Susan Samadi’s debut novel, Dreams of Crimson Plague, blends post-apocalyptic dread with nightmares that bleed into reality, people trying to survive them, and just enough light to keep the darkness from winning.

As a U.S. Air Force Reservist and aircraft mechanic, Susan writes because her imagination refused to stay quiet. Her stories walk the line between beauty and brutality, often exploring characters who are broken but still reaching for something better.

When she’s not writing, you’ll probably find her curled up with a cup of tea with her cats, crocheting something unnecessarily ambitious, or shamelessly bribing her husband to beta read just one more chapter. She loves rainy days more than sunny ones, and she believes in the complexity of those we call villains, and in the healing that comes from feeling seen, even in a fictional world.