Thriller Raises Money for Charity

 

Screenwriter and novelist Samantha Lee Howe is supporting the Yorkshire-based domestic abuse charity IDAS with a night of glamour and red-carpet celebrity and a special screening of her award-winning film The Stranger In Our Bed.

The event takes place on 14 March 2023 from 18:30 with the film screening at 19:30. The screening is followed with an exclusive Q&A featuring both Samantha and actress and producer Terri Dwyer. Tickets available from: penistoneparamount.co.uk or telephone: 01226 767532. £12 per person.

Samantha Lee Howe is a Survivor Ambassador for the Yorkshire based charity IDAS. ‘Many perpetrators of abuse almost brainwash their victims into thinking it is all their fault, and I’m here to tell them, it really isn’t!’ says Samantha, whose childhood abuse and toxic first marriage led to her battling trauma and mental health issues for most of her life. Using her writing skills, and with the support and love of her second husband, writer David J Howe, Samantha started to self-heal. She was anxious to help other people battling any kind of abuse and is using her voice to help IDAS.

IDAS – Independent Domestic Abuse Service – is the leading specialist domestic abuse service in Yorkshire, supporting over 20,000 people affected by domestic abuse and sexual violence in Yorkshire each year.

This is Samantha’s first major event for the charity that promises to be a wonderful evening. And a hundred percent of the profits are going to IDAS.

‘I'm delighted to be supporting IDAS with the charity screening of The Stranger In Our Bed at the Penistone Paramount Cinema. As a survivor of child abuse and domestic violence I have an affinity with the charity,’ explains Samantha. ‘I’m looking forward to seeing everyone at the event.’

The Stranger In Our Bed was published on 16 April 2020 by HarperCollins One More Chapter and became a USA Today bestseller before being snapped up by Buffalo Dragon for development into a movie, which was released to all streaming platforms in 2022.

The Stranger in Our Bed by Samantha Lee Howe (Harper Collins)

I ended my marriage for a man who didn’t exist… I have everything money can buy. I’m a good wife, but sometimes I feel trapped. And when I start an affair with a stranger called Ewan, my life changes in ways I can’t begin to understand. Because Ewan breaks apart my marriage piece by piece and then he just disappears. He uses a fake name and leaves no trace behind; it’s like he doesn’t even exist. Someone did this to me and now they’re waiting for me to unravel, watching my every move. I can’t trust anyone, not even myself – not even the people I love.

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For more information on IDAS: www.idas.org.uk 

For more information on Samantha Lee Howe: www.samanthaleehowe.co.uk

Telos Commits to Crime Through Time

 

Telos Publishing have picked up a new crime anthology edited by USA Today Bestselling author Samantha Lee Howe

The book, titled Criminal Pursuits: Crimes Through Time, has been put together by Samantha Lee Howe to raise money for the charity POhWER which works to give a voice to those struggling with Human Rights issues in the UK.

'I am so pleased with the authors who stepped up and provided their amazing crime stories for this worthy cause,' said Howe. 'The tales we have assembled are cracking pieces of work, and cover all manner of criminal activity from the very first Caveman detective, to a woman who writes to the world’s worst killers. I'm proud to have curated such an amazing selection.'

The authors taking part are: A A Chaudhuri, Raven Dane, Caroline England, Paul Finch, Samantha Lee Howe, Rhys Hughes, Maxim Jakubowski, Awais Khan, Paul Magrs, Sandra Murphy, Amy Myers, Bryony Pearce, Christine Poulson and Sally Spedding.

Helen Moulinos, the CEO of POhWER, said 'Meeting Samantha Lee Howe in 2020 was a gamechanger. She helped me to see through fresh eyes how relevant POhWER’s work was not only to people living in the UK but globally. Samantha’s introductions to the writers in this book made this incredible charity project possible. This anthology helps us to expand our reach, help more people and further our work to serve millions who are slipping between the cracks of public services'.

Stephen James Walker from Telos Publishing said 'Telos Publishing is delighted to have this opportunity to raise money for the valuable work being done by POhWER to help  disadvantaged groups. Criminal Pursuits is a cracking collection of short stories by a group of top-notch authors, taking readers on a thrilling historical journey through the darker side of human nature while at the same time giving them the chance to support an excellent cause.'

Publication was agreed between Stephen James Walker from Telos Publishing, and Samantha Lee Howe.

CRIMINAL PURSUITS: CRIMES THROUGH TIME is published on 10 October 2021.