Samantha Lee Howe

Samantha Lee Howe is a multi-award-winning screenwriter, a USA Today bestselling author and a Host/Presenter for popular TV chat show CREATIVES ON THE COUCH.

She began her professional writing career in 2007 and has worked as a freelance writer for small, medium, and large publishers ever since. Samantha is the author of more 26 novels, 60 short stories, and two produced screenplays, writing across a range of genres including thrillers, crime, horror, fantasy, science fiction, and steampunk.

Her breakout debut psychological thriller, 'The Stranger in Our Bed', was published in February 2020 by the HarperCollins imprint One More Chapter and quickly became a USA Today bestseller. This success was followed by the explosive spy-thriller trilogy: 'The House of Killers', 'Kill or Die', and 'Kill a Spy', all released in 2021.

In August 2020, production company, BuffaloDragon, bought the option and screenplay (written by Samantha) of The Stranger in Our Bed and the film premiered on Showtime in the United States on 1 July 2022 followed by an international release on 5 September 2022. The film went on to win Best Thriller at the National Film Awards, announced at the televised ceremony on 3 July 2023. Samantha has since received more than twenty film-festival awards for her screenplay.

Her novel 'The Soul Thief', published by HarperCollins in December 2024, marked her return to the horror genre with an atmospheric gothic supernatural thriller.

In February 2026, the first book in Samantha’s new mystery series, 'Mel Greenway Investigates', titled 'A Thorn in the Rose', was published by Bedford Square Publishers imprint No Exit Press. The second novel, 'Flight of the Turner', was released in June 2026, with the third, 'Bride in Funeral Clothing' is scheduled for publication in March 2027.

As a presenter, Samantha joined the team of the popular, international streamed TV Chat Show, CREATIVES IN THE COUCH in September 2026, as their new presenter/host. She can be seen from Season 13 of the series.

Samantha lives in South Yorkshire with her husband, historian, writer, and publisher David J. Howe, and their cat, Skye. She is also the proud mother of a daughter, Linzi.