witness to the crash—returns, needing money and bringing chaos. Emma must decide if she should bargain with the beautiful, untrustworthy Lucy to uncover their shared past. All bargains carry risk. As Lucy grows more desperate and greedy, Emma suspects there’s more at stake than just money. Struggling with shame, night terrors, and her own unreliable memory, Emma accepts help from a compassionate detective. But the choice remains hers alone. Can Emma find the strength to free herself from her cousin’s destructive power, or will Lucy bring everything crashing down? With vivid characters, dark themes, and a...