About the author

Sam Bass was born in March of 1953 in Beaumont, Texas. He was raised in Sanford, NC. and graduated from Sanford Central High School. He received his B.A. in English Literature at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia and a master’s in business administration at Wake Forest University.

His entire post-graduate career has been spent in finance. After selling Beacon WealthCare, in 2021, he moved from Raleigh, N.C. to Atlantic Beach to begin his career as a writer.

His first book published in March of 2024, Boys on the Edge, is a coming-of-age memoir on the North Carolina Outer Banks. He is currently working on an action novel about a fascinating use of artificial intelligence.

When he’s not writing, you’ll find Sam him sailing, water skiing, and boating at Cape Lookout, N.C. with his kids and grandkids.